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MBA Preps "PRIDE" Methodology Podcasts
In an unprecedented move, M. Bryce & Associates (MBA), the developers of the "PRIDE" Methodologies for IRM announced plans to produce a series of podcasts explaining the methodologies and how they work. "PRIDE" was originally introduced in 1971 as the first systems methodology in the industry. Since then it has evolved into a comprehensive appr...
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IIBA launches worldwide computer-based testing of the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) exam as of September 1, 2008
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA™), the independent, non-profit, professional association for Business Analysts, is launching computer-based testing (CBT) for the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP™) exam at dedicated test centers around the world beginning September 1, 2008. A Certified Business Analysis Profes...
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Survey: Requirements gathering challenges remain
Gathering requirements is job number one for the development team today. According to SearchSoftwareQuality.com's 2008 Agile Trends survey, when it comes to application lifecycle management, organizations are often thwarted when they try to figure out what users want. Effectively gathering user requirements has never been easy -- and it is not gett...
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Business Analysis Comes of Age
Matchett, one of the world's most trusted learning partners and AssistKD, the market leader in business analysis and systems development training and consultancy, launched the pioneering Business Analysis Maturity Model (BAMM) to a select audience of industry professionals at the futuristic Media centre at Lord's Cricket Ground. The BAMM was co...
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Learning Tree Named to Fortune Small Business Magazine’s 2008 List of 100 Fastest Growing Small Public Companies in America
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Learning Tree International (NASDAQ NM:LTRE) has announced today that it has been ranked among Fortune Small Business (FSB) Magazine’s 2008 list of the 100 fastest growing small public companies in America. The list is based on a methodology in which the investment research firm Zacks ranked public companies with reven...
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IIBA Launches Computer-Based Testing the CBAP Exam
The IIBA announced that on September 1 2008 , it will implement computer-based testing (CBT) of the CBAP exam at dedicated test centers around the world. What exactly does this mean? Effective September 1 2008, approved applicants will be able to register online to take the CBAP exam at a dedicated test center in their area or close to it. B...
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Second International Workshop on Requirements, Intentions and Goals in Conceptual Modeling (RIGiM)
First International Workshop on Requirements, Intentions and Goals in Conceptual Modeling in conjunction with ER 2008 October 20 - 23, 2008, Barcelona, Spain Papers submission deadline: May 9, 2008 http://mis.sauder.ubc.ca/rigim2008/ Organizers: Colette Rolland, University Paris 1 Panth-on Sorbonne, France Carson Woo, University...
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OMG Finalizes Adoption of Business Process Maturity Model
NEEDHAM, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Members of the Object Management Group(TM) (OMG(TM)) met in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. during the week of March 10-14, 2008. At this meeting, two revised specifications finished the adoption process and were approved by the OMG Board of Directors. The Technology Committees also approved the issuance of seven new req...
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Blueprint Named 'Cool Vendor' by Leading Industry Analyst Firm
TORONTO--(Marketwire - April 8, 2008) - Blueprint™, the global leader in Requirements Solutions for software Business Analysts, has been named a "Cool Vendor" in the April 2008 report "Cool Vendors in Application Development [AD], 2008" by analysts Jim Duggan and Matt Light of leading industry research firm Gartner. Blueprint was analyzed and inclu...
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Ravenflow's Raven 4.0 Speeds Software Time to Market
EMERYVILLE, CA--(Marketwire - March 19, 2008) - Ravenflow, the leader in rapid requirements definition software, today announced the general availability of version 4.0 of its RAVEN solution. RAVEN 4.0 introduces a new quality assurance module, RAVEN SQA, which links software requirements directly to QA and automatically generates test cases with 1...
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Autonomy Cardiff Named "Cool Vendor" for Business Process Management by Leading Analyst Firm
CAMBRIDGE, England and SAN DIEGO, California, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardiff, a division of Autonomy Corporation plc LSE: AU LSE: AU.L and leading provider of BPM and intelligent document solutions, today announced that it has been named a "Cool Vendor" in the recent Gartner report titled "Cool Vendors in Business Process Management, 2008" by Jane...
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iRise Awarded Second Patent on Visualization Software
EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iRise®, the world’s leading visualization solutions company, today announced it has been awarded a second U.S. patent by the U.S. Patent Trademark Office (PTO), no. US 7,349,837 B2. The iRise patent covers the “systems and methods for a programming environment for a simulation of a computer application.” This pa...
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Process Mapping Business Analysis Training Seminar Dates Announced
Orion Development is the latest training provider to choose seminar marketing services offered by FindaSeminar.com Individuals seeking quality training in the areas of Process Mapping, Business Analysis, and Finance and Investing will be glad to learn of the news seminar dates announced by Orion Development Group. According to Scott Alliy P...
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