From the course: Agile Requirements Foundations

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Key agile mindsets of business analysts

Key agile mindsets of business analysts

From the course: Agile Requirements Foundations

Key agile mindsets of business analysts

- It's very difficult to change behavior. Just ask the parent of a strong-willed toddler. But it starts with changing minds. When BAs really embrace the agile values and principles, they shift from a traditional mindset to an agile mindset. This agile mindset drives changes in behavior that bring value to the team and improve the quality of solutions. Let's take a look at some common situations and explore how an agile BA would think and behave. Okay, the first scenario. Stakeholder adding to the current sprint. In this situation, you're an agile BA working with the team. And a key stakeholder comes to you with an item they want to fit in to the current sprint, but it was not originally planned for this sprint. They promise it's really, really small, but really, really important. They thank you in advance for getting it into the mix. So, how should an agile BA respond? Well, as an agile BA, I would ask to chat fact to face with the stakeholder to get more context. I would bring the…

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