Friday, March 19, 2010

   Quick Links:   Articles     MA Blog     Community Blog     Templates     Books     BA Humor     Events     Jobs     Interview Questions         RSS Feeds

  


AddThis Social Bookmark Button

Templates & Aides
Find templates and other useful aides for the business analyst.
ModernAnalyst.com LinkedIn Group
Requirements Template

Use Case Template

BPMN Cheat Sheet
FEATURED ARTICLES
The Perfect Five-course Scrum   The Perfect Five-course Scrum
Through development and beyond we hope not to have show stoppers, anticipate builds and releases on time, expect teams to portray efficiency, want our customers to be happy, and hope that boss coming to work and singing melody. Sounds like a perfect five-course scrum, isn’t it? Read More...

What is a Business Analyst? What is a Business Analyst?
Today the term Business Analyst is synonymous with a career in the IT industry but the most successful and valuable analysts are those ... Read more...
The Experts’ Take on Business Analysis and Agile The Experts’ Take on Business Analysis and Agile
If you ask Business Analysts what they think about ‘Agile’, you’re likely to get a mixed bag of answers... With so many different ideas... Read more...

What is a Business Rule? What is a Business Rule?
For business analysts, understanding decision logic from the perspective of business people is key. For that you need business rules. B... Read more...
What the CIO Needs: BA’s and Understanding the Stakeholder What the CIO Needs: BA’s and Understanding the Stakeholder
Business Analysts are required to contribute to a project in a number of ways: primarily by identifying the needs of the target communi... Read more...

MODERN ANALYST BLOG - LATEST POSTS
The Lost Stakeholder Analysis Dimension: Engagement
Stakeholder Analysis is an important and often ongoing activity that Business Analysts perform as part of their duties.  Solution delivery team m... Read More...

Why I Don't Use BPMN
First off, let me just say that I really like the BPMN standard, especially the 2.0 Beta specification.  I find the notation to be a powerful and... Read More...

Root Cause Analysis: Using the Five Whys
Business Analysts are often thrown into projects to help gather requirements around a known, defined problem.  Other times we’re asked to analyze... Read More...


COMMUNITY BLOG - LATEST POSTS
Best Practices - Ad Hoc Procedures
Ad Hoc Procedures My belief is that software development should be more of a science and contain as little artistry as necessary. It is great to come... Read More...

Best Practices - Document Content
Unnecessary Documentation The first section that I look for in a document, is the paragraph that describes ‘who this document is written for’ and ‘wh... Read More...

Best Practices - Inconsistent Documentation
If you are writing a letter to your mother, it is fine to create a new a new blank document, type your random thoughts, add highlighting, colors and e... Read More...

Random Business Analyst (Member) Profiles


Do you want more and even better Business Analysis resources?

Let us know!

Frustrated searching the web for BA resources and not finding what you're looking for?

Do you wish there existed a specific Business Analysis community feature?

Looking for information to help improve your career as a Business Analyst?

Well, we've created a short one-page survey for you to tell us what we can do at ModernAnalyst.com to better serve your needs and goals.

Will you help us by investing 2 minutes to take our short survey?

 


MORE RESOURCES
 

Do you twitter?: If you want short updates on what's going on in the BA world and at ModernAnalyst.com, simply follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ModernAnalyst



WEEKLY HUMOR FOR THE BUSINESS ANALYST
If only it were so easy to become a Senior Business AnalystBeware of the PEA (Process Enforcement Agency)


ModernAnalyst.com LinkedIn Group ModernAnalyst.com on LinkedIn: connect with fellow business analysts in order to develop and expand your professional network.
Learn More...

Browse ALL Books in the Store

Templates & Aides: find/share business analysis templates as well as other useful aides in our new Templates & Aides repository, such as:
ModernAnalyst.com LinkedIn Group
* Requirements Template

* Use Case Template

* BPMN Cheat Sheet
 
 
Privacy Statement  |  Terms Of Use
Copyright 2006-2010 by Modern Analyst Media LLC