Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Blogs for Business Analysts and Systems Analysts

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New Blogs Announcement!!!
Modern Analyst has revamped our blogs to provide greater value to you! Two new blog pages have been created. Follow the links below to access the new blog pages or access them directly via our top navigation menu.
You can still access our Original Blog Posts below.
 
Our Community Blog puts a different spin on our original blog page. Instead of each community member creating a separate blog, all community members have the opportunity to contribute their very own blog posts to a single community blog. This provides greater benefit to both the bloggers and readers. Some of these benefits are:
  • Viewers can RSS the Community Blog by a specific blog post author
  • Many members contributing to a single blog attracts more viewers, increasing the readership for all bloggers
  • Blog contributors can give more time and attention to each blog post since no single blogger has to provide continuous content to keep the blog fresh
  • The Community Blog gives bloggers the opportunity to make a name and brand for themselves in the business analysis profession
  • Community Blog contributors may be extended an invitation to become a blogger for the Modern Analyst blog
Our Modern Analyst Blog features blog posts from pre-selected Modern Analyst bloggers, many of which are influential contributors that are shaping the business analysis profession. In addition, the most intersting and insightful Community Blog posts are selected by the Modern Analyst team to be added to the Modern Analyst Blog.
 
While our original blogs and blog posts will remain available for viewing, community members will only be able to contribute new blog posts to the Community Blog. The Community Blog and Modern Analyst Blog have been seeded with blog posts from the original blog page.
Modern Analyst Blogs

This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 8, System Operation; for testing and installing systems. This is Part XVIII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Expanding Government" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 7, Sub-System Test; for testing business processes, both the computer and administrative portions. This is Part XVII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Dumbing Down" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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Businesses are controlled by rules that regulate how the business operates and is structured. Rules ensure that the business is run according to predefined external (by laws or regulation) or internal (to make the business run as efficiently and profitably as possible) restriction or goal.

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 6, Software Testing; for performing a string test/volume test of computer software. This is Part XVI of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Handling Failure" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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How can a BA prove that their analysis is correct?

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 5, Software Manufacturing; for producing reliable software that conforms to requirements. This is Part XV of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Habits" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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Dual role of a business analyst and a tester

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 4-II, Software Engineering; for implementing the computer portions of sub-systems. This is Part XIV of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Facing Reality" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 4-I, Administrative Procedure Design; for implementing the manual portions of sub-systems. This is Part XIII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "The Four Day Work Week" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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Impact Analysis is the process of exploring and documenting all possible effects of a change. What will be the impact if any changes come? will it affect cost, time aqnd scope? Is backward compatible there?

Impact Analysis leads to the Impact Analysis Report,  where we

- Estimate Total Effort

- Estimate Lost Effort

- Estimate Cost, Schedule, Qulality impact

- Other requirements affected

- Other tasks affected

Business Analyst (BA) is a very important person in ensuring the building of near perfect Technology Solution for the business. In simple terms, the BA is an interface between Business and Technology Team. If there is a business model for IT industry and very lucrative one, which we all know and acknowledge and where Sales and Marketing Team gets credit for Revenues and Software Engineers for Programming and Development work, it is the BA, who acts as a perfect Center Piece in the hierarchy.

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Customer Relationship Mgt - Read it to know it

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This week my tutorial is a review of "PRIDE"-ISEM, Phase 3, Sub-System Design; an important precursor to Software Engineering. This is Part XII of our series on the "PRIDE" METHODOLOGIES FOR IRM (special broadcast). My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Moral Decay" and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."

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Input from my side for keeping the points to remember while making a CASE STUDY. Hope This Helps... Cheers !!!

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One more layoff story .......

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The Financial Crunch over the world which started from USA has hit INDIA also. Big LAYOFFS are seen in the market across the domain and the working employers in the service industry are in panic and sad.

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There are many descriptions of what ‘web2.0’ means, but at its simplest it amounts to websites that you can read and write to - websites that depend on user interaction rather than passivity. This user interaction is usually based around uploading information through the web and by this means encouraging use, comment and relationship forming.

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!!! Here are few techie n functional words which Business Analyst and Manager Use in Work Places !!!!

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ABOUT ME - Ashish Kumar Gupta

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OCT 2008 : Article on Indian IT Industry in CRUNCH and Pink Slips for the Employees in Indian IT Industry

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