A few weeks ago, we started publishing Harbor Shorts.
We introduced the idea in our first article, but the goal was simple: to give junior business analysts practical knowledge they rarely receive during training courses and to keep each lesson short and easy to understand.
The response has been amazing. Thank you!
Many of you have told us that the Shorts helped you understand a problem or recognize a mistake you had made yourself. And that is completely fine. It happened to all of us. The only difference is that experienced analysts have already made more mistakes and had more time to learn from them.
Now, we want to make Harbor Shorts even more practical.
From reading to practising
Starting next week, every Harbor Short will include a practical exercise based on the topic of the article.
At the end of each Short, you will receive a business scenario and a task to complete. You will then have two working days to prepare your answer. On Thursday evening, we will publish our suggested solution.
We call it as suggested solution because business analysis rarely has only one correct answer. Your approach may be different from ours and still work perfectly well.
The goal is to help you practise how to think, not simply copy an answer.
Learn from Experienced Business Analysts for Less Than $10 a Month
Formal business analysis courses can cost thousands of dollars. For less than $10 a month, you can learn from experienced professionals through practical lessons, real-world exercises, suggested solutions, and monthly discussions.
Become a paid subscriber, develop your skills with us, and support the creation of more practical content for junior business analysts.
Bonus: Join our monthly discussion
At the end of each month, we will also host an online call for our subscribers.
We will review all the Harbor Shorts published that month, discuss the exercises, explain why we chose particular outputs, and explore other possible approaches. You can ask questions, share your solution, or simply join the conversation.
Bring coffee, tea, or whatever you like, and spend some time with us solving real business analysis problems.
Read the lesson. Try the exercise. Compare your answer. Join the discussion.
We look forward to learning with you :)