BA Bits

I was recently recommended the book Think Again by Adam Grant. Never one to shy away from a good book recommendation, especially one I feel may help me in my everyday roles, I seized the opportunity to pick it up and give it a read. Adam separates the book down into different topics which all challenge our ability to think again, he effortlessly weaves in case studies which underpin the lessons and to help to bring to life the concepts he discusses. The key takeaway is to challenge the way we think about things, how do we know what we are doing is right if we never question it? What strikes you from the first moment is Adam is humble and quick to point out where he hasn't thought again or has recognized a key learning moment. As a BA it poses an interesting question - when should we think again? Do we wait for the business to challenge us with a new problem, or do we look at existing systems and think again for ourselves? It also made me consider those times when a solution I have ...

What is OneNote? Initially released in November 2003 OneNote is a note taking program for free-form information gathering and multiuser collaboration. Part of the Microsoft Office suite and also free standalone applications. It is supported across all major platforms (Windows,Android,iOS,MacOS) and also has a web-based  version that can be accessed too. Why should I use OneNote? Firstly, it syncs across all your devices under one account so it’s a notebook that’s always with you, even if you sell or lose your device. You also use it exactly as a notebook and can put images, handwriting even calculations on the page. As a Business Analyst this is invaluable as it can become a robust store of information. Meeting notes, specifications, diagrams, everything can be collated in OneNote. What are the features? OneNote has many features, too many to list here that will bring different value to different users with different use cases. I have tried to pick out the top 5 below tha...