Business Analysis and AI

The AI era is all about the use of... AI. Although tautological in nature, that simple proposition contains the essence of the way in which artificial intelligence will affect our lives. It will do so, if we use it. It will not do so, if we do not. At the end, we control the outcome and the magnitude of the change is in our grasp. Doing nothing is a choice, as well as doing everything. The use of AI tools depends first and foremost on our willingness to use them. The repercussions of this are important: If you do nothing with the new tools offered by this new technology, then you will certainly rip no benefits our of it. On the other hand, using the technology may bring benefits that will always depend on how you use it. It may sound childish, but childish advice have merit. Wake up, make up your bed. A simple advice like that can change someone's life. You start your day by completing a chore, by imposing self-discipline on yourself, by letting the world k...

Have you used Copilot? Are you using ChatGPT? Do you utilise Manus? Have you tried Lovable? The need to use artificial intelligence today is more and more presenting itself as an urgent need. We, as business analysts, have to use AI tools to improve our efficiency and the quality of our work. To do that, skills like prompt engineering have made their way in the training curriculum of BAs across the world, while a constant pressure to show that you use AI tools is making everyone participate in this gold rush without putting much thinking into the how (let alone the why). Just go out there, open Copilot and start typing! Create agents and start training them! Show results! Site y efficiency gains! And as in the gold rush in Klondike, the people who profit more are not the ones seeking gold but the ones selling the tools. Back then it was about shovels, but now it is about subscriptions and use credits. But even if the tools are now available and we c...

Have you written user stories?  Do you know how to write acceptance criteria?  Have you developed use cases? These topics might soon be obsolete as part of the introductory interviews for junior business analysts. Let me explain why... The advent of AI tools in the field of business analysis (and not only) means one thing: The role of a business analyst (BA) is shifting towards a more advisory role. The BA is not expected to be an expert in writing user stories properly, since this work will eventually be unrtaken by the AI tools. The BA is expected though to have deep knowledge of the customer and its needs, thorough understanding of the product (the business analysis role was for a long time now moving towards a more product-owner-ish role) and, last but not least, the ability to manage the new resources available. The latter, means that the BA will have a managerial role regarding the AI tools available. Like a manager has resources to use, advise and ...

AI for Business Analysis We are not here to explore the latest AI trends. We are not here to evaluate tools. We are not here to analyze methodologies. We are here to explore the philosophy that should define the use of artificial intelligence in the business analysis field and to shape the new mindset we should embrace in this new era. We will re-define how business analysts will work, how business analysis will be conducted, how AI will be used as a tool and not as a guide. The future is challenging. You will not face it alone. Learn More