The Tech Savvy BA Ways to help you expand and enhance meetings in our ever changing environment.
The Tech Savvy BA Requirements Gathering Documentation Review/Presentation Everyday Use Forward Thinking
Meaning Tech Savvy: Well informed about or proficient in the use of modern technology
Requirements Elicitation: Knowing Hot Keys Scrolling on a Website Tap Space Bar to scroll down a page Shift + Space to scroll up Changing Text Size Control Key and + to make text larger Control Key and – to make text smaller
Requirements Elicitation: Paper by FiftyThree Write, draw and take notes Create diagrams Annotate photos
Requirements Elicitation: Paper by FiftyThree
Requirements Elicitation: Moxtra http://moxtra.com/ Real-time Interaction Collaboration Chat, Share Files, Assign Work, Schedule Meetings Push Notifications to team members Multiple teams/groups Apple/Android as well as desktop – mobile first
Documentation: Greenshot Creates screenshots of selected regions, windows or full screen Scrolling screenshots from websites Annotate, highlight and edit screenshots Export screenshots to file, printer, copy to clipboard, attach to email or send to Office programs
Documentation: Greenshot http://getgreenshot.org Free Automatically Updates
Documentation: Balsamiq https://balsamiq.com/ Allows you to create mockups quicker and easier Experience of writing on a board by using a computer Collaboration between various IT roles Great for Agile/Lean Teams
Documentation: Microsoft Office Lens Trims, enhances and makes pictures of whiteboards and documents reliable Convert images to PDFs Convert to PowerPoint Files Save Images to OneNote or OneDrive
Documentation: Microsoft Office Lens
Documentation: Cam Scanner Document Management on multiple devices Stores, shares and annotates to help manage documents for various purposes Sync to the Cloud
Documentation: Cam Scanner
Presentation: Storytelling Use Apps to assist with following: Connect with people’s experiences Relate to your audience Focus on a single idea Keep it simple Explore the things you know the best Make an impact
Presentation: Presenter Tips Presentation of Slides (PowerPoint/Prezi) Press the B key and it blacks out the slide; hit again to show the slide Press the W to white out; hit again to show the slide
Every Day Use: BA Glossary Available on Android and Apple Phones/Tablets Hundreds of Business Analyst Terms/Techniques at your fingertips Intuitive search functionality – narrows your options
Every Day Use: Last Pass Single place to store all your passwords Auto fill and login for you when you sign into that account Save unlimited logins for website and easily switch between them Generates random passwords
Every Day Use: Last Pass
Every Day Use: Mind Tools Communication Tools Time Management Emotional Intelligence Provides information on each tool Links to videos that are relevant to the topic
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Forward Thinking: I Challenge You Amazon Alexa Google Home YouTube
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The Tech Savvy BA Requirements Gathering Documentation Review/Presentation Everyday Use Forward Thinking
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