IN THIS ISSUE Featured articles showcased in this issue: > Trends: Slow and Steady Will Win the Race For BAs in 2011 > How Strongly Should a Business Rule Be Enforced? > Software Tools for The Decision Model-Part 1 > How to handle tight deadlines as a business analyst > Webinar: 5 Things You Must Know About Requirements Planning > Webinar: Leveraging Software Visualization to Elicit, Validate and Communicate Requirements > Webinar: Fast Tracking Projects Also in this issue: > More Business Analyst Humor > Even more Resources for Business Analysts > New Interview Questions
FEATURED ARTICLES Trends: Slow and Steady Will Win the Race For BAs in 2011 by Glenn R. Brûlé, CBAP, CSM, ESI International Taking a long lens approach to looking at 2011 is an apt metaphor that should serve as a reminder to BAs of the perspective they need to take to in terms of both their professional development and their role in the organization. There’s no better time to take stock and strategize on how to best prepare for the opportunities and the challenges you’ll experience ahead. Read more...
How Strongly Should a Business Rule Be Enforced? by Ronald Ross, Featured Speaker, AttainingEdge.com Can the same business rule be enforced differently in different contexts? The answer – an important one for re-use of business rules – is yes. This article explains. It also outlines what business analysts need to know to specify contexts of enforcement for a business rule effectively. Read more...
Software Tools for The Decision Model-Part 1 by Barbara von Halle & Larry Goldberg, KPI LLC A software tool for The Decision Model includes the authoring, analysis, testing and deployment of entire decision models. Whether managed by the business or managed by IT or business analysts on behalf of the business, business decisions need not only a repository for storing decision models, but a range of functions to manage them effectively. Read more... How to handle tight deadlines as a business analyst by Sergey Korban, Business Analysis Expert, Aotea Studios When you are assigned a complex project that has a short timeframe (as often happens), it can be nerve wracking - I know this from experience. It's like driving a racing car - you have to push close to the limits but any error can throw you completely off the track. Read more... WEBINARS 5 Things You Must Know About Requirements Planning Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Register Now Cost: FREE Leveraging Software Visualization to Elicit, Validate and Communicate Requirements Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Register Now Cost: FREE Fast Tracking Projects Tuesday, March 22, 2011 Register Now Cost: FREE MORE FROM ModernAnalyst.com More Articles & Posts of Interest > How to Tell When the Requirements Are Done > What are the Quantitative Benefits of Business Analysis? > Coaching Football and Agile Applications: It’s Game Time
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