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Getting the right people on the team A. Internally 1. Use Myers-Briggs Type Indicator results MBTI offers a comprehensive test to understand an individual’s strengths and weaknesses. Results also show which personality types work well together, and how each of the types works the best. For example, as an ESTP, I …
As mentioned in a previous post, I will be expanding the concept of an Analytics/Business Intelligence project by outlining a recommended approach for integrating with an analytics tool that provides Business Intelligence and can work with Big Data. 1. Elicit the problems and objectives for the project. Every project requires …
Business Analytics projects – where do you begin? In a previous post, Joy mentioned using decisions to prioritize requirements for business analytics projects. Beginning your project by identifying these decisions, uncovering business problems and mapping both to business objectives and the product concept will allow you to build out documentation. …
We all rely on the internet in some form on a regular basis – whether it’s to search for the nearest Tex-Mex restaurant or access your company’s SharePoint site. As an IT product manager, the internet’s role is an integral part of your average work week. Collaborating with colleagues, emailing …
Data analytics may seem to be a step removed from software requirements, but it is intertwined with every aspect of the product management lifecycle. Using elicitation with a client to unearth their base needs is an exciting adventure. It is a wide open field, especially when you come prepared with suggestions …
During a recent stand-up with a colleague, I mentioned that I was growing concerned with our stakeholder’s ever-expanding list of issues and scope creep. Each day we met to review, more problems were uncovered. My more experienced colleague shrugged her shoulders and said “Mo’ meetings, mo’ problems.” Of course, I …
When you hear the terms “risky” and “invites failure,” do you imagine a successful project methodology? The debate between waterfall and agile methodologies can be found in any analysts’ meeting of the minds. The linear approach of waterfall methodology runs the project in one large cycle. Agile methodology takes the …
Many business analysts learn on the job- it is difficult to enter the field having already mastered the entire skill set. I have learned that being “coachable” is just as important as learning how to be the “coach” for a customer. During a recent training session at Seilevel, we focused …
The first elicitation session on a new project, in unchartered territory with a new Subject Matter Expert (SME), can be challenging. You must ask questions and facilitate conversation to chip away at the business problem. Seven weeks ago, I began a series of “elicitation sessions” in a brand new topic- …
