This is the time of the year where predictions are made. As per Kent McDonald, author, speaker, and agile coach with more than 15 years of business analysis experience, 2015 will be the year of growth and new experiments for businesses. Some of the Kent’s predictions are given below:
1. The organizations will continue to use agile methodology, though some will adopt the hybrid (WaterScrumFall) approach as well. Organizations with this approach will get limited benefits only. Also, the organizations can end up delivering unwanted results due to the financial crisis.
2. The number of certified Business Analysis professionals will continue to grow with the increasing popularity of the Business Analysis course. Multisoft Virtual Academy, an online training institute, provides Online CBAP Training to BAs based on the BABOK guide.
3. Business Analysts will be asked to take up multiple projects. Also, professionals will be more interested to gain knowledge in specific areas of business, such as cost benefit analysis or IT project requirements.
Kent McDonald’s predictions do hold a great value in the business analysis arena. He also predicts that the Business Analysts will start adopting product management techniques. With the rise in the availability of Business Analysis Online Training, more and more professionals of other domains will also go for this training. So the future of Business Analysis in 2015 is quite bright and holds lots of promises.