 Al MorrisTransformation Lead, This is Milk (((Blog updated 15th May 2018, to update our programme structure))) This is Milk are proud & excited to launch our 12-month career development programme, officially kicking off with the first cohort on the 18th of June 2018. This programme has been designed with industry to tackle the digital skills gap that currently exists and is crippling digital projects in Scotland. Digital projects have outgrown the talent pool and traditional project roles don't perform the job we need today or for the future. We believe that Scotland, which has a digital industry which is invested into with £13.8 Billion a year has been
previously unequipped to solve the acknowledged digital skills gap that is affecting us all. The This is Milk Digital Transformation Programme has been designed as a solution to this issue by teaching the skills required to successfully facilitate digital projects and excel in careers including:
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 Angela BowdenBusiness Analyst, This is Milk Our business analyst consultant Angela Bowden, shares her experiences of working as part of our business analysis managed service. People for projects is what we provide - but we put as much emphasis on culture, learning and creating as open an environment as we can, to make sure we keep the best people on our team to deliver the best work for our clients.
 Angela Prenter-SmithManaging Consultant, This is Milk Has Agile won or is it dead already?Something I’ve been pondering for a while is what’s the next big thing in project delivery? Agile has been around for a while now, and businesses are still struggling with its adoption. I asked the IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) LinkedIn group what they thought, and I got about 40 differing opinions. I did some research and again I got a typical mix of views.
‘Agile is dead already.’ ‘Agile was never meant to be used for what it is now.’ ‘Agile is the only way.’ ‘Businesses need to be agile, but that doesn’t mean they need to adopt a specific ‘agile methodology.’  Angela Prentner-SmithManaging Consultant, This is Milk Change is constant, exhausting and happening quicker than ever. In business we are enabled by technology, challenged by competitors, pressured to deliver more by our customers, and expected to offer more to our people.
It’s a pressure cooker - if we let it be. And sadly, what I’ve seen in our industry (and by this I broadly mean those we call business analysts, project managers, change consultants and so on) is an inability to meet these demands. Projects fail. They fail in meeting their objectives, often fail to deliver - or deliver meaning - and the people involved often have little faith in the project and leave with war wounds, demoralised and jaded. To quote a business associate “I’ve never known a happy business analyst”. What a sad state of affairs. I could quote lots of research in the field of failed projects, but just do a quick google and it's all there.  Angela Prentner-SmithManaging Consultant, This is Milk A pretty bold statement, coming from a business analyst, right? But, I believe this 100%. I better back up my statement then. Let’s look at how we can improve the perception of business requirements.
What is the problem with business requirements? I have heard countless times, and probably even said myself, things like: “These requirements are crap.” “That isn’t even a requirement.” “If you put sh*t in, you get sh*t out.” This needs to be addressed. Why are they so open to criticism? |
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