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GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1224</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1224</guid></item><item><title>Pick your Business Analysis training provider Very Carefully</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:59:00 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1208</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1208</guid></item><item><title>Happy New Year! - Use Your Analysis Skills Outside the Office</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:55:01 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1206</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1206</guid></item><item><title>What do you want from Santa? aka Some Business Analysts are Born that Way</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 06:51:11 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1205</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1205</guid></item><item><title>Know your stakeholders and beware of trying to kiss up...</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:51:55 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1201</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1201</guid></item><item><title>Make sure you really understand a new technique before you use it</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:12:33 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1195</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1195</guid></item><item><title>No matter the circumstances a true Business Analyst will always be a Business Analyst</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:53:22 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1176</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1176</guid></item><item><title>Make sure you get the right Business Analysis experience</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:46:56 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1175</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1175</guid></item><item><title>How some Business Analysts are promoted from within!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:06:47 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1174</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1174</guid></item><item><title>Dear BA - Heed the warning signs!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:08:27 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1157</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1157</guid></item><item><title>What every business analyst wished they had</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:44:54 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1156</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1156</guid></item><item><title>How to torture a Business Analyst # 4</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:02:40 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1149</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1149</guid></item><item><title>Use Requirements Elicitation Techniques to Your Advantage</title><description>  Thank you to Ryan Bender for the idea!  </description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:51:32 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1137</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1137</guid></item><item><title>Looking for a few good Green Business Analysts</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:04 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1102</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1102</guid></item><item><title>How to torture a Business Analyst # 3</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 04:46:24 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1094</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1094</guid></item><item><title>What skills does a Business Analyst need to have?</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:10:02 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1086</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1086</guid></item><item><title>Agile vs. Traditional Methodologies: Incoherent Design vs. Incomplete Project</title><description>   Agile Methods : Lack of coherent design  
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   Traditional : Incomplete Project  </description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:06:13 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1077</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1077</guid></item><item><title>Why systems were so much better when requirements were written in stone!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 07:12:40 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1070</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1070</guid></item><item><title>Find the path to Senior Business Analyst</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:59:53 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1064</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1064</guid></item><item><title>The Business Analyst and the Recruiter</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:47:58 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1052</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1052</guid></item><item><title>Ancient Business Analysis Artifacts</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 06:15:33 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1051</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1051</guid></item><item><title>What it feels like when working on fast moving projects! - What it feels like to be on fast moving projects!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 06:29:33 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1021</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1021</guid></item><item><title>How to torture a Business Analyst # 2</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:32:56 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1018</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1018</guid></item><item><title>Every Successful Business Analyst has an Edge</title><description> Many thanks to Robert Cooper for the concept! </description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:28:36 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1017</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1017</guid></item><item><title>Business Analysis at the Height of the Traditional Era</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:18:28 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1016</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=1016</guid></item><item><title>Are you prepared to demonstrate your skills?</title><description> Many thanks to Robert Cooper for the concept.  Robert was the winner of our BA humor idea contest. </description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:04:01 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=997</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=997</guid></item><item><title>The Business Analyst must ensure the client is happy with the end product!</title><description> Many thanks to Valerija Savina for the idea! </description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 06:01:19 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=996</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=996</guid></item><item><title>Do we really need Business Analysts?</title><description>  Many thanks to Randy Liu for the idea! </description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:16:06 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=991</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=991</guid></item><item><title>The Pitfalls of Googleviews (Phone Interviews)</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:24:16 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GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=945</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=945</guid></item><item><title>How some analysts decide to meet their client’s needs!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:16:30 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=932</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=932</guid></item><item><title>Are you immunized against analysis paralysis?</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 05:11:05 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=931</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=931</guid></item><item><title>Once a Business Analyst, Always a Business Analyst!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 00:37:11 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=920</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=920</guid></item><item><title>What working with some Business Analysts feels like! - How working with some Business Analysts feels like!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 15:44:32 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=919</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=919</guid></item><item><title>Don't get caught with Analysis Contraband!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:15:52 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=908</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=908</guid></item><item><title>How Management Expects Us to Fix Business Analyst Staffing Shortages</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:18:56 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=905</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=905</guid></item><item><title>The efficiency of the Traditional process</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 01:06:08 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=891</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=891</guid></item><item><title>Agile is not just the best way, it's the Only Way!</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:34:12 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=890</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=890</guid></item><item><title>The Business Analyst and Process Improvement: From Dinner to the Dog House</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:59:36 GMT</pubDate><link>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=883</link><guid>http://modernanalyst.com/Resources/BusinessAnalystHumor/tabid/218/Default.aspx?ArticleType=ArticleView&amp;ArticleID=883</guid></item><item><title>How important is your methodology?</title><description>   </description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:34:35 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