IN THIS ISSUE Featured articles showcased in this issue: > The Courage to Scribe Part 1 > We Already Have a BRMS, What are We Missing? > Business Analyst Checkpoints: Checkpoint Charlie > The 21st Century BA: Fostering Team Creativity- the Business Analyst’s Sweet Spot Webinar: The Knowledge Explosion: How to crank up productivity and be a dynamite leader Webinar: Thorny Issues in Software Requirements Webinar: Rapid Analytics – A visual, live approach to requirements gathering and business analytic development Webinar: Business Process Modeling Across the System Development Life Cycle - and its Links to Other BA Tools Also in this issue: > More Business Analyst Humor > Even more Resources for Business Analysts > New Interview Questions
FEATURED ARTICLES The Courage to Scribe Part 1 by Elizabeth Larson, CBAP, PMP, CSM Many organizations do not understand the importance of scribing and view it as a waste of time. In those organization there is apt to be pushback about having a separate scribe role in requirements workshops and in spending the time needed to document the results. Read more...
We Already Have a BRMS, What are We Missing? by Barbara von Halle and Larry Goldberg, KPI LLC There are capabilities necessary to implement Smart Systems, where business people manage business logic in a business-like and agile fashion, with highest integrity, and deployable to any and many targets. These are the requirements satisfied by a BDMS, not by a BRMS. Read more...
Business Analyst Checkpoints: Checkpoint Charlie by Steve Blais, PMP Whether linear or agile development approaches are being used, the Business Analyst needs to have a specific required point in time where the solution being implemented is checked against the original problem before it gets too far downstream. Read more... The 21st Century BA: Fostering Team Creativity- the Business Analyst’s Sweet Spot by Kitty Hass, PMP, Sr. Practice Consultant, Kathleen Hass & Associates, Inc. If a business analyst is to step up to the task of becoming a credible project team leader, she must have an understanding of how teams work and the dynamics of team development. Team leaders cultivate specialized skills that are used to build and maintain high-performing teams and spur creativity and innovation. Read more... WEBINARS Webinar: The Knowledge Explosion: How to crank up productivity and be a dynamite leader Dec 19, 2012 - Register Now, Cost: FREE Webinar: Thorny Issues in Software Requirements Jan 16, 2013 - Register Now, Cost: FREE Webinar: Rapid Analytics – A visual, live approach to requirements gathering and business analytic development Feb 27, 2013 - Register Now, Cost: FREE Webinar: Business Process Modeling Across the System Development Life Cycle - and its Links to Other BA Tools Feb 12, 2013 - Register Now, Cost: FREE MORE FROM ModernAnalyst.com More Articles & Posts of Interest > Flash Points: Where Business Rules Meet Business Events > Using Adaptability as a Guide to Navigate the Uneven Terrain of Requirements Elicitation > Feedback cycles, meet deadlines. NOT good bedfellows
DECEMBER 2012
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