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David Wright

“Why do I need Requirements? I’m buying a Package!”

In the wide world of information systems, development of new software receives the most attention from industry writers. Whether it is traditional magazine articles and books, or blog posts, or discussions in groups on LinkedIn and other sites, it is all about “green field” development. However, when one considers the wider view of organizations c...

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This entry was published on Dec 30, 2012 / David Wright. Posted in Requirements Analysis (BABOK KA) . Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

theBetterBA

Feedback cycles, meet deadlines. NOT good bedfellows

Its quite a feat of strength to pretend you don’t have any weaknesses. I don’t pretend to be that strong. Its quite a bit easier for me to look for faults, gaps, misses, short comings, imperfections and details that spell out why something is not right. Its a blessing and a curse. Looking at my deliverables in this light is second nature...

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This entry was published on Dec 08, 2012 / theBetterBA. Posted in Enterprise Analysis (BABOK KA), Requirements Analysis (BABOK KA) , Project Management, Business Analysis, Analytical and Problem Solving Skills, Soft Skills, Estimation, Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

ronhorton

Focus on Leadership and Improve Your Safety Levels

In the quest to improve safety records, organizations often rely on motivational posters, classes or training programs to help teams minimize risk and improve safety performance. However, great safety records are not achieved through these efforts alone. Improving safety requires leadership – organizational leadership at the front lines that is equ...

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This entry was published on Nov 06, 2012 / ronhorton. Posted in Leadership & Management. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Yaaqub Mohamed (Yamo)

Exploring discover to deliver!

Dear Fellow BAs, Discover to Deliver was released by Ellen and Mary a few weeks ago. I got an opportunity to interview them and ask about what insipred them to write this book, and also discussed in-depth the various facets of the book. If you are into agile product planning and analysis, I highly encourage you get a copy of this and also l...

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This entry was published on Oct 20, 2012 / Yaaqub Mohamed (Yamo). Posted in Business Analysis. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

ccecere

6 Strategies for a Better PM/BA relationship

Given the importance of the relationship between the Project Manager and the Business Analyst on a project team, how can an organization nurture this key relationship and, in the process, ensure better team performance? Here are six basic strategies you can employ: 1. Train and cross training PMs and BAs on methodology and r...

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This entry was published on Sep 24, 2012 / ccecere. Posted in Project Management, Business Analysis. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Dahlia Biazid

The Need for a Recipe

Everyone knows what use cases are and their use in the software requirements process. We all know there are many ways to write them: logical, physical, to describe a manual procedure or an automated procedure. The purpose of State Diagrams is well-known to everyone in the field. They help us define the transitional lifecycle of an object moving and...

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This entry was published on Sep 13, 2012 / Dahlia Biazid. Posted in Use Cases, Systems Analysis, Business Analysis, Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst, Technical Topics. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

ccecere

The Social BA - 5 Reasons to get Active Online

Business analysts who are self-avowed social media enthusiasts will tell you that being part of a large, online community where help is only a click away is worth the time and effort. In fact, these professionals suggest that the only problem with a bit of scanning, reading, clicking, or posting on LinkedIn and Twitter every day is finding the time...

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This entry was published on Aug 26, 2012 / ccecere. Posted in Soft Skills, CBAP. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

hildasteyn

The job ain't finished until the paperwork is done!

I started my career as the administrator in a project management department. The first fact drilled into my head was that “the job ain’t finished until the paperwork is done’. To emphasize this fact, this rule was printed and put up on the wall with a picture of a toilet paper roll. It worked. I know you can see the picture ...

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This entry was published on Jun 10, 2012 / hildasteyn. Posted in Elicitation (BABOK KA). Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

James D. Murphy

X-Gap: Using Strategic Planning to Close the Project Execution "Gap"

Teams and organizations are constantly plagued by project execution errors and failures. These failures create an execution gap -- a gap between what an individual and/or team plans to do and what they actually do instead. Just as retention rapidly degrades after learning, so does project execution after strategic planning. So what can be done? In...

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This entry was published on Apr 24, 2012 / James D. Murphy. Posted in Project Management, Leadership & Management. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

International Institute for Learning, Inc.

How Far Do You Take Your Business Process Models?

Business Process Modeling (BPM) is one of the cornerstone techniques in electing requirements from our stakeholders. Business Analyst will use the model to gain an understanding of the current system and paint a picture of the solution. In the IT field, we often describe this as modeling the “As-IS” process and modeling the “To-Be” process. We deve...

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This entry was published on Mar 23, 2012 / International Institute for Learning, Inc.. Posted in Business Analysis. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

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Jarett Hailes

Three Audacious Goals for Business Analysts in 2013

As we start a new year many of us will take the time to reflect on our accomplishments from 2012 and plan our goals for 2013. We can set small or large goals. goals that will be accomplished quickly or could take several years. For 2013, I think Business Analysts should look to go beyond our traditional boundaries and set audacious goals. Merriam-...

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Hey IIBA, What’s Up With That?

Recently, I was asked by the IIBA to present a talk at one of their chapter meetings. I am reprinting here my response to that invitation in the hope that it will begin a conversation with fellow EEPs and BAs about an area of great concern to the profession. Hi xx …. Regarding the IIBA talk, there is another issue that I am considering. It's p...

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Continuing the ABC series for Business Analysts, Howard Podeswa created the next installment titled "BA ABCs: “C” is for Class Diagram" as an article rather than a blog post. You can find the article here: BA ABCs: “C” is for Class Diagram Here are the previous two posts: BA ABCs: “A” is for Activity Diagram BA ABCs: “B” is for BPMN