Read a range of articles written by AssistKD's experts and trainers. AssistKD are experts in Business Analysis and Solution Development training.
14th January 2025 'Work-life Balance' Creating a Career and Life you Love Do you have a career and a life you love, or are you settling for second best? Sam Kiani shares some inspiring insights and ideas in this article, which is based on her special interest talk at the November 2024 BA Manager Forum.
9th December 2024 Strengths Spotting - Achieve your goals by leveraging your strengths Tapping into your innate strengths will help you become happier and more confident at work. This fascinating piece on strengths spotting is based on a workshop given by Corrine Thomas at the November 2024 BA Manager Forum.
29th November 2024 'Crafting your Career' An interactive workshop for BA managers Is your job off-the-peg, or tailored to your skills, strengths and passions? This article is based on the Crafting your Job and Career workshop given at the November 2024 BA Manager Forum by Charlotte Axon and Kristy Dean.
27th November 2024 Chaos to Clarity: Building a Business Analyst Definition Want to create an effective BA Service Definition? This article is packed with useful real-life insights, resources and guidance. Carys Hayler and Sinead Torley share their experience of creating a BA Service Definition for the Business Analysis Practice at the University of Cambridge. Sharing the challenges faced and lessons learned, Carys and Sinead provide useful insights, resources and guidance for anyone who may wish to adopt or develop their own BA service definition. The work at the University was supported by Herd Consulting, the award-winning Product, Analysis, Change and Transformation consultancy.
13th November 2024 Where are They Now? Business Analyst Apprentices The Business Analyst Level 4 Apprenticeship can lead to great things. In this article, five ex-apprentices share their experiences of the BA apprenticeship, catching us up with where they are now. With thanks to Timothy Clark, Jonathan Campbell, Lauren Gascoigne, Cat Warren and Sareena Chibbra.
25th October 2024 KEY TAKEAWAYS: Growing Your Own BAs Panel Session At the BA Conference Europe 2024, Christina Lovelock moderated a panel session on growing your own BAs with Mike Williams with of AssistKD, Lauren Howes of Transport for London and Chris Pyatt and Lorna Mylett of DWP Digital. We hope you find these key takeaways from the discussion useful. “There is never a ‘good time’ to start developing your own business analysts and creating entry level opportunities… you just have to start!”
16th October 2024 Service Design in Government 2024 Key Takeaways At the Service Design in Government conference in Edinburgh. Siri Moe Megaard and Elin Skogstad of the Norwegian Design agency Halogen showcased the positive, real-life impact of #servicedesign. In their groundbreaking project, Siri and Elin encouraged managers and staff in nursing homes to use service design tools to find ways to improve their working environment and work-days. This led to a reduction in sick leave of 50%. We hope you find these key takeaways from their talk useful.
8th October 2024 Find your Way: Easy Strategies for Business Analysts to Succeed in the New Normal In the post-pandemic ‘new normal’, BAs are feeling the impact. To adapt and to thrive, it’s essential to take the time to reflect, evaluate and set goals. Donovan Grant is Business Analyst at the University of the Arts London (UAL) with over 15 years’ experience in the Finance and Higher Education sectors. This article is a write up of on his motivating talk at the BA Conference Europe 2024.
1st October 2024 THE WINNER’S INTERVIEW: Introducing IIBA UK Business Analyst of the Year 2024 Kay Hardy Kay Hardy is a co-founder of the YBA and passionate about introducing young people to business analysis, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Kay is also a champion of the ‘voice of the user’ and an advocate of service design and design thinking. Kay Hardy received the IIBA UK BA of the Year Award at the BA Conference Europe 2024. This is her winner’s interview.
