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Author: Geri Schneider Winters
Meeting facilitation involves a number of skills, because your job is to guide the participants in addressing the topic of the meeting. If they need to make decisions, you guide them to make the decisions. If they need to brainstorm, you guide them in brainstorming exercises.
1. You have to be a really [...]

If you did not submit a question, you can still participate. I think this is going to be very interesting. I’ve invited Mike Vizdos (ScrumMaster) to join us on the teleseminar and give his viewpoint.
EVENT: The Role of a BA on an Agile or SCRUM team
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, January 6th at 5:00pm Eastern
FORMAT: Simulcast! [...]

I have had some of you request more information on the Role of the BA on an Agile or SCRUM team. So I am holding a teleseminar on that topic. I will be interviewed by Thomas Meloche of Procuit, Inc., who is also an expert on Agile software development. This will be on Wednesday, January [...]

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
You want to find a new job, but you do not want to leave your company. You know the job you want to do, but are having a hard time convincing someone to let you do that job.
When I worked for Rational Software, in order to get greater responsibility, or a [...]

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
You need a resume when applying for a professional position such as Business Analyst. You do not have to list every possible job you have ever held in your resume. Rather, focus on the jobs that relate to the issues you addressed in your cover letter. Yes, I am suggesting you create [...]

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
You need a cover letter for each job you apply for. The cover letter may be completely customized, or it might be the same letter with different headers. At the very least, your cover letter should be customized for the kind of job you are applying for.
Those of us with many [...]

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
You want to find a Business Analyst position and do not want to stay at your current company. Maybe you are changing careers and are not finding success in sending a resume to a Human Resources department or in response to an ad. Or you have no job experience and no one [...]

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
You want to find a Business Analyst position and do not want to stay at your current company. Maybe you are changing careers and are not finding success in sending a resume to a Human Resources department or in response to an ad. Or you have no job experience and no one [...]

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
You probably have three or more years experience in some kind of job, and feel that you have mastered the skills of a Mid-range Project BA. You are looking for a position with more responsibility, where you can work more independently, and think you have the skills for a Senior Project Business [...]

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
You probably have three or more years experience in some kind of job, and feel that you have mastered the skills of a Starter Project BA. You are looking for a position with more responsibility, where you can work more independently, and think you have the skills for a Mid-Range Project Business [...]