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BADASS Deck

BADASS Deck

54 business analysis techniques, one per card

Business Analysis: Design Aligned on Strategy for Success

The question is never « which techniques exist ». It comes up when you are preparing a workshop, a series of interviews, or the framing of a project, and it is always the same: which one now, with these people, for this need. That is where memory fails, and you fall back on the three techniques you know by heart.

The BADASS deck puts all fifty-four on the table. You read situations, not names. You take the card that matches, you turn it over, and you have the reminder: the steps in order, enough to run the session without opening a manual.

Every card carries its BABOK® number, its knowledge area, its difficulty level and the numbers of the related techniques. You follow the cross-references, you open up other options, and you leave with a strategy rather than a list.
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What you get

  • The box, 54 technique cards
  • Its 6-card how-to guide
  • Shipped from Switzerland within three working days
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What is in the box

54 technique cards

The 50 BABOK® techniques, four of them split across two cards: RACI and CRUD for the roles matrix, 5 Whys and Ishikawa for root cause analysis.

6 how-to cards

How to read a card, what you find on the back, seven ways to use the deck, and the index of the 54 techniques.

On every card

The BABOK® number, the knowledge area, the difficulty level, and the numbers of the related techniques.

Front of the Brainstorming card: the technique name, its number, its area and its difficulty level.

Front — what it is, when to use it.

Back of the Brainstorming card: the steps in order.

Back — the reminder: the steps in order.

You are not looking for a name. You are looking for a situation.

Six examples out of fifty-four.

Technique 01 Acceptance and evaluation criteria When two solutions look equal and you have to decide. Requirements and design
Technique 05 Brainstorming When you need options and the team keeps circling the same three ideas. Elicitation and collaboration
Technique 02 Backlog management When the list grows faster than it empties. Requirements life cycle
Technique 46 SWOT analysis When you have to map the ground before deciding. Strategy analysis
Technique 25 Interviews When the information is in one head and nowhere else. Elicitation and collaboration
Technique 48 User stories When the technical team and the business do not speak the same language. Requirements and design

Three ways to use it

The BADASS deck cards laid out on a table during a workshop.

In a workshop

Sit down, alone or with the team. One need on the table, you explore the techniques that fit through the « when to use this technique » section, you follow the related techniques to open up other options, and you leave with a strategy.

To learn

New to Business Analysis, to project management or to starting a business? Each card teaches you to run a technique and to recognise the moment when it helps. The deck stays within reach as a memory aid.

To make yourself understood

Explaining an approach to a client or a steering committee is half the work. You present your strategy card by card, and the debate finally turns on the substance.

Frequently asked questions

What language are the cards in?

The box exists in French. The PDF exists in French and English. The content is identical in both languages, so the box + PDF pack only exists in French.

How long does delivery take?

Three working days for the box, shipped from Switzerland. The PDF arrives by e-mail within a minute of payment.

Can the PDF be printed?

Yes, in sheets, at the size of the physical cards. Printing for your own use is intended.

What is the difference with the eBooks?

The deck gives you the overview and enough to recall what each technique is for. The eBook runs a single technique in full on a real case, through to the numbers. The two complement each other: see the collection.

And to go to the bottom of a technique

The deck gives you the overview: every option on the table, and on each card enough to recall what the technique is for and in what order to run it. The eBook runs it in full on a real case — the step by step, the trade-offs, the numbers.

Discover the eBooks

Cover of the eBook on brainstorming: making ideas surface.

The Brainstorming eBook — the technique whose card you have just seen.