Introducing the stakeholders, Following the meeting with Farouk... Nancy Bobbi sits down at her desk and takes a few moments to reflect and collect her thoughts. Bobbi Today I've met with Dave and Oliver from IT and Farouk from Finance. I better start [...]
Introducing the stakeholders, The day begins Nancy Bobbi arrives at the office, grabs a cup of coffee, sits down and reads her email. Bobbi hmm… This afternoon, I'm meeting with Farouk, the VP Finance. I need to prepare. I can't just talk off [...]
Introducing the stakeholders, The day begins Nancy Bobbi arrives at the office, grabs a cup of coffee, sits down and reads her email. Bobbi hmm… There is a note from Valerie, the VP Operations. She wants to see me at 10am this morning [...]
After a month of filming, Projerra Academy’s first course is ready to go to beta trial. If you are an aspiring business analyst that would be interested in participating in a beta trial of Introduction to Business Analysis, please contact us. The beta trial offer expires until October 31, 2020. Depending upon the number of replies, not all interested parties will [...]
After teaching project management and business analysis seminars for a number of years, Projerra is now recognized as an Endorsed Education Provider (EEP) for the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). Thus, courses provided by Projerra Academy may be claimed toward hours required for initial certification as well as ongoing maintenance of IIBA certifications. To wanna-be BAs, we look forward to [...]
After teaching project management and business analysis seminars for over a decade, I am happy to announce the launch of Projerra Academy, an online, self-paced, interactive version of the most popular seminars that I have been teaching in class. Get ready for a dynamic and engaging experience full of practical and pragmatic perspective... about the way it really works. Visit Projerra [...]
I am regularly surprised by the number of people that want to pivot their career toward business analysis and don’t realize that they already are analysts. In this video, I identify the single factor that distinguishes you today, from the business analyst you want to become, and the three(3) tips that will help unlock that BA inside of you so that [...]
A few weeks ago, I met a young lady in Dublin who has having some challenges with an analytics write up. About the same time, I received a request from a student in Ottawa who wasn’t sure how to conduct an elicitation. This student asked for a video of me conducting an interview… The more I thought about it, I realized [...]
On June 10, 2020, Projerra started broadcasting on YouTube (ok – so I’m a little late with the announcement, but better late than never). Projerra is dedicated to sharing practical perspectives in IT project management and business analysis. After 25+yrs in this domain, and helping thousands of students redirect their career, I wanted a new avenue by which to connect with [...]
Like many of you, I have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. My contract was terminated at the end of June, due to government money being reallocated to support the emergency relief benefits; but rather than sit idle for the past 2 months and bemoan the lemons that have come my way, I have used this opportunity to make lemonade. [...]
