Proper Business Analysis is key to building a high performing Agile team that delivers valuable products that truly meet customer needs. Supporting Analysts will give you an insider's view of a real-world BA's transformation from an Agile skeptic to an Agile Coach . You'll be lead you through what BAs are likely thinking when they first learn about Agile and be provided with insights & strategies for building a team of analysts that are not only Agile champions, but also a driving force behind hyper-productive Agile teams.
**Supporting Analysts is a lecture-style session that will cover 5 key sections:**
*1) How Business Analysts typically derive their self worth*
- What builds a BAs self-identify
- What are the values of a typical BA culture
- How BAs perceive they fit into an organization
*2) What BAs often think when they first hear about Agile*
- Initial gut reactions from the Agile Manifesto
- Emotional resistance to how Scrum is often presented
*3) Questions and concerns a BA may never ask a Coach, ScrumMaster, or Manager*
- Fears about job security and the ability to add value
- Lack of buy-in around the process and ability to do quality work
- Differences between mature & immature analysts
*4) Topics that resonate with analysts to help them overcome resistance*
- Strategies for addressing the role of a Business Analysts
- Tactics for overcoming concerns around Business Analysis processes
*5) Key aspects of the Agile framework that play to a Business Analysts strengths*
- Important soft-skills
- Critical analytical skills
**About the Speaker:**
As a Business Analyst by trade, Leslie J. Morse has lived this. She worked as an analyst at a Fortune 50 retailer and was ultimately managing a team of 24 other very competent BAs when leadership decided to convert a 275+ eCommerce team from Waterfall to Agile. Mentally she rebelled, she didn't understand and over-engineered the role of a Business Analyst within the Agile framework, an