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Blackmetric’s Adrian Reed speaking at Building Business Capability Conference, Florida

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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?

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In this #BACommunity Webinar we were be 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
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Webinar: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Bloated Bureaucracy or an Enabler for Business Agility? with Almudena Rodriguez Pardo

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We’re pleased to announce that in an upcoming #BACommunity Webinar we’ll be 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 is entitled “Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Bloated Bureaucracy or an Enabler for Business Agility” and it’ll take place
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Webinar Recording: Assessments: When should we use them, when should we lose them? With Curtis Michelson

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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

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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

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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

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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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Webinar Recording: We’re Drowning in Data! Are You Prepared to Come to the Rescue?

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In this #BACommunity Webinar we hosted Lori Silverman of Partners for Progress®, who joined Blackmetric’s Adrian Reed for an informal but informative chat about data, insight and business analysis. The webinar was entitled “We’re Drowning in Data! Are You Prepared to Come to the Rescue?” . You can view a recording of the webinar below Webinar DescriptionThe
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Webinar Recording: Innovative Elicitation: Let’s Take a Fresh Perspective on an Old Technique! With Jamie Champagne

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In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Jamie Champagne of  Champagne Collaborations who discussed the tricky topic of elicitation. The webinar is entitled “Innovative Elicitation: Let’s Take a Fresh Perspective on an Old Technique!”. You can view a recording of the webinar below. Webinar DescriptionHave you ever tried to elicit something from an inanimate object?
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Interview: BA Day, Frankfurt, 2019

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We are pleased to announce that Adrian Reed, Principal Consultant at Blackmetric, will be speaking at BA-Day in Frankfurt in May 2019. Adrian will present a half-day session entitled “Systems Thinking: A Crucial BA Skill in an Uncertain World”, and a conference session entitled “Leading from the Middle: Influencing and Delivery in Tricky Projects” Rainer
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