maandag 3 augustus 2009

Episode 012: mentoring and getting started with Alex Papworth

Feature interview: Alex Papworth

Alex is a BA with many years of experience in the financial services industry. He also provides coaching and mentoring to wannabe BA's. Let’s get some of his experiences!

In this podcast we discuss advantages of having a mentor, furthermore we separate the BA role from Project Management, Alex explains the difference in roles. Michiel enquires about the activities of a BA in a very small team versus large team.
Alex explains the advantages of IIBA certification and his involvement in the London chapter of the IIBA.
On the mentoring side we get some tips for moving from a software developer to BA-role. Its tough but can be done. Finally Alex gives a hint on his to be published e-Book and reveals how he combines work with being a mentor himself. Now it’s free to apply ?

Today's top tip is the Venture Voice (http://venturevoice.com) podcast featuring interviews with well known internet companies launched by courageous entrepeneurs. I learnt a LOT from listening to these sucessful people!

Contacting Alex Papworth: http://bamentor.com

Duration: 45mins 55 seconds
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