Our product approach was in a hot dense state, then fourteen million sprints began, the devs had started… wait, what?! Roadmaps began to cool, new users used the tools, features were prioritized - we built it – we built a solution! Needs, capabilities, unraveling the mysteries that all started with… analysis!
With compliments to Dr. Sheldon Cooper and his band of merry scientists, and apologies to The Barenaked Ladies. How do you choose the techniques and approaches to understand strategy, capabilities, needs, details, and everything else that makes a product successful? It sounds as complex as string theory, right? It really isn’t rocket science (though sometimes we do need engineers). In this interactive session we’ll unravel the mysteries of technique selection and learn how to better explore our product universe get to the right detail within analysis work.
Classic Cooper zingers and shenanigans may ensue.
Objective:
- Learn how to identify problems and determine outcomes, not just take an order.
- Where do techniques come from, and how to select the right technique for the goal.
- Identify some classic big bang, impactful technique sequences that apply in many situations.
Jennifer Battan
Jennifer is a CBAP, CSPO, CSM, and CPM. She has been active with the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter, serving on the board for more than 8 years. Jen is a contributing author of the Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, contributing to the Techniques section, and leading one of the Perspectives content development teams.
With an unwavering passion for infusing creative problem-solving techniques into everyday work, she has made a career of helping teams transform their problem-solving and teamwork skills.
Jennifer is a thought leader with an international reputation as a speaker and educator. With certifications in a variety of facilitation techniques, Jennifer guides audiences to think, learn, and work in new and exciting ways. From the VIEW Assessment of Problem-solving Style to LEGO® Serious Play®, PlayMobil ProPlay and Gamestorming, Jennifer's toolkit is expansive and always evolving.
Jennifer can energize, enlighten, entertain, and inspire from the stage, helping you to become the team member you were meant to be.