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The Value of Small Wins (or, How to Eat an Elephant)
I’ve been very fortunate lately to have had my company send me to receive some leadership training. I really appreciate the investment,...
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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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Be an Unselfish Business Analyst!
Business analysts ought to be unselfish communicators. What do I mean? To explain, I’ll cite a presentation by Dr. Michael A. Covington...
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Business Analysts: Don’t Forget Your ROI!
Assuming our raison d’être as BA’s is to help stakeholders reach a shared understanding of what is required for a successful product,...
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Begin with what you HAVE to do
I came across a short review of the book Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson on Leading Blog this evening. In it, I found...
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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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Classic Business Analysis Articles
I was sorting through some of my bookmarks and articles I’ve accumulated over time via the Web, and found that there are a few articles...
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Business Analysis Can Kill a Project (In a Good Way)
Sometimes the benefit of completing and implementing a solution just doesn’t justify the cost. Or, despite the best of intentions, a...
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Congratulations, You’re Ignorant!
While I was in high-school, an algebra teacher taught me a principle that I’ve retained much longer than his musings on the teachings of...
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Use Case Basics: Keeping it Simple
I’ve been “heads down” on some use case work the past few days, so this is a topic that is fresh in mind. While I’m thinking of it, I...
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Escalation and Infinite Regression
I mentioned last week that I had come across Ed Yourdon’s wiki for “Just Enough Structured Analysis,” and pointed out that it’s a great...
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Could requirements analysis be automated?
I remember reading not long ago about advancements in the area of business rule automation and being interested in the interfaces for...
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Structured Analysis & Big, Thick Documents
I’ve been reading Ed Yourdon’s “Just Enough Structured Analysis” recently (by following this link, you can download the whole book in PDF...
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Patterns and the Evolving Business Analyst
I’ve stated before that I believe the primary difference between the novice and expert analyst – all else being equal – lies in the...
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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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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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Did I Really Write That?
The week before last, I was asked to provide some sample documents from past projects to a gentleman that is transitioning to a business...
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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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Economic Stimulus, Meet Business Analyst
Before you tune out, don’t worry, while “politically motivated” this is NOT going to be a post on politics, but on process and procedure...
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What do I know about "Maximizing IT Value?"
I was privileged to be invited to do a podcast interview with Matt Morgan and Keith Barrett of Requirements.net last week. The podcast is...
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