🌐 AI Landscape: What’s New in Early November 2025
Artificial intelligence keeps reshaping how analysts work — from copilots in business suites to creative AI tools that generate code, visuals, and insights.
Here are the key LLM updates from the past two weeks 👇
💻 Microsoft Copilot enhanced Copilot Studio with better agent monitoring, scaling, and analytics — moving closer to fully autonomous digital assistants.
⚙️ Google Gemini upgraded Gemini Live and AI Mode — more natural speech, deeper integration across Google TV and marketing tools.
🎨 Canva Magic Write added Magic Edit and Canva Code, merging design, automation, and logic in one workspace.
☁️ YandexGPT updated pricing and quotas in AI Studio — a key step for scalable regional AI deployment.
🎵 Suno AI released v4.5-All, boosting vocal quality and generation speed.
For analysts, this wave of updates means three things:
1️⃣ AI agents are becoming everyday tools.
2️⃣ Creativity and analytics are converging.
3️⃣ Cloud AI is going local and scalable.
Stay curious, keep experimenting — and let AI work with you, not just for you. 💡
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #AIforBA #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAssistants #LLM #PromptEngineering #DigitalTransformation
Artificial intelligence keeps reshaping how analysts work — from copilots in business suites to creative AI tools that generate code, visuals, and insights.
Here are the key LLM updates from the past two weeks 👇
💻 Microsoft Copilot enhanced Copilot Studio with better agent monitoring, scaling, and analytics — moving closer to fully autonomous digital assistants.
⚙️ Google Gemini upgraded Gemini Live and AI Mode — more natural speech, deeper integration across Google TV and marketing tools.
🎨 Canva Magic Write added Magic Edit and Canva Code, merging design, automation, and logic in one workspace.
☁️ YandexGPT updated pricing and quotas in AI Studio — a key step for scalable regional AI deployment.
🎵 Suno AI released v4.5-All, boosting vocal quality and generation speed.
For analysts, this wave of updates means three things:
1️⃣ AI agents are becoming everyday tools.
2️⃣ Creativity and analytics are converging.
3️⃣ Cloud AI is going local and scalable.
Stay curious, keep experimenting — and let AI work with you, not just for you. 💡
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #AIforBA #ArtificialIntelligence #AIAssistants #LLM #PromptEngineering #DigitalTransformation
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Measurement System Analysis (MSA): Why It Matters and How It Works
Measurement System Analysis (MSA) is a methodology used to evaluate and improve the accuracy and reliability of measurement systems.
In simple terms: MSA checks if you can trust your numbers.
💡 Why MSA Is Important:
Even the best business decisions fail if they’re based on bad data.
MSA helps prevent that by:
✅ Identifying errors – showing if variation comes from people, tools, or the environment.
✅ Improving reliability – ensuring that repeated measurements give consistent results.
✅ Building confidence – in data used for reporting, quality control, and analysis.
Components of a Measurement System:
An MSA typically evaluates several components:
🎯 Accuracy – Closeness of measurements to the true value.
Example: A thermometer should read 100°C when measuring boiling water. If it shows 98°C, it’s not accurate — even if it gives the same result every time.
📏 Precision – Consistency of measurements.
Example: A bathroom scale always shows 70.5 kg for a person who actually weighs 71 kg. It’s not accurate (off by 0.5 kg), but it’s precise because results are consistent.
⚖️ Bias – Systematic error or deviation from the true value.
Example: A blood pressure monitor that always shows 5 units higher than the real pressure has a bias. The error is predictable and repeatable.
⏳ Stability – Consistency of measurements over time.
Example: A digital weighing scale that shows correct readings today but drifts by 1–2 grams after a month lacks stability. Calibration may be needed regularly.
📉 Linearity – Accuracy across the entire measurement range.
Example: A speed sensor might be accurate at 30 km/h and 60 km/h but show larger errors at 120 km/h. It means the system’s accuracy changes depending on the range.
🔁 Repeatability – Variation when the same operator measures the same item multiple times using the same equipment.
Example: A QA inspector measures a metal rod’s length three times using the same caliper and gets 100.1 mm, 100.0 mm, and 100.1 mm — good repeatability.
👥 Reproducibility – Variation when different operators measure the same item using the same equipment.
Example: Two analysts measure the same product sample. One records 100.1 mm, the other 99.8 mm. The difference shows an issue with reproducibility (possibly due to technique or interpretation).
By performing MSA, you:
*Detect and correct measurement errors early.
*Make decisions based on facts, not assumptions.
*Improve trust in reports and analysis.
👉 Takeaway: Before optimizing your process, make sure your measurements are trustworthy. Because if your data lies, your decisions will too.
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis
Measurement System Analysis (MSA) is a methodology used to evaluate and improve the accuracy and reliability of measurement systems.
