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“We all need to take the opportunity to help spread awareness, inside and outside of our BA community!”

In the latest in our series of interviews I talk to Business Analyst Lead John Wisner who speaks about his career story to date. You can connect with him on LinkedIn Here Can you give a brief summary of your career path to date? Having left school with a set of GCSEs, I got into … Continue reading “We all need to take the opportunity to help spread awareness, inside and outside of our BA community!”

“It is the energy and contribution that an individual brings to the team that is important, not their job title.”

In the latest in our series of interviews I talk to Business Analyst Simon Platt who talks about his career story to date, his neuro-diversity advocacy and a desire to swim the English Channel! You can connect on LinkedIn Here Can you give a brief summary of your career path to date? I left school … Continue reading “It is the energy and contribution that an individual brings to the team that is important, not their job title.”

“We act as both a critical friend to the organisation and as a catalyst for thinking!”

In the latest in our series of interviews I talk to experienced Business Analyst Jonathan Hunsley who tells us about his career story to date, his involvement in the brilliant BA Brew podcast and even his practice of martial arts! You can connect on LinkedIn Here Can you give a brief summary of your career … Continue reading “We act as both a critical friend to the organisation and as a catalyst for thinking!”

BA Brew Podcast 56 – Reflecting on the BA Story

It was great to take some time recently to record a podcast for the BA Brew, a great initiative run by AssistKD. I spent some time talking with Lisa and Jonathan about how the BA Story website came about and some of the insights from the previous interviews. This was a bit of a wake … Continue reading BA Brew Podcast 56 – Reflecting on the BA Story

Asking the right questions is just as important as understanding human beings and their motivations.

In the latest in our series of interviews I talk to Business Analyst Yulia Kosarenko who tells us about her career path into Business Analysis, the personal challenges along the way and gives great advice for those starting out in the profession. You can connect on LinkedIn Here Can you give a brief summary of … Continue reading Asking the right questions is just as important as understanding human beings and their motivations.

I was basically born a BA I just didn’t know it till a lot later on in life!

In the latest in our series of interviews I talk to Business Analyst Yvette Kempson who tells us about her career path into Business Analysis, the personal challenges along the way and gives great advice for those starting out in the profession. You can connect on LinkedIn here Can you give a brief summary of … Continue reading I was basically born a BA I just didn’t know it till a lot later on in life!

It is not just writing down what everyone says they want!

In this interview we talk to Business Analyst Karen Newnham who tells us about her career path into Business Analysis, the personal challenges along the way and gives great advice for those starting out in the profession. You can connect on LinkedIn here Can you give us a brief summary of your career path to … Continue reading It is not just writing down what everyone says they want!

The BA is best placed in the location that provides the organisation with the best advantage for success

In this interview we talk to Business Analyst Lisa Hudson who tells us about her career path into Business Analysis, the personal challenges along the way and gives great advice for those starting out in the profession. You can connect with Lisa on LinkedIn here Can you give a brief summary of your career path … Continue reading The BA is best placed in the location that provides the organisation with the best advantage for success

Establish the ‘why’ and everything else will fall into place!

In this interview we talk to Business Analyst Daniel Callaghan who tells us about his move from Policeman to BA! You can connect with Daniel on LinkedIn here Can you give a brief summary of your career path to date? One thing a lot of people don’t realise is that I was a police officer … Continue reading Establish the ‘why’ and everything else will fall into place!

The BA community needs to advocate the value of business analysis even if you no longer hold the job title!

In this interview we talk to Business Analyst Grant Wright who tells us about his path to setting up his own BA consultancy. You can connect with Grant on Linkedin here Can you give a brief summary of your career path to date? I’m not sure how to squeeze over 20 years of working in … Continue reading The BA community needs to advocate the value of business analysis even if you no longer hold the job title!