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Obstacle Analysis: How Problematic Scenarios Occurring during Requirements Analysis can be Nullified
Business Analysis: From Engineering to Art By Hanoz Kapadia on Tuesday, October 23, 2007 8:56 PM
Analysts everyday and in every domain of business come across obstacles in their analysis and efforts that prevent them from best meeting the needs of the business. These obstacles can be in the form of business processes, or system limitations, or both. Furthermore, a considerably big obstacle can be potentially detrimental to the spirit and purpose of a project. Obstacle Analysis is a tool that provides a systematic approach to overcoming those obstacles. Tackling road-blocks carefully and comprehensively can aid in achieving the mission of a project and in turn, satisfy customers.
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Melbourne Australia - IIBA Event 25th October
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 10/23/2007 3:00 PM
IIBA Australia - October 2007 events Keynote: Dr Kelvin Ross - "Quality Starts at Requirments”
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Business Analyst Roles AKA “In Search of the Business Analysis Holy Grail”
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 10/18/2007 10:53 AM
Take any area of study and you will always find a quest for the Holy Grail. Business Analysis is no exception. The Holy Grail “du jour” in business analysis seems to be competencies.... The quest for competencies should begin with identifying the various roles that analysts fulfill and the tasks the analysts are expected to perform. Only then will recruiters, trainers, employers, and analysts be able to begin to tackle the question of competencies.
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An Inquiry into the Roles of the BA and the BSA
Business Analysis: From Engineering to Art By Hanoz Kapadia on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 9:02 PM
One of the lines of discussion from an earlier blog by PriyaRS (Role of a Business Analyst; 8-2-07) was that how do we define the role of a BA. Is there a difference in responsibilities executed by a business analyst and business systems analyst? Or, are the titles simply synonymous with each other? Attempting to clear out some of that fog is the purpose of this article. As much as I enjoyed writing this, I also look forward to receiving your feedback and thoughts…keep the flow of information going.
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Seven Words You Can Never Use in a Requirements Specification
Business Analysis: From Engineering to Art By Hanoz Kapadia on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 8:55 PM
This is the text of a presentation my boss had attended at a Telelogic conference and which, she later shared with the BA team at work. It lists specific words that when used in requirements, compromise the quality of the very requirements. I'll let the article describe further. Looking forward to some feedback...Les, thanks for your wisdom!!
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Every Business Analyst Must Negotiate Like a Pro
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 9/11/2007 1:21 AM
In the larger context of life, it is very clear that negotiation skills are very important and that those that have them are better off than those who don’t. What about in business analysis? Are negotiation skills important? The answer is an emphatic: YES! You bet they are!
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Specifications talk about the need, not the solution.
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 9/1/2007 10:14 PM
For me, in the work that I am usually involved in, design management usually means ensuring that documents are produced at various stages saying what is to be done (requirements specs, architectural plans, solution designs, project plans) and what has been done (Test results, updated Requirements Traceability Matrices.)
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The V Model
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 8/19/2007 2:55 AM
Business analysts are responsible for the management of requirements in a software project. One popular framework for people involved in quality and testing is the V Model. It can also be used to manage requirements.
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Role of a Business Analyst
The rise of a Business Analyst By PriyaRS on 8/2/2007 10:45 PM
This article aims to share with the readers what it means to be a Business Analyst and people who are exploring this career path can hopefully gain some insight from this piece.
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From Developer in India to Business Analyst Abroad
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 7/25/2007 9:53 PM
If you are an IT professional in India, thinking of working abroad, you might want to consider a business/systems analyst position. Why? It’s a position in high demand with high earning potential and which can serve as a great foundation for moving up the corporate ladder into management or business operations.
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A framework for defining competencies for business systems analysts
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 7/8/2007 2:46 PM
If you are managing business or systems analysts, trying to identify the skills and competencies required of your analysts is not an easy task. The expectations placed upon the analyst vary widely from organization to organization. The variations are so drastic that the actual title doesn’t not say much about the type of work your analysts do.
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Tablet UML
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 7/4/2007 11:15 PM
Developers use developer specific tools, testers use tester specific tools... Why don't business analysts and systems analysts use analyst specific tools?
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The Case for System Documentation AKA “Developer is no longer King”
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 6/29/2007 4:35 PM
While it might be difficult to create and maintain system documentation, from the perspective of the business analyst or systems analyst it is a must. Without some decent level of system documentation, the analyst is at the mercy of the developers (the ones who can read the code) in order to determine the "AS-IS" state of a system.
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More on how to deal with bad requirements
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 6/23/2007 10:31 PM
Practical tips to help business analysts and systems analyst cope with bad requirements.
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You MUST question business requests
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 6/23/2007 1:33 PM
When you come across a request from the business side (new requirement, a change in the business process, etc.) which looks suspect or which does not seem to have business value - do you question it? If you are a business analyst, I think you must and you should!
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Systems Analyst in the list of Best Careers 2007
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 6/23/2007 1:32 PM
The Systems Analyst role is and will continue to be one of the best careers for a long time.
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Employers should do more to train Business Analysts and Systems Analysts
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 6/14/2007 9:11 PM
The increase demand for qualified technical talent is real - including business analysts and systems analysts. Shortages of IT professionals are felt all over the world. Should employers do more to address the problem?
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5 Traits of Successful Projects
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 6/10/2007 8:00 PM
Michael Vinje, an I.T. and software engineering specialist with more than two decades experience, has written an article on 5 Traits of a Successful project. Anyone in charge of business analysts or systems analysts can benefit from understanding these traits.
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The Popcorn Way and the Business Analyst
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 6/3/2007 9:06 PM
Given a specific project with a reasonably defined charter and clear business goals you, the business analyst, set out to elicit and document the detailed business requirements. So when do you stop? How do you know when you are done gathering the requirements?
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If you want to succeed, you've got to read!
Random Thoughts of an Analysis Manager By adrian on 11/24/2006 1:04 AM
One of the traits of the professional business analyst or systems analyst is continuous improvement. This needs to take place in three key areas: technical know-how, business knowledge, and soft skills.
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