IN THIS ISSUE Featured articles showcased in this issue: > The Real Brains Behind Better Facilitation > Business Analysis Certificate Program Features The Decision Model > 5 Top Mistakes Management Makes With BA Performance Measurement Programs (And How to Avoid Them) > The Influencing Formula for Business Analysts > Webinar Topic: Business Data Reporting, data discovery, ETLs > Webinar Topic: Automate & Optimize Business Decisions and build corresponding Rules Also in this issue: > More Business Analyst Humor > Even more Resources for Business Analysts > New Interview Questions
FEATURED ARTICLES The Real Brains Behind Better Facilitation by Glenn R. Brûlé, Executive Director, ESI Facilitation is one of the most critical soft skills of the business analyst, as well as one of the most difficult to master. Working with various stakeholders requires tremendous preparation, insight and finesse in addition to an understanding of key principles of the facilitation process. Read more...
Business Analysis Certificate Program Features The Decision Model by Barbara von Halle, Managing Partner, KPI, LLC Like most business analysts, Charles captured business rules as part of requirements gathering. Also like most business analysts, he followed traditional business rules approaches. These included writing individual business rule expressions, storing them outside the confines of process models and use cases, and providing pointers to them. However, he changed his approach after experimenting with The Decision Model. Read more...
5 Top Mistakes Management Makes With BA Performance Measurement Programs (And How to Avoid Them) by Adriana Beal, MBA When used properly, a performance measurement program can help BAs and their managers identify specific improvement priorities, clarify responsibilities, and drive the desired behaviors required to achieve business goals. However, in practice it's rare to see managers taking advantage of the benefits a good performance measurement system can offer... Read more... The Influencing Formula for Business Analysts by Elizabeth Larson, CEO of Watermark Learning I often get asked, “How can I get stakeholders to attend my meetings?” or “How can I get stakeholders’ buy-in on the project?” These are complex questions and the easy answer is that you can’t. As BAs and PMs we can’t get anyone to do anything, but we can certainly influence them so that they want to. Read more... WEBINARS Application development simplified: the value of IBM Cognos Application Development Workbench Sept 20, 2011 - Register Now, Cost: FREE How Automating Decisions makes your organization more human ON DEMAND - Register Now, Cost: FREE EVENTS The Business Analysis Conference Europe 2011 26-28 September 2011, Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London http://www.irmuk.co.uk/ba2011 Business Analysis (BA) Conference 2011 October 30 - November 3, 2011, Fort Lauderdale, FL http://www.buildingbusinesscapability.com/baf/ MORE FROM ModernAnalyst.com More Articles of Interest > Transaction Business Logic > eBook: What is a Business Analyst? ...and why do I need one? > Business Analysis and User Experience
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