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Be Kind to your Stakeholders!

I can remember at times being frustrated at the lack of involvement in requirements validation on the part of some of my business...

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My Business Analyst Code of Conduct

I have a few basic themes or “words to live by” that shape my everyday walk and talk as a business analyst and a manager of business...

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There are No Reliable Words

To write or even speak English is not a science but an art. There are no reliable words. Whoever writes English is involved in a struggle...

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Quoteworthy: Chinese Proverb – Involve me and I’ll understand

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. – Chinese Proverb #Communication #facilitation

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Quoteworthy: Cicero – Be Brief

When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men’s minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every...

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Quoteworthy: William Strunk – Vigorous Writing is Concise

Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason...

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Quoteworthy: Paul Martin Lester – Words and Images Work Together

Words and pictures are intricately linked in journalism, advertising and educational contexts. Words printed under a photograph, the...

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Quoteworthy: C.S. Lewis – Don't use words too big for the subject

“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to...

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Quoteworthy: George Orwell on "Scrupulous Writing"

“A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2....

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Leadership Through Communication

I wanted to share an interesting passage from an article I came across the other day. Dr. Rick Johnson, in the article, Leadership is NOT...

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Quoteworthy: Karl Popper

It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood. – Karl Popper #Communication

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Time Travel for Context-free Use Cases

We business analysts are surrounded by “solution” folks; those whose jobs are to determine how to solve problems. On one side, our...

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Bookmarks & New Favorites (09-38)

Here are a few of the articles I found “bookmark-worthy” over the past week. Improv Comedian Turns Business Analyst by Jonathan...

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What’s in a Signature?

This post is actually a slightly adapted version of a comment I made on Laura Brandau’s post, The myth of the “requirements contract”....

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Your Name is Safe in My House

A mentor once told me of an uncle whose “byline” – for lack of a better term – was, “your name is safe in my house.” What he meant is...

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Requirements Are the Keystone

A keystone is “the architectural piece at the crown of a vault or arch which marks its apex, locking the other pieces into position.” It...

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Bright Idea on Requirement Character Limits?

Adam Feldman, blogging from Bright Green Projects’ “Bright Ideas” blog poses a fun and interesting question. Twitter limits entries to...

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Google Wave for Business Analysis

Like many other business analysts and project professionals, I get excited about nifty new applications and tools that help me do my job...

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IT’s Interest in Business/IT Alignment

Bob Lambert says IT should take the initiative in solving problems of business/IT misalignment, and thinks the requirements process can...

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Accounting for Technical Debt

We’re hearing all about debt nowadays. Consumer debt, corporate debt, government debt… the list goes on. As professionals operating in a...

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