In simple terms: MSA checks if you can trust your numbers.
Even the best business decisions fail if they’re based on bad data.
MSA helps prevent that by:
✅ Identifying errors – showing if variation comes from people, tools, or the environment.
✅ Improving reliability – ensuring that repeated measurements give consistent results.
✅ Building confidence – in data used for reporting, quality control, and analysis.
Components of a Measurement System:
An MSA typically evaluates several components:
Example: A thermometer should read 100°C when measuring boiling water. If it shows 98°C, it’s not accurate — even if it gives the same result every time.
📏 Precision – Consistency of measurements.
Example: A bathroom scale always shows 70.5 kg for a person who actually weighs 71 kg. It’s not accurate (off by 0.5 kg), but it’s precise because results are consistent.
Example: A blood pressure monitor that always shows 5 units higher than the real pressure has a bias. The error is predictable and repeatable.
⏳ Stability – Consistency of measurements over time.
Example: A digital weighing scale that shows correct readings today but drifts by 1–2 grams after a month lacks stability. Calibration may be needed regularly.
📉 Linearity – Accuracy across the entire measurement range.
Example: A speed sensor might be accurate at 30 km/h and 60 km/h but show larger errors at 120 km/h. It means the system’s accuracy changes depending on the range.
🔁 Repeatability – Variation when the same operator measures the same item multiple times using the same equipment.
Example: A QA inspector measures a metal rod’s length three times using the same caliper and gets 100.1 mm, 100.0 mm, and 100.1 mm — good repeatability.
👥 Reproducibility – Variation when different operators measure the same item using the same equipment.
Example: Two analysts measure the same product sample. One records 100.1 mm, the other 99.8 mm. The difference shows an issue with reproducibility (possibly due to technique or interpretation).
By performing MSA, you:
*Detect and correct measurement errors early.
*Make decisions based on facts, not assumptions.
*Improve trust in reports and analysis.
👉 Takeaway: Before optimizing your process, make sure your measurements are trustworthy. Because if your data lies, your decisions will too.
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis
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🧩Talking one language – in business and beyond!
Join us on December 11 at a meetup with Natallia Lamkina, Head of Sales Coordinators at Andersen.
We’ll speak about how cultural differences shape business communication. You’ll learn how to adapt your communication style to different countries, build trust, and avoid misunderstandings in international teams.
📌 We’ll discuss:
– What “culture” means in business, and how it shapes communication styles;
– How to find a common ground with colleagues and customers from around the world;
– Effective strategies for communication and negotiation in multicultural teams;
– Case studies and real-world examples of cross-cultural situations.
🎟 Register here
Meetup details:
⏰ Time: 19:00 (Minsk time, GMT+3)/17:00 (CET)
🕒 Duration: 1-1.5 hours
🗣 Language: Russian
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Minsk
💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form
See you soon 👋
Become a speaker
Join us on December 11 at a meetup with Natallia Lamkina, Head of Sales Coordinators at Andersen.
We’ll speak about how cultural differences shape business communication. You’ll learn how to adapt your communication style to different countries, build trust, and avoid misunderstandings in international teams.
📌 We’ll discuss:
– What “culture” means in business, and how it shapes communication styles;
– How to find a common ground with colleagues and customers from around the world;
– Effective strategies for communication and negotiation in multicultural teams;
– Case studies and real-world examples of cross-cultural situations.
🎟 Register here
Meetup details:
⏰ Time: 19:00 (Minsk time, GMT+3)/17:00 (CET)
🕒 Duration: 1-1.5 hours
🗣 Language: Russian
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Minsk
💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form
See you soon 👋
Become a speaker
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✅ Why We See Patterns That Aren’t There: The Analyst’s Illusion of Correlation
Have you ever seen two metrics move together and felt the story was obvious?
“Feature X caused KPI Y.”
It feels right — and it’s one of the most common analyst traps.
🌍 Typical BA case:
During Discovery you look at product data and notice: users who open the app daily have higher retention.
The team quickly jumps to requirements like:
“Let’s add daily push notifications to increase retention.”
But daily opens may be a symptom, not a cause. Loyal users open apps more often.
Or both metrics could be driven by a third factor: better onboarding, strong product-market fit, or even a recent marketing campaign.
If we treat correlation as causation, we ship the wrong solution.
That leads to wasted sprints, noisy features, and “why didn’t anything improve?” retrospectives.
🌍 Another classic example:
Stakeholders say:
“When response time goes down, NPS goes up.”
True correlation.
But maybe NPS improved because customer support changed noscripts at the same time.
Or NPS data came only from power users.
You push performance work into the roadmap — and still don’t fix customer sentiment.
