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Blackmetric Business Solutions is a niche Business Analysis consultancy offering bespoke Business Change, Improvement, Management Consultancy and Business Analysis services. We can help you to solve your business problems, streamline your processes to increase profit and have happier customers. At Blackmetric, we offer tailored consultancy to BA practices. We help teams create and implement a consistent analysis framework and embed best practice. We are an endorsed education provider of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)®, and provide a range of courses including those that are aligned to the CBAP®/CCBA™ qualifications.
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LATEST NEWS & BLOGs
News, useful updates and blog articles from the Blackmetric team
Webinar: From Conflict to Collaboration with Clean Language
In this #BACommunity Webinar we’ll be joined by Marian Way who will discuss how to address conflict using ‘clean language’. If you have never heard of clean language before, or if you regularly deal with tricky conflict situations in projects, this will be a webinar that you’ll want to join. The session is entitled From Conflict to
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Business Analysis Careers Panel: How to get in, how to progress, and what next?
In this #BACommunity Webinar we’ll be joined by Dr Debra Paul (Managing Director of Assist KD), David Beckham (Senior Business Analyst, Aviva), Christina Lovelock (BA Practice Lead at the University of Leeds), Lawrence Darvill (Chair of BA Manager Forum and director of Assist KD) for a panel discussion covering the tricky topic of BA Careers. The session is entitled “Business
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Livestream Recording: Pre-Project Problem Analysis: A Crucial Enabler For Project Success
Blackmetric’s Adrian Reed recently spoke via ‘Livestream’ at a GTA University Centre event. Adrian’s presentation was entitled “Pre-Project Problem Analysis: A Crucial Enabler For Project Success” and we are very pleased to say that the session was recorded. You can watch the recording below. If you are interested in this session, you may also be
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Blackmetric’s Adrian Reed speaking at Building Business Capability Conference, Florida
We’re very pleased to announce that Adrian Reed, Principal Consultant at Blackmetric, will be speaking twice at the Building Business Capability (BBC) conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, which takes place November 11th – 15th. Adrian is presenting the following sessions: A half-day workshop entitled: “Navigating The Mess: Practical Techniques For Early BA Engagement” An 50 minute
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Webinar Recording: Business Analysis and Systems Analysis: Closely Connected or Miles Apart?
In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Dr Debra Paul (Managing Director of Assist KD) Stefan Bossuwé (Holistic Business Analyst at Stef BOSS Coaching & Consulting) and Craig Jeffries (Business Designer and Principal BA at Jeffries Blue) for a panel discussion covering the differences (and similarities) between business and systems analysis. The webinar was recorded
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Webinar Recording: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Bloated Bureaucracy or an Enabler for Business Agility? with Almudena Rodriguez Pardo
In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Almudena Rodriguez Pardo of Rodriguez Pardo & Associates for a lively discussion about a topic that creates much debate in the BA community and beyond! The webinar was entitled “Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Bloated Bureaucracy or an Enabler for Business Agility” and the session was recorded. You can view the recording
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Webinar Recording: Assessments: When should we use them, when should we lose them? With Curtis Michelson
In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Curtis Michelson of Minds Alert for an interactive discussion on the pros an cons of assessments. The webinar was entitled “Assessments: When should we use them, when should we lose them?” and iit was recorded. You can watch the recording below. References and LinksDuring the webinar, the following articles, concepts
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Webinar Recording: Digital Transformation or ‘Digital as Usual’?: The Power of a ‘Top Tasks’ Approach with Gerry McGovern
During this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Gerry McGovern, Founder & CEO of Customer Carewords and author of ‘Top Tasks: A How To Guide’ who presented a webinar entitled Digital Transformation or ‘Digital as Usual’?: The Power of a ‘Top Tasks’ Approach. The webinar was recorded, and you can view the recording below Webinar
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Webinar Recording: The Mindful BA – Building Resilience Through Mindfulness with Kathy Berkidge
In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Kathy Berkidge of Mind at Work Consulting who discussed the importance of mindfulness for resilience, a topic that is very relevant for us as BAs (particularly when we are working on tricky projects with conflicting stakeholders). The webinar was entitled “The Mindful BA – Building Resilience Through
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Webinar Recording: Are you solving the right problem? With James Robertson
In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by James Robertson of The Atlantic Systems Guild who discussed the tricky topic of problem analysis early in the business change lifecycle. The webinar was entitled “Are You Solving the Right Problem?” and you can view the recording below. Webinar Recording Webinar DescriptionAre you delivering software on time,
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