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» ISO 25010
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ISO 25010, "Systems and software engineering - System and software quality models" was published in March 2011.
The ISO 25010 standard defines 2 broad non-functional categories of requirements, "Quality in use" and "Product quality", articulated in 13 characteristics, many of which are further subdivided into sub-characteristics. This new ... |
Posted by: Adriano Comai
» Organizational Gravity: Three Steps to Foster Continuous Improvement, Defy Obsolescence and Take Flight
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| Gravity can be a wonderful thing. It is an irresistible force that keeps us grounded on this big, beautiful, floating blue marble. It is even applicable to organizations in the form of organizational gravity. For example, I worked with an organization that coined a catch phrase for a challenge beyond its scope of control, deeming the situation a "g... |
Posted by: James D. Murphy
» Executive Coaching and Debriefing for Corporate Leadership Development Programs
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| In today's management environment, new forms of and tools for corporate leadership development programs have emerged. One of the most popular development tools is executive coaching. The number of executive coaches has more than doubled in the past decade and corporate leadership development programs are utilizing their services more frequently. Ho... |
Posted by: James D. Murphy
» The Red Team: A Simple But Effective Method to Improve Mission Planning
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| The May 1, 2011 mission to find Osama Bin Laden has become one of the most celebrated military mission planning successes in recent memory due to the utilization of a little-known and seldom-used practice called the Red Team.
The mission was a daring raid executed by the courageous members of the U.S. Navy SEAL DEVGRU, also known as SEAL Team Six,... |
Posted by: James D. Murphy
» Breaking Through the BA Mystique
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| You can’t work in IT and not have watched “Office Space.” I mean, it’s a prerequisite, isn’t it? It’s like being a developer and never having heard “Code Monkey.” It’s the type of movie where you sit and nod as you laugh, recognizing it is funny because it is true.
My favorite dialogue in the film is between Bob Slydell (one of the Bobs tasked w... |
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» Thirteen Elements of Effective Planning
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| All plans are not good plans. In fact, even good plans can fail. We cannot predict the future – we can only imagine it imperfectly. In our companies and organizations, effective planning is a social activity. Deciding on a strategic planning process as a group, rather than as an individual, adds even greater complexity to an already complex task. C... |
Posted by: James D. Murphy
» Getting to FRs, part 3 - it's the process, dammit
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People expect a lot from their information systems, but it usually it comes down to one thing: the system has to do stuff. When you talk about systems, the verbs are active: the system is running, it is executing a function, the system is responding, ....
And what do you want it to do? You want it to do as much of your business p... |
Posted by: David Wright
» Getting to FRs, part 2 - Scope is not just mouth wash...
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| Let me reprise the words of Mr. Brooks ...
“… the hardest single part of software development [remains] deciding precisely what to build."
Fred Brooks
Author of the 1986 paper "No Silver Bullet”
The unspoken corollary to this is you have to be sure you don't build the wrong system. Knowing what and what not to build is a matter of definin... |
Posted by: David Wright
» Getting to Functional Requirements, part 1 - the never-ending open-ended question...
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| Back to the nasty question - what sort of Information System shall will we build?
"What sort of system do you want?"
"hmmm, one that processes all our customer orders, I think. What do you think, George?"
"Well Fred, I suppose so, but I know it has to be fast, and run 24/7."
"OK.........(???)"
We already know the problem with asking people... |
Posted by: David Wright
» The "R" Word
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| Software is a uniquely new invention, different than anything else we humans have come up with in the past. ...
"The software-controlled electronic information system is fundamentally different from physical labor-saving devices such as the cotton gin, the locomotive, or the telephone. Rather than extend the ability of hand motion, leg motion, ... |
Posted by: David Wright
» Effects-Based Thinking Part III
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| In Part I of this series, I introduced the concept that, from the perspective of complexity, everything exists within a system. In Part II, I outlined a three-tiered framework of effects-based thinking (EBT) and planning that is critical to understanding how change propagates throughout these complex systems - the organizations, markets and communi... |
Posted by: James D. Murphy
» Information Systems Users don't know what they want... So, don't ask them what they want...
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| Information Systems Users don't know what they want... So, don't ask them what they want: and definitely don't write some software and then say "how's this look?".
On the other hand, don't have someone spend weeks talking to various people about what they want ( and not get to talk to other people ), write it all down and deliver a document, sayin... |
Posted by: David Wright
» Effects-Based Thinking: Part II
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| In 'Effects-Based Thinking - Part I', the definition of effects-based thinking, or EBT, was established as an approach to strategic planning which contributes to long-lasting organizational impacts. Expanding on this concept, let's look at what the differences between strategic planning with EBT and simply tracking progress with metrics are.
Many ... |
Posted by: James D. Murphy
» Upside down Procedures and Processes
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| Are we looking at it all wrong?
Do you ever get the feeling that you are seeing something very different than the other guy? I don’t just mean the glass half full/empty outlook on life, but fundamentally are we looