Are you a Salesforce #BadAssBA? Do you have questions about your Future in Salesforce?! Are you aWaKE?! If not why…
A last minute, final and irreverent entry to the Trailblazer Community and Shirtforce 20th anniversary tee shirt design competition. 😁…
“The stakeholders won’t be able to grok this; the document is too technical.” 👀 Ah, you mean they can’t get…
“What’s the project status?” … can be an incredibly terrifying question. 😱 Especially if you work in a political organisation…
Did England win over Norway yesterday? Yes! Did I think about skipping this morning’s workout? Also yes! 😁 But did…
“Actions have consequences.” I say wishing I didn’t have to explain this to an adult (resisting the internal eyeroll). 🫥…
I love the Trailblazer Community and I love Shirtforce. 💕
I love the Trailblazer Community and I love Shirtforce. 💕 I love people. We are social animals, and we are…
The amount of AI Slop I am seeing in all my feeds is staggering. 🤢 Everyone’s sounding like each other.…
Iterating your way to something new – starting from human needs and prototyping toward a solution that doesn’t exist yet.…
There’s a lot of things I can’t do at #crossfit 😅 I can’t rope climb. Not even the zombie scaled…
“I’m fine.” We all wear masks at one time or another. 🎭 We smile when we don’t feel joy. We…
🤭 Ahh. If you’re in UAT you know what I’m talking about. We’ve got devs who are diligent, conscientious and…
Who hates using IVRs and talking to Bots and AI? 🙋🏻♀️ Who feels relieved when an #ActualHuman answers your call?…
“What’s a Go/No Go meeting? Do we need it?” “We Don’t Need No Success Criteria.” 🙈 “Governance? We’ll just Go…
Some people may pooh-pooh participation trophies. 😐 However I think sometimes it’s just as important to show up. Especially when…
2️⃣Does system function as specified (in requirements)? 3️⃣Did we miss anything important?!? 😱 Well, if you missed our last #BadAssBA …
Winning Swag by guessing Miguel Carvalho‘s brain?! SuperGrannies (and Grandads) rocking the stage?!? 👵🏼👴🏼 #ThisISPortugal…Dreamin baybeh!! 😎😆 Having been to…
I did not “just come off a call” with Vanessa Grant because obviously I’m still in Lisbon … Shattered from…
🚨 Interrupting your news feed on the London Salesforce World Tour and PORTUGAL DREAMIN’® posts with… A bit of whim…
Something Silvia Denaro Vicki Moritz-Henry Nathaniel Sombu Lawrence Newcombe built. ♥️ I am so proud to be with these amazing…
Want to win an amazing Shirtforce tee? 👕 (especially the #BuildItRight Well-Architected shirt you see below 👇) Then you need…
Love is… when ÜberHub drops everything to deliver the special fake (decaf) coffee you forgot to bring to fuel your…
Build THE RIGHT thing. For THE RIGHT reasons.THE RIGHT way. 💗 That’s the essense of a Well-Architected delivery (also works…
London’s Calling was EPIC! 😍 for so many reasons! Let me count the ways (at least for my first session!)…
Were you at my session at London’s Calling last Friday?🤨
Were you at my session at London’s Calling last Friday?🤨 If not – why not?! Just kidding. Aske Bong-Saxe did…
“Moo Moomi Meowoww!” 🐄🐈 Sometimes project meetings feel like a visit to McDonald’s farm 😬, because no one seems to…
Wow.. two videos in two days!! Must be a record 😆 I am toooo excited for London’s Calling so am…
If you are in Dallas AND you want to know more about PDF Butler, you need to see Talia Johnson✨💖…
I rarely love flight delays… 😐 Unless it gives me time to edit a #DreaminSpeedRun of my time at CzechDreamin…
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“Err I am pretty sure the Admissions Office is this way…” We were lost… meandering aimlessly in the uncharacteristic Amsterdamian…
I mean…True North Dreamin was epic!
I made new friends (hello Sean Keegan Sally ElGhoul, M.C.S. Bassem Ismaiel 👋 ) Deepened friendships with Stacey Whitaker Yancy…
Are you a #BadAssBA? Are you aWaKe?! Why are you not at our virtual #BadAssBA session featuring Anh Phuong Ta…
Cmon and join the #BadAssBA army!
Cmon and join the #BadAssBA army! See you tonight?? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/realvanessagrant_data-diversity-and-dignity-a-bas-guide-activity-7462537200300101633-tgep?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABr1aRkB0PeVZDHZPj7ct_TlERa75BEYJiA
I’m speaking TWICE at True North Dreamin in Toronto!