🧭 How BA/SA can avoid this trap:
Ask: “What else could explain this link?” List 2–3 alternative hypotheses.
Look for a mechanism. If you can’t explain how X would drive Y, be cautious.
Segment before deciding: new vs. old users, markets, channels, devices.
Phrase early requirements as hypotheses, not facts:
“We believe X may influence Y and will validate it.”
Invite challenge early: ask someone in the room to argue the opposite.
🌐 Patterns are hints.
Your job is to test whether they are real — and whether they are actionable.
Have you ever seen two metrics move together and felt the story was obvious?
“Feature X caused KPI Y.”
It feels right — and it’s one of the most common analyst traps.
🌍 Typical BA case:
During Discovery you look at product data and notice: users who open the app daily have higher retention.
The team quickly jumps to requirements like:
“Let’s add daily push notifications to increase retention.”
But daily opens may be a symptom, not a cause. Loyal users open apps more often.
Or both metrics could be driven by a third factor: better onboarding, strong product-market fit, or even a recent marketing campaign.
If we treat correlation as causation, we ship the wrong solution.
That leads to wasted sprints, noisy features, and “why didn’t anything improve?” retrospectives.
🌍 Another classic example:
Stakeholders say:
“When response time goes down, NPS goes up.”
True correlation.
But maybe NPS improved because customer support changed noscripts at the same time.
Or NPS data came only from power users.
You push performance work into the roadmap — and still don’t fix customer sentiment.
🧭 How BA/SA can avoid this trap:
Ask: “What else could explain this link?” List 2–3 alternative hypotheses.
Look for a mechanism. If you can’t explain how X would drive Y, be cautious.
Segment before deciding: new vs. old users, markets, channels, devices.
Phrase early requirements as hypotheses, not facts:
“We believe X may influence Y and will validate it.”
Invite challenge early: ask someone in the room to argue the opposite.
🌐 Patterns are hints.
Your job is to test whether they are real — and whether they are actionable.
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Why Every Analyst Should Think Like an Architect: System Thinking in Everyday Analysis
Business Analysts often focus on what the system should do — gathering requirements, mapping processes, and understanding user needs. But the real magic happens when we start thinking like architects — looking at how everything fits together.
Thinking like an architect means applying system thinking — seeing the big picture, understanding connections, and predicting the impact of every change. It helps analysts write better requirements, reduce rework, and collaborate effectively with technical teams.
Analysis vs. Architecture — What’s the Difference?
Analysis focuses on understanding business needs and defining what the system should achieve.
Architecture focuses on how the system will meet those needs technically and structurally.
💡 Where They Overlap
Both roles share one goal — creating a system that works effectively for users and the business. A great analyst understands enough architecture to:
*Identify dependencies early.
*Anticipate integration issues.
*Ensure non-functional requirements (like performance and security) are covered.
Why System Thinking Improves Requirements: understanding system boundaries, integrations, and dependencies transforms how you write and validate requirements:
✅ Clearer Scope: Knowing the system boundary prevents “scope creep.” You can define what’s inside your system — and what belongs to another.
✅ Stronger Integrations: Recognizing data flows and APIs helps define realistic requirements that align with existing architecture.
✅ Fewer Surprises: When you see dependencies (e.g., on third-party systems or shared databases), you can highlight risks before they become blockers.
🧰Tools and Notations for “Architect Thinking”
To visualize and communicate systems clearly, analysts can use lightweight architectural tools and notations:
✅C4 Model: Shows systems at multiple abstraction levels (Context → Containers → Components → Code)
Example Use: Explaining how a CRM integrates with external apps.
✅Context Diagram: Defines system boundaries and interactions with external actors.
Example Use: Showing data flows between a website and payment gateway.
✅Component Diagram: Visualizes internal structure and dependencies.
Example Use: Mapping modules in a microservice or CRM platform.
These tools make technical discussions easier — you don’t have to be an architect to speak their language.
Thinking like an architect helps every analyst:
*Write smarter, more realistic requirements.
*Prevent costly rework.
*Strengthen collaboration with developers and stakeholders.
👉 Takeaway: Don’t just describe what the system should do — understand how it works. That’s where true business value begins.
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #SystemThinking #ArchitectThinking
Business Analysts often focus on what the system should do — gathering requirements, mapping processes, and understanding user needs. But the real magic happens when we start thinking like architects — looking at how everything fits together.
Thinking like an architect means applying system thinking — seeing the big picture, understanding connections, and predicting the impact of every change. It helps analysts write better requirements, reduce rework, and collaborate effectively with technical teams.
Analysis vs. Architecture — What’s the Difference?
Analysis focuses on understanding business needs and defining what the system should achieve.
Architecture focuses on how the system will meet those needs technically and structurally.
