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The modern analyst portal features forums, blogs, jobs, and articles on a variety of topics such as: requirements, getting started, UML, business process analysis, BABOK, CBAP, etc.en-USCopyright 2006-2013 by Modern Analyst Media LLCadministrator@modernanalyst.comDeveloping Effective Agile Requirements Relies on Both User Stories and Use Cases - DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE AGILE REQUIREMENTS RELIES ON BOTH USER STORIES AND USE CASES As the Agile movement continues to gain momentum and managing projects using Agile methods becomes ...Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:27:04 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2648http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2648Projects and the taxi ride "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" "That depends a good deal on where ...Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:31:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2610http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2610New Opportunities for Business Analysts: Decision Modeling and Normalization - New Opportunities for Business Analysts:Decision Modeling and Normalization To our knowledge, The Decision Modelbook[1] is the first publication to define a holistic approach ...Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:52:58 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2649http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2649Four Very Useful Constructs for Concept Models: Developing a Structured Business Vocabulary A missing ingredient in most current approaches to IT requirements and business rules is developing...Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:56:26 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2575http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2575Connect the Dots with Requirements Traceability, Part 1 Simple requirements changes often have far-reaching impacts, necessitating that many parts of the p...Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:55:10 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2211http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2211Connect the Dots with Requirements Traceability, Part 3 - The Process - Connect the Dots with Requirements Traceability, Part 3 The CEO of a major corporation who was present when I described requirements traceability at a semi...Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:53:21 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2213http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2213Connect the Dots with Requirements Traceability, Part 2 - The Requirements Traceability Matrix, - Connect the Dots with Requirements Traceability, Part 2 The first part in this series of articles presented an overview of requirements traceability , iden...Mon, 03 Jun 2013 06:52:19 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2212http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2212The Courage to Scribe - Part 3 (42’s Trusted Advisor) - The Courage to Scribe This article is part of a 3 part series. Here is Part 2 . Recently I saw the movie “42,” based on t...Mon, 27 May 2013 19:10:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2618http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2618The Courage to Scribe Part 2 In Part 1 , I discussed the role of the scribe, how the scribe and facilitator work together, and s...Mon, 27 May 2013 19:07:29 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2417http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2417Business Analysts Can Enable Innovation “If I had asked my clients what they wanted, they probably would have said ‘a faster horse.” Henry ...Mon, 20 May 2013 06:20:13 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2594http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2594Bloomfire: Independent Analyst Evaluation - Bloomfire- Independent Analyst Evaluation Independent Analyst Review by Eval Source Features : Content Creation, Sharing and Collaboration, A...Thu, 16 May 2013 08:45:48 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2591http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2591Humanizing Business Analysis: Visualizing Meaning through Business Concept Maps Business Analysis is the first link in the chain. Unfortunately many times it is also the weakest l...Mon, 13 May 2013 05:41:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2593http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2593Increasing Proficiency of Business Analyst Professionals - Increasing Proficiency of Business Analyst Professionals: A Case for Online Agile Software Development Process A Case for Online Agile Software Development Process Discover how a unique online collaborative sol...Mon, 06 May 2013 01:18:43 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2590http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2590Three Stages of Decision Model Usage Today - Three Stages of Decision ModelUsage Today (And How toUse This to Your Advantage) Portions of this article are drawn from the book, The Decisi...Sun, 05 May 2013 23:15:45 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2576http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=25763 Ways to Optimize Big Data and Predictive Analytics I recently had the pleasure of joining the Briefing Room webinar, which was a collaboration of Eric...Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:54:33 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2573http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=257310 Ways Documents and Spreadsheets Sabotage the Business Analyst’s Career At long last, Business Analysts are stepping into the spotlight. Job rankings reports over the past...Mon, 22 Apr 2013 05:18:37 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2474http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2474How Information Affects Micromanagement - Information requirements gives us insight as to why people micromanage. A friend recently confide...Mon, 22 Apr 2013 02:29:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2549http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2549Understanding the Natural System - Systems always find a way to produce information to support the needs of the enterprise. Every no...Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:59:55 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2569http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2569A Guide to the Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE) Since its inception, the CPRE Foundation Level certification has evolved to become the most achieve...Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:40:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2559http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2559Using the Brainstorming Technique in Business Analysis What is Brainstorming? At first blush the definition of brainstorming may appear to be commonly und...Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:24:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2067http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2067Technical Writing Guidelines for Documenting Business Requirements The purpose of this article is to assist business analysts in writing business requirements. This a...Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:22:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2448http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2448Democratizing BPM With Visio and Office 365 Support your BPM initiatives with a powerful social, mobile, and cloud-based proven platform. Spons...Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:47:16 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2533http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2533How to Introduce The Decision Model Successfully The Decision Model finds its way into organizations in many different ways: through a Center of Exc...Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:05:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2516http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2516Business Analysts: Are You a Van Gogh or a Sagan? (Art or Science) - Business Analysts: Are You a Van Gogh or a Sagan? Business Analysis is a discipline that has earned increased recognition over the last 15 years. As ...Mon, 04 Mar 2013 04:17:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2520http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2520Has “Agile” Killed “Use Cases”? Has “Agile” killed “Use Cases”? Let us answer this question in this short article. As you may know,...Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:27:16 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2519http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2519Breaking the Rules: Breach Questions Three questions regarding breaches of business rules should be addressed by Business Analysts: enfo...Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:44:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2472http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2472The Twelve Shades of the Business Analyst (BA) Facilitator - The Twelve Shades of the BA Facilitator This article reviews the complexity of the role of the business analyst (BA) facilitator in obtaini...Fri, 15 Feb 2013 14:59:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2490http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2490Requirements Reviews - When You Want Another Opinion - Part 1 - When You Want Another Opinion, Part 1 In my view, the most powerful quality practice available to the software industry today is inspecti...Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:36:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2215http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2215Requirements Reviews - When You Want Another Opinion, Part 2 - When You Want Another Opinion, Part 2 Here are some additional recommendations (click here for part 1) about how to make peer reviews of ...Sat, 02 Feb 2013 22:35:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2216http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2216The Whole Requirement and Nothing But the Requirement While working on a large automotive project to build infotainment systems in Germany during 2000, I...Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:23:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2442http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2442Product owner and business analyst - how to make it fit The product owner is an ideal. I have experienced this myself as product owner and business analyst...Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:55:08 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2484http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2484Business Rules, Business Processes, and Business Agility: Basic Principles - Part 2 - Business Rules, Business Processes, and Business Agility: Basic Principles How do business rules relate to business processes? How do business rules support business agility ...Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:03:11 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2374http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2374Business Rules, Requirements and Business Analysis: Basic Principles - Part 1 - Business Rules, Requirements and Business Analysis: Basic Principles How do business rules fit with requirements? What role should business rules play in business analy...Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:02:03 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2373http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2373Business Rules, Procedural Languages, and Enterprise Architecture: Basic Principles - Part 3 - Business Rules, Procedural Languages, and Enterprise Architecture: Basic Principles What role should business rules play in procedural languages and enterprise architecture? How do th...Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:00:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2375http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2375Top 10 Key Business Analysis Trends For 2013 - Delivering Business Values Brings Business Analysis into the Limelight - Delivering Business Values Brings Business Analysis into the Limelight 10 Key Business Analysis Trends For 2013 This year’s top 10 business analysis trends focus on lever...Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:34:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2444http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2444Efficient BPMN: from Anti-Patterns to Best Practices Introduction Sponsored by: No Magic, Inc. Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) is already ack...Wed, 02 Jan 2013 11:36:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2438http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=24382012: A Critical Moment in Time for The Decision Model It is not unusual for a significant moment in time to pass almost unnoticed. When a cultural shift ...Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:02:11 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2443http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2443The Courage to Scribe Part 1 At a recent conference I overheard a conversation that went something like this: Participant #1: “H...Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:18:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2416http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2416The Five Most Important Differences Between The Decision Model and Business Rules Approaches (They are not by accident!) - The Five Most Important Differences BetweenThe Decision Model and Business Ru While many organizations have already adopted The Decision Model, others are actively exploring how...Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:38:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2238http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2238We Already Have a BRMS, What are We Missing? (Why Consider The Decision Model and a BDMS) “There are capabilities necessary to implement Smart S...Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:32:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2406http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2406 Business Analyst Checkpoints: Checkpoint Charlie - Checkpoint Charley Checkpoints Alpha and Beta prompt business analysts to verify where they are in the process and get...Mon, 03 Dec 2012 14:18:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2418http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2418The 21st Century BA: Fostering Team Creativity- the Business Analyst’s Sweet Spot - The 21st Century BA Series From Tactical Requirements Manager to Creative Leader of Innovative Change NOTE: This article is part of " The 21st Century BA Series: From Tactical Requirements Manager to C...Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:51:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2407http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2407The 21st Century BA: Building a Mature, Innovation-Driven Business Analysis Practice - The 21st Century BA Series From Tactical Requirements Manager to Creative Leader of Innovative Change NOTE: This article is part of " The 21st Century BA Series: From Tactical Requirements Manager to C...Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:48:09 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2323http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2323The 21st Century BA: From Tactical Requirements Manager to Creative Leader of Innovative Change I think the 21st century will be the century of complexity. —Stephen W. Hawking Welcome to the new ...Mon, 26 Nov 2012 07:46:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2136http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2136Flash Points: Where Business Rules Meet Business Events There is a direct link between business rules and business events – one not fully understood by man...Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:29:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2372http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2372Using Adaptability as a Guide to Navigate the Uneven Terrain of Requirements Elicitation Adaptability is a word that is not used enough in the context of business analysis and collecting r...Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:14:58 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2394http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2394NANW: There is life outside the waterfall – agile continuum - There is life outside the waterfall – agile continuum A great approach under the right circumstances, agile is not a universal solution for successfully ...Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:51:27 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2294http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2294Barking With the Big Dogs - Part III: Influence and Manipulation - Barking With the Big Dogs “Socrates had a student named Plato, Plato had a student named Aristotle, and Aristotle had a stude...Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:13:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2311http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2311Barking With the Big Dogs - Part IV: High Impact Interaction - Barking With the Big Dogs “You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” Abraham Lincoln As trusted ...Mon, 05 Nov 2012 00:04:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2383http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2383The Language of Systems - The Language of Systemns - And, No, it is not C++, Java, SQL, or any other programming language. A few years ago, I was at a...Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:36:57 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2399http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2399Solution Scope – An Insight 1. Understanding Solution Scope Most of the projects inevitably struggle at some point or the other...Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:53:05 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2366http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2366More on Decision Tables and The Decision Model in Practice (Why Single Decision Tables are Just Not Good Enough Anymore!) Portions of this article are drawn f...Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:16:45 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2376http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=23763 Ways to Conduct Elicitation Even If You Aren’t in a Business Analyst Role - 3 Ways to Conduct Elicitation Even If You Aren’t in a BA Role Elicitation is a fundamental business analyst skill and is used by BAs and non-BAs alike to: Gain c...Mon, 22 Oct 2012 01:17:25 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2387http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2387Logical Data Analysis – Understanding Data and Their Relationships When we first look at data fields on a business document, they appear complex. However once we anal...Fri, 12 Oct 2012 12:53:49 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2350http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2350Bridging the Gap between Business and Software Architectures We are frequently asked about connecting and tracing software architecture elements to business pro...Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:52:51 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2368http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2368The BA's Journey - From a Current to a Future State Author: Jan Kusiak Many words have been written about the process of business analysis and how it c...Sun, 23 Sep 2012 13:53:04 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2347http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2347The Unanticipated Role of The Decision Model in Data Quality This article is unique because it is a bit embarrassing, but in a respectable way. When our book[1]...Mon, 17 Sep 2012 05:48:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2340http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2340How to Analyze a Business Process and Close Your BA Experience Gap What comes first, the business analyst or the business analyst experience ? If you’ve looked at BA ...Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:24:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2343http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2343An Overview of Root Cause Analysis What is root cause analysis? Quite simply, root cause analysis is a technique designed to unearth t...Tue, 04 Sep 2012 02:11:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2341http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=234110 Ways to Hone Your Communication Skills as a Business Analyst - 10 Ways to Hone Your Communication Skills One of the soft skills that BABOK [1] specifies is communication, and for good reason—understanding...Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:59:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1994http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1994Business Analyst Checkpoints: Checkpoint Beta - Business Analyst Checkpoints: Checkpoint Alpha In the last discussion we talked about Checkpoint Alpha , an informal meeting between the business ...Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:47:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2307http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2307A Panel of Experts: How to Introduce The Decision Model to Your Organization (Ground Up and Top Down) With the rapid adoption of The Decision Model, the most frequently asked q...Mon, 27 Aug 2012 04:28:09 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2322http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2322Selecting Appropriate Requirements Views - Selecting Appropriate Views NOTE: This is article # 4 of a four articles series, where I describe why it is so valuable to crea...Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:50:32 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2054http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2054Some Alternative Requirements Views NOTE: This is article # 3 of a four articles series, where I describe why it is so valuable to crea...Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:31:35 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2053http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2053Barking With the Big Dogs - Part II: Trusted Advisor - Barking With the Big Dogs If you’re reading this article, it’s likely that you said yes to the question, “Am I willing to try...Mon, 06 Aug 2012 04:31:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2272http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2272An Example of Choosing a Hybrid SDLC using BPMN and the Decision Model The purpose of this article is to provide project managers and business analysts an example of choo...Mon, 30 Jul 2012 16:26:13 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2273http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2273Business Process Reengineering and Refocus for Major Enterprises At some time or another, most companies will likely experience a point in their development when bu...Thu, 26 Jul 2012 18:06:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2310http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2310Six Ways to Avoid Requirements Workshop “Traffic Jams” We recently visited India to give presentations in Pune and Bangalore. As we travelled around India...Mon, 23 Jul 2012 02:13:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2308http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2308Why Create Multiple Requirements Views? NOTE: This is article # 2 of a four articles series, where I describe why it is so valuable to crea...Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:02:17 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2052http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2052Tech hotshots: The rise of the IT Business Analyst The once lowly business analyst is suddenly in high demand. Here's how to work well with the ones y...Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:09:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2301http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2301Sharing knowledge in geographically distributed teams Teams that are geographically distributed and primarily work virtually face many challenges. One of...Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:58:27 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2286http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2286A New Information Systems Paradigm: What does a Business Analyst Needs to Know? - A New Information Systems Paradigm: What does a Business Analyst Needs to Know? By Robert Bostrom (Edited by Barbara v Introduction There is an exciting paradigm shift happening within the information systems (IS) fiel...Mon, 09 Jul 2012 05:09:27 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2293http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2293Barking With the Big Dogs - Part I: Process of Care Let’s face it, business analysts (BA) the world over are challenged with many things. These things ...Mon, 02 Jul 2012 07:17:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2237http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2237Mastering the Techniques for Business Analysis: An Insider’s View I was recently working with a client who said that the life of a BA in his organization is complica...Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:03:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2248http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2248Powerful Business Modeling With No Magic’s Cameo Business Modeler Business Analysis and Modeling The world of business process management and modeling is changing. A...Mon, 25 Jun 2012 22:28:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2269http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2269The 21st Century BA: How proficient do Business Analysts need to be? - The 21st Century BA Series From Tactical Requirements Manager to Creative Leader of Innovative Change: How proficient do BAs need NOTE: This article is part of " The 21st Century BA Series: From Tactical Requirements Manager to C...Mon, 25 Jun 2012 08:42:40 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2247http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2247Achieving Success through Business Value Business value is a new indicator for project success. Huh? You may be wondering what ever happened...Mon, 18 Jun 2012 13:17:20 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2262http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2262Building the Security Model with Use Case and Class Models In writing a business requirements document (BRD), the business analyst needs to document who can a...Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:15:06 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2181http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2181How Business Processes, Strategy, and Business Policies Relate Business process models are intuitive. That’s why people like them. They provide management bluepri...Mon, 04 Jun 2012 06:01:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2239http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2239Introducing Prototyper 4.6 - Creating Interactive, True-to-Life Prototypes for Mobile Apps and More - Introducing Prototyper 4.6 Creating Interactive, True-to-Life Prototypes for Mobile Apps and More Tired of Building What Your Stakeholders May Not Want? Working on a new application? You never real...Sun, 03 Jun 2012 18:39:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2267http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2267Facilitating virtual meetings The advise given by Paula Bell in the article " The virtual BA " (Modern Analyst, March 26, 2012) i...Mon, 14 May 2012 06:30:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2236http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2236Business Processes: Better with Business Rules In creating a viable business solution, you need both a business process model and business rules –...Mon, 14 May 2012 06:21:51 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2240http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2240The 3 types of hybrid projects, and how they affect the business analyst’s work I’ve written in the past about why hybrid approaches that incorporate traditional and agile methods...Mon, 07 May 2012 07:52:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2228http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2228How to Mentor an Aspiring Business Analyst - HOW TO MENTOR AN ASPIRING BUSINESS ANALYST You walk into your local IIBA meeting and introduce yourself to a new attendee. They ask you what s...Mon, 07 May 2012 07:08:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2220http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2220Business Analyst Checkpoints: Checkpoint Alpha A checkpoint is a juncture in the process where information is gathered to assess the health and di...Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:02:51 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2200http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2200Using the Business Architecture in Business Analysis Under the heading of “The Business Analyst Profession” [1] located in the Modern Analysts web site ...Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:36:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2180http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2180360-Degree Dinner December ought to be a month of celebrations, but for managers it often isn’t. In many companies th...Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:25:21 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2131http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=213121st Century BA as Creative Leader: What’s All the Fuss About? - BA as Creative Leader: What’s All the Fuss About? NOTE: This article is part of " The 21st Century BA Series: From Tactical Requirements Manager to C...Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:46:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2210http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2210Business Analysts: Choosing Sides To Every Action... An acquaintance of mine recently held a “mock re-organization” at his company to...Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:39:44 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2187http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2187The Six Blind Men and the Requirements There’s an old fable about six blind men who encountered an elephant for the first time. Although t...Sun, 08 Apr 2012 06:27:36 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2051http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2051What’s Really Needed to Align Business and IT Part 2: Strategy for a Business Solution Does your requirements approach allow you to reliably identify blind alleys and showstoppers before...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:31:44 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2175http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2175What’s Really Needed to Align Business and IT Part 1: Creating True Business Solutions So many IT projects ultimately end in failure and are simply written off. Same old story, time and ...Mon, 02 Apr 2012 05:31:02 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2174http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2174The Process of Determining Business Requirements Taking time to determine business requirements before launching into a new IT or process-based proj...Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:08:40 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2186http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2186The Virtual BA (Business Analyst) - The Virtual BA As I've had the honor and privilege of mentoring and coaching business analysts (BA’s) one of the a...Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:34:57 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2173http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2173Which Should Come First, Requirements Management Tools or Processes? Hint: It’s Not What You Expect! - Which Should Come First, Requirements Management Processesor Tools? Hint: It’s Not What You Expec As the lone business analyst on a panel of project managers at BA World Toronto in 2011, I was aske...Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:31:51 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2178http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2178Case Study: Using the Decision Model to Decompose Underwriting Calculations - Aviva Case Study – Using the Decision Model to Decompose Underwriting Calculations Aviva UK Health sells private medical insurance, income protection, corporate critical illness, cor...Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:56:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2144http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2144Book Review: Building Business Capability by Ron Ross and Gladys Lam - Building Business Capability by Ron Ross and Gladys Lam | Book Review Ron Ross and Gladys Lam have written an important book for the business analyst community. It aims ...Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:27:10 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2133http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2133The 21st Century BA: The Adaptive Business Analyst - The 21st Century BA Series From Tactical Requirements Manager to Creative Leader of Innovative Change - The Adaptive Business Analyst NOTE: This article is part of " The 21st Century BA Series: From Tactical Requirements Manager to C...Mon, 12 Mar 2012 07:24:59 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2188http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=21883 misconceptions I would like to see removed from the Agile Extension to the BABOK® The IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis), in collaboration with the Agile Alliance, ...Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:43:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2139http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2139BA ABCs: “C” is for Class Diagram JNW, by Howard Podeswa, to be exhibited as part of the group exhibition The “C” Word , from Feb 8 –...Thu, 01 Mar 2012 07:46:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2145http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2145When Not Knowing The Answer is OK - Especially for the Business Analyst - When Not Knowing The Answer is OK A new project has spun up and you’ve been assigned as the Business Analyst (the same scenario outli...Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:13:35 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2149http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2149The Decision Model Meets Agile Inspired by a recent discussion in The Decision Model Group [1], this month’s column focuses on the...Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:31:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2138http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2138It’s a New World for the Business Analyst: We need to Grow up Fast! - The 21st Century BA Series From Tactical Requirements Manager to Creative Leader of Innovative Change NOTE: This article is part of " The 21st Century BA Series: From Tactical Requirements Manager to C...Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:09:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2143http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2143An Introduction to Data Flow Diagrams Across multiple industries, systems exist to automate manual tasks for users. To that end, any proc...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:19:16 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2009http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2009Methodologies & The Dance of the Fairies Over the years I have had numerous friends and family ask me what exactly our company did; it seeme...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:01:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2134http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2134Document Decisions Separately and Explicitly – A Proposed Use Case Scenario Best Practice This article proposes a use case best practice technique: Always document decisions separately and ...Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:19:45 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2071http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2071True-to-Life Business Models: How Business Rules, Business Decisions, and Business Events Relate A business model should include behavioral rules, decision rules, operational business decisions, a...Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:44:33 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2115http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2115Agile vs. Traditional... - Part II: Methods are a means to the end of project success, not the end themselves - Agile vs. Traditional Software Development: Why is the debate still going on? - Part Agile vs. Traditional Software Development: Why is the debate still going on? - Part II: Methods ar...Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:30:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2043http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2043Agile vs. Traditional Software Development: Why is the debate still going on? - Part I: The dangers of bounded rationality - Agile vs. Traditional Software Development: Why is the debate still going o Agile vs. Traditional Software Development: Why is the debate still going on? - Part I: The dangers...Sun, 08 Jan 2012 05:27:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1993http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1993Top 10 Key Business Analysis Trends For 2012 - 10 Key Business Analysis Trends For 2012 What would the start of 2012 be without a tradition I’m pleased to continue to uphold: the unveilin...Mon, 02 Jan 2012 06:31:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2124http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2124Three Good Reasons to Initiate a BA Center of Excellence The increased professionalism of business analysis is reflected in the value that business analysts...Wed, 28 Dec 2011 06:21:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2110http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2110Data Modelling & Object Oriented Development Author : Colin S. Penn, IRM Training Pty Ltd At some stage in their working life, every business an...Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:26:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2111http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2111How Detailed Should Requirements Be? Part 3 - When More Requirements Detail Is Advisable - When More Requirements Detail Is Advisable In the previous article in this series, I described several conditions in which writing less detail...Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:28:58 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2070http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2070Lean Six Sigma for non-industrial organizations Best practices of Lean Six Sigma Lean Six Sigma is being applied more and more, also by non-industr...Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:15:20 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2077http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2077Agile vs. Traditional... - Part III: Winning Through Integrative Thinking - Agile vs. Traditional Software Development: Why is the debate still going on? - Part III: Winning Through Integrative Thinki Agile vs. Traditional Software Development: Why is the debate still going on? - Part III: Winning T...Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:37:44 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2082http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2082The State of Business Analysis Practices in Organizations Authors : Lori Lindbergh, PhD & Kathleen B. Hass, PMP Abstract To remain competitive, it is more im...Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:50:35 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2083http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2083How Detailed Should Requirements Be? Part 2 - When Less Requirements Detail Is Appropriate - When Less Requirements Detail Is Appropriate In the first article in this series, I pointed out that there’s no easy answer to the question of h...Tue, 29 Nov 2011 07:35:36 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2069http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2069Requirements Reuse: the State of the Practice Author: Yuri Chernak, Ph.D. Abstract – For several decades, software reuse has been a recognized so...Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:58:43 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2079http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2079Ambiguity, Uncertainty or Both? Why Organizations Need Business Analysts We have always been fascinated by the exceptional business...Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:33:44 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2076http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2076How Detailed Should Requirements Be? - Part 1 - How Detailed Should Requirements Be? Recently I was chatting at a wine tasting event with a couple of lawyers, who I had just met. One w...Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:36:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2068http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2068How to Effectively Engage Requirement Contributors to Achieve Project Success Stakeholder Analysis enables the identification, classification and communication of project stakeh...Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:43:22 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2063http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2063Iterative Analysis and the Diminishing Business Strategy Approach: Decisions, Decisions! IT departments are good at biting off more than they can chew. Ofte...Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:32:48 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2023http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2023Business Rules: Basic Principles and Pattern Questions for Business Analysts Excerpted with permission from Building Business Solutions: Business Analysis with Business Rules ,...Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:22:27 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2044http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2044A Proposal for an Agile Development Testing V-Model This article proposes a V-Model for agile development testing and invites feedback from the reader....Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:31:48 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1967http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1967Introducing RuleGuide™ - Business Decision and Rule Management NOTE: This article is vendor sponsored by New Wisdom Software, LLC Improve Business Decision and Ru...Thu, 20 Oct 2011 08:20:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2037http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2037Classifying Decision Model Structures How to Recognize, Classify, and Validate Common Logic Structures It is not by accident that all dec...Mon, 17 Oct 2011 16:56:40 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2026http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2026Systems Thinking: Understanding the Whole and Not Just the Parts - Systems Thinking I was very intrigued with this concept when I read it in the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (B...Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:13:43 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2019http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2019Data Flow Diagram with Examples & Tips - Data Flow Diagram This article describes the Data Flow Diagram devised by Larry Constantine in the 1970s as part of t...Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:55:05 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2015http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2015Putting Systems Analysis “Into Context” using the Context Diagram - Putting Systems Analysis “Into Context” This article is all about putting your systems analysis into context; literally and metaphorically....Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:53:19 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2012http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=2012Business Analysis with Business Rules Excerpted with permission from Building Business Solutions: Business Analysis with Business Rules ,...Mon, 03 Oct 2011 02:13:29 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1998http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1998History Repeats Itself, But It Doesn’t Have To! Why does it take an 'act of congress' for some organizations to realize that what they are doing is...Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:20:06 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1952http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1952The Real Brains Behind Better Facilitation Facilitation is one of the most critical soft skills of the business analyst, as well as one of the...Wed, 14 Sep 2011 03:41:03 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1971http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1971Business Analysis Certificate Program Features The Decision Model Introduction “Congratulations to the graduates of the inaugural class of the University of Washingt...Mon, 05 Sep 2011 15:36:20 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1975http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1975Transaction Business Logic Why is Transaction Business Logic important? Transaction Business Logic is the processing required ...Thu, 01 Sep 2011 13:29:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1973http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=19735 Top Mistakes Management Makes With BA Performance Measurement Programs (And How to Avoid Them) When used properly, a performance measurement program can help BAs and their managers identify spec...Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:40:33 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1867http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1867eBook: What is a Business Analyst? ...and why do I need one? Author : Joseph da Silva Worldwide, there are between five hundred thousand and one million people ...Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:11:17 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1981http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1981The Influencing Formula for Business Analysts - The Influencing Formula I often get asked, “How can I get stakeholders to attend my meetings?” or “How can I get stakeholde...Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:18:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1972http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1972Use Case Points: an analysis phase estimating technique Use Case Points are used as an analysis phase technique for estimating software development. Assumi...Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:23:40 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1905http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1905The Decision Model and Process Models with BPMN [Portions of this article draw from the book, The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework Linkin...Mon, 15 Aug 2011 06:10:59 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1954http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1954Starting Your Requirements Education So you want to be a better requirements analyst. Or maybe you’re completely new to business analysi...Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:17:03 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1402http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1402The Mentalist Guide to Requirements Gathering If I said Mentalist to you, I expect you would either think of a mind-reader of the David Copperfie...Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:42:57 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1931http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1931“Why?” versus “Why Not?” I am a huge supporter of social network sites and I tend to browse Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter d...Fri, 05 Aug 2011 03:51:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1953http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1953Estimating - Getting it Right It seems every now and then someone comes along with a new spin on how to estimate a project, eithe...Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:47:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1928http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1928Understanding and Managing Agile Transitions Software development process is undergoing seismic shift from traditional waterfall software method...Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:24:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1926http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1926The Role of the Implementation Consultant – 3 things you must know ! Congratulations! You've just won your first large client and you are being chosen to play the role ...Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:43:43 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1914http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1914Why Skilled Business Analysts Will Not Go Away in an Agile World - Why skilled business analysts will not go away in an agile world As agile methods become widespread in organizations, it’s not surprising to see the idea of the bus...Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:14:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1758http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1758The Doctor/Patient Analogy for Problem Definition Over the years I have noticed that we, as Americans, seem to possess a knack for attacking the wron...Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:18:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1907http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1907Business Analysis and User Experience At UC Berkeley there has been an increasing awareness of the importance of business analysis (BA) a...Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:15:04 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1892http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1892Business Process Management Across the Extended Enterprise: Challenges, Examples and Benefits of Web-Based Software Companies are seeking business process management solutions in a time when the traditional boundari...Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:41:16 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1810http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1810Another Mega-System Disaster - ANOTHER MEGA-SYSTEM DISASTER For more than 30 years I have had the pleasure of watching the development of some rather large and...Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:28:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1891http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1891An Introduction to Swimlane Diagrams What is a swimlane diagram? A swimlane diagram is a type of process flow diagram (also sometimes ca...Mon, 27 Jun 2011 03:07:05 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1868http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1868Lessons from the King’s Speech - How to Influence without Authority I recently saw the "The King's Speech," a movie about the relationship between the stammering King ...Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:02:29 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1857http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1857Business Vocabulary: The Most Basic Requirement of All Structured business vocabulary is a missing ingredient in most current approaches to developing req...Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:32:13 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1814http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1814Managing Requirements from a Business Analyst or an Enterprise Architect perspective using BABOK 2.0 and/or TOGAF 9 Many Business Analysts are using the IIBA’s BABOK 2.0 (Business Analyst Body of Knowledge ) which c...Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:07:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1855http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1855The Product Backlog Board Most product backlogs I have come across either contain too much or too little information, ranging...Mon, 13 Jun 2011 07:04:02 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1865http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1865Dreaming Of A Business Analyst Career: A Personal Journey From QA To BA As a six-year-old kindergartener, my school teacher asked every child in the classroom, "What do yo...Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:24:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1858http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1858Crossing the BPM Chasm More and more organizations are taking advantage of business process management (BPM) solutions. An...Fri, 03 Jun 2011 07:52:26 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1864http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1864Software Tools for The Decision Model-Part 2 ( This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the th...Mon, 30 May 2011 02:37:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1711http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1711The Decision Model: Breaking Barriers in Real-World Projects The number of successes with The Decision Model is escalating. Organizations are using The Decision...Mon, 30 May 2011 02:37:36 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1869http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1869From Mission Statement to Business Process Author : Jan Kusiak, Most business analysts will never interview a CEO and many don’t understand ho...Thu, 26 May 2011 14:17:05 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1851http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1851An Introduction to Requirements Traceability I. What is requirements traceability? Requirements traceability ensures that each business need is ...Mon, 16 May 2011 07:19:06 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1722http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1722The Tasks of Enterprise Architecture Why tasks are important A few years ago the International Institute of Business Analysis created a ...Mon, 09 May 2011 07:08:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1809http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1809An Introduction to Activity Diagrams What is an activity diagram? An activity diagram is a type of flowchart that is part of the UML (Un...Tue, 03 May 2011 06:42:45 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1830http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1830Knowledge Management in the Real World Author: Joseph da Silva We can probably all agree that Knowledge Management is generally A Good Thi...Fri, 29 Apr 2011 07:03:57 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1828http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1828Requirements Are Rules: True or False? “Requirements are rules.” Perhaps you’ve heard the argument. Maybe you’ve even made it yourself. Ar...Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:46:16 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1815http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1815Taming the Beast of Complexity This article looks forward from the conclusion of our previous article, ‘ Requirements and the Beas...Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:38:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1764http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1764The Decision Model: Lessons from the Human Brain I am not a poker player. This is probably wise since my grandfather lost the family farm one night ...Mon, 18 Apr 2011 08:27:11 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1759http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1759Creating Business Analyst Resumes for the 21st Century In an increasingly competitive marketplace, the practice of resume writing is not what it used to b...Tue, 12 Apr 2011 06:31:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1569http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1569Designing Mobile Apps: Using Old School Tools for New School Technology Mobile application development is hot. Smart phones and tablets sales are exploding, and technical ...Tue, 12 Apr 2011 05:55:22 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1760http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1760The Importance of Business Process Ownership Summary The ownership of business processes is often a bone of contention – with various parties fe...Mon, 11 Apr 2011 07:43:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1779http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1779Everybody Needs SOA (With apologies to Baz Luhrmann) L adies and Gentleman of the class of 2011, adopt SOA. If I could ...Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:41:13 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1723http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1723Better, Faster, Cheaper Part II - The Decision Model Meets Data Quality Head On - Better, Faster, Cheaper Part II It has been almost a year and a half since I published my experiences from my first decision modeli...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:01:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1761http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1761The Wasted Interview? This article addresses the question of the existence of the wasted interview. Is there an occasion ...Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:35:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1732http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1732What Business Analysts Can Learn from Competitive Sports: The Power of Consistency I am a Business and Systems Analysis Manager . Day-to-day I perform the essential duties of a busin...Tue, 22 Mar 2011 06:56:26 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1715http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1715Are you ready to wear your UX hat when duty calls? In an ideal world, all software projects would have an interaction designer or user experience (UX)...Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:09:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1735http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1735How to Study for and Pass the CBAP® Exam in 24 hours - How to Study for and Pass the CBAP Exam in 24 hours On February 12, I wrote and passed the CBAP® exam on the first try. I had completed my application ...Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:41:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1734http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1734Business Oriented Architecture and SOA - Business Oriented Architecture I know many of you are still trying to get to grips with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), so ap...Thu, 03 Mar 2011 14:41:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1707http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1707The structure of business analysis documents p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }a:link { } The structure of business analysis documents isn't a commonl...Mon, 28 Feb 2011 14:27:41 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1713http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=17135 Key Benefits of Business Process Modeling - Five Key Benefits of Business Process Modeling Business Process Modeling is becoming a higher priority for business managers and analysts as there...Thu, 24 Feb 2011 14:35:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1728http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1728A Data-Driven Approach to Specifications "The ultimate purpose of any information system is, of course, to manipulate data in some form." So...Mon, 14 Feb 2011 13:58:41 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1714http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1714Improve Business-IT Interactions with the Right BPM Tool - WORKING COLLABORATIVELY IMPROVES BUSINESS PROCESSES AND ACCELERATES RESULTS Note: This article is sponsored by BP Logix Introduction Today's organizations are seeking to impro...Tue, 08 Feb 2011 07:42:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1710http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1710Building (or Becoming) the Ideal Business Analyst There are as many types of business analyst personalities as there are organizations and projects. ...Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:27:09 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1555http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1555Business Process Models and Business Rules: How They Should Work Together (This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the the...Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:40:51 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1629http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1629The Tame, the Messy, and the Wicked Abraham Maslow once said “If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a...Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:18:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1666http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1666The three parts of the bridge “The overall purpose of Business Analysis is to build a bridge between business and IT”. This is a ...Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:42:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1693http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1693How Strongly Should a Business Rule Be Enforced? Can the same business rule be enforced differently in different contexts? The answer – an important...Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:59:21 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1637http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1637Software Tools for The Decision Model-Part 1 (This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the the...Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:30:18 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1667http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1667Slow and Steady Will Win the Race For BAs in 2011 In what has become an annual event, ESI International once again has the opportunity to present its...Mon, 03 Jan 2011 08:23:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1665http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1665How to handle tight deadlines as a business analyst p { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }h4 { margin-bottom: 0.21cm; }h4.cjk { font-family: "DejaVu Sans","MS Mi...Mon, 27 Dec 2010 09:32:35 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1660http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1660How to Tell When the Requirements Are Done - HOW TO TELL WHEN THE REQUIREMENTS ARE DONE How far can you take requirements elicitation in a project? Clearly, no one knows the ultimate answ...Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:19:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1582http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1582Putting Down the Headset: BA Lessons from Tech Support - Putting Down the Headset On January 2, 2002, I took off my headset for the very last time. It was a strange day, leaving tec...Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:58:34 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1596http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1596What’s Wrong with If-Then Syntax For Expressing Business Rules Many IT professionals currently prefer the if-then form for expressing rules. Why? Put simply, it's...Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:37:36 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1638http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1638Vetting documents for quality – the case for automation THE STATE OF PLAY TODAY Most phases of the IT lifecycle are measurable. Systems architecture and de...Mon, 06 Dec 2010 07:12:49 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1604http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1604Just Enough Documentation Author : Jan Kusiak Is documentation a blessing or a curse? If you’re working on an agile project d...Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:45:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1625http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1625How to become a high-performance business analyst Many business analysts lack a clear strategy to improve their abilities and increase the value they...Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:15:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1595http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1595Nobody Knows Your Business Like Your Own Business Analysts Abstract Many organisations hire external consultants with no experience of their business to shape...Wed, 17 Nov 2010 08:53:08 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1623http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1623Enterprise Engineering "Enterprise Engineering" is a term we coined in 1988 to reflect the third and final part of our con...Wed, 17 Nov 2010 07:54:42 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1622http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1622iRise Requirements Visualization - MA Tools Overview NOTE: This article is sponsored by iRise Executive Summary Business analysts are on the front lines...Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:15:20 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1614http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1614How the BA Can Take Advantage of Free Online Diagramming Tools - An Overview of Online Diagramming Tools Almost every business analyst uses diagramming software in their arsenal of analysis tools. Accordi...Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:42:43 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1556http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1556OMG Seeking Decision Model Notation Standard A lot has happened in the last year regarding The Decision Model. In November 2009, our book descri...Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:18:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1583http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1583Structuring AS-IS and TO-BE Process Improvement Discussions using the Fishbone Diagram - Structuring AS-IS and TO-BE Process Improvement Discussions In a process improvement project, the analysis team needs to model and examine several aspects of t...Mon, 01 Nov 2010 12:54:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1562http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1562What the Heck Is Enterprise Analysis Part 2 In Part 1 of this article, IIBA subject expert Robin Goldsmith described and critiqued the inapprop...Mon, 25 Oct 2010 07:23:41 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1561http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1561Report Requirements: An Overview A user of almost any given software system or business application will require precise analytics i...Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:42:31 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1568http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1568How Static Modeling Skills Can Improve Your Performance as a Business Analyst - HOW STATIC MODELING SKILLS CAN IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE AS A BUSINESS ANALYST While most business analyst roles don't explicitly require static modeling expertise, developing a ...Mon, 18 Oct 2010 08:57:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1531http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1531Three Types of Design Effort - THREE TYPES OF DESIGN EFFORT Every once and a while I have to remind myself of my roots in the Information Systems world. In an ...Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:28:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1552http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1552When in Rome: The Role of a Good, Global Business Analyst Yes, the world is flat, and the reality of today’s global economy is that business analysts (BA) fr...Mon, 11 Oct 2010 07:21:16 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1533http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1533What the Heck Is Enterprise Analysis Part 1 For many business analysts (BAs), the IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®) Knowledge A...Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:57:05 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1560http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1560From Research to Implementation: Activity Diagram – Usage and Benefits As part of the Unified Modeling Language, Activity diagrams are often utilized for many software pr...Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:09:18 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1500http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1500Documenting SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) - Documenting SOA I am sure many of you have a range of requirements definition template documents that you use (or a...Mon, 20 Sep 2010 04:36:05 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1499http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1499How do BAs operate in your organisation? : A pragmatic guide to the different roles of the Business Analyst Business Analysis is a term that covers a wide range of different disciplines, which has grown in s...Mon, 13 Sep 2010 06:28:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1482http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1482Why Rulebook Management? Contrary to what you might think, the problem that rulebook management addresses is a relatively si...Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:02:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1411http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1411True Systems Analysis? I recently came across some job postings under the title, "Systems Analyst," and it occurred to me ...Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:59:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1494http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1494Making Modern Research - “Making Modern Research” – how ethnographic approaches can challenge the internal ‘truths’ and ‘assumptions’ of an organisation. How ethnographic approaches can challenge the internal ‘truths’ and ‘assumptions’ of an organisatio...Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:21:06 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1501http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1501Objective Agility - what does it take to be an Agile company? Whether it is in software development, business analysis, portfolio management or business strategy...Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:22:04 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1502http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1502Agile Requirements: Not an Oxymoron Adult children. Jumbo shrimp. Seriously funny. I’m sure you recognize these expressions as oxymoron...Mon, 23 Aug 2010 06:19:17 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1461http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1461How to Deliver a Recommendation Author : Jan Kusiak, IRM Training Pty Ltd Like it or not, every business analyst (and usually most ...Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:56:15 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1489http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1489Making the Most of Working with your Business Analyst Colleagues If you work with other business analysts, you are fortunate. Together with your colleagues, you can...Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:56:06 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1185http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1185Use Cases and Business Rules: Can They Work Together? (This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the the...Mon, 09 Aug 2010 16:36:18 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1442http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1442The New Business Analyst Economy: Doing More With Less In virtually every industry in which business analysts find themselves, employers are trying to do ...Thu, 05 Aug 2010 04:50:33 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1390http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1390Systems Thinking: Management by Doing the Right Thing - Systems thinking - management by doing the right thing What we have witnessed in the last 25 years is a series of programmes of change failing to achieve ...Wed, 04 Aug 2010 00:35:13 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1462http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1462A Baseball Analogy – Monitoring Processes through Leading and Lagging Metrics This short article provides the business analyst an analogy on how process owners manage value chai...Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:15:36 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1458http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1458Measurably Improving Your Requirements Abstract . Requirements continue to be a major problem area for most organizations. According to in...Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:03:09 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1445http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1445The Roles and Skill Sets of Systems vs Business Analysts Authors : Alan Vongsavanh, Bruce Campbell Abstract The role of business analysts and systems analys...Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:01:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1441http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1441Video: What is a Senior Business Analyst? I get this question and variations of it all the time! What is a senior business analyst? What skil...Sun, 11 Jul 2010 10:11:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1431http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1431An Overview of Requirements Elicitation What is Elicitation? A thorough discovery of business requirements is almost never readily availabl...Wed, 07 Jul 2010 05:42:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1427http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1427Why Decision Tables are not enough: From Decision Tables to Decision Models (This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the the...Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:14:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1419http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1419Give Us Back Our Verbs! Data models and class diagrams are generally created to serve design purposes. If they include verb...Mon, 28 Jun 2010 07:48:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1410http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1410Introduction to Context Diagrams In the course of every project that a business analyst encounters, unknown risks and requirements w...Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:43:42 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1355http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1355A BRMS is not a BDMS: Ten Ways in Which Dealing Business Rules Vendors can be Frustrating for Business Analysts There is a great deal of confusion about the role of the Business Rule Management System (BRMS). Gi...Wed, 09 Jun 2010 06:27:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1389http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1389Analysts in position to name their price If you can dream up ways to save your company money by developing new systems and better ways of wo...Sun, 06 Jun 2010 08:02:08 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1394http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1394Grooming the Product Backlog © 2010 Roman Pichler, romanpichler.com The product backlog is a beautifully simple artifact – a pri...Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:11:44 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1378http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1378Are you results-oriented? There are many qualities that contribute to great business analysis. You have to be a good communic...Mon, 31 May 2010 23:09:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1388http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1388What is Enterprise Analysis: does it differ from Enterprise Architecture? Enterprise Analysis is a knowledge area which describes the Business analysis activities that take ...Mon, 31 May 2010 22:16:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1379http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1379Stakeholder Strategy 101 Response to an organizational challenge may not be fruitful unless someone who believes in it is se...Tue, 18 May 2010 13:51:26 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1381http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1381How to Manage the Complexities of Urgent Projects - 5 in the Series: Complex Project Management, What’s All the Fuss About? This article in the Complex Project Management, What’s All the Fuss About? series considers the uni...Tue, 18 May 2010 13:09:45 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1380http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1380An Overview of Organizing Requirements The voluminous amounts of information that an analyst collects during the discovery and elicitation...Thu, 13 May 2010 10:14:18 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1369http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1369An Overview of Requirements Prioritization Excellent requirements prioritization is essential to any well-run project. It ensures that the pro...Thu, 13 May 2010 10:08:19 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1370http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1370Brûlé’s Rules of Playing Telephone with Requirements You remember the game of telephone, right? The test of communication skills where one person whispe...Mon, 10 May 2010 08:54:08 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1342http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1342Requirements and the Beast of Complexity - Requirements and the Best of Complexity - The Decision Centric Analysis Approach Part 3 – The Decision Centric Analysis Approach Decisioning Defn: The discrete and systematic disco...Wed, 05 May 2010 08:35:34 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1354&PageID=1370http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1354&PageID=1370Requirements and the Beast of Complexity - Requirements and the Beast of Complexity - The Solution Part 2 – The solution Elements of the solution In order to address the weaknesses identified in Par...Wed, 05 May 2010 08:35:34 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1354&PageID=1369http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1354&PageID=1369Requirements and the Beast of Complexity Part 1 – The Problem Roger Sessions, in his thought provoking paper “The IT Complexity Crisis: Dang...Wed, 05 May 2010 08:35:34 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1354http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1354Six Simple Steps for Accelerating and Perfecting Requirements: A Framework, a New Model, and Visualization - Six Simple Steps for Accelerating and Perfecting Requirements: (This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the the...Tue, 04 May 2010 07:38:15 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1344http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1344Agility Based on Business Rules Today’s business systems aren’t agile – even when agile software methods are used to develop them. ...Sun, 02 May 2010 07:35:36 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1356http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1356How to Manage the Complexities of Large, Diverse Project Teams: The Good, the Bad and the Complex - #4 in the Series: Complex Project Management, What’s All the Fuss About? In the first article in the Complex Project Management, What’s All the Fuss About? series, we intro...Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:49:55 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1321http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1321Be Good Enough: How the Agile Process Refocuses Business Analysts on Imperfections The purpose of companies creating Business Analyst positions is to improve IT quality and efficienc...Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:07:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1351http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1351Realizing the Value of the Business Architecture The Business Architecture has slowly emerged as a new and creative way to deliver value to enterpri...Tue, 13 Apr 2010 07:34:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1314http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1314ISEB Diploma in Business Analysis This diploma, certainly the most widely accepted professional accreditation within the UK and BCS (...Wed, 07 Apr 2010 05:58:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1233http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1233Business Rules vs. System Design Choices A colleague and I were recently discussing some basic principles of business rules. In particular, ...Sun, 04 Apr 2010 09:39:25 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1259http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1259Working with Various Personalities among Stakeholders Smooth stakeholder participation is integral to the success of any project. Sometimes stakeholders ...Wed, 31 Mar 2010 06:27:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1216http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1216Service Oriented Analysis Although you can do ‘standard’ requirements gathering for Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) proje...Mon, 29 Mar 2010 06:10:11 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1289http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1289How to Manage the Complexities of Projects That are Too Large, Too Long, and Too Costly - 3 in the Series: Complex Project Management, What’s All the Fuss About? In the first article in the Complex Project Management, What’s All the Fuss About? series, we intro...Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:06:19 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1312http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1312The Perfect Five-course Scrum Through development and beyond we hope not to have show stoppers, anticipate builds and releases on...Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:59:31 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1310http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1310What is a Business Analyst? When this paper was first published in 2003, business analysis was just starting to emerge as a dis...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:34:45 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1264http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1264The Experts’ Take on Business Analysis and Agile - Conclusion: Business Analysts and Agile Conclusion: Business Analysts and Agile As more organizations experiment with Agile, in all its var...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302&PageID=1314http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302&PageID=1314The Experts’ Take on Business Analysis and Agile - Are Business Analysts Obsolete in an Agile World? Are Business Analysts Obsolete in an Agile World? Since the Business Analyst title (like many other...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302&PageID=1313http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302&PageID=1313The Experts’ Take on Business Analysis and Agile - Agile Differences in Documentation and Deliverables Differences in Documentation and Deliverables One of the greatest differences of being on an Agile ...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302&PageID=1312http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302&PageID=1312The 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 ans...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:54:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1302How to Interview Your Boss Ever had to interview your boss – or a divisional general manager – or the managing director of a k...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:39:43 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1263http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1263What is a Business Rule? For business analysts, understanding decision logic from the perspective of business people is key....Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:34:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1258http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1258What 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 identif...Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:45:26 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1288http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1288More Details on How to Ditch Your Business Rules! (This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the the...Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:52:21 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1295http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1295Developing a Competency Model for Business Analysts Managers who supervise business analysts, particularly in large companies, frequently struggle with...Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:07:31 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1287http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1287The 11 Secrets of Business Rules Success A businesses rules management system (BRMS) can help a business in almost any industry realize two ...Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:15:17 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1247http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1247A Guide to Job Sharing for Business Analysts With the shifting economy, the changing needs of working parents, and workers' increasing demands f...Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:42:19 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1188http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1188Spring Cleaning in Winter – How’s That for Planning Ahead? (10 Key Business Analysis Trends to Guide You in 2010) - Spring Cleaning in Winter – How’s That for Planning Ahead? 10 Key Business Analysis Trends to Guide You in 2010 Not to sound trite, but it’s true: the economy...Sun, 07 Feb 2010 07:13:59 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1232http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1232Using Extreme Inspections to Significantly Improve Requirements Practice Extreme Inspections are a low-cost, high-improvement way to assure specification quality, effective...Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:08:32 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1235http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1235Ditch Your Business Rules? Five Reasons Why and How (This article assumes knowledge of the Decision Model. If you are not already familiar with the the...Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:49:40 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1238http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1238Complex Project Management - What’s All the Fuss About? Complex Project Management (CPM) is the “next new thing” in our quest to achieve stronger project p...Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:13:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1236http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1236Planning your own BA Succession If you've ever been a manager or above in a corporation, you've probably been exposed to the concep...Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:50:33 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1229http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1229BAs Will Falter Until They Learn to Discover REAL, Business Requirements Abstract This paper’s primary purpose is to make educators aware of critical requirements ...Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:34:42 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1193http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1193What Every Business Analyst Needs to Know About Rulebook Management Excerpted from Chapter 3, Business Rule ...Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:16:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1207http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1207From Research to Implementation: Use Case Diagrams – Usage and Benefits Some people use them. Some people don't use them. Some people create them using sophisticated too...Tue, 05 Jan 2010 09:58:31 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1217http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1217Evolving the Decision Model With Views - EVOLVING THE DECISION MODEL WITH VIEWS When introducing the Decision Model we frequently quote John Zachman’s classic gem “It...Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:14:37 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1214http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1214Top Tips for Successful SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) Pilots - Top Tips for Successful SOA Pilots We are often asked what you need to do to run a successful SOA Pilot. Based on our experience of d...Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:22:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1212http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1212An Overview of Business Requirements With business analysis projects, as with all endeavors, you have to know where you are going befor...Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:37:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1192http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1192Uncover the Hidden Truth in Your Data with Interactive Visual Analytics Analysts are being asked to assimilate more and more data into meaningful and actionable intelli...Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:52:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1213http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1213Complex Project Management - Complex Project Management Column for Project Times and BATimes By Kathleen (Kitty) Hass Welcome to the first column on the relatively new and exhilarating topic, Complex Project Managem...Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:30:27 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1191http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1191The Next Wave: Valuable Products First, Process Second I'm hearing the word "value" a lot lately. This is partly because the economic downturn has us lo...Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:20:35 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1153http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1153Three Reasons to Upgrade from Business Rules to Decision Models Portions of this article are drawn from the book, The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework...Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:50:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1182http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1182An Introduction to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK 2.0) The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK ® 2.0) is the definitive guide to the...Wed, 02 Dec 2009 07:29:36 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1187http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1187What You Need to Know About Business Rules Business rules should be externalized from processes and established as a separate resource. Rule...Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:22:24 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1164http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1164Guerrilla Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) - Guerrilla SOA About 15 years ago I came across ' The Guerrilla Marketing Handbook ' by Jay Conrad Levinson. The...Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:05:19 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1181http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1181Business Agility and the New Role of the Business Analyst "Business analysts are indispensable agents for achieving business agility" For the last d...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:43:25 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1180http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1180The Creative Business Analyst - Part 2, Generating Solution Ideas A lot of people think that coming up with solutions to business problems is the hardest part about...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=940http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=940What Business Analysts Need to Know About Decision-Aware Business Processes Portions of this article are drawn from the book, The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework ...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:18:17 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1147http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1147Leading from the Side I have been in the business analysis profession for many years and the one thing I have constantl...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:10:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1138http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1138What Analysts Need to Know about Decisioning and Business Rules: Interview with Ronald G. Ross - What Analysts Need to Know about Decisioning and Business Rules Whether you’ve never heard of business rules or you are a business rules guru, you need to unders...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:51:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1154http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1154A View to Agile Requirements The patterns, workshop design guidelines, and collaboration techniques I describe in Requireme...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:06:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1143http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1143The Creative Business Analyst - Part 3, Making Better Decisions Now that we’ve thoroughly understood the problem or opportunity we’re trying to address (The Crea...Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:53:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1160http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1160Generic Questions for Interviewing Stakeholders The purpose of this article is to assist the business analyst engaged in the elicitation of stake...Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:13:14 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1087http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1087WANTED: Green Business Analysts - WANTED: GREEN BAs There has been much talk about the expansion of BA responsibilities, with business analysts being ...Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:07:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1091http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1091Foolproof Plan for Passing the CBAP® Exam - What is the CBAP and Why Become CBAP Certified? What is the CBAP and Why Become CBAP Certified? The CBAP® (Certified Business Analysis Prof...Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:06:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1099http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1099Getting Your Requirements Right: Collaborate With Stakeholders To Work Smarter - Getting Your Requirements Rright: Collaborate With Stakeholders To Work Smarter. NOTE: This article is vendor sponsored by IBM Introduction Given the economic downturn...Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:57:35 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1084http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1084The Missing Model for Business Analysts Portions of this article are drawn from the book, The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework ...Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:05:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1104http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1104SOA: Re-use with Registries and Repositories - Re-use with Registries and Repositories So far in this column on SOA for Analysts, I have talked about the use and re-use of services as b...Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:45:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1098http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1098Transitioning from Technical Writer to Business Analyst With evolving economic and technological needs, career moves are practically universal in today's ...Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:15:17 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1029http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1029The Problem with "Man Hours" I've never been comfortable with the concept of "Man Hours," not that it's a gender issue, but rat...Fri, 25 Sep 2009 09:37:26 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1085http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1085The Cream of the Crop: Cultivating CBAP Competencies for Your Rise to the Top While the exact origin of the expression "the cream of the crop" isn't known, it's likely the refe...Sun, 06 Sep 2009 06:38:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1050http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=10503 Key Elements of a Lean BPM Solution Businesses cope with manual, repetitive tasks to get the job done. Email, conference calls, and "w...Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:59:06 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1069http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1069Six Sigma and the Business Analyst I began my career at Cap Gemini Ernst & Young where doing business analysis and implementing large...Fri, 04 Sep 2009 05:40:07 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1058http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1058The Business Analyst of Tomorrow (and Now Today) It is a Software Development Revolution My company, WorkXpress, has been delivering platform as a service based solutions successfully...Thu, 03 Sep 2009 05:29:10 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1066http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1066The Value of Requirements Traceability As the process of capturing and documenting business requirements matures, there is often a waters...Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:37:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1071http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1071SOA as a Service Anyone perusing the computing rags (or their online equivalents) will no doubt have noticed that t...Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:49:22 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1073http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1073Writing Flexible Requirements for Future Development For almost every analyst, the day comes when you write a set of requirements that causes engineers...Wed, 26 Aug 2009 07:21:27 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=993http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=993How The Business Analyst Was Born (a previously undiscovered fable by Aesop) A long time ago, before Business Analysts existe...Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:46:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1047http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1047What a Business Analyst is NOT The title of "Business Analyst" is one of the fastest growing in the IT industry. In fact, the ...Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:07:10 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1049http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1049Information Systems Theory 101 - INFORMATION SYSTEMS THEORY 101 "The first on-line, real-time, interactive, data base system was double-entry bookkeeping which ...Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:40:28 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1056http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1056Business Analysts: Role Changes Require New Skill Sets During the past year, CIO.com has examined the critical role that business analysts play inside to...Mon, 17 Aug 2009 07:12:02 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1059http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1059Agile Business Analysis in Flow --The Work of the Agile Analyst (Part 2) In Part 1 of " Business Analysis in Flow - The Work of the Agile Analyst ," I talked about the...Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:56:39 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1032http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1032From Research to Implementation - 6 Usability Considerations for Better Mobile UI Design Although it may seem obvious that the User Interface (UI) directly impacts usability, and therefor...Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:54:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1045http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=104512 Things to Fertilize Your Business Analysis Career "How do I move into the field of Business Analyst?" or "How do I move up within the field of Busin...Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:14:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1037http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1037Process-Driven SOA Much of the current buzz about SOA has been focussed on the technology (inevitably Web Services) o...Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:13:55 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1030http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1030Driving Business Efficiency: The Fusion of Process and Project Management Webster's dictionary defines fusion as a merging of diverse, distinct or separate elements into a ...Tue, 28 Jul 2009 07:41:04 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1031http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1031Detail Process Charts – A Common Ground for Business and Development When our processes are transparent, the problems become apparent. When the first flowch...Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:39:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1011http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1011Eliminating Ambiguity from Your Requirements From a developer's standpoint, few things are more frustrating than having to make lots of calls a...Thu, 23 Jul 2009 06:38:08 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=989http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=989Customer Focus in Process Improvement A process is a series of steps completed to achieve a particular result. It is hard to imagine a ...Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:58:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1010http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1010Ensuring Requirements Gathering Success in an Agile Environment Quality requirements contribute to the success of agile and traditional project management project...Thu, 16 Jul 2009 05:42:31 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1008http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1008The Art of Professional Pushback I am not sure if there are many other fields in corporate America that require the finesse necessa...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 22:44:41 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1001http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1001The Sound of Valid Requirements - THE SOUND OF VALID REQUIREMENTS What would you think if I sang out of tune Would you stand up and walk out on me? Lend me y...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:28:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1000http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=1000The SOA Experience for Analysts Most analysts are introduced to SOA in one of three ways; two of which are potentially painful and...Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:12:23 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=987http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=987A Lean and Scalable Requirements Information Model for the Agile Enterprise Authors : Dean Leffingwell with Juha-Markus Aalto Agile development practices introduced, ...Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:18:10 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=982http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=982The Path to Requirements Elicitation The path to requirements elicitation is something that analysts are rarely taught. Everyone knows ...Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:38:31 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=986http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=986Golden Rules for Business Analysts Like all professions, business analysis has its golden rules – rules that are fundamental to the d...Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:01:52 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=939http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=939Business Analysis Center of Excellence The Business Climate In the twenty-first century, business processes have become more complex;...Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:26:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=937http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=937The Potholes of Office Politics A couple of months ago, I was driving along a well-traveled road here in town when my headlights f...Sun, 07 Jun 2009 05:47:30 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=949http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=949Establishing a Business Analysis Community of Practice, Part 4 Creativity and Vision Part 1 of this series describes the components a BA CoP shou...Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:41:32 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=948http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=948More Confusing SOA Terms In the last article I covered the term Service to death. In this one I want to go through a number...Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:08:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=936http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=936Business Analyst Career Progression Many business analysts' find themselves in their role quite by coincidence but once there either d...Sat, 30 May 2009 22:52:19 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=941http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=941Communication Underpins Successful Application Development Where application development is concerned, the ability to produce great code is just one small co...Thu, 21 May 2009 08:31:18 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=935http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=935Establishing a Business Analysis Community of Practice (BA CoP), Part 1 I want it. I have to have it. What is it? It’s commonly agreed that it’s good to floss, ea...Thu, 14 May 2009 05:30:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=855http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=855Establishing a Business Analysis Community of Practice, Part 2 BA CoP Quick Start Guide Part 1 of this series examined the components a BA CoP sho...Thu, 14 May 2009 05:26:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=904http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=904Establishing a Business Analysis Community of Practice, Part 3 Why BA CoP's fail: 10 things to watch out for Understanding why BA CoPs fail is an essent...Thu, 14 May 2009 05:21:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=915http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=915Agile Business Analysis in Flow - The Work of the Agile Analyst (Part 1) - Agile Business Analysis in Flow --The Work of the Agile Analyst (Part 1) “Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it without ...Mon, 11 May 2009 16:19:40 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=913http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=913Requirements Specifications on Agile Projects Business analysis is an important aspect of agile software development projects, but the agile app...Wed, 06 May 2009 07:27:06 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=923http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=923Can SOA Give You A Good Service? Like any other religion, sorry architecture, SOA has its own language and meanings for the terms i...Tue, 05 May 2009 06:25:22 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=911http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=911How Pandemics Affect Business Processes - How Pandemics Affect Business Process It's a sad topic, but it is reality. When a world wide pandemic, like the current swine flu hits, ...Mon, 04 May 2009 19:48:57 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=922http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=922Find Your Subject Matter Experts - Finding Your Experts No matter what requirements gathering process you subscribe to-waterfall, unified, or another appr...Sat, 02 May 2009 16:02:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=918http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=918CBAP® Certification: 7 Steps for Managing the Application Process - 7 Steps for Managing the Application Process Overview Are you interested in applying to become a CBAP® (Certified Business Analysis Profess...Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:04:24 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=907http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=907Hiring for IT-Business Alignment at Wyeth In this Hiring Manager Interview, Wyeth CIO Jeffrey Keisling explains how working with the busines...Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:30:32 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=906http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=9067 Essential Tips to Ensure Success with Requirements Management Overview The path to building great software goes through requirements management. It'...Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:41:58 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=903http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=903Why & How: Business Process Modelling Introduction The following diagram illustrates how process specifications are the pivot aro...Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:54:05 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=864http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=864Use Case Recycling by Extracting Business Rules Introduction Have you ever thought the following thought while describing business processe...Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:18:47 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=880http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=880SOA What: SOA 101 for Analysts As the first article in what I hope will be a long and distinguished column, I would like to begin...Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:12:46 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=895http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=895Process Mapping 101: A Guide to Getting Started Part 1: The Big Picture Before starting, it is important to understand process mapping’s pl...Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:42:41 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=892http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=892How to REALLY engage your stakeholders during use case modeling - How to REALLY engage you stakeholders during use case modeling In this article, I'll be discussing some other requirements gathering methods that comple...Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:58:12 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=889http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=889Where Have All The Business Analysts Gone? In recent years it has become more and more apparent that the job description of Business Analyst ...Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:58:51 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=841http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=841The Lay of the Land: Enterprise Analysis With spring right around the corner, you are no doubt anxious to begin getting at your garden that...Sun, 08 Mar 2009 07:11:37 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=837http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=837Data Analysis for Business Analysts: The Zachman Framework and Data Architecture - Data Analysis for Business Analysts: Q&A with John Zachman and Data Architecture When ModernAnalyst asked me to propose an article for their issue on Enterprise Architecture, I th...Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:03:13 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=844http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=84410 Information Resources a Business Analyst can get from a Security Analyst In a smaller organization, building relationships is pretty easy, as the chances of bumping into t...Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:41:48 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=849http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=849Raise those Gleaming Girders - Raise those Gleaming Girders Enterprise Business Analysis and Architecture Enterprise Business Analysis and Architecture I. We’re lost in an Agile SOA Green Cloud ...Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:28:38 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=843http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=843Business Architecture: The tool for strategic decision making As budgets tighten and organizations continue trying to achieve return on investment faster, cheap...Wed, 04 Mar 2009 07:12:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=842http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=842The Right Business Analyst, the Right Project If it is allocating your internal resources, making a new hire, or bringing in a consultant; what ...Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:05:11 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=848http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=848The Agile Business Analyst: Eyes for Waste As an agile analyst, you know how easy it is to get lost in a blizzard of project details. The w...Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:23:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=811http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=811Enterprise Business Analysis: From Process Improvement to Organizational Design In previous articles, I discussed ways in which business analysts can become organizational consul...Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:37:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=830http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=830How to Truly Partner With Business Business isn’t going to walk hand in hand with IT until we’re ready to truly partner with them. He...Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:24:56 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=829http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=829Using BPM The Right Way Business-process-modeling technology provides a powerful set of tools for describing and automatin...Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:36:41 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=825http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=825Architecture Is Architecture Is Architecture There appears to be a gross misunderstanding about Architecture, particularly in the information t...Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:16:01 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=816http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=816Framework Standards: What's it all about? Two years ago, some of my friends pressed me intensely to be more definitive about the Framework c...Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:10:32 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=815http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=815The Practical Side of Creativity – An Innovative Arsenal For Project Managers “Whom the gods wish to destroy, they give unlimited resources.” – Twyla Tharp When I’m no...Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:02:54 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=799http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=799Using Decision Management to improve Requirements Introduction Business analysts are at the sharp end of one of the great challenges of informat...Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:57:50 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=812http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=812Data Analysis for Business Analysts: Data Management Body of Knowledge Business Analysts rely on input from a subject matter expert (SME) to help complete scoping and re...Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:21:15 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=652http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=652An Evolving Role: 10 Key Business Analysis Trends for 2009 If a single word can represent an entire year, then 2008 was the year of change. Of course, the ne...Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:52:53 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=646http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=646Why you shouldn’t ignore business analysts Does it ever feel like no one really appreciates what you do as an architect? It doesn’t matter wh...Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=653http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=653Enterprise Business Analysis Is the Solution Billions of dollars earmarked for new technologies, at the same time billion-dollar projects are f...Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:58:25 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=655http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=655Where the Tech Jobs Are The U.S. economy is bleeding jobs, but -- at least, so far -- the high-tech industry is something ...Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:45:35 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=654http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=654What happens to the role of the Business Analyst in an Agile Utopia? - What happens to BA's in an Agile Utopia? If Agile is to become the next zeitgeist for development, what will become of the t...Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:05:08 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=639http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=639Handling Requirements Effectively on Agile Projects Why has it been necessary to write so many different, book-length treatises about requirements man...Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:00:21 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=637http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=637A Wiki for Business Rules in Open Vocabulary, Executable English The problem of business-IT alignment is of widespread economic concern. As one way of addres...Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:22:18 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=633http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=633What Makes a Good Business Analyst? Good business solutions begin with good business analysis. But what's needed to excel as a busines...Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:04:25 GMThttp://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=632http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/Articles/tabid/115/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&ArticleID=632