I’m speaking TWICE at True North Dreamin in Toronto! 1️⃣ Architecting your Future-Proof Career in the Age of Agentforce and…
#ActiveListening to gain valuable feedback
#ActiveListening to gain valuable feedback and insight is how we grow and be better. ❤️ And that’s what Salesforce is…
Are you a #BadAssBA?! ARE YOU INTO DND?! ARE YOU AWAAAAAKE?!? YOU NEED TO BE HERE TO LISTEN TO Jarod…
Yassss I’m coming back to Albania Dreamin’ this Saturday!!! 😍 This time talking about “Architecting and Future Proofing Your Career…
Sharing new opportunities for my LinkedIn family ❤️ https://www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-bevins_payroc-connectedremotely-innovateglobally-activity-7451948071262908416-_vQC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABr1aRkB0PeVZDHZPj7ct_TlERa75BEYJiA
Congratulations to the two Stephanies – Stephanie Herrera Bautista and Stephanie Parretti, MBA for winning the #PeiItForward competition! You invested…
I have been blown away by the amazing entries to my #PeiItForward challenge to earn a spot on the next…
“But I don’t like writing. Essays cramp up my hands.” My 16yo nephew clutched his right hand in a dramatic…
🍧 THE CENDOL SIDEQUEST. We need to talk about cendol.😍 Not as a dessert. As a personal excellence framework. —…
✈️ A PROJECT MANAGER CONSULTANT INFLUENCER PERSON WITH HER SENIOR STAKEHOLDER 😅 Today’s post is a bit different. Today I…
Here’s me looking unruffled while approximately 400 humans thrash around behind me. I don’t know if it’s actually the world’s…
That’s not SPF 50, darling. That’s the accumulated scar tissue of character-building projects, worn so long it turned into a…
A couple of weeks ago, I talked about the Well Architected Project delivery team at #PolishDreamin26 organised by coffee&force –…
I give pretty good massages. 💆🏻 I know, I know 🤭 And I think there are two reasons why I’m…
Wroclaw – what a beautiful, safe and welcoming city ❤️ Taking on a running route in a foreign city is…
“Quality Engineers – Get Seen Without Selling Yourself” by the inimitable Tristan Lombard – for the QA peeps in my…
#PolishDreamin26 … What an invigorating event it was last week!
#PolishDreamin26 … What an invigorating event it was last week! Great vibe, great energy, great fun! 😍 Kudos to Łukasz…
🤫🤫🤫 You know that thing that happens AFTER the main event wraps up, when everyone’s still hanging around and the…
#BusinessAnalyst is like a… 🤞🏻”Triumph of Hope over Experience” 🤭 🥪”Jam in the sandwich with everybody else squashing them between…
Are you a #BadAssBA? Are you awake?! Why are you not here?!? 🤗 We are listening to Penny Townsend talk…
A ‘Centre of Excellence’ or a ‘CoE’ is an internal team that owns how Salesforce is used, governed and leveraged…
Happyness is… 🍩Amazing food (yes I did two rounds at speakers buffet yesterday and a pile of please-may-i-have-a-portion-of-everything-please and try…
“The answer isn’t more tutorials. The answer isn’t more guides. The answer is each other.” 😲 Guilda H. Is at…
How do you initiate change? Especially if you can’t use money as leverage? 🤔 #ChangeManagement at a volunteer organisation is…
The #PeiItForwardChallenge is BACK! 🎉
The #PeiItForwardChallenge is BACK! 🎉 And this time, I’m giving away 2 spots on the next Consulting Discovery Masterclass starting…
I am SO excited to be going back #PolishDreamin this coming Friday
I am SO excited to be going back #PolishDreamin this coming Friday (yayyy!) but the speaker lineup is so stacked…
Wehey! Come join us this evening for an engaging event! If you have been to my sessions before, you’ll know…
“Do we really need them?” 🙄 Strong, tight #AcceptanceCriteria is something we consultants are used to when documenting requirements. It…
Oh my word Irish Dreamin’ is next week
Oh my word Irish Dreamin’ is next week and I am GUTTED I can’t be there! 😭 BUT! If I…
Would you let your client/users design your data model? 😬 There is really only one answer: It depends on whether…
I can’t make it but you should if you can! It’s full of craic! 😍 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/irish-dreamin_irishdreamin-salesforce-activity-7434877943035854850-S0RC?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABr1aRkB0PeVZDHZPj7ct_TlERa75BEYJiA
Sooo much good stuff in Didier Dessens‘s latest newsletter, but the biggest thing that resonated most with me is this:…
Do you know the difference between manipulation and influence? Do you need to know how to play politics to get…
Gong Hei Fatt Choy!! 🏮🧨 Happy Year of the Fire Horse! 🔥🐎 What will this year bring for you? Especially…
Would you get on a video call during school holidays?! While you’re at a climbing wall with your sprogs? 🧗🏻…
Pain now is less pain-ier than pain later. 😖 That’s what tech debt – in a nutshell means… and this…
At the first #LDNArcs of 2026 tonight
At the first #LDNArcs of 2026 tonight at ThirdEye Consulting where Sam Wadhwani MCMI ChMC gave us a 6 minute…
Wehey – Beyond the Org first podcast is live!
