Business Analyst Interviews Welcome to another of our webinars in which we delve into some of the techniques we teach in the course in more detail or discuss some of the issues that affect business analysts. In this session we will go more deeply into the most common technique used by any business analyst, that of the stakeholder interview. This can be one of the most difficult techniques to use, and there is always something new to learn…
Continue ReadingWhat Are Good Business Analysis Questions?
One question we often hear is, what are some good business analyst interview questions? Another is, how do you tell whether you are asking good business analysis questions? As a company focused on training our attendees to think for themselves, we normally say to start by first identifying how someone looks when you’re asking the wrong questions. For example, you know it’s a bad question when the person you are interviewing is either: Totally baffled (doesn’t understand what you mean) or…
Continue ReadingHow to Interview Your Boss
Ever had to interview your boss – or a divisional general manager – or the managing director of a key customer? What about a politician or a senior executive in a government department? All these scenarios can be nerve racking, yet they’re something a business analyst may be required to do on a regular basis. Face-to-face contact remains one of the most effective methods for gathering information, but it’s all too easy to get it wrong. We ask the wrong…
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