Business Analyst | Tool Builder
I'm a 58-year-old Business Analyst at The Access Group working on healthcare software. Over the last six months I've built 8 production MCP servers that save me roughly 8 hours per week. I documented the process in a guide that's now on Gumroad.
I translate messy requirements into working software features. Most of my day involves Azure DevOps, preprod environments, and stakeholder meetings for healthcare products (care management systems, medication tracking, clinical applications).
Recently I've been building tools to automate the repetitive parts of my job. The tools work well enough that colleagues have started using them.
🐕 Moby Accessibility Checker
10 accessibility testing tools with 0-100 scoring. WCAG, UK legal compliance, care sector focus. Saves 4 hours/week. Repository
🔍 MGC Web Page Analyzer v2.0
Cross-browser automation (Puppeteer + Playwright). Screenshots, form filling, login handling. Saves 1.5 hours/week. Repository
📊 MGC ADO Tracker
AI-powered work item tagging for Azure DevOps. Search 2900+ items by content, not structure. Saves 1 hour/week. Repository
📅 MGC Calendar
Universal calendar tool (ICS files, no OAuth). Built-in LinkedIn content planner and dashboard. Saves 0.5 hours/week. Repository
📆 Date Operations
UK working days, bank holidays (GOV.UK API), Asana helpers. Built for sprint planning. Saves 0.5 hours/week. Repository
📋 BA Workflow Tools
15 tools: sprint planning, MoSCoW, user stories, velocity, release dates, fiscal quarters. Saves 0.5 hours/week. Repository
💬 Prompt Refiner
Generate 4 prompt variants (concise, detailed, creative, analytical). Built-in history tracking. Repository
🏥 UK Healthcare Research MCP (Not published)
Searches CQC, Care Inspectorate Scotland, RQIA, HIQA. Direct API integration. Private repository.
28-chart dashboard showing velocity, sprint progress, team workload, and cycle time analysis. Built for our Technical Director (Andrew) - includes "Andrew's Specials" section with 4 advanced productivity metrics he specifically requested. Built because our standard sprint reviews were taking 30 minutes just to gather the data. Repository
"The Business Analyst's Guide to AI-Assisted Tool Development" - £5 on Gumroad - Get it here
Documents the actual process I used to build these tools. No fluff, no theory - just what worked and what didn't.
What's in it:
- The partnership model (your expertise + AI capability)
- How to identify problems worth solving
- Step-by-step development process
- 3 detailed case studies with full code
- Common mistakes and how to avoid them
- Advanced techniques for complex problems
Current role: Business Analyst at The Access Group (2022-present)
Supporting Care & Clinical, Medication Management, Point of Care, and Messenger products.
Previous roles :
- Quality Engineer (2020-2022) - QA testing, defect management
- Test Automation Specialist - Automated test development
- Customer Support Manager - Team leadership, process improvement
Earlier: Customer Experience Manager at Webroster, E-business Manager (NHS), Software Engineer (Met Office)
What I use:
- Node.js + TypeScript
- SQLite for local storage
- Playwright/Puppeteer for browser work
- Azure DevOps API
- Claude Desktop + MCP protocol
- Various UK government APIs (GOV.UK, CQC, etc)
What I don't use:
- Frameworks (mostly vanilla JavaScript)
- Cloud services (everything runs locally)
- OAuth (prefer simpler approaches)
Development environment: Windows 11, VS Code, WSL when needed
This week:
- Finishing PDF export for MGC Sprint Review Ultimate
- Promoting the dashboard internally (already getting adoption)
- Fixing authentication issues in MGC Calendar
- Database optimization work in MGC ADO Tracker
Recently completed:
- Published guide to Gumroad (launched 4 Feb 2025)
- Built comprehensive accessibility checker (Moby)
- Rebuilt web analyzer with cross-browser support
- Added AI re-tagging to ADO Tracker (5 modes)
- 8 production tools built in 6 months
- ~8 hours saved per week across all tools
- 2900+ work items processed by ADO Tracker
- 28 charts in Sprint Review Ultimate dashboard
- 10 accessibility tests in Moby Checker
- 15 BA utilities in Workflow Tools
- £5 guide on Gumroad with early traction
📫 LinkedIn
📍 Wisbech, England, UK
If you're a BA interested in building tools, the guide is the best place to start. If you want to use any of the MCP servers, they're all MIT licensed - help yourself.
I build tools that solve specific problems I actually have. If it saves time or removes frustration, it's worth building. If it's just clever for the sake of being clever, it's not.
The guide documents this approach. The repositories show the results.
Built by a 58-year-old BA who'd never coded seriously before. If I can do it, you can too.