Yulia Kosarenko: Dreaming About Business Analysis Yulia Kosarenko and Joe Newbert explore the possibilities of future technology to support the business analyst and how the business analyst can support future technology. Yulia is the owner of Why Change Consulting Inc and a professor at Humber College in Toronto. She is the author of the book Business Analyst: A Profession and a Mindset, as well as a conference speaker, consultant, and trainer. Tune into the episode below or on your favourite podcast player. Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/onesixeight-fm/id1513382531 Listen on Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5ibHVicnJ5LmNvbS9mZWVkcy9vbmVzaXhlaWdodGZtLnhtbA== Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6uxuO9uDYxai6T0Qh1iPTi?si=f73bde3a80c24e8f Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLESRdkn36D8k21jJfm9lCzA7TlQ7AE31x Brought to you by https://businesschange.academy skills development and career building business analysis courses.  Chapter Markers [00:43] Yulia's starting story in the business analysis profession and what keeps her involved [05:36] Seeing the business analysis profession develop and change from the past until the present [09:12] Highlighting the crucial trends that will develop business analysis into the future [10:54] Ideas about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help support the business analyst role [18:33] Thinking old skills, new skills, and the skills coming to the fore [23:04] Considering whether AI can draft systems analysis diagrams [27:29] Stepping closer to the business to fulfil the responsibility of a business analyst [32:05] Seeing a deviation toward decision support and assisting better business decisions [36:49] What a typical day, week or month might be like for a future business analyst [41:33] Summarising the goal that business analysts need to be striving for What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let us know in the comments. Add your voice: https://futurebusinessanalyst.com/survey Show Notes Additional resources: * Business Analyst: A Profession and a Mindset by Yulia Kosarenko: a href="https://amzn.