Charting Your Path

To Be The Best Business Analyst

@ReadySetAgile

John Riley · Principle Agile Coach and Trainer · Ready Set Agile

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### Connections ---

Let's break the ice
Everyone stand up

Grab an index card
Write one thing you hope to learn today

## Goal for Today ---

Define a Business Analyst in 2026 and beyond!

### Sections of our discussion ---

Introduction & Framing
The Current Landscape
Defining 2026 & Beyond
Your Turn

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#### Understanding the Current Landscape ---

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Format:	Shift and share
Objective:	Share your most effective techniques and tasks for each knowledge area?
Goal:	A shared understanding of the current BA role
Time:	24m (5m per station, 4m for the "Harvest.")

### Skills and Competencies ---

Format:	World Café
Objective:	small group discussions that rotate, allowing participants to build on each other's ideas.
Goal:	Cross-pollinate ideas to define the 2026 BA persona.
Time:	14m (5m rounds, 4m for the "Harvest.")

### Conclusions ---

Final Thoughts

Careers are evolving, but the need for Business Analysts is crutial

Human skills bring purpose and connection with specific business

A mentor, coach, or career partner is a big help!

Seek mastery, learn with purpose, not just for a checkbox or a certificate

Grab your index card
Use all the information you received today
What is one "competency gap" that you will fulfill by the end of 2026?
Who will be your mentor(s)?
Make sure your plan is in line with the goal you wanted to achieve today

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