Craftsmanship for Analysts

Software craftsmanship has been a popular topic since before the 90s. Books have been written about it, conferences convened around it - there is even a Manifesto for Software Craftsmanship!  But everything I’ve seen about craftsmanship seems to have to do with code, created by developers.

What about analysts? How does the concept of craftsmanship apply to the work of analysts? How is craftsmanship manifested in our work? How do we recognize craftsmanship?  Do agile practices compromise our craftsmanship?

Join Terry as she shares her thoughts on this topic, developed over decades of experience in commercial and back-office software, across quality assurance, analysis and testing roles on teams using agile and plan-driven approaches.  
 

Terry Wiegmann

Terry was the founding president of the Columbus Chapter of the IIBA, and is an IIBA Certified Business Analysis Professional; Senior Member of the American Society for Quality and an ASQ Certified Software Quality Engineer; a Professional Scrum Product Owner, Advanced Toastmaster Gold, and an Awesome Woman in Agile nominee. She has a solid background and hands-on experience with a variety of business analysis, agility and quality practices and techniques in commercial and back office software development as an FTE, contractor and consultant. She shares this breadth of experience by presenting frequently at national and regional BA, QA and Agile conferences and meetings. She is passionate about helping analysts and teams have courage, celebrate learning and continually improve, and has been published in AgileConnection, Sticky Minds and Best Practices for Better Business Analysis.