💡 Where They Overlap
Both roles share one goal — creating a system that works effectively for users and the business. A great analyst understands enough architecture to:
*Identify dependencies early.
*Anticipate integration issues.
*Ensure non-functional requirements (like performance and security) are covered.
Why System Thinking Improves Requirements: understanding system boundaries, integrations, and dependencies transforms how you write and validate requirements:
✅ Clearer Scope: Knowing the system boundary prevents “scope creep.” You can define what’s inside your system — and what belongs to another.
✅ Stronger Integrations: Recognizing data flows and APIs helps define realistic requirements that align with existing architecture.
✅ Fewer Surprises: When you see dependencies (e.g., on third-party systems or shared databases), you can highlight risks before they become blockers.
🧰Tools and Notations for “Architect Thinking”
To visualize and communicate systems clearly, analysts can use lightweight architectural tools and notations:
✅C4 Model: Shows systems at multiple abstraction levels (Context → Containers → Components → Code)
Example Use: Explaining how a CRM integrates with external apps.
✅Context Diagram: Defines system boundaries and interactions with external actors.
Example Use: Showing data flows between a website and payment gateway.
✅Component Diagram: Visualizes internal structure and dependencies.
Example Use: Mapping modules in a microservice or CRM platform.
These tools make technical discussions easier — you don’t have to be an architect to speak their language.
Thinking like an architect helps every analyst:
*Write smarter, more realistic requirements.
*Prevent costly rework.
*Strengthen collaboration with developers and stakeholders.
👉 Takeaway: Don’t just describe what the system should do — understand how it works. That’s where true business value begins.
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #SystemThinking #ArchitectThinking
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🤖 Even AI can’t understand a customer the way a business analyst can
On December 18, we invite you to a meetup where we’ll delve into how AI actually affects cognitive processes and why the core skills of a business analyst are more valuable than ever.
🎤Firuza Ganieva – Lead Business Systems Analyst and Product Owner at Andersen
🎤Najaf Ganiev – Product Manager, UX Researcher, and POLIMI MBA 2025 graduate
🔗 Register here
⏰ Time: 19:30 (Baku time)/16:30 (СET)
⏳ Duration: 1.5 hours
🗣 Language: English
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Baku
💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form
See you!
On December 18, we invite you to a meetup where we’ll delve into how AI actually affects cognitive processes and why the core skills of a business analyst are more valuable than ever.
🎤Firuza Ganieva – Lead Business Systems Analyst and Product Owner at Andersen
🎤Najaf Ganiev – Product Manager, UX Researcher, and POLIMI MBA 2025 graduate
🔗 Register here
⏰ Time: 19:30 (Baku time)/16:30 (СET)
⏳ Duration: 1.5 hours
🗣 Language: English
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Baku
💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form
See you!
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🌐 AI Landscape: What’s New for Business Analysts (December 2025)
AI hasn’t slowed down for the holidays. Over the last month, the main LLM platforms shipped updates that push us deeper into the era of agents, integrated workflows, and assistants with memory — exactly where BA/SA work lives every day.
Here’s a quick digest of what changed and why it matters 👇
🔹 Gemini 3 & Workspace Studio
Google rolled out Gemini 3 and Workspace Studio, bringing no-code AI agents directly into Gmail, Drive and Chat.
➡️ For BA/SA this means: you can treat “build an agent for this process” almost like “add a new form or macro” — for intake, triage, discovery briefs, and routine approvals.
🔹 Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic’s new flagship model is tuned for deep reasoning, long documents, slides, spreadsheets and code.
➡️ For BA/SA: a strong “end-to-end” assistant that can help you move from stakeholder notes → structured requirements → API/data contracts → initial test scenarios.
🔹 Perplexity with Memory
Perplexity added assistants with Memory and access to multiple top models in one interface.
➡️ For BA/SA: a powerful research front-end where your project context persists across sessions — useful for ongoing market, regulation or competitor analysis.
🔹 Grok 4.1
xAI released Grok 4.1 with better reasoning and tight integration with X (Twitter) and live web content.
➡️ For BA/SA: a fast way to scan sentiment, reactions and early signals around products, policies or pricing moves.
What this means for BA/SA in practice:
1️⃣ Agents are becoming everyday tools, not just pilot projects.
2️⃣ Discovery and research become continuous threads, not one-off queries.
3️⃣ Documents, data and code now sit in a single loop.
4️⃣ The key skill shifts from “testing tools” to orchestrating workflows across several models.
💬 AI is evolving faster than our backlogs. The real advantage for BA/SA is not trying every new model, but embedding the right ones into daily processes.
How are you already using these updates in your projects?
