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Craig Brown

3 Guaranteed ways to become a better BA

In recent years I have done three things which have really ‘ramped up’ my performance at work. In my readings online, in books and journals I have learned that there is serious researchedevidence that these three things are possible some of the best ways to improve your skills and ability at work (particularly in a thinking job like ...

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This entry was published on Jan 30, 2009 / Craig Brown. Posted in Project Management, Business Analysis, Soft Skills, Leadership & Management, Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Linda Erzah, CBAP

Business Analyst: The Neutral Convener

Part of my job as a Business Analyst, it is my responsibility to facilitate business process analysis meetings with a group of very knowledgeable folks. As I stood in front of my audience, I couldn't stop thinking: "What if I don't understand what is going on here? What if I can't comprehend the issues at hand? What if i steer this group to an outc...

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This entry was published on Jan 26, 2009 / Linda Erzah, CBAP. Posted in Business Analysis. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Linda Erzah, CBAP

Why do web sites like Facebook thrive?

With more than 150 million active users, Facebook has become one of the most visited and most used website out there. It started out as another lame social network that students could join and waste their time by checking up on their friends. Today, everyone is on it. And by everyone, I mean even my parents are on it. Can you imagine? Age doesn’t d...

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This entry was published on Jan 26, 2009 / Linda Erzah, CBAP. Posted in Business Analysis. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Laura Brandenburg

Top Ten Signs that Business Analysis is a Career Choice for you.

So you are interested in becoming a business analyst or maybe you’ve just always thought it would be fun to get more involved in technology projects. If you are on the business side, but are thinking of a technology role, here are some signs you should give business analysis more than a fleeting glance: 1) You find yourself in meetings and l...

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This entry was published on Jan 18, 2009 / Laura Brandenburg. Posted in Career as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Craig Brown

Software project methodologies

Jurgen Appelo runs a blog at Noop.nl. He posted a summary on some project methods. I migrated them into a ppt for slideshare. I hope this is intereting for you. Software Project Methods

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This entry was published on Jan 18, 2009 / Craig Brown. Posted in SDLC, Process, and Methodologies, Agile Methods, Rational Unified Process (RUP), Career as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Chase Petsche

The Beginning of an Agile Team

I work for a rather large insurance company. We aren't the largest, but we are big enough to have our own SDLC (System Development Lifecycle) that comes packed with paper work, protocol and bureaucracy. Do not misunderstand me - these processes ensure the projects that are active are delivering on time and within budget. My last two efforts 20,000+...

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This entry was published on Jan 11, 2009 / Chase Petsche. Posted in Business Analysis, SDLC, Process, and Methodologies, Agile Methods. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Craig Brown

Enterprise analysis

Enterprise Analysis IIBA Webinar

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This entry was published on Jan 09, 2009 / Craig Brown. Posted in Enterprise Analysis (BABOK KA). Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Craig Brown

Writing requirements

Requirement Writing for Product Management

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This entry was published on Jan 09, 2009 / Craig Brown. Posted in Requirements Analysis (BABOK KA) . Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Craig Brown

The 6th best job in America

The Best Jobs in America

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This entry was published on Jan 09, 2009 / Craig Brown. Posted in Career as a Business Systems Analyst. Bookmark the Permalink or E-mail it to a friend.

Craig Brown

Invest in User Stories

User stories have a place in modern requirements management. They may not be going to replace use cases but you shoulod know how to write them well. Invest In Good User Stories View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: agile scrum)

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This entry was published on Jan 09, 2009 / Craig Brown. Posted in Requirements Management and Communication (BABOK KA), Functional Specifications, Systems Analysis, Agile Methods. 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-...

Howard Podeswa

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...

Adrian M.

BA ABCs: “C” is for Class Diagram

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