The Case for Business Analysts on Agile Teams
Many Agile Purists say there is no need for a BA on an Agile team. This opinion could not be further from the truth. The belief appears to have resulted from the fact that Business Analyst was not a job title on an Agile Team. The challenge to anyone is to explain how you can have a successful project without business analysis. Although many companies do not use the business analyst's title anymore, there's no doubt that someone is performing Business Analysis.

This Business Analysis may be concentrated with one or two resources or distributed among all team members. The best scenario is to have one person dedicated to performing business analysis. If this person is an experienced business analyst, that is a bonus. Still, in any case, it's guaranteed, the team could not deliver anything of value to the business area without business analysis.

Three Top Reasons a Business Analyst is Needed on an Agile Team
· The Business Analyst is an expert at conducting the Elicitation of Requirements sessions.
· The Business Analyst serves as the domain expert and can secure answers to the developer's questions quickly.
· The Business Analyst has Leadership skills that are invaluable to the team.

Learner Objectives:
This webinar will help participants to gain an understanding of why Business Analysts belong on an Agile team. The webinar will be helpful to participants of all experience levels and varied roles.Business Analysts, Product Owners, and any person who works on or manages a team that needs to perform business analysis will benefit from this presentation.

Speaker Bio
Judy Alter, CBAP®, FLMI, ACS, PCS & HIA
Judy Alter is a public speaker, coach. mentor, trainer, and Senior Business Systems
Analyst with 17 years of experience in Business Analysis. The last eight years was
working with various Agile Frameworks. Judy retired from Corporate America in
early 2020 concluding a more than 35-year career.
Judy rebranded herself as “The Optimistic BA” and is known as charismatic, optimistic,
humorous, and is a successful leader. Her specialty is with handling people but also has
command of business analysis hard core skills.

CEO/Owner of Judy Alter Speaker & Business Analysis Services LLC

Present
o IIBA Leader since 2012 where she has served on many roles
o IIBA Global Chapter Council Chair September 2017 to Present