Networking starts at 5:30; presentation starts at 6:00.

Many Agile Purists say there is no need for a BA on an Agile team. This opinion could not be further from the truth. The belief appears to have resulted from the fact that Business Analyst was not a job title on an Agile Team. The challenge to anyone is to explain how you can have a successful project without business analysis. Although many companies no longer use the business analyst's title, there's no doubt someone performs the business analysis.

This Business Analysis may be concentrated with one or two resources or distributed among all team members. The best scenario is to have one person dedicated to performing business analysis. If this person is an experienced business analyst, that is a bonus. Still, in any case, it's guaranteed that the team could not deliver anything of value to the business area without business analysis.

A case study will share a Strategic Project to replace a customer-facing tool with unsupported software on unsupported hardware. Our Agile team used SAFe and included Business Analysts to create a web-based tool that resulted in several wins for the team.

Three Top Reasons a Business Analyst is Needed on an Agile Team

• The Business Analyst is an expert at conducting the Elicitation of Requirements sessions.
• The Business Analyst is the domain expert and can quickly answer the developer’s questions.
• The Business Analyst has Leadership skills that are invaluable to the team.

Learner Objectives:

This webinar will help participants to gain an understanding of why Business Analysts belong on an Agile team. The webinar will be helpful to participants of all experience levels and varied roles.

Business Analysts, Product Owners, and anyone who works on or manages a team that needs to perform business analysis will benefit from this presentation.

Business Analysis is necessary for all project teams to be successful

• Why Business Analysts should be performing that business analysis
• Explain why the Business Analyst is the glue that helps the team to succeed
• This presentation will be helpful to participants of all experience levels and varied role