Jamie Champagne

This volume presents a detailed explanations of business analysis concepts, terms, tasks, and techniques, and includes examples to help readers understand how to apply them to real-world situations. It also delineates the key activities that are core to the BA role and the diverse range of activities analysts perform based on their career competency level, ranging from problem solving and identification of business opportunities, to complex systems thinking and solution development, to… Show more

This volume presents a detailed explanations of business analysis concepts, terms, tasks, and techniques, and includes examples to help readers understand how to apply them to real-world situations. It also delineates the key activities that are core to the BA role and the diverse range of activities analysts perform based on their career competency level, ranging from problem solving and identification of business opportunities, to complex systems thinking and solution development, to strategic planning and change management. It is a must-have reference for BA generalists, specialists, and hybrids at every career level and industry segment or perspective. Show less

Artificial intelligence is no longer a buzz word but a reality for the environments business analysts and many other analysts find themselves working with today. There’s a real need for analytical skills to learn these new capabilities and identify key problems and opportunities for the organizations to leverage. Tried and true techniques still work, but analysts need to adapt to underscore the continued value they can offer organizations.

The evolving role of the business analyst today is seeing not only a shift from technical to more business application, but also a question of identity as roles evolve to product owners and areas of business agility. So, what about the analysis?

How effective are your elicitation skills? It’s a pertinent question because mistakes made in elicitation prove very costly. A good understanding of elicitation can help avoid stakeholder frustration and expensive errors. In this Velociteach podcast episode, our guest business analyst Jamie Champagne gives first-rate advice about the elicitation process and how to enhance your elicitation techniques.
What is elicitation? How do I ask good questions? What if my questions are not working? What… Show more

How effective are your elicitation skills? It’s a pertinent question because mistakes made in elicitation prove very costly. A good understanding of elicitation can help avoid stakeholder frustration and expensive errors. In this Velociteach podcast episode, our guest business analyst Jamie Champagne gives first-rate advice about the elicitation process and how to enhance your elicitation techniques.
What is elicitation? How do I ask good questions? What if my questions are not working? What are some innovative ways to get feedback? And, how should I respond to that input? Jamie tackles these questions and more as the podcast team discusses elicitation skills for BAs and PMs.
Hailing from beautiful Hawaii, speaker and trainer Jamie Champagne teaches others how to improve their business analysis skill sets and how to bring more value through their organizational roles. Through her company Champagne Collaborations, Jamie collaborates with organizations around the world training teams to be more successful. Show less

Whether it is about your work product, your ability to conduct a meeting or the way you look? Can you remember the last time you said “thank you” to feedback? Whether the feedback feels positive or negative, be thankful that a stakeholder took the time to give you feedback. While business analysts and project managers are often facilitators, helping others achieve their goals, we work with people who often have “day jobs.” They are having to help our current project or change initiative in… Show more

Whether it is about your work product, your ability to conduct a meeting or the way you look? Can you remember the last time you said “thank you” to feedback? Whether the feedback feels positive or negative, be thankful that a stakeholder took the time to give you feedback. While business analysts and project managers are often facilitators, helping others achieve their goals, we work with people who often have “day jobs.” They are having to help our current project or change initiative in addition to doing their regular work. They took the time to read what you had created and gave you feedback. That is a gift! Show less

Abstract:
Innovation remains hard to define and even harder to measure, but businesses are finding that in order to succeed in today’s economy, a shift in focus, a change in the approach to business strategy with a new mindset is now required. As a change agent, consultants remain challenged in how they can enable organizations to not only realize the needed changes, but to also act upon and try different approaches. These facilitators must utilize levers of innovation that can spur people… Show more

Abstract:
Innovation remains hard to define and even harder to measure, but businesses are finding that in order to succeed in today’s economy, a shift in focus, a change in the approach to business strategy with a new mindset is now required. As a change agent, consultants remain challenged in how they can enable organizations to not only realize the needed changes, but to also act upon and try different approaches. These facilitators must utilize levers of innovation that can spur people into motion. Many reactive levers, especially in heavily regulated industries such as with financial organizations, present themselves only in retrospect as companies analyze the changes made in response to external pressures. However, if one can identify and utilize proactive levers, ones that change not just the business processes but begin to shift the entire culture, longer lasting and positive organizational changes can and will emerge that propels the business to continued success. Show less