How Business Analysis Fits With Agile Environments

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By understanding where they fit in Agile, business analysis professionals can increase their relevance and effectiveness. They can also gain a competitive edge.
  

Figuring out how business analysis and the business analysis professional fits in Agile isn’t always easy. Many business analysis professionals don’t have the answers they need around this topic. Without clarity, they aren’t equipped to play the critical role in Agile that is uniquely theirs.

Ryland Leyton, Senior Business Analyst and Agile Coach at Cognizant Microsoft Business Group, has been in business analysis for over 20 years. He holds the CBAP, PMP, and CSM and is the author of the book, The Agile Business Analyst: Moving from Waterfall to Agile. In a recent webinar, he provided insight into the million-dollar question, “Where does the business analysis professional fit in Agile?”