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Business Data Analytics
From Data Person to Change Agent: How Business Data Analysis Transformed My Work
From numbers to narratives, this blog explores how business data analysis helped me move beyond reporting toward insights, impact, and becoming a thoughtful change agent within my organization.
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Certification
8 (Awesome) Reasons to Earn Your CBAP Certification in 2025
Boost your career, confidence, and paycheck with CBAP certification! From recognition to networking perks (and even a digital badge), here’s why this may be your smartest career move yet.
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Chapters
Business Analysis Takes Root in Armenia
Members of Armenia's business analysis community recently gathered to collaborate on forming the IIBA Armenia Chapter, discussing next steps, events, and opportunities for local professional growth and collaboration.
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Business Analysis Community
The BAST: The New Gravitational Centre of Business Analysis
Say hello to the second "sun" of our profession—The Business Analysis Standard. It’s become the gravitational force pulling us all together, aligning our practices, creating a shared language, and helping us collaborate toward real, value-driven results.
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Business Analysis Techniques
The Power of Good Questions in Business Analysis
Discover how asking the right questions—not just any questions—can drive clarity, spark ideas, and transform your business analysis skills. Because a question is so much more than just a tool for gathering information.
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Member Articles
Effective Job Design
In today's job market, finding the perfect fit between a person and their role is more crucial than ever. Here's the blueprint for clarity, measurement, and success.
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Certification
Discover the New ECBA Exam and Build Real-World Business Analysis Skills
The new ECBA exam is a game-changer, transforming how candidates prepare for real-world business analysis. With a sharper focus on practical skills, job-ready expertise, and global recognition, it’s your launchpad to make an immediate impact in today’s workplace.
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Membership
Greg Alstad’s 20-Year IIBA Milestone: Insights on Business Analysis and Career Growth
Celebrating Greg Alstad’s 20-year IIBA membership, this blog highlights his remarkable professional growth, valuable contributions to business analysis, and insightful advice for aspiring analysts, emphasizing communication, trust-building, and lifelong learning.
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Business Analysis Community
Beyond Requirements: How a Business Analysis Mindset Transformed a Healthcare Project
Reflecting on one of the most complex projects of my career, this blog explores how I navigated stakeholder conflicts and overcame uncertainty to deliver a solution that truly made a difference in the healthcare industry. Through real challenges and lessons learned, I share how a business analysis mindset can shape project success.
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Take Your Insights Further
The Analyst Catalyst blog is dedicated to the practice of business analysis and its professionals. Talented writers with a business analysis story to tell are always welcome to contribute.
All blog content should be original and not previously published or AI-generated/assisted. While we encourage a variety of voices and perspectives, below are some guidelines you may find helpful.
Aim for between 1000 and 1500 words. Your writing style should be conversational, direct, and informative. A dash of humour always helps, but too much jargon doesn’t.
Organize your content into sections to improve readability. Avoid overly long paragraphs and use bullet points sparingly. When including someone else’s work, credit that person or embed a link to the source (bonus points if you do both).
When it comes to topics, your imagination is the only limit. If you want to narrow it down, we feel these resonate the most with readers:
- Agile and Product Ownership Analysis
- Cybersecurity Analysis
- Business Data Analytics
- Careers (development, interviews, job hunting, resources, tips)
- Digital Transformation (AI, customer experience, open source, automation)
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