I’ve been very fortunate lately to have had my company send me to receive some leadership training. I really appreciate the investment,...

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

Assuming our raison d’être as BA’s is to help stakeholders reach a shared understanding of what is required for a successful product,...

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...

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

Sometimes the benefit of completing and implementing a solution just doesn’t justify the cost. Or, despite the best of intentions, a...

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...

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...

I remember reading not long ago about advancements in the area of business rule automation and being interested in the interfaces for...

I’ve been reading Ed Yourdon’s “Just Enough Structured Analysis” recently (by following this link, you can download the whole book in PDF...

I’ve  stated before that I believe the primary difference  between the novice and expert analyst – all else being equal – lies in the...

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...

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...

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...