How to integrate business analysts into SAFe

Organizations using the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) might want to integrate a business analyst (BA). This proves rather difficult, since SAFe has not included this role in its framework. This leaves many organizations questioning how a BA could be integrated into the process. They opt to have a BA flesh out what needs to be developed. This sometimes leads to conflict with the Scrum teams or a requirements engineer of a team.

My answer to the question ‚Are any of you using UML?‘

In a discussion in the IIBA LinkedIn group, someone asked ‚Are any of you using UML, and how is working out for you?‘ The answer is like always: ‚it depends‘. It depends on the situation and what others expect. I use diagrams depending on the complexity of the undertaking and the current unknowns. If all … Weiterlesen My answer to the question ‚Are any of you using UML?‘

What is the best Requirements Engineering Tool?

I often get asked 'what is the best tool for requirements engineering and requirements management?' The answer is not so simple because what starts out as a question about a tool only for one group of people quickly turns into a question about the underlying process and organization. If you want the whole truth and nothing but the truth about introducing these tools … Weiterlesen What is the best Requirements Engineering Tool?

The Birth of Upfront Thinking

By now, most organizations should have understood that they have to become more agile in order to stay in business. Like any new trend, people need practice to use it correctly. Some organizations have taken shortcuts and bent the rules of Agile and Scrum, and "forgot" to think before they started to implement. A software development will seldom be successful … Weiterlesen The Birth of Upfront Thinking