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #AIforBA #AIAgents #LLM #Productivity #DigitalTransformation
AI hasn’t slowed down for the holidays. Over the last month, the main LLM platforms shipped updates that push us deeper into the era of agents, integrated workflows, and assistants with memory — exactly where BA/SA work lives every day.
Here’s a quick digest of what changed and why it matters 👇
🔹 Gemini 3 & Workspace Studio
Google rolled out Gemini 3 and Workspace Studio, bringing no-code AI agents directly into Gmail, Drive and Chat.
➡️ For BA/SA this means: you can treat “build an agent for this process” almost like “add a new form or macro” — for intake, triage, discovery briefs, and routine approvals.
🔹 Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic’s new flagship model is tuned for deep reasoning, long documents, slides, spreadsheets and code.
➡️ For BA/SA: a strong “end-to-end” assistant that can help you move from stakeholder notes → structured requirements → API/data contracts → initial test scenarios.
🔹 Perplexity with Memory
Perplexity added assistants with Memory and access to multiple top models in one interface.
➡️ For BA/SA: a powerful research front-end where your project context persists across sessions — useful for ongoing market, regulation or competitor analysis.
🔹 Grok 4.1
xAI released Grok 4.1 with better reasoning and tight integration with X (Twitter) and live web content.
➡️ For BA/SA: a fast way to scan sentiment, reactions and early signals around products, policies or pricing moves.
What this means for BA/SA in practice:
1️⃣ Agents are becoming everyday tools, not just pilot projects.
2️⃣ Discovery and research become continuous threads, not one-off queries.
3️⃣ Documents, data and code now sit in a single loop.
4️⃣ The key skill shifts from “testing tools” to orchestrating workflows across several models.
💬 AI is evolving faster than our backlogs. The real advantage for BA/SA is not trying every new model, but embedding the right ones into daily processes.
How are you already using these updates in your projects?
#BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #AIforBA #AIAgents #LLM #Productivity #DigitalTransformation
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Architecture at the start 🏁 A ready-to-use AI solution at the finish 🏆
Join us on December 16 at a meetup where we’ll talk about the strategic and technical principles of building AI-ready enterprise systems. Let’s discuss how to align business goals with architectural decisions, when AI is truly needed and when automation is enough, and how to design scalable, secure, and compliant systems.
🎙 Speakers:
Dzmitry Pintusau, Solution Architect, Andersen – more than 8 years of experience in designing scalable and secure enterprise systems.
Igor Khodyko, Lead Developer – Java developer and Founder of Java-Holic-Club.
This meetup will be valuable for developers, analysts, architects, and anyone interested in understanding how modern AI solutions are built.
🎟 Register here
⏰ Time: 19:00 (Minsk time)/17:00 (CET)
⌛️ Duration: 2 hours
🗣 Language: Russian
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Minsk
💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form
⛄️ See you at the meetup!
Join us on December 16 at a meetup where we’ll talk about the strategic and technical principles of building AI-ready enterprise systems. Let’s discuss how to align business goals with architectural decisions, when AI is truly needed and when automation is enough, and how to design scalable, secure, and compliant systems.
🎙 Speakers:
Dzmitry Pintusau, Solution Architect, Andersen – more than 8 years of experience in designing scalable and secure enterprise systems.
Igor Khodyko, Lead Developer – Java developer and Founder of Java-Holic-Club.
This meetup will be valuable for developers, analysts, architects, and anyone interested in understanding how modern AI solutions are built.
🎟 Register here
⏰ Time: 19:00 (Minsk time)/17:00 (CET)
⌛️ Duration: 2 hours
🗣 Language: Russian
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Minsk
⛄️ See you at the meetup!
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🌐 Anchoring Bias in Data Interpretation: When the First Number Sticks
The first number you hear is sticky.
That’s ANCHORING BIAS: once a number lands in a conversation, people keep orbiting around it — even after evidence changes.
For BA/SA work, anchoring can quietly destroy scope and timelines.
✅ Typical BA case:
In Pre-sale or early scoping, someone says: “This integration is about 2 months.”
Then Discovery begins. You uncover legacy constraints, missing APIs, unclear ownership, compliance steps, hidden dependencies. Objectively, it’s more like 3–4 months. But the new plan still “feels like 2 months + a little.” So requirements get squeezed to fit the anchor.
Sprint 1 starts shaky. Change requests explode later. Anchoring also happens with complexity framing: Stakeholders label a feature as “simple.” Even when you learn it’s not, the team keeps treating it as “simple with tweaks.”
That mindset causes under-analysis.
✅ How to avoid anchoring as BA/SA:
-Explicitly label early numbers as low-confidence placeholders.
“Initial estimate, to be refined after Discovery.”
-Re-estimate after each big learning step.
-Use ranges, not single points: “6–10 weeks,” not “2 months.”
-Ask: “What assumptions make this estimate fragile?”
