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IN THIS ISSUE
Featured articles showcased in this issue:
> Humanizing Business Analysis: Visualizing Meaning through Business Concept Maps
> Connect the Dots with Requirements Traceability, Part 2
> Three Stages of Decision Model Usage Today
> A Guide to the Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE)
> Increasing Proficiency of Business Analyst Professionals
Webinars: Requirements Repositories, Analytics, Use Cases for Agile, and more....
Also in this issue:
> More Business Analyst Humor
> Even more Resources for Business Analysts
> New Interview Questions
FEATURED ARTICLES
Humanizing Business Analysis: Visualizing Meaning through Business Concept Maps
by Thomas Frisendal, Business Information Analysis Consultant
Business Analysis is the first link in the chain. Unfortunately many times it is also the weakest link. Probably because we have never considered the most important issue: Business Analysis is a people-oriented process. Why then do we behave like engineers with our UML diagrams and so forth? Furthermore, many people believe that Business Analysis is just a matter of describing the business as it is – which is completely wrong: Good Business Analysis is full of insight and is forward looking. The process itself can be meaningful, eye opening and creative.
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Connect the Dots with Requirements Traceability, Part 2
by Karl Wiegers, Principal Consultant at Process Impact
The most common way to represent the links between requirements and other system elements is in a requirements traceability matrix, also called a requirements trace matrix or a traceability table. When I’ve set up such matrices in the past, I made a copy of the baselined SRS and deleted everything except the labels for the functional requirements. Then I set up a table with only the Functional Requirement column populated...
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Three Stages of Decision Model Usage Today
by Barbara von Halle & Larry Goldberg, KPI, LLC
Would organizations use such a model? What kinds of organizations? Who in those organizations would introduce it and create them? What would organizations use it for? How successful would these decision models be? After seven years, we have answers. They tell an interesting story about the birth and usage of this new kind of model.
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A Guide to the Certified Professional for Requirements Engineering (CPRE)
by Stefan Sturm, Managing Director, IREB GmbH
Since its inception, the CPRE Foundation Level certification has evolved to become the most achieved certificate in Requirements Engineering (RE) worldwide. Right now, over 10,000 people have been certified worldwide in more than 35 countries. So what is it all about, how is it set up, what are the contents of the CPRE syllabi and how does the CPRE compare to other certifications?
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WEBINARS & EVENTS
Webinar: Instant Analytics: 1hr Practical Analytics Webinar
May 22, 2013 - Register Now, Cost: FREE
Webinar: Software Requirements: 7 Critical Success Factors
Jun 6, 2013 - Register Now, Cost: FREE
Webinar: Combine Big Data with Enterprise Data to Improve Business Performance
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Webinar: How Requirements Repositories and Reusability can Help Achieve a Competitive Advantage
Jul 24, 2013 - Register Now, Cost: FREE
Webinar: Use Cases and User Stories for Agile Requirements
Sep 19, 2013 - Register Now, Cost: FREE
Conference: BPM and Enterprise Architecture Conference Europe 2013
Jun 11, 2013 - Radisson Blu Portman Hotel, London - More Details
MORE FROM ModernAnalyst.com
More Articles & Posts of Interest
> Increasing Proficiency of Business Analyst Professionals
> 4 Very Useful Constructs for Concept Models: Developing a Structured Business Vocabulary
> 10 Ways Documents and Spreadsheets Sabotage the Business Analyst’s Career
> 3 Ways to Optimize Big Data and Predictive Analytics
 
Relevant Interview Questions
> Describe the BPMN Exclusive Gateway and how it is used in process modeling.
> Describe the BPMN Parallel Gateway and how it is used in process modeling.
> Describe the BPMN Inclusive Gateway and how it is used in process modeling.
Help a fellow BA: Forum Posts
> Best models for AS-IS analysis
> KRA's and KPI's for a BA in ecommerce, mobile commerce and finance domains
> Gathering users requirements for building a document management system
FEATURED Business Analysis JOBS
> Business Analyst (Springfield, IL) Job
> Business Analyst - Financial Services Job
> Senior Information Security Analyst Job
More BA Jobs...
Hewlett-Packard Company is accepting resumes for Sales Support Management Analyst (Ref. #VANROR1) in Van Nuys, CA. Responsible for performing general and specific tasks related to the effective execution and support of the end to end sales cycle processes. Telecommuting permitted. Mail resume to Hewlett-Packard Company, 5400 Legacy Drive, MS H1-6F-61, Plano, TX 75024. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address & mailing address. No phone calls please. Must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.
Netflix, Inc. has the following job opportunity available in Los Gatos, CA: Senior Statistical Analyst (QD32-CA) – Provide thought leadership in marketing campaigns and customer messaging efforts, partnering closely with marketing and product leaders to share data insight perspective. Submit resume by mail to: Netflix Inc., Attn: HR Staffing Operations, 100 Winchester Circle, Los Gatos, CA 95032. Must reference job title and job code.
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