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Waterfall DOES NOT WORK!. Both data and Winston Royce is crystal clear on that. There is no system, no man nor machine which does not change. Doing the same thing over and over again expecting a different result is ... suboptimal. Watching and entire industry doing it and failing is retarded.
I think it really depends upon the scope/scale of the project and the timeline involved. Are skyscrapers built with out a detailed plan and engineering? You don't change a 5 story building into a 25 story building. But you can change the finishing inside the building without significant impact to the overall structure. I agree that waterfall lends it self to some industries where as agile approach lend themselves to other industries. It all comes down to the how well requirements are known and the amount of change that may happen from conception to delivery. Thank you for sharing your thoughts.
@@projerrainc.6152 No, it doesn't. Putting up a skyscraper involves a lot more engineering than you might think and changes are constant during the process. The only difference between software and a skyscraper is the distribution (production) cost and the cost of failure. There is no industry where waterfall works.
Thank you so very much Stephanie! Super simple, concise and hits the nail on the head! I've been trying to differentiate these various roles to no avail. Your presentation is truly the best (visual!) explanation I've ever seen.
Great question... depending upon your perspective ai is already part of this. From a SharePoint list, Power bi can automatically generate a dashboard... and from while inside PBI you can add trend and prediction lines. And when someone asks google or alexa to tell them how many of something is happening, the system analyzes thenquery and produces an answer... It really depends how you define AI
I have never seen good comparison like this, I have seen many organization positing Data Analyst roles and ask people to know deep learning, Natural Language process, machine learning and so on. I used to laugh.
Thank you for your comment and I agree with your observation. Many people use these terms interchangeably... probably because the discipline is young and evolving rapidly... I always advise people to look at the detail of a job description and ignore the title.😄
Lean may be considered an agile approach.... on the other hand, in my experience, six sigma is about operations and ensuring that the corporate production approach creates output that falls within the defined limit and six sigma projects are aimed at improving the cosistency and reliability of a business process so that it reduces variation and increases consistency. In order words... six sigma is the motivation or driver for a project, and is an approach that may be used to measure project outcomes but is not a method for delivering project results.
@@Projerra So if a particular SDLC is implemented through Safe methodology how is six Sigma praticioner helping in this. I have found out this in one of the project in my company where I am not part of it. Also can you implement lean over safe methodology or it has to be practiced as separate methodology on sldc. Thank you always for your response❤️🙏
@@nasrullahturke4480 excellent questions... To me, lean is a mindset... do only what is necessary, as much as is necessary, and nothing more. The challenge comes in that different people and different approached think different steps/artefacts/meetings/processes are important or meaningless. You and your colleagues need to discuss what is important. As a six sigma practitioner, you can add value to any project. IMO, your roles is similar to a quality assurance practitioner. You monitor to ensure that processes are followed, that artefacts are created, that metrics are collected, etc.... you study the metrics to see if the process is followed and you make recommendations for improvement in consistency. For example, if the SAFe processes says that person 1,2, & 3 are involved in decisions of type T, you look for evidence that it is happening and report that X/Y decisions involved all three people. If the process says that a program increment should have N iterations, report on how often it had more or less than the agreed upon iterations and if there was a justification... It's may sound a little contradictory but all approaches are about finding efficiencies in the work place. Six Sigma believes in efficiency through consistency... Lean is about efficiency through minimalization and agile is efficiency through adaption. Hope that helps
Every statement in this video is a 100% truth and I wish that there would be more business analysts who meet these criteria. Thank you for sharing your experience with the world
Happy to share... but I can't take credit as the original source of these 8 truths. reading the IIBA BABOK was my inspiration to become a Business Analyst. Unfortunately, there are many who have not read the text and thus have other experiences/expectations. Cheers...
Hi , very informative video. Thanks for your time and effort. Just one question-: I worked as an assistant teacher in elementary school for 10 years. Now I want to switch my career as a BA. Can I start as a fresher in this field at this age ( I’m 37 yrs ) ? Should I go for BA certifications ?
It's never to late to make a career shift... In fact, I believe your experience as a teacher makes you a particularly good candidate. You have the ability to explain concepts simply/clearly, and you are well organized. Switching careers is never easy, and if you perceive it as pivot, rather than a leap, you'll do better. You will need some training (perhaps online, perhaps from a local college). And yes, I do recommend certifications. It proves/demonstrates your capability, and that you have a certain standard of education. Good luck.
Stefphanie Lachman doucet Waoo this video I m learning business analysis M beginner my weakness is English language my native language is Hindi because I m from Pakistan
Very informative and loaded. Ever since after my course on Google Data Analytics Certification, I have been groping in the dark unable to take a bearing. This video has surely opened my eyes.
Happy to help... The industry has evolved a lot over the past several years. It's no wonder there are so many different interpretations of terms and concepts.
Thank you for your assistant with this video, you helped me a lot, I completed Lean Six Sigma Black belt , and planning to start with IIBA Thank you again, and keep shining
perhaps you mean data analyst vs business analyst? I'd say why choose? I consider myself to be both. You may start with a narrow definition of your role/professions, but as you grown and mature you will find that your skill set extends and is transferable into many domains. Good luck.
The ECBA is the entry (first) level, but don't let it confuse you. It is important to study the BABOK and understand the tools and techniques. So I would not say that they don't know anything about about business analysis. What we can say is that they don't have a lot of practical experience with business analysis. They have a lot of book learning, but they haven't applied their learning to many different projects. Hope that helps.
I am sorry but I didn't got your point. Could you please elaborate it. I also have a question, in an articles it was mentioned that we need 21 hours of professional experience to be eligible for the certification and I don't have any experience. Please suggest something. Thankyou!
@@KuldeepSingh-rg9mz the three certificates require a different number of years of professional work experience but they all require 21hr of training that you can achieve by taking a course from an IIBA endorsed education provider. Look for the list a approved courses on the iiba website. Good luck.
