Adaptive Business Analyst and Enterprise Analysis Assignment

This assignment explores the adaptive business analyst's role in the complex and evolving business environment. It examines how business analysts are adapting to changes influenced by the internet and technological advancements. The analysis includes three sources: an article discussing the adaptive business analyst, a YouTube video explaining business analysis approaches, and a blog article comparing adaptive and predictive life cycles. The assignment highlights project complexity, shared leadership models, and the differences between linear and adaptive methods. It emphasizes the importance of adaptability, critical thinking, and innovation for business analysts. The references include sources from batimes.com, projectmanagement.com, and youtube.com, providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. The assignment provides a detailed understanding of planning business analysis approaches and factors affecting risk and complexity.

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Adaptive business analyst in the complex business environment
The first link chosen is an article authored by Kathleen B. Hass which focus on the adaptive
business analyst where business analyst are expected to adapt as complexity is increasing in
the business world. This source is found to be appropriate since it addresses how business
analyst are adapting to changing business environment influenced by internet. The author
opined that internet has transformed every industries in terms of communications,
manufacturing, broadcasting and publishing. Also, traditional works are commoditized which
means any individual with idea and little gadgets help one can enter into the virtual business
world. It is been noted that employers are constantly evolving into critical thinking and
acquiring the ability to invent, reinvent, innovate, create and adapt (batimes.com, 2012). As a
result the way for operating projects are also required to be changed which bring value to
both employees and customer. The article discussed about project complexity model, shared
leadership model along with waterfall and agile model. Also, it differentiated the linear
methods and adaptive methods to produce a clear understanding of the role of an adaptive
business analyst in the modern world environment.
Business analyst in the modern business environment
The second link is an educational video available at the YouTube in the channel Adaptive
US: Think BA. Think Adaptive. The video solely focus on the approach of a business analyst
and how the modern business environment are engaging them to be more adaptive. The video
shows approaches for business analyst which are commonly termed as the agile and waterfall
approach. Further the video explains each aspects of the modern environment and states that
market place changes influences the business needs and also rapid advancement in
technologies are constantly shaping the demands (youtube.com, Business Analyst BABoK
V3 Plan approach, 2016). This video is appropriate for the chosen topic as it produces a deep
understanding for planning a business analysis approach in details. It also attempts to
compare business analysis approaches and keep the adaptive business analysis approach at
pedestal in comparison to the predictive approach. Further different adaptive business analyst
activities are also demonstrated along with factors affecting risk and complexity.

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Adaptive vs. Predictive Life Cycles
The third link chosen is blog article which refers to the “Adapting Business Analysis
Processes for Adaptive vs. Predictive Life Cycles” and the content are contributed from the
core team of PMI’s Foundational Standard in Business Analysis (projectmanagement.com,
2017). The source is appropriate and relevant to the topic as it defines and elaborates different
aspects of business analyst and compares it with respect to adaptive and predictive
considerations. It have casted both positive and negative aspects of these business analyst
processes. The article suggests that the adaptive business analyst’s processes are represented
as combination of acceptance criteria and user stories whereas the predictive considers any
two activities that are iterative with each other.

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References
batimes.com (2012) The Adaptive Business Analyst - As Complexity Increases, The BA
Adapts [Available from https://www.batimes.com/kathleen-hass/the-adaptive-business-
analyst-as-complexity-increases-the-ba-adapts.html, Accessed on: 28/03/2019]
projectmanagement.com (2017) Adapting Business Analysis Processes for Adaptive vs
Predictive Life Cycles [Available form
https://www.projectmanagement.com/blog-post/27074/Adapting-Business-Analysis-
Processes-for-Adaptive-vs-Predictive-Life-Cycles, Accessed on: 28/03/2019]
youtube.com (2016) Business Analyst BABoK V3 Plan approach [Available from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpovMyeQfTs, Accessed on: 28/03/2019]