Understanding the SPACE Framework for Engineering Productivity In the evolving landscape of software engineering, assessing team productivity requires more than simply counting lines of code or tasks completed. The SPACE Framework offers a holistic approach to understanding and improving engineering productivity by focusing on a balanced set of measures. Developed by researchers at GitHub, Microsoft, […]

Understanding process inputs is critical for business analysts as it provides the foundational knowledge needed to evaluate and optimize any business process. Inputs can include materials, data, resources, or information that feed into a process, setting off a chain of actions that deliver a final output. By analyzing these inputs, business analysts can pinpoint what […]

The Importance of Applying Business Analysis Techniques to Work Problems In today’s fast-paced business world, identifying, analyzing, and solving work problems quickly and effectively is a key component of success. Whether it’s addressing operational inefficiencies, miscommunication between departments, customer dissatisfaction, or other challenges, every issue needs a structured approach for resolution. This is where business […]

Requirements Gathering vs. Requirements Elicitation: Understanding the Recipe for Project Success As a business analyst, a significant part of my role is to understand and define what a project needs to succeed. Two critical aspects of this process are requirements gathering and requirements elicitation. Though these terms are sometimes used interchangeably, they play distinct roles […]

Honoring Sacrifice and Preserving Peace: The Importance of Remembrance Day Each year, as November 11th approaches, citizens across many nations pause to reflect and pay homage to the courage and sacrifices of those who have served in wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping missions. Remembrance Day, or Veterans Day in some countries, is far more than just […]

The “Peel the Onion” icebreaker game is a great way to progressively learn more about others, starting with lighter questions and gradually moving into deeper ones as layers of the “onion” are peeled back. The idea is to begin with surface-level questions and move towards questions that reveal more personal insights. Here are is a […]

Peeling the Onion is a metaphor often used in business analysis to describe the process of eliciting requirements by progressively digging deeper into a problem, need, or solution. The analogy likens the process to peeling the layers of an onion, where each layer reveals more information or details until the core issue or requirement is […]

Eliciting user requirements is the process of gathering, understanding, and documenting the needs and expectations of users and stakeholders for a project or system. It’s one of the most critical tasks a Business Analyst (BA) performs to ensure that the final product or solution aligns with what users truly need. Here are some common methods […]