Series · 5 lessons · 15 June 2026
Sharper, Not Smaller: The Business Analyst in the Age of AI
I will be honest with you. For a stretch over the last few years, I felt the ground move under my feet. Every week brought a new headline. AI writing…
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Day 1 · 5 min read
The Day I Stopped Fearing AI and Started Directing It
I will be honest with you. For a stretch over the last few years, I felt the ground move under my feet. Every week brought a new headline. AI writing…
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Day 2 · 5 min read
What to Hand to AI (The Safe List)
Yesterday I drew one line: artefact versus accountability. Today I want to make it practical, starting with the side you can give away. Most analysts are…
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Day 3 · 5 min read
What to Never Hand Over (The Lines That Stay Yours)
Yesterday was about generosity: hand the mechanical work to the tool and free your week. Today is about protection. There are things you must never hand…
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Day 4 · 5 min read
Building AI Into Your BA Workflow, Step by Step
We have the principle, and we have both lists. Today we put it to work. This is the part I get asked about most, because building AI into a real workflow is…
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Day 5 · 5 min read
Why the Role Gets Sharper, Not Smaller
We started the week with a fear: that AI would make the analyst role smaller. We end it with the opposite conclusion, and I want to show you why it holds.…