The Better Business Analyst Podcast

In this episode of The Better Business Analyst Podcast, we delve into the fundamentals of crafting compelling business cases. Whether you're a seasoned business analyst or just starting out, this episode provides a comprehensive guide to understanding, structuring, and presenting a persuasive business case. This episode is packed with practical tips, real-world examples, and actionable insight...

In this episode of Better Business Analysis, we delve into the world of Atomic Habits by James Clear and explore how its principles can be applied to enhance your business analysis practice. Join us as we uncover the power of tiny habits and uncover practical strategies for building a more effective and impactful business analyst

The role of a Business Analyst (BA) has evolved significantly in recent years, especially with the growing adoption of agile methodologies. In this podcast, we'll explore how BAs work within agile delivery teams using AirNZ as an example. This podcast is for anyone who is interested in learning more about the role of a BA in an agile team. It is also a valuable resource for BAs who are looking...

In this episode of the Business Analysis Unleashed series, we will discuss detailed-level analysis and requirements for McDonald's. Benjamen explains how business analysts can work with McDonald's to understand their strategic objectives, epics, and user stories, and then break them down into detailed requirements. He also shares a User Story example for adding Ordering to the Mobile App t...

In this episode of the Business Analysis Unleashed Series, we will discuss strategic objectives, epics, and user stories for the UN. Benjamen Walsh from the Better Business Analysis Institute outlines how these concepts can be used to structure and prioritize work within UN initiatives, and share examples of how you can use Strategic Objectives, Epics and Starter User Stories to achieve successful...

In this episode of the Business Analysis Unleashed series, we discuss SMART Strategic Objectives, a framework for setting effective and achievable goals. We explore the five key elements of SMART objectives: specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound. We also discuss how to use SMART objectives to drive business success. Whether you're a business analyst, project manager, or ot...

This week on the Better Business Analysis Podcast's Business Analysis Unleashed Series we explore the latest trends, tools, and techniques in the world of business analysis. Today's episode is all about strategic planning, mysteries, puzzles, and future games. In today's ever-changing business landscape, strategic planning is more important than ever. But traditional planning methods o...

This week as part of our Business Analysis Unleashed Series we will be exploring The Business Model Canvas. This technique is one way of linking our Strategic Analysis to the Enterprise Analysis. In this episode we cover what is a Business model Canvas, how and why you might want to use it and we walk through the Business Model canvas for Disney.

This week Benjamen Walsh from The Better Business Analysis Institute interviewed Xavery Lisinski ( Vice President Of Product Management at Elements.cloud ). Xavery has worked in the product space at Elements.cloud for over 6 years in various role.  He has a Master of Science (M.Sc.), Public Policy Analysis and a Bachelor's degree, Politics, Philosophy and Economics .  Originally from Poland, X...

This week on The Better Business Analyst podcast we walk through a PESTLE Analysis for Amazon. PESTLE is an acronym that stands for Political, Economic, Sociocultural, Technological, Legal, and Environmental. It is a framework used in business analysis to assess the external factors that can impact an organisation's operations, strategies, and decision-making.

In this episode Benjamen from The Better Business Analysis Institute unravel the competitive landscape of the chatbot industry and examine the key factors that shape the success of ChatGPT. Join us as we explore the Porter's Five Force Model 🔹 Threat of New Entrants: We assess the barriers faced by potential competitors entering the chatbot market and evaluate ChatGPT's advantage as an ea...

The Better Business Analyst Podcast kicks off its Business Analysis Unleashed Series. In this series we will explore practical BA tools and techniques and applied those skills to real examples and organisation. This week Benjamen Walsh from The Better Business Analysis Institute walks through a SWOT Analysis for Telsa

Welcome to The Better Business Analyst Podcast, hosted by Benjamen Walsh. In this episode, we dive into the fascinating world of low code and no code applications and explore their potential uses for Business Analysts. Join us as we unravel the concept of low code and no code applications, discussing what they are and how they can revolutionise the way Business Analysts work. We'll explore the...

Are you a business analyst or agilest looking to enhance your requirements gathering skills? I highly recommend tuning in to the Better Business Analyst Podcast's latest episode on "Process to Requirements Thinking (PTRT Modelling)." Process to Requirements thinking is a cutting-edge requirements elicitation model developed by The Better Business Analysis Institute (BBAI) . This mode...

Join Benjamen Walsh from The Better Business Analysis Institute where we delve into a topic that every innovator and project professional grapples with: when to improve a product or service and when to start again. Remember if you would like 25% off coupon to complete your Certified Better Business Analyst - Level 1 then complete the free Introduction to Business Analysis course on our website, sh...

This week on The Better Business Analyst Podcast I had a very special guest, Dana Jacobson - Senior Product Manager at Z Energy. Dana has managed the launch of multiple products for Z and knows how to get a product to market. Listen to my Interview with Dana on The Life of a Product Manager and learn how the intersect of Customer, Business and Technology breeds results.

This week Benjamen from The Better Business Analysis Institute talks about Detailed Level Requirements Analysis Detailed Level Requirements Analysis is the process of analysing and specifying the detailed functional and non-functional requirements of the solution. It involves taking the high-level requirements gathered during the requirements gathering phase and breaking them down into specific an...

Benjamen Walsh from The Better Business Analysis Institute discusses What is Strategy, How do define Strategic Objectives and how they relate to Business Analysis? Strategy refers to a set of actions and decisions made by an organisation to achieve its long-term goals and objectives. Strategy and Business Analysis are closely related as they both involve analysing the business environment and maki...

Benjamen from The Better Business Analyst Institute talks about Data Management for Business Analysts - What is the Data Management Framework including the Data Management Lifecycle and Data Management Capabilities

Benjamen from The Better Business Analysis Institute (BBAI) talks about Problem Statements and Where they fit in terms of the 4P+ Model (People, Processes, Project and Products). Problem Statement should be define before Projects Start and a Business should be the one to write them.

Benjamen from The Better Business Analysis Institute talks about the Experience Ecosystem. It is important that BA look at elements of the customer's experience, even those outside your organisations touchpoint to add true value to the end customer.

This week Benjamen Walsh from The Better Business Analysis Institute talks about what is BA Mastery and What skills you need to focus on to be a Master Business Analyst. Get BA Certified today for only $899 NZD or $550 USD here: https://bba.institute/courses/certified-better-business-analyst-level-1/

Benjamen from The Better Business Analysis Institute talks Generative AI and What that means for you as a Business Analyst

Benjamen Walsh from The Better Business Analysis Institute talks about The Lean Start Up For Business Analysts. Written by Eric Ries. The lean startup methodology emphasizes customer feedback over intuition and flexibility over planning. This methodology enables recovery from failures more often than traditional ways of product development. Here are the key principles of the lean startup: Build-Me...

Benjamen Walsh from The Better Business Analysis Institute (BBAI) presents the Top 10 Tools Every Better Business Analyst Needs to Know