Episode 14: Requirements elicitation workshop, getting started technique

Ever wanted to do a requirements elecitation workshop interview but didnt know how?

Here is my own practical step-by-step approach presented to YOU my listeners. This podcast covers the planning BEFORE and AFTER the actual interviews. In a next podcast you will get the real deal when sitting with the users around a table.


FIGURE: Requirements elicitation mindmap

Topics covered:
* What is requirements elecitiation?
* How to involve stakeholders?
* Common sense to take into consideration before starting the interview.
* What to do when the interview is starting, the first 2 minutes.
* Closing the interview. The next steps?
* The do's and dont's of requirements elecitation.
* How to ask questions.
* The type of requirements workshops.
* Getting in contact with stakeholders. How?

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SUID-AFRIKAANS (South African dutch) (Podcast is Engelstalig!)
* Wat beodl jy met is systeem yse vasstel?
* Hoe kan ek belanghebbendes betrokke maak?
* Gesonde verstand, voor jy begin met die onderhoud.
* Wat om te doen binne 2 minute na start van die onderhoud.
* Wat as jy klaar is?
* Dinge wat jy maar nie kan doen, of beter wel kan doen!
* Die tipe vrae om te stel.
* Soorte systeemeis onderhoude
* Hoe kan ek die mense kontak? Wat moet ek doen? Hoe?

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Duration: 25mins 32 seconds
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Episode 13: Scrumming with Özgen Güngör

After a few weeks of silence a new episode!

Scrumming with Özgen Güngör

SCRUM

Today's interview is with BA-podcast listener Özgen Güngör, a BA from Berlin in Germany. I was curious to know how ozgen managed to transition from Software Developer to the Business Analyst role? We also get into the practical application of the SCRUM agile methodology. Why use it? How to use it? Özgen shares how they use Project Poker in a game of SCRUM :).

Later on we discuss what soft skills are needed fot BA and how one would aquire those skills.

THANKS Özgen for a great interview!!

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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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Episode 011: Talking to Jinesh Parekh, part 2

Continuing to part 2 of the interview with Jinesh Parekh

Shownotes;
* Jinesh introduces Business Process Modelling;
* We go on to a technique discovering Business Processes;
* Explaining what Business Rules are for;
* Getting into Data Modelling and using class diagrams

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Figure 1: Example Activity Diagram of a Business Process


Figure 2: Example of the Object Relations Model diagram


Duration: 29mins 39secs

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Episode 010 costing estimating with Jinesh Parekh, part 1

In this first of 2-part interview aimed at junior analyst Janesh Parekh explains costing estimation, and how to do it.

Shownotes;
* We discuss how a Junior Analyst can do cost estimation;


Duration: 11mins 56secs

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Episode 009: how to become a BA, and getting interviewed for a role

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Today i want to know more about recruiting a junior business analyst. My interview is with BA recuirter Guy Beauchamp who himself is a BA and former BA recruiter.

Shownotes;
* Moving into BA position when you are doing technical programmer non-BA work;
* Business Process Modelling, an overview;
* Getting mentorships, the (dis)advantages;
* What a dedicated BA recruiter would be looking for in a candidate;

Contacting Guy Beauchamp;
Website: http://smart-ba.com

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The result work of a (junior) BA -- project managemnt related


Figure 1: A GANTT chart of a project


Figure 2: A work breakdown structure


Figure 3: Requirements workshop mindmap

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Duration: 27mins 24 seconds

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Episode 008: Talking to Jen Fox about requirements management part 2 of 2

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Continuing the interview with Jen Fox.

Shownotes;
* Discussing a technique to verify & classify requirements;
* Explaining Agile development methodology;
* Scaling requirements according to project size;
* How to categorize and trace requirements;
* Getting feedback to users using UML models;
* Communication between business and techies;


Figure: Requirements gathering process in an Agile project


Duration: 29mins 39secs

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