-Compare to reference projects — reality breaks anchors faster.
🔵 An estimate is not a promise.
It’s a moving model that should evolve with knowledge.
The first number you hear is sticky.
That’s ANCHORING BIAS: once a number lands in a conversation, people keep orbiting around it — even after evidence changes.
For BA/SA work, anchoring can quietly destroy scope and timelines.
✅ Typical BA case:
In Pre-sale or early scoping, someone says: “This integration is about 2 months.”
Then Discovery begins. You uncover legacy constraints, missing APIs, unclear ownership, compliance steps, hidden dependencies. Objectively, it’s more like 3–4 months. But the new plan still “feels like 2 months + a little.” So requirements get squeezed to fit the anchor.
Sprint 1 starts shaky. Change requests explode later. Anchoring also happens with complexity framing: Stakeholders label a feature as “simple.” Even when you learn it’s not, the team keeps treating it as “simple with tweaks.”
That mindset causes under-analysis.
✅ How to avoid anchoring as BA/SA:
-Explicitly label early numbers as low-confidence placeholders.
“Initial estimate, to be refined after Discovery.”
-Re-estimate after each big learning step.
-Use ranges, not single points: “6–10 weeks,” not “2 months.”
-Ask: “What assumptions make this estimate fragile?”
-Compare to reference projects — reality breaks anchors faster.
It’s a moving model that should evolve with knowledge.
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Confirmation bias is looking for evidence that supports your current story — and missing everything else.
It happens to smart analysts because BA work is often about framing the problem, not only collecting facts.
You believe users churn because onboarding is too long.
In interviews you highlight every “too many steps” comment.
Meanwhile you overlook weaker signals about pricing confusion, missing value, or bugs.
The backlog becomes “onboarding refactor first.”
You ship improvements.
Churn doesn’t move.
Because onboarding wasn’t the real driver.
You suspect performance is the root cause of a system issue.
So you interpret logs through that lens and ignore evidence pointing to flawed business rules or data quality.
You deliver a technically elegant fix that doesn’t solve the business pain.
Confirmation bias also shows up when using AI assistants:
If you prompt a model with your assumption, it will happily support it.
“Generate reasons onboarding causes churn” → guaranteed confirmation.
✅ How to avoid confirmation bias:
Write alternative hypotheses first.
“Churn could be A, B, or C.”
Ask for disconfirming evidence:
“What in the data contradicts my view?”
Assign a devil’s advocate role in workshops.
Add a small Discovery note section:
“Evidence against the leading hypothesis.”
Avoid leading prompts. Prefer neutral ones:
“What are the top drivers here?”
Strong BA/SA work isn’t proving you’re right.
It’s making sure the team isn’t wrong.
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2025 was incredible THANKS TO YOU!
Together this year we:
✅ Hosted engaging meetups and hands-on workshops.
✅ Participated in key BA conferences worldwide.
✅ Shared expert insights on cutting-edge topics.
✅ Discussed essential trends.
✅ Supported each other's professional growth through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
Every comment, repost, discussion, and idea from you made our group truly alive and valuable! 🙌
Thank you for your energy, enthusiasm, and contributions to advancing business analysis!
#BusinessAnalysis #BACommunity #AnalystsHub #NewYear2026 #FinTech #DataAnalytics
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🔥 TOP AI DEVELOPMENT EXPECTATIONS FOR 2026
AI is already part of IT delivery — but for BA and SA roles, the real question is what comes next.
Leading business and management media (The Economist, HBR, FT, Forbes) increasingly agree: 2026 will be about industrializing AI, not admiring it.
From that perspective, here are Top AI expectations that matter most for Business & System Analysts in IT:
1️⃣ From chatbots to agents
AI moves from “answering” to executing workflows.
➡️ BA/SA define permissions, boundaries, and failure scenarios.
2️⃣ AI embedded into workflows
Not another tool, but part of Jira, Confluence, QA, analytics.
➡️ Analysts design AI-augmented processes, not just prompts.
3️⃣ Governance becomes mandatory
Policies, audit trails, explainability, data boundaries.
➡️ BA/SA translate risk and regulation into system requirements.
4️⃣ RAG over generic intelligence
Grounded answers, trusted sources, traceability.
➡️ Analysts structure knowledge and define “source of truth.”
5️⃣ ROI pressure increases
Fewer pilots, more measurable outcomes.
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BA/SA help decide where AI truly adds value — and where it doesn’t.
6️⃣ Human & societal impact matters
Trust, transparency, adoption, backlash risks.
➡️ Requirements increasingly include UX, accountability, and change management.
In 2026, BA and SA roles shift from “requirements writers” to AI-enabled system designers — shaping how AI actually works inside enterprise IT.