Wehey – Beyond the Org first podcast is live! And I am on the first episode! 🤩 Thank you Eric…
“But what if we say the wrong thing and the caller hangs up on me?” 😥 Our Jan cohort of…
Oh my daaaaayyys Cairo Dreamin is JUST around the corner
Oh my daaaaayyys Cairo Dreamin is JUST around the corner and I am GUTTED I can’t be there! 😭 BUT!…
Why isn’t there a course that covers BOTH the technical and business side of Agentic delivery? 🤔 BUT OF COURSE…
Alex Borland Here’s something I wrote a couple of years back about communication that compels action (on your post about…
Friday’s #ZenClub session had a fascinating debate. We were analysing a VP of Sales who wanted “everything” – she’d seen…
Here’s a fun non-worky clip of me completing the burpee broad jump section of the #hyrox simulation this afternoon. 😅…
You’ve been handed a $850K project with a 6-month timeline. 😱😱😱 The catch? It’s a merger integration. Two companies that…
Long shot but… Is there anyone in my network who has signed up for #hyrox in Ottawa on 15 May?!…
Just discovered SalesforceChaCha and it so happens we are both talking #WellArchitected in our newsletter this week! Thank you Anh…
How do you influence when you have no authority? When the political landscape feels charged and full of danger? 💣…
Christopher Sauer is an incredible person
Christopher Sauer is an incredible person, someone I would absolutely love to have in my team. He’s 🍩Deeply passionate 🍩Incredibly…
ARGH! My stomach dropped when I saw this message! 😱😱😱 But .. but.. but.. it’s all in the cloud! What…
#OnThePeiroll: The Newsletter that teaches things Trailhead Doesn’t.
#OnThePeiroll: The Newsletter that teaches things Trailhead Doesn’t. How to Build the Right Things. For the Right Reasons. The Right…
Was I hacked?! 🤬 How has someone been able to do this?? It’s my LI profile photo, UK area code…
How can you force your stakeholders to care? How can you compel change? In other words – Why do people…
On our way to our evening shift for Crisis at Christmas. 🎄
Brother’s sprog is visiting on her Xmas break from uni so I’ve roped her into doing something positive for the…
– Saying no to that scrummy donut 🍩 – Waking early to do my crossfit every day 🏋️♀️ – Not…
Have you surprised yourself this year? 🤔 (I gotta get better at these questions!) Rob Cowell is one for stepping…
“Nope – I don’t want to be in the flow!” 🤯 AnneMarie Bos MBA drops a truth bomb 💣 which…
How is this year like last year, but in a positive way? Janeen Marquardt, MBA, PMP loved that she’s been…
We are on our #SnowManRace in the after-hours super secret unrecorded chat at our monthly #BadAssBA TrailblazerCommunityGroup meetup with the…
This #BusinesAnalyst #BadAssBA conversation has surfaced topics like #BurnOut #ImposterSyndrom and all the things we struggle with at work. This…
What advice do you wish someone had given you: Here are some answers from our panelist Paul Ginsberg Kristyna Turner…
Ashley Douglas, APTD talks about HER #BadAssBA journey
Ashley Douglas, APTD talks about HER #BadAssBA journey at our monthly trailblazer meetup I co-lead with the amazing Vanessa Grant…
Advisory doesn’t have to mean detached. As careers progress, the work often shifts from hands-on delivery to advisory and strategy.…
How do you tell the difference between discomfort because you’re growing… and discomfort because you’re on the wrong path? Vanessa…
“Which #BusinessAnalysis skill turned out to be the most transferable skill?
“Which #BusinessAnalysis skill turned out to be the most transferable skill?” asks Vanessa Grant on our monthly #BadAssBA. For Ashley…
We are talking about the important #BusinessAnalysis skills at our monthly TrailblazerCommunity meetup group with Paul Ginsberg Kristyna Turner and…