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My last article on Top IT Skills for a BA was liked and appreciated by many professionals. I am back with the next one–this time, the article will discuss the soft skills that you need to… Hard Skills Will Get You a Job, but Soft Skills Will Take You to the Top
Why Aren’t They More Strategic? This is an area of much frustration for many of our clients. They feel that their people don’t think strategically or apply enough creativity to recommended solutions. The executives then… Why Can’t People Be More Strategic?
In general, people go with what they know. It can be hard to relate or understand something if you’ve never experienced it. And while marketing a business requires the skill of thinking outside yourself, it’s… 3 Tips for Dialing In Your Target Market When You Don’t Fall In That Category
If you are reading this, you are already a business analyst or aspiring to become one soon. As most business analysts work along with software delivery teams, you may feel that not knowing programming languages… Top 10 IT Skills for a Business Analyst–Grab Them Today!
Are you preparing for Business Analysis interview and losing your sleep over what and how to prepare? I wish I knew the questions that I will be asked in the interview. How do I crack… Top 10 Business Analysis Interview Questions
I want to pursue a career in the Business Analysis field. I am very excited about it, and keen to pursue further. But, I am in a different role and I don’t have prior experience in… Chicken or Egg: Certification or Experience in Business Analysis?
The term “best practice” came to common usage during the benchmarking craze of the 1990s. Since then, it has been pursued by many “learning” organisations, supported by a burgeoning consulting industry who claim to have… Why “Best Practice” May Not Be Best Practice
Why the Interest in Mindfulness? The practice of mindfulness has been closely associated with improvements in mental health, physical health and overall well-being (1). These benefits have also been observed in the workplace, where ‘mindful’… We’re Mindful–Why Isn’t our Organization?
Let’s first define Strategic Change. A restructuring of an organization’s business or marketing plan that is typically performed in order to achieve an important objective. For example, a strategic change might include shifts in a… How Do We Manage Strategic Change?
Why Napoleon? We all know that Napoleon had magnificent victories at Toulon, Tivoli (perhaps his greatest of all time), The Pyramids and Austerlitz – but what can we learn about his approach to strategy and… Win Like Napoleon–Think Neuro-Strategy!
How can you change the behavior of your customers? Try the Theory of Planned Behavior. The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) is an established behavioral psychological theory that links beliefs and behavior. It was developed by Icek Ajzen… Learn to Affect Customer Behavior Using the Theory of Planned Behavior
You find a matrix organization in most companies. Especially the bigger ones. But putting a matrix structure to work can be quite a challenge. Yes, matrix organizations have been around for quite some time. And… 7 Tips to Improve your Matrix Organization