About this episode

Karl Wiegers shares his journey in IT, insights on business analysis, and discusses the future of the field.

Karl's account on Medium: https://medium.com/analysts-corner/a-compilation-of-articles-by-karl-wiegers-4a4d830685d6 Karl's web page: https://www.karlwiegers.com/ ~ Karl's first days in IT and why he became a business analyst ~ The story behind "Software Requirements" - creating a landmark book ~ Most challenging situations Karl encountered as a business analyst and consultant ~ An early career lesson that shaped Karl's approach to software requirements ~ The power of visual analysis and modeling as communication tool ~ Karl's most personally rewarding project - and why it mattered ~ Imposter syndrome ~ The future of business analysis

People in this episode

Host: Badass BA

Guest: Karl Wiegers

Topics covered

• business analysis
• software requirements
• visual analysis
• imposter syndrome
• career lessons
• consulting challenges
• future of business analysis

Keywords

• business analyst
• software requirements
• visual modeling
• imposter syndrome
• consulting
• career development
• IT history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Medium, Analysts Corner, karlwiegers.com

Books & works: Software Requirements

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