It's the #BABrew Christmas message! 🎄🧑🎄🎉 The Brew Crew discuss what they’re most looking forward to about Christmas and share some very cheesy jokes 🧀. Lisa and Kerry are excited about Christmas Day; Mike (or is it Santa?) is going to parkrun, Pete does NOT need any more socks 🧦, and Jo is looking forward to playing Cards Against Humanity with her 90-year-old Grandad! HAPPY CHRISTMAS! #happychristmas #businesschange #businessanalysis #businessanalyst #service design
AssistKD
Professional Training and Coaching
Business Analysis and Business Service Design. Training, Consultancy and Apprenticeships.
About us
AssistKD specialises in Business Analysis and Business Service Design training,. Consultancy and Business Analyst Apprenticeships. AssistKD was formed in 1986 by Steve Skidmore and Mike Crawford. Their shared vision was to create a company that engaged experienced, knowledgeable specialists to help their customers develop business and systems improvement skills through the practical application of techniques. This experiential learning approach continues to be the basis for all AssistKD training to the present day. Like-minded professionals have since joined AssistKD, helping to develop the company and its portfolio of services. Our trainers work as consultants and are active members of professional bodies such as the BCS and IIBA. They contribute to industry publications and write books adding to the body of knowledge for their profession. Committed to lifelong learning, they develop their knowledge and skills continually and influence the direction of their specialist disciplines. AssistKD has stayed true to its original principles, providing high quality training, apprenticeships, certification and consultancy services to a wide range of customers throughout the UK and internationally. Our portfolio of courses are in subjects where our trainers can draw on their extensive knowledge and experience. We have developed strong relationships with industry specialists who can deliver courses at the same level of quality, extending our training portfolio further. Our well-researched, flexible, customer-centric training focuses on the needs of individuals as well as employers. AssistKD’s consistently high standards set us apart from our competitors.
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- Industry
- Professional Training and Coaching
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Thame
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1986
- Specialties
- Business Change, Business Analysis, Systems Development, IT Project Management, Enterprise and Solutions Architecture, Training, Coaching, Consultancy, and Skill/Competence Frameworks
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The Sanderum Centre
30A Upper High Street
Thame, OX9 3EX, GB
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De-Vere West One, 9-10 Portland Pl
Marylebone, London W1B 1PR, GB
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Updates
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AssistKD’s Christmas poll has revealed a disturbing truth about #businesschange professionals. They will be (mostly) talking about “Who ate all the Mince Pies” at their Christmas parties. The hot topics of #artificialintelligence, the BA vs. the Product Owner role and #servicedesign were voted for by 22%, 20% and 12% of those surveyed. But ‘Who ate all the Mince Pies’ got 46% of the vote. Perhaps it’s simply your sense of humour. If so, you might appreciate a good old cracker joke... Knock, knock... (Who’s there?) Arthur. (Arthur who?) Arthur any mince pies left?! #HappyChristmas #mincepies
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Happy #ChristmasJumperDay! Raising money for the wonderful work of Save the Children International at the AssistKD office with Christmas jumpers 🎄❄️🧑🎄and a lunchtime Christmas quiz! (👀For the sharp-eyed, yes someone also had a big birthday!) #FestiveFun #ChristmasisComing #ChristmasSweater
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It might be worth making a cup of tea or coffee for this one... ☕ This #ServiceDesign focused article takes an in-depth look at the #ServiceBlueprint; how it relates to the #CustomerJourneyMap technique; and how it is typically used to identify the resources required to fulfil a service. An interesting and informative read for anybody with an interest in the #CustomerExperience, Service Design and #BusinessChange. Have you experienced positive outcomes or pitfalls using the Service Blueprint? Let us know in the comments! 👇 #cx #designthinking #businessanalysis
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A cheeky Christmas poll! 🎄🎄🎄 #businesschat #businessanalysis #businessanalyst #servicedesign #AI #productowner
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Tapping into your innate strengths will help you to become happier and more confident at work. This fascinating piece on #strengths spotting is based on a workshop given by Corrine Thomas at the November 2024 BA Manager Forum. #strengthsprofile #skills #flow #competencies #positivepsychology #careers #jobccrafting #performancedrivers #teamstrengths
Strengths Spotting
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Connecting, building and sharing knowledge... that's what the new #ServiceDesignForum is all about. 👇If you're interested in attending future events, direct message Jonathan Hunsley to express your interest. Did you know AssistKD has a #ServiceDesign playlist on YouTube? You can find the link in the comments. #businessanalysis #businessarchitecture #servicedesign #designthinking
Yesterday, Jo Frances and myself were pleased to host the first ever face-to-face Service Design Forum. The idea for Service Design Forum has come from various conversations with Service Design, Business Analysis and Business Architecture professionals over the past few years. We feel there is a need for an interdisciplinary forum, focussed on Service Design, that provides an opportunity for practitioners to connect, build and share knowledge. As Service Designers, we deliberately decided to start small. Yesterday was a prototype from which we can build, learn and improve. We had lots of fun, built and strengthened connections and covered an array of different topics including: 🎯Sharing why we decided to be part of the forum and our hopes for its future. 🎨Applying ‘Crazy 4s’ (a cut down version of 'Crazy 8s') to generate ideas for a new forum logo. It’s amazing how creative we can be with a blank sheet of paper and a few colourful sharpies! 💡Discussing the definition of Service Design. The core services offered by Service Designers and how they relate to the services of Business Analysts and Business Architects. 🖼 Defining services using a prototype of a new Service Definition Canvas. Founding forum members also shared lightning talks, these included: ⚡️Applying Service Design to Strategy Development. ⚡️The Importance of ‘Quality’ in Service Design. We finished the day by discussing the latest Service Design news and next steps for the future. A huge thanks to Bruce Prendergast Pip Hall Colleen Henderson Nikita Nagpal for all your help and support. If you think you might be interested in future Service Design Forum events, please feel free to send me a direct message to express your interest. #servicedesign #collaboration #businessanalysis #businessarchitecture
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Is your job off-the-peg, or tailored to your skills, strengths and passions? This article on #careercrafting is based on a workshop given at the November 2024 BA Manager Forum by Charlotte A. (Axon) of Tailored Thinking and Kristy Dean of Perform Partners. #jobcrafting #businessanalysis #businessanalysis #careergoals #skills
Crafting your Career
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Want to create an effective #BAServiceDefinition? This article is packed with useful real-life insights, resources and guidance. Carys Hayler and Sinead Torley share their experience of creating a BA Service Definition at the University of Cambridge, explaining the process every step of the way. The work at the University was supported by Herd Consulting, the award-winning Product, Analysis, Change and Transformation consultancy. #BA2024 #BAPractice #businessanalyst #businessanalysis #BA
From Chaos to Clarity: Building a BA Service Definition
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Kettle on, it’s #BABrew time...and the Season Finale! ☕Do we need a rebrand of the #businessanalyst role? Experts in the field Debra Paul, Jamie Toyne and Michelle Shakesheff discuss the current BA market, and the ongoing implications for BAs. Topic discussed include: the current demand for BAs; recruitment challenges; the need for a broad BA skillset; rebranding the BA role; changing the narrative; role clarity; the need for BAs to keep learning; and more! This is just a clip, for the full BA Brew, follow the link in the comments. #businessanalysis #userstories #requirements #BA #BArecruitment