{"id":778,"date":"2016-04-05T13:11:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T13:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/?p=778"},"modified":"2021-05-13T19:19:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T19:19:46","slug":"mastering-business-analysis-podcast-mba066-starting-a-ba-community-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/mastering-business-analysis-podcast-mba066-starting-a-ba-community-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"20160405 Mastering Business Analysis Podcast &#8211; MBA066: Starting a BA Community of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1386 size-tb_medium\" src=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BA-CoP-1080x675-620x388.jpg\" alt=\"Mastering Business Analysis Podcast - MBA066\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hanseckman.com\/guides\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/BA-CoP-1080x675-620x388.jpg 620w, 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(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>April 5, 2016<\/p>\n<p>In this episode,\u00a0Hans Eckman helps us to understand how to set up a Community of Practice or Center of Excellence, even in an organization that may be resistant to the idea. \u00a0Starting a Business Analysis Community of Practice or Center of Excellence is a great was to develop the skills of all BAs in an organization as well as share good practices and tools for a consistent experience.\u00a0 However, some organizations can be resistant to the idea.\u00a0 How do you start a community in an unfriendly environment?<\/p>\n<p>After listening to this episode, you&#8217;ll understand:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How a CoP or CoE can benefit Business Analysts and the organization<\/li>\n<li>Why some organizations may be resistant to the idea of starting a community<\/li>\n<li>How to start \u00a0a community of practice or center of excellence<\/li>\n<li>How to use a story telling approach to convince people of the value of the community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Listen now<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Read show notes and listen to interview on Mastering Business Analysis: <a href=\"http:\/\/masteringbusinessanalysis.com\/mba066-starting-ba-community-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/masteringbusinessanalysis.com\/mba066-starting-ba-community-practice\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Interview on iTunes:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mba066-starting-ba-community\/id961865564?i=366229547&amp;mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/mba066-starting-ba-community\/id961865564?i=366229547&amp;mt=2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Interview on Stitcher Radio:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?eid=43569906\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/s?eid=43569906<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Mastering Business Analysis Podcast<\/h3>\n<p>The Mastering Business Analysis podcast is a program with the goal of elevating the role of the Business 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