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MGMT VISIONS - Craftsmanship - Jan 28, 2008
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 1/25/2008 6:57 AM
My essay this week is entitled, "CRAFTSMANSHIP: its Cultural and Managerial Implications" - Discusses the state of craftsmanship and what is needed to do revive it. My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Bureaucrats," and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."
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CRAFTSMANSHIP: Its Cultural and Managerial Implications
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 1/24/2008 4:03 PM
Discusses the state of craftsmanship and what is needed to do revive it.
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Prince Lite has a focus on requirements management
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 1/20/2008 7:26 PM
Prince Lite has a strong focus on Requirements Management and Stakeholder Engagement.
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Do you have what's in the BABOK?
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 1/19/2008 4:02 AM
How do you measure up against the IIBA's BOK. Take a quick self assessment and then work out a personal development plan to help you get ready for certification.
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STANDARD SYSTEM STRUCTURE
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 1/18/2008 10:40 AM
Proposes a standard model for Information Systems.
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MGMT VISIONS - Standard System Structure - Jan 21, 2008
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 1/18/2008 10:33 AM

In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, my essay is entitled "STANDARD SYSTEM STRUCTURE" - Proposes a standard model of Information Systems for use in design and development.

My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Office Temperature," and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

"Management Visions" is a weekly broadcast on subjects pertaining to Information Resource Management (IRM ...

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19th Australian Software Engineering Conference
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 1/17/2008 3:14 AM
19th Australian Software Engineering Conference ASWEC 2008 Perth, Western Australia 26 - 28 March 2008
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A wiki project for Business and Systems analysts
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 1/15/2008 3:40 AM
What would you look for in a wiki for Business and Systems analysts? At about the same time Modern Analyst was launched I arranged to kick off the BA Handbook with the people at Wikia. So far it hasn't really taken off. Maybe you can help.
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MGMT VISIONS - Project Management requires a Road Map - Jan 14, 2008
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 1/11/2008 6:14 AM
Discusses the need for methodologies as a precursor to Project Management.
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MGMT VISIONS - Proactive vs. Reactive Management - Jan 8, 2008
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 1/4/2008 6:19 AM

In this week's "Management Visions" broadcast, my essay is entitled "PROACTIVE VS. REACTIVE MANAGEMENT" - compares and contrasts the two different styles of management.

"Management Visions" is a weekly broadcast on subjects pertaining to Information Resource Management (IRM). It is available in the following file formats: RealMedia (RM) and Windows Media Audio (.WMA file), both for "streaming" audio, and MP3 for Podcasts and for other audio devices. The broadcast is updated on Fridays. You'll find our broadcast listed in several Podcast and Internet Search engines, as well as Apples' iTunes.

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UNDERSTANDING INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 12/17/2007 2:55 PM
Reviews the inherent properties of information.
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DEFINING INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 12/17/2007 2:51 PM
Discusses an approch for defining information requirements.
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BRYCE'S LAWS on Systems Development
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 12/17/2007 12:07 PM
Includes those Bryce's Laws pertaining specifically to the development of Information Systems.
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A SHORT HISTORY OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 12/17/2007 11:58 AM
Traces the history of systems development throughout the 20th century (to present day).
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WHO CONTROLS THE WORK ENVIRONMENT?
MANAGEMENT VISIONS By Tim Bryce on 12/17/2007 11:52 AM
Discusses who controls the work environment - the workers or management? Also, is there a relationship to micromanagement?
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Carnival of Business Analysts #5 - Requirements Analysis
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 12/16/2007 2:46 AM
The 5th edition of the Carnival of Business Analysts has been published at Better Projects. This edition is focused on Requirements Analysis.
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Melbourne IIBA event - Thursday December 13th
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 12/4/2007 7:52 PM
Come and network with other BAs while drinking beer.
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Requirements Gathering Between Business Analysts
Life is a Use Case ... By Chris Jung on 12/2/2007 2:07 PM
I've come to understand the necessity for stakeholder involvement throughout the Requirements Gathering process. But what if it's another BA who is the stakeholder company's point of contact whom you'll be gathering requirements from instead of the stake holder themselves? Is there an advantage? How do we leverage the strength of our Requirements Engineering knowledge to come up with an appropriate set of requirements for a project?
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Agile Business Analysts?
Better Projects - Modern Analyst Edition By craigwbrown on 11/28/2007 3:06 AM
Do Business Analysts belong on Agile Projects? Some say yes, but isn't a better model for Agile developers to learn BA skills?
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Continuing a project in the penumbrae...
From zero to business analyst in 60 stumbles By Eduardo Navarro on 11/26/2007 1:34 PM
Being dropped in the middle of a project that is already in a bad shape (over budget, over schedule and under compliance) is not easy (or funny). So try to make the best of it and get out of it alive.
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