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Agile business analysis, agile development. Now you can have both.Business Analysis Agility, written by two of the most renowned experts in the BA field, shows you a modern, more nimble approach to delivering solutions that precisely match the real needs of the customers.
The book shows you how to:
  • Make agile development better
  • Make business analysis better
  • Solve the right problem -- get the right result
  • Don't waste time on things nobody will use
  • Integrate business analyst with agile development
Despite our technological advances, the biggest problem is still the human one: how to correctly understand the customer's real problem, and how to ensure that your solution is correctly solving that problem.
  • Finding the customer or user segments, and which of them yields the best, and the earliest value
  • Using value propositions to uncover the real needs of the customers
  • Using safe-to-fail probes to ensure that any proposed solution solves the right problem and delivers the right value.
  • Deploying an iterative approach to discovering the real problem, and progressively feeding the right stories to the delivery activity.
  • Understanding that by discovering the right needs and solving the right problem you deliver real value to your customer and your sponsor.
  • Doing all this quickly
The Robertsons' approach to analytical thinking is crucial to anyone who wants to build better software in agile environments: analysts, developers, team leads, project managers, software architects, and other team members and stakeholders at most levels of experience.


Editorial Reviews

Review

“James and Suzanne have brought their deep and wide experience in business and systems analysis to bear on the importance of good analysis in agile domains. They cut through the hype and tackle the misconceptions that are rife around agile analysis by providing concrete advice and useful tools for anyone undertaking the vital analysis activities in agile development.”
Shane Hastie, Director of Agile Learning Programs – ICAgile; Lead Editor – Culture & Methods, InfoQ.com

“What is a user story but a requirement? But is it the right requirement? The user said it was, but how does the user know? And how can you discover it? “Two words: Step back. “If you step back―and this book shows you how to do that―you can discover the real requirement. Why do you do this? It’s the only way to deliver real value to your customer. “And what could be more agile than that?”
Stephen J. Mellor, Signatory to the Agile Manifesto

“This new book is a must-have for business analysts looking to bridge the gap between agile and other development approaches. It combines the best of both, into clear and simple guidance, presented in a delightful and light style.”
Neil Maiden, Professor of Digital Creativity, Cass Business School, City, University of London

Business Analysis Agility provides the express on-ramp that business process change projects have sorely needed.”
Stephen McMenamin, Ex CIO & VP of Hawaiian Electric

“The Robertsons share a plethora of tools and techniques that help you infuse agility in your business analysis. The book includes multiple examples and lively scenarios that engage and invite smart problem and solution exploration.”
Ellen Gottesdiener, Agile Product Coach, Founder EBG Consulting

From the Back Cover

As a developer, to deliver real value, you must understand what your customers truly value, and solve the problems they really need solved. Business analysis can help you do this–and it’s as crucial in agile environments now as it always has been. In Business Analysis Agility, leading experts James Robertson and Suzanne Robertson show how to perform business analysis in an agile way: trying new things, adapting to changes and discoveries, staying flexible, and being quick. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience of hundreds of projects and organizations, the Robertsons help you prioritize relentlessly, focus investments on delivering value, and learn in ways that improve your results.
  • Uncover the real customer problems hidden behind assumptions and conventional solutions
  • Hypothesize potential solutions and quickly test them with safe-to-fail probes
  • Understand how people, hardware, software, organizations, and other components come together in an optimal customer experience
  • Write stories that help you find solutions that deliver more value to customers and the business
  • Think about problems and projects in more agile, nimble, and open-minded ways

Solve customers’ real problems by integrating effective business analysis with your agile development processes

    • Efficiently deliver software people actually want, because it solves the problems they actually have
    • Indispensable for business analysts who work with agile development teams, and agile team members who want to perform effective business analysis
    • Proven practical content based on in-person courses taught by world-renowned authors James Robertson and Suzanne Robertson

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    Every product in the BOLO catalogue is sourced through our Verified Global Supply Network of verified sellers, authorized distributors or directly from the manufacturer.

    Each product undergoes thorough inspection and verification at our consolidation and fulfilment centers to ensure it meets our strict authenticity and quality standards before being shipped and delivered to you.

    If you ever have concerns regarding the authenticity of a product purchased from us, please contact Bolo Support. We will review your inquiry promptly and, if necessary, provide documentation verifying authenticity or offer a suitable resolution.

    Your trust is our top priority, and we are committed to maintaining transparency and integrity in every transaction.

    While we strive to display accurate information, variations in packaging, labeling, instructions, or formulation may occasionally occur due to regional differences or supplier updates. For detailed or manufacturer-specific information, please contact the brand directly or reach out to BOLO Support for assistance.

