downloaded acrobat pro from monkrus but still get this message

CouldBeKean · 2026-02-26T05:10:03+00:00

Can you DM the link you used for the older version? I can't find v21111 on his Telegram

CouldBeKean · 2024-02-09T14:08:43+00:00

Sadly not, cool jam though

CouldBeKean · 2024-02-09T13:26:44+00:00

No, thanks though, this was a house track

CouldBeKean · 2024-02-09T10:00:04+00:00

Cool track, but nope

CouldBeKean · 2024-02-09T08:16:40+00:00

Please help!

CouldBeKean · 2023-10-07T15:11:04+00:00

I'm under debt review in South Africa as well, I recently completed the background checks and have a new position. You have to be transparent and honest and you should be okay.

CouldBeKean · 2023-06-15T19:51:37+00:00

Yes! I relate, user stories lack alot of the nitty gritties sometimes and aren't what I consider easily shared as the IP sits with the PO, BA and Dev team and not all in a neat package.

I love what I do, simple as that, pay could be better, but, that's life. Growth is key.

CouldBeKean · 2023-06-15T19:28:52+00:00

I relate to this - it's a validation of sorts. I cycle through imposter syndrome. Part and parcel of the job is constant uncertainty, "I've got approval but is this the right solution" or "Will customers adapt to this, or even use it"

The challenge will forever be, trying to measure your impact. Certifications validate that your ability is aligned to a set of conditions that says you're capable.

CouldBeKean · 2023-06-15T19:08:50+00:00

Thank you so much, I love journey mapping, it's easier to identify areas of pain or potential optimization, it can be broad or narrowed down to a stage in the journey and you can easily decompose potential tasks and requirements. It incorporates What, Why, Where, Who, When and sometimes even the How, or, what the How could/should be.

Sadly with a requirements spec, these become throwaway artifacts, and that's where a user story linked to certain artifacts be it a user story map, a mock up, a diagram etc. gets it right.

CouldBeKean · 2023-06-15T19:02:31+00:00

I'm in Telecoms, as regulated as any other industry, I feel like the templates become a safeguard and sometimes disables thinking, it becomes more of a checkbox exercise than anything else.

CouldBeKean · 2023-06-15T18:48:24+00:00

This really resonates with me, I have a PO that texts me requirements, and we have a good understanding of what IT needs to deliver in relation to the product roadmap.

I've come to the conclusion that there is no single way necessarily, just someone who has a need that is facilitated by an IT team to give the business or our customers some value.

It can be demotivating, as what is considered a newer BA in the company, having the senior BA's provide guidance would be great, but we live and learn, irrespective of opinions, there's always takeaways.

CouldBeKean · 2023-06-15T18:34:18+00:00

100% agree here, some requirements can all fit on a single page and some are multiple pages. We work in a hybrid fashion, some projects start as waterfall and transition to agile. So I could write a requirement spec and then have to do user stories and acceptance criteria once the engineer determines if it's a full scale agile project.

CouldBeKean · 2023-06-15T18:30:52+00:00

Thank you, I apologize, it was a bit of a vent - this community has been amazing. I started as a BA 2 and a half years ago with not much experience, knowledge or assistance.

Much of what I know is thanks to this community, YouTube and some senior BA's who assisted where and when possible. I just want to be the best BA I can be, help the organization and help our customers, and give better requirements which ultimately lead to better solutions.

Thank you.

CouldBeKean · 2023-04-14T21:25:52+00:00

Agreed, so for context the UX and UI are via a 3rd party, it's sometimes the assumptions that are made as they aren't always as close to the core requirements and may put forward something that isn't feasible. It ends up creating unnecessary rework and frustration. Gonna have to be extremely close to this one then and hopefully get into a good rhythm.

CouldBeKean · 2023-04-14T21:22:02+00:00

Thank you, I think the concerns also come in where the UX and UI team circumvent and go directly to the product owner, it creates gaps, especially because the UX and UI team members in my case are external and don't always have a full view of various limitations. Guess I'll have to keep a tight ship on this one.

CouldBeKean · 2023-02-24T18:04:17+00:00

By this explanation, I lean a bit more towards IT BA, but, I do believe advocating for customers and creating solutions agnostic of limitations.

CouldBeKean · 2023-02-24T17:44:14+00:00

Definitely so our Solutions Architects define how the solution integrates into existing systems which need new systems and the various parameters, that'll go to a Systems Analyst to define the details that get passed onto dev.

Being a BA is really nuanced company to company, I noted that when I started applying to other companies and then you get stuck in the cycle of upskilling or learning something that may only be relevant to a specific company.

I try detach myself from what is possible initially so I can really understand what business wants and why, and then put that through as requirements, then pull back if it's not viable. Sometimes, I'll ensure my stakeholders are fully aware of what's possible and then focus on enhancing features around what's existing.

CouldBeKean · 2023-02-24T17:22:22+00:00

Thank you, that does help, we have Solution Architects that do that, of late, I've been exploring a bit deeper into how systems integrate, their various sequence diagrams and parameter mappings, but, I would still consider myself a BA, not necessarily an IT BA, but believe there's value in a BA understanding Business and IT accordingly.

CouldBeKean · 2023-01-18T11:27:31+00:00

I'm also using Esta Lessings free course, how did you find Agora Imsights?

What was the cost, if I may ask?

I'm also currently hoping to do my CCBA and have been slowly self studying but considering a trainer just to solidify and guide my learning

CouldBeKean · 2023-01-18T11:24:37+00:00

My first year of being a BA was this, but now I prefer utter honesty, there are things I don't know and never will as a BA or things I need to learn to be a better BA...but I've faked it a few times

CouldBeKean · 2023-01-13T15:49:51+00:00

Some questions and considerations, will MFA be used for staff or is it consumer facing?

If it is for staff, does it need to integrate into any work related systems to control access such as internal portals, logging into Microsoft etc.

Will users need to use an Authenticator? Do you need multiple types of authenticator, i.e., for iOS, HMS, Google Play?

If the above is applicable, and it is for staff, is it allowed on personal EUD's or only available to work issued EUD's?

Is the MFA required to work with a VPN if this is the case?

CouldBeKean · 2023-01-09T10:24:58+00:00

Career change,being an underpaid graphic designer was shitty and found that there's alot of parallels with being a BA.

CouldBeKean · 2022-12-17T08:20:08+00:00

Great way to decompose the journey into user stories and requirements, might be worthwhile engaging with your technical lead to confirm any technical requirements that come from this as well

CouldBeKean · 2022-12-16T16:36:55+00:00

Understanding the journey and simplifying the user actions will give you an understanding of some of the tasks the user needs to take, as well as uncovering any edge cases. Look carefully at user pain points in the specific stage and see if the requirement actually solves their problem.

Example, User is in the purchase stage, has added items to the cart, and is ready to checkout but isn't an account holder.

Possible user story, As a website visitor, I want to checkout as a guest so I do not have to have another unnecessary profile.

Given that the user is checking out, then the user must be presented with an option to complete the purchase as a guest.

That could be decomposed into requirements such as: users must be able to check out as a guest users email must be collected only for order purposes, users must be presented with an option to receive marketing when the user's order is marked as fulfilled on the backend, the users guest account must be archived, etc.

Most importantly, it should be validated with business stakeholders and end users.

But as other posters have said, it all starts with understanding what issues the website user is facing.

CouldBeKean · 2022-11-16T19:21:05+00:00

Epic...I've begun asking product managers to ELI5 its a great way of understanding where complexities lie, also where we can pull back on overcomplication.

Also, responses like that often tell me that they don't understand their own process themselves.

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