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My name is Oluwakorede Asuni – most people call me Olu’ and you may as well.

I work at the intersection of technology and society – helping businesses, non-profits and individuals craft and evolve their technology adoption (aka digital transformation) strategies.

For most of my career, I have worn multiple hats ranging from product manager, project/programme manager, business analyst and customer advocate.

I write regularly here, on facebook, twitter and on some of the most popular business analysis platforms out there. 

I hold the IIBA CBAP, IIBA CPOA, PMI PMP and ITIL Foundation, credentials. And I  recently completed an executive MBA at the University of Readings’ Henley Business School– where I my research explored Gamification for customer acquisition and retention in SMEs.

I publish a newsletter fortnightly, in which I explore thoughts, theories and developments across digital.

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Should you get a business analysis certification?

In this short video I go over questions as: What are the factors you should consider in deciding whether or not to get a business analysis certification?
What certifications are fit for you, depending on factors like, your objectives, your career path to this point, your plans for the future.

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Fundamentals of business analysis

Who are business analysts and what do they do? What are the tools of their trade?
Where do they work?
And how do you get started as a business analyst?
I attempt answers to some of these questions in this video.

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Agile in a waterfall world

Can strict waterfall co-habit with agile? For example, can a business with legacy processes transform or begin to transform to one that is responsive to the rapidly changing demands of the market?
If yes, what are the thoughts and principles that we need to embrace. In this article, I explore why and how this is possible.

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We do not have forever

Oluwakorede Asuni January 9, 2022 No Comments

We don’t have forever. So: Do it now. Quicken the pace. Take the trip. Propose to her. Start the savings account. Dip your feet in the pool. Buy and complete that course. Read that book. Lay that foundation. Sip that wine. Ask that question. Lift that weight. Crack that joke. Write that code. Teach that person. Keep that promise. If it aligns with your values. If it brings you joy, peace and health. If it takes nothing away from the world. Then do it. There is no other perfect time than now. And if you fail, tomorrow is yet another opportunity to do it all again and better, given the lessons from today. Always, be doing it. That’s it.

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Combating Infobesity

Oluwakorede Asuni January 3, 2022 No Comments

There is no one way to combat this epidemic. However, the following steps may help one get started: (a) Awareness: Always bear in mind you are swimming in a lot of or even too much information and that this could lead to decision paralysis. (b) Start with the end in mind: Establish before starting your research or any work for which consuming, analysing and taking decisions based on information is dependent. A rough sketch of your intended destination is sufficient. That ensures you do not fall into the trap of confirmation bais, and leaves you room for discovery. (c) Where possible, identify credible sources and always start there. (d) Know when you are going down a rabbit hole: Similar to (a), as soon as you realise you may be delving into information that doesn’t solve the problem you are trying to solve, stop, then retrace your steps. (e) Burn your

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Ayobami Oladejo on Careers and Career Pivots

Oluwakorede Asuni December 14, 2021 No Comments

By Ayobami Oladejo This article was first shared on Ayobami’s facebook timeline, here So, what career should you pursue? We need to be realistic and have frank discussions especially going into a new year. I guess it is no longer news that most career paths you knew are no longer viable. Why? Technology has improved and is improving at a rate that ensures that most tasks today can be automated. We are also in a period where degrees are most crucial for giving you a foundation to learn, unlearn and relearn. Apart from core science, medicine, law and a few other careers, you can pivot to most job roles from various backgrounds. I have predicted before that we will have generalist first degrees that will teach critical thinking, communication, philosophy, project, fundamentals of finance, research methodology, self-leadership, analytics, and product management in the future. Folks will then enter the workplace

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Risk and luck are both out of our hands

Oluwakorede Asuni November 7, 2021 No Comments

Risks and Luck are two sides of the same coin, sometimes the same exact same side of the same coin but viewed from different angles, or at different times of the day or an epoch  or with varying contexts. Whilst I am firmly of the opinion that all causes have an effect and that studying the previous cause of an effect may be a great way to repeat that effect, the truth is that, there are often certain elements mixed into the causes which are beyond our individual control, which when varied even ever so slightly could result in massive variations in the effect. Two of these elements are luck and risk. And there are many more. And most are outside of our immediate control. But we can choose how to leverage or respond to them, if only we are aware of them. Luck, also perfect timing. You may have

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List: Product Managers to Follow

Oluwakorede Asuni October 24, 2021 No Comments

Whilst this is by no means an exhaustive list, and I will update from time to time, I can assure you that for any budding product manager, being in the company of those listed here is simply being in good company! Khadijah Abu – Head of Products, PayStack Mamuna Oladipo – VP of Product, Shopify Jamal Eason – Senior Product Manager, Google Tatyana Mamut – Fmr CPO, Nextdoor Rapha Cohen – CPO, Google Waze Salem E Smith –  Head of Product, TheCuralate Oluwaseun Runsewe –  Vice President of Growth at Softcom Limited

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How not to fall into the trap of vanity metrics

Oluwakorede Asuni October 13, 2021 No Comments

Knowing the bit I do about YouTube’s algorithm – which is similar to most social media platform’s – its key goal is to keep viewers on the platform for as much and as long as possible, thus selecting and presenting to users, either on the users’ YouTube.com landing page, search results, or recommended videos (which follows after a video is watched completely by users) what the users’ watch history suggests the user will likely watch. I am quite intrigued by the data in the screen below detailing the location my videos have been watch from the most for a given period. And some of the questions that arises includes: Are people in the top locations, particularly interested in the subject covered in my videos for the period under review? Are my videos more attractive/understood by those in those locations? Are… Answers will be tough to come by solely on the

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Baaaby! We grew the channel!!!

Oluwakorede Asuni October 2, 2021 No Comments

Yep! Erm… we did it!!! Having had some doubts – like any one starting a new career or journey would – it is quite gratifying to cross a milestone (well, I defined it, for myself). This month, I am challenging myself to publish a video daily – short, crisp, straight to the jugular conversations, but also well produced. Not too late to catch the challenge and subscribe to the channel !!!

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