Thanks to everyone who came to the closing keynote at #BBCconf in Phoenix, it was my absolute pleasure to deliver it!

I've just sent out an invite to three upcoming webinars: ➡️Think You Know Jira? Smarter Ways BAs Can Use Atlassian Tools ➡️Beyond the Hype: AI’s Real Impact on Business Analysis ➡️The Value Proposition for Business Analysis If you're interested, here's the link.. 🔗https://lnkd.in/eJHN73bq

For those of you into BA/change/product related stuff, check out BA Digest, a free quarterly PDF magazine. The Q2 version is out today. No registration required, free to view/download at: www.blackmetric.com/ba-digest-q2... #businessanalysis #businessanalyst

My latest riff on dishonest harmony, and metaphorical elephants in rooms. Enjoy 😊 www.linkedin.com/posts/adrian...

Strikes me merch stands at gigs would be more efficient if they attached large numbers to the merch. Rather than pointing and saying "Have you got the kinda yellowis one in small? No, short sleeves. No, the other one", you could just say "#3 in small?" 🤣

Intrigued by my new book? Catch this Q&A with @ukadrianreed.bsky.social of Blackmetric. #BusinessAnalysis www.blackmetric.com/2025/02/13/w...

So it appears I haven't posted here for years. Doh! For those of you that follow me for BA related stuff, you might be interested in BA Digest (60+ page PDF magazine, free, quarterly). Q1 edition is just out. Here's the URL in case you missed it: www.blackmetric.com/ba-digest-q1...

Nothing shows contempt for customers like a "no-reply" email, forcing you to login to a portal to get the message, but having no reply option (so you have to literally reply by post, or queue for 47 minutes on the phone). "Hey, we want to streamline our comms. OUR comms that is, not yours!"

New blog on coherence of product vision, understand "why" and avoiding becoming a user story factory. Enjoy 😊 www.adrianreed.co.uk/2023/11/17/n...

Spent an inspirational few days with 12 BAs on a leaders retreat l. The vision was to create a space for deep thinking, the kind that often gets lost in the day to day. It was a year in the planning, and was awesome. A really fun thing to co-organise and co-facilitate!

There was a period of my life when I was working full time, doing an MSc and managing the finances of a family member (power of attorney)as they transitioned into full time care. I look back and wonder how on earth I didn't crack. Maybe being busy means you can't stop and think?

Time always seems to pass more slowly in airports. If only we could use "airport time" in other spheres of our lives. 10 minutes airport time feels like about 30-60 minutes normal time (depending on the airport and location of course...)

One of my "side projects" is editor of a free (open-access) quarterly PDF magazine about business analysis related stuff (BA Digest). If you're into #BusinessAnalysis, #ProductManagement or stuff like that you might be interested. No registration required... www.blackmetric.com/ba-digest-q4...

FANTASTIC charity shop finds this weekend including this obscure white label remix of Love Inc "You're a Superstar", probably from the 2002 re-release. Also a white label Ferry Corsten remix single which is pressed on one side only. (Back slide is unpressed vinyl...)