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New Post 3/4/2008 6:34 PM
User is offline Craig Brown
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The BAD BA 
Modified By Craig Brown  on 3/4/2008 9:35:11 PM)

I saw the thread the Good BA and thought it might be interesteting to discuss what makes a bad BA.  Here are a couple of thoughts from me and I look forwad to other people's points of view.

A bad BA...

  • Is focused on communication via documents
  • Assumes knowledge of the business and dictates requirements to the stakeholders
  • Knows the solution before the problem is generally agreed
  • Addresses the technical problem space but doesn't deal with managing people through change
  • Is managing their work to the objectives of the project manager, rather than the project sponsor or client

More?

 
New Post 3/4/2008 7:42 PM
User is offline kr_BA
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Re: The BAD BA 

Here I want to add some more!

A bad BA.........

  • Unable to draw out clear line between What & How of a solution. 
  • Uses to much of vocabulary in documentation.
  • Always try to draw out perceptional barrier in proposing solution.
  • Ignores alternate solution/s if he/she knows it exists.
  • Presents a lucid solution in more vague manner.
  • Will forget the user consideration before or at the time of proposing solution. 

 

Kumar Rohit

 
New Post 3/4/2008 10:13 PM
User is offline Adrian M.
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Re: The BAD BA 

A bad Business Analyst:

  • has poor communication skills,
  • does not know how to listen,
  • lacks analytical skills,
  • is not a facilitator,
  • gets lost in the details,
  • does not have many "tools" in the toolbox,
  • stopped learning a long time ago
  • hates being a BA and is in it only for the money.

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New Post 3/11/2008 5:58 AM
User is offline VN
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Re: The BAD BA 

A bad BA:

  • does not try to bridge the communication gap between the programmers and the business
  • assumes s/he knows everything about the problem at hand and does not ask questions
  • listens but does not hear what the stakeholders are saying
  • does not prioritize the requirements from stakeholders'  point of view
 
New Post 3/11/2008 7:14 AM
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Re: The BAD BA 

A bad BA is a very enthusiastic person, performs few sessions with the client, consumes a lot of time analyzing the requirements depending on his own logic, develops his idea based on standards and optimal work and ... forgets what the client currently really needs!

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