IN THIS ISSUE Featured articles showcased in this issue: > The Tasks of Enterprise Architecture > Knowledge Management in the Real World > Requirements Are Rules: True or False? > Taming the Beast of Complexity > Webinar: Avoiding the Data Baggage Trap – A Practical Approach to Data Mapping and Traceability > Webinar: Text is Dead: How Software Visualization is Changing the Game at HealthMEDX > Webinar: Using Visio and SharePoint for Process Management: Practical Tips and Customer Examples > Webinar: Harmonizing Agility & Disciplines Also in this issue: > More Business Analyst Humor > Even more Resources for Business Analysts > New Interview Questions
FEATURED ARTICLES The Tasks of Enterprise Architecture by Peter Lefterov, BA Consultant & Trainer An enterprise exists for a purpose, stated in its high-level goals and business model. It also has everyday operations which may or may not serve this purpose. We need a link between the two and this is what Enterprise Architecture is about – the establishment of a link between an organization’s ultimate goals and its day-to-day operations. Read more...
Knowledge Management in the Real World by Joseph da Silva, Business Analyst We can probably all agree that Knowledge Management is generally A Good Thing and that we should do more of it. But what does “doing Knowledge Management” actually involve, and how as BAs can we ensure we effectively reuse our knowledge? Read more...
Requirements Are Rules: True or False? by Ronald G. Ross, AttainingEdge.com Requirements are rules.” Perhaps you’ve heard the argument. Maybe you’ve even made it yourself. Are they? No! Read this article to find out why. Read more... Taming the Beast of Complexity by Mark Norton, Idiom Software This article looks forward from the conclusion of our previous article, ‘Requirements and the Beast of Complexity’, and proposes an exciting new use for decision models that extends the scope of requirements management to help ‘tame the beast’. Read more... WEBINARS Avoiding the Data Baggage Trap – A Practical Approach to Data Mapping and Traceability Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Register Now, Cost: FREE Text is Dead: How Requirements Visualization is Changing the Game at HealthMEDX Wednesday, June 1, 2011 Register Now, Cost: FREE Using Visio® 2010 and SharePoint® 2010 for Process Management: Practical Tips and Customer Examples Wednesday, June 29, 2011 Register Now, Cost: FREE Harmonizing Agility & Discipline Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Register Now, Cost: FREE MORE FROM ModernAnalyst.com More Articles of Interest > An Introduction to Activity Diagrams > The Decision Model: Lessons from the Human Brain > Creating Business Analyst Resumes for the 21st Century
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