Posts
All the articles I've posted.
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What changed about being a BA between 2020 and 2025 (and what didn't)
What changed about being a business analyst from 2020 to 2025, and what AI didn't change. The surface shifted; the craft barely moved. Why that gap is a career risk.
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BA vs PO vs PM: the difference nobody writes about honestly
The real difference between a business analyst, product owner, and product manager, and who actually owns the outcome. Not another comparison table.
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INVEST and SPIDR both miss the point
INVEST vs SPIDR for user stories, and why both miss the point. They tell you whether a story is well-formed, not whether it is worth building. The structural flaw both share.
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Most stakeholder conflicts are authority disputes, not requirements disputes
When a stakeholder refuses to discuss a request, the standard advice is "ask better questions". This is almost always wrong. The problem is rarely communication. It's that nobody has agreed who gets to decide what, and the stakeholder is defending territory they're not sure they own.