    Unless otherwise stated, all prices displayed on the product page include applicable taxes and import duties.

    BOLO operates in accordance with the laws and regulations of Qatar. Any items found to be restricted or prohibited for sale within the Qatar will be cancelled prior to shipment. We take proactive measures to ensure that only products permitted for sale in Qatar are listed on our website.

    All items are shipped by air, and any products classified as “Dangerous Goods (DG)” under IATA regulations will be removed from the order and cancelled.

    All orders are processed manually, and we make every effort to process them promptly once confirmed. Products cancelled due to the above reasons will be permanently removed from listings across the website.

    Description:

    Agile business analysis, agile development. Now you can have both.Business Analysis Agility, written by two of the most renowned experts in the BA field, shows you a modern, more nimble approach to delivering solutions that precisely match the real needs of the customers.
    The book shows you how to:
    • Make agile development better
    • Make business analysis better
    • Solve the right problem -- get the right result
    • Don't waste time on things nobody will use
    • Integrate business analyst with agile development
    Despite our technological advances, the biggest problem is still the human one: how to correctly understand the customer's real problem, and how to ensure that your solution is correctly solving that problem.
    • Finding the customer or user segments, and which of them yields the best, and the earliest value
    • Using value propositions to uncover the real needs of the customers
    • Using safe-to-fail probes to ensure that any proposed solution solves the right problem and delivers the right value.
    • Deploying an iterative approach to discovering the real problem, and progressively feeding the right stories to the delivery activity.
    • Understanding that by discovering the right needs and solving the right problem you deliver real value to your customer and your sponsor.
    • Doing all this quickly
    The Robertsons' approach to analytical thinking is crucial to anyone who wants to build better software in agile environments: analysts, developers, team leads, project managers, software architects, and other team members and stakeholders at most levels of experience.


    Editorial Reviews

    Review

    “James and Suzanne have brought their deep and wide experience in business and systems analysis to bear on the importance of good analysis in agile domains. They cut through the hype and tackle the misconceptions that are rife around agile analysis by providing concrete advice and useful tools for anyone undertaking the vital analysis activities in agile development.”
    Shane Hastie, Director of Agile Learning Programs – ICAgile; Lead Editor – Culture & Methods, InfoQ.com

    “What is a user story but a requirement? But is it the right requirement? The user said it was, but how does the user know? And how can you discover it? “Two words: Step back. “If you step back―and this book shows you how to do that―you can discover the real requirement. Why do you do this? It’s the only way to deliver real value to your customer. “And what could be more agile than that?”
    Stephen J. Mellor, Signatory to the Agile Manifesto

    “This new book is a must-have for business analysts looking to bridge the gap between agile and other development approaches. It combines the best of both, into clear and simple guidance, presented in a delightful and light style.”
    Neil Maiden, Professor of Digital Creativity, Cass Business School, City, University of London

    Business Analysis Agility provides the express on-ramp that business process change projects have sorely needed.”
    Stephen McMenamin, Ex CIO & VP of Hawaiian Electric

    “The Robertsons share a plethora of tools and techniques that help you infuse agility in your business analysis. The book includes multiple examples and lively scenarios that engage and invite smart problem and solution exploration.”
    Ellen Gottesdiener, Agile Product Coach, Founder EBG Consulting

    From the Back Cover

    As a developer, to deliver real value, you must understand what your customers truly value, and solve the problems they really need solved. Business analysis can help you do this–and it’s as crucial in agile environments now as it always has been. In Business Analysis Agility, leading experts James Robertson and Suzanne Robertson show how to perform business analysis in an agile way: trying new things, adapting to changes and discoveries, staying flexible, and being quick. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience of hundreds of projects and organizations, the Robertsons help you prioritize relentlessly, focus investments on delivering value, and learn in ways that improve your results.
    • Uncover the real customer problems hidden behind assumptions and conventional solutions
    • Hypothesize potential solutions and quickly test them with safe-to-fail probes
    • Understand how people, hardware, software, organizations, and other components come together in an optimal customer experience
    • Write stories that help you find solutions that deliver more value to customers and the business
    • Think about problems and projects in more agile, nimble, and open-minded ways

    Solve customers’ real problems by integrating effective business analysis with your agile development processes

      • Efficiently deliver software people actually want, because it solves the problems they actually have
      • Indispensable for business analysts who work with agile development teams, and agile team members who want to perform effective business analysis
      • Proven practical content based on in-person courses taught by world-renowned authors James Robertson and Suzanne Robertson

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