Retha De La Porte: Building a Human-Centric Approach

Retha De La Porte and Joe Newbert explore building a human-centric approach as technology changes how organisations work and brings fear to the stakeholders around us.

Retha is a business analyst with Momentum Metropolitan. She is a caffeine-addicted CBAP who enjoys career mentoring, blogs on The BA Lab, and volunteers with the IIBA-South Africa Chapter.

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Chapter Markers

• [00:44 ] Retha’s wake-up call from dreaming of being a Doctor to becoming a business analyst


• [04:48 ] Appreciating that methodology and technology will drive the way we work


• [09:32 ] Living in a special time where we can lead change to where we want it to be


• [13:37 ] Having the choice between being a full-stack BA and a specialised BA 


• [21:49 ] Considering sustainability and social responsibility in our solutions 


• [26:25 ] Benefits of running a business analysis community of practice


• [33:01 ] Remote vs office, and finding strength and building muscle in the new normal


• [37:38 ] Not expecting too much change in the day in the life of a BA in 3, 5, or 10 years


• [40:59 ] How IP goes missing when we choose not to document what we’re doing 


• [42:21 ] Making continuous learning and up-skilling a part of your day

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Show Notes

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