Presented by: Ayang Obi-Odu
Agenda for the Day A little bit about Me Pros and Cons of an MBA for a BA The BA and the Agile Mind-set The Agile BA’s Role in a SCRUM Practise Adding Value within the Enterprise - How does enterprise
analysis fit within an agile environment? Recap Conclusion - Is the BA Role Agile? Q&A
A Little Bit About Me A Husband and a Father of 2 gorgeous girls Loves to engage people on Life's Big 3 Questions (Where did we
come from? Why are we here? Where are we going? By Day Agile Coach MBA specialising in International Business and Sustainability A whole lot of hands on experience on
Waterfall Agile Wild West Projects
Industry Experience: Engineering, Government, Finance, Education, Insurance and Health
Some Dilbert Humour
Pros and Cons of an MBA for a BA Pros
Provides a holistic view of what it means to setup and run a business
Very valuable for an enterprise business analyst (or those seeking to become one)
Cons Expensive! Not viewed as relevant to the BA practise
Is the BA Role Agile?
The Agile Mindset
The Agile Mindset Agile
The BAs Role in Agile Frameworks & Methodologies
SCRUM Methodology
Agile Team Artefacts
Personas
Epic
Epic
Epic
Feature
Epic
User Story
User Story
UX Mock-up
Constraints (Non-Functionals)
Storyboards
Scenarios
User Story
Business Process Model (Workflow)
Feature
Feature
Epic
Customer Journey Mapping
PersonasPersona Profile Goal
Marketing ManagerDevelops
Marketing and Communications material for
TWGFS Customers
Wants to send targeted
marketing and promotional
material to WM customers to help increase
customer leads conversion
rates.
Epic/Feature A very large User Story As a Customer Experience Specialist, I want to be able to identify, flag and
monitor a PEP so that I can fulfill the AML compliance requirement for PEPs
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Story Boards Great for End User experience mapping i.e. how a user interacts with a
product e.g. online websites/services
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Scenarios Great for End User experience mapping. More written as opposed to visual. i.e.
how a user interacts with a product e.g. online websites/services
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User Stories Fully Written Version - As the Lead Developer, I want all customer
address formats to be standardized across all the systems that hold and present customer information so there is address format uniformity across all systems holding customer information
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How does enterprise analysis fit within an agile environment?
https://www.batimes.com/kathleen-hass/the-future-is-now-the-21st-century-enterprise-business-analyst.html
https://www.batimes.com/kathleen-hass/the-transformational-enterprise-business-analyst.html
Recap
Dilbert is Funny Pros and Cons of an MBA for a BA The BA and The Agile Mind-set The BA’s Role within SCRUM The Enterprise BA’s Value within an Enterprise Agile
Environment
Conclusion