#AI2026 #BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #GenAI #AIGovernance #RAG #ITDelivery #DigitalTransformation
AI is already part of IT delivery — but for BA and SA roles, the real question is what comes next.
Leading business and management media (The Economist, HBR, FT, Forbes) increasingly agree: 2026 will be about industrializing AI, not admiring it.
From that perspective, here are Top AI expectations that matter most for Business & System Analysts in IT:
1️⃣ From chatbots to agents
AI moves from “answering” to executing workflows.
➡️ BA/SA define permissions, boundaries, and failure scenarios.
2️⃣ AI embedded into workflows
Not another tool, but part of Jira, Confluence, QA, analytics.
➡️ Analysts design AI-augmented processes, not just prompts.
3️⃣ Governance becomes mandatory
Policies, audit trails, explainability, data boundaries.
➡️ BA/SA translate risk and regulation into system requirements.
4️⃣ RAG over generic intelligence
Grounded answers, trusted sources, traceability.
➡️ Analysts structure knowledge and define “source of truth.”
5️⃣ ROI pressure increases
Fewer pilots, more measurable outcomes.
➡️
BA/SA help decide where AI truly adds value — and where it doesn’t.
6️⃣ Human & societal impact matters
Trust, transparency, adoption, backlash risks.
➡️ Requirements increasingly include UX, accountability, and change management.
In 2026, BA and SA roles shift from “requirements writers” to AI-enabled system designers — shaping how AI actually works inside enterprise IT.
#AI2026 #BusinessAnalysis #SystemAnalysis #GenAI #AIGovernance #RAG #ITDelivery #DigitalTransformation
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🟢 SURVIVORSHIP BIAS IN IT PROJECTS: LEARNING ONLY FROM WHAT “SURVIVED”
Survivorship bias is learning from success stories while missing everything that quietly failed.
In IT and product work this is everywhere — and it makes planning dangerously optimistic.
🔵 Typical BA case:
You’re asked to “reuse best practices” from past projects.
You open Confluence and find polished success cases: smooth rollouts, good clients, clean diagrams.
But you don’t see:
MVPs that were stopped
pilots that failed
systems that never scaled
projects that died mid-Discovery
So your new project copies winners
without seeing the invisible graveyard.
This leads to copied requirements that don’t fit context, and estimates that ignore failure risk.
✅ How to avoid survivorship bias:
Ask explicitly for failure or “stopped” project cases.
Review post-mortems, not just showcases.
Track rejected options and why they were rejected.
In retros, document failures as reusable knowledge.
Success is loud.
Failure is quiet — but often the best teacher.
#SurvivorshipBias #BusinessAnalysis #ITProjects #ProductManagement #ProjectManagement #LessonsLearned #RiskManagement #DecisionMaking #DeliveryReality #TechLeadership
Survivorship bias is learning from success stories while missing everything that quietly failed.
In IT and product work this is everywhere — and it makes planning dangerously optimistic.
🔵 Typical BA case:
You’re asked to “reuse best practices” from past projects.
You open Confluence and find polished success cases: smooth rollouts, good clients, clean diagrams.
But you don’t see:
MVPs that were stopped
pilots that failed
systems that never scaled
projects that died mid-Discovery
So your new project copies winners
without seeing the invisible graveyard.
This leads to copied requirements that don’t fit context, and estimates that ignore failure risk.
✅ How to avoid survivorship bias:
Ask explicitly for failure or “stopped” project cases.
Review post-mortems, not just showcases.
Track rejected options and why they were rejected.
In retros, document failures as reusable knowledge.
Success is loud.
Failure is quiet — but often the best teacher.
#SurvivorshipBias #BusinessAnalysis #ITProjects #ProductManagement #ProjectManagement #LessonsLearned #RiskManagement #DecisionMaking #DeliveryReality #TechLeadership
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✅ The New Frontier for Business Analysts: AI-Powered Insights
AI has unlocked capabilities that were previously impossible or economically unfeasible. For business and IT analysts, this shift is transformative:
✨ Your historical data is now an asset. Legacy emails, reports, and databases—once valuable only to large companies in aggregate—are now powerful context for AI-driven analysis. Keep your archives.
✨ Beyond prompt engineering. The days of carefully crafting specialized prompts are fading. AI responds well to natural, clear requests and iterative feedback. Focus on the problem, not the syntax.
✨ New classes of analysis are now doable. Pattern recognition, scenario modeling, and predictive analysis can now be built in hours instead of months.
🟢 The competitive advantage isn't in understanding AI - it's in reimagining what your role can accomplish with it.
#AI #BusinessAnalysis #ITStrategy #DataAnalytics #GenerativeAI #CoIntelligence #FutureOfWork #DigitalTransformation
AI has unlocked capabilities that were previously impossible or economically unfeasible. For business and IT analysts, this shift is transformative:
🟢 The competitive advantage isn't in understanding AI - it's in reimagining what your role can accomplish with it.
#AI #BusinessAnalysis #ITStrategy #DataAnalytics #GenerativeAI #CoIntelligence #FutureOfWork #DigitalTransformation
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🌐 Framing Effects in Dashboards: How Presentation Changes Decisions
Same data. Different framing. Different decision.
Framing effect means the way we present numbers changes how stakeholders interpret risk, priority, and value.
🟢 Typical BA case:
Two true statements about a release:
- “90% of users had no issues.”
- “10% of users experienced issues.”
One sounds safe. One sounds urgent.
Both are correct.
But the backlog will look very different depending on which you show.
Framing also happens through visuals:
- A chart with a tight Y-axis makes a minor change look like a crisis.
- A chart with a wide axis hides real issues.
- Stakeholders react to the frame, not the raw truth.
🟢 Typical SA case:
Compliance metrics shown as averages hide risky outliers.
The system looks healthy until a rare edge case causes an audit failure.
✅ How to avoid framing traps:
Show both sides when decisions are sensitive: success + risk.
Keep scales consistent across time.
Label charts clearly: what, who, when.
Add a one-line interpretation note:
- “This view emphasizes risk; paired chart shows stability.”
Ask yourself:
- “What decision could this framing push people toward?”
Dashboards are not neutral.
They are decision lenses.
#BI #DataViz #BA #SA #ProductManagement #AnalyticsTips
Same data. Different framing. Different decision.
Framing effect means the way we present numbers changes how stakeholders interpret risk, priority, and value.
🟢 Typical BA case:
Two true statements about a release:
- “90% of users had no issues.”
- “10% of users experienced issues.”
One sounds safe. One sounds urgent.
Both are correct.
But the backlog will look very different depending on which you show.
Framing also happens through visuals:
- A chart with a tight Y-axis makes a minor change look like a crisis.
- A chart with a wide axis hides real issues.
- Stakeholders react to the frame, not the raw truth.
🟢 Typical SA case:
Compliance metrics shown as averages hide risky outliers.
The system looks healthy until a rare edge case causes an audit failure.
✅ How to avoid framing traps:
Show both sides when decisions are sensitive: success + risk.
Keep scales consistent across time.
Label charts clearly: what, who, when.
Add a one-line interpretation note:
- “This view emphasizes risk; paired chart shows stability.”
Ask yourself:
- “What decision could this framing push people toward?”
Dashboards are not neutral.
They are decision lenses.
#BI #DataViz #BA #SA #ProductManagement #AnalyticsTips
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Hey Community! 👋
Already today together with our Community member Emil Abazov we will discuss Documentation that actually works, not complicates 🧠
Emil Abazov – Senior Business/System Analyst and Product Owner with over 6 years of experience and 20 more than international enterprise projects across Azerbaijan, Europe, and North America, as well as a highly valued member of the BA Community for many years.
🧠 What we’ll cover at the meetup:
• BRD vs. SRS – when they break down in real-world projects and why;
• How to translate business goals from BRD into precise system behavior in SRS;
• Scrutinizing real-life cases – rewriting unclear requirements into strong documentation;
• AI for analysts – how to use AI to structure, validate, and strengthen documents;
• Practices that reduce bugs and speed up delivery.
🔗 Register here
This meetup is for everyone who wants to level up their BRD/SRS skills and walk away with practical, ready-to-use tools.
⏰ Time: 19:00 (Baku time)/16:00 (СET)
⏳ Duration: 1 hour
🗣 Language: English
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Baku
💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form
See you today!🙂
Already today together with our Community member Emil Abazov we will discuss Documentation that actually works, not complicates 🧠
Emil Abazov – Senior Business/System Analyst and Product Owner with over 6 years of experience and 20 more than international enterprise projects across Azerbaijan, Europe, and North America, as well as a highly valued member of the BA Community for many years.
🧠 What we’ll cover at the meetup:
• BRD vs. SRS – when they break down in real-world projects and why;
• How to translate business goals from BRD into precise system behavior in SRS;
• Scrutinizing real-life cases – rewriting unclear requirements into strong documentation;
• AI for analysts – how to use AI to structure, validate, and strengthen documents;
• Practices that reduce bugs and speed up delivery.
🔗 Register here
This meetup is for everyone who wants to level up their BRD/SRS skills and walk away with practical, ready-to-use tools.
⏰ Time: 19:00 (Baku time)/16:00 (СET)
⏳ Duration: 1 hour
🗣 Language: English
📍 Offline: Andersen’s office in Baku
💻 Online: The link to the stream will be sent to your email specified in the registration form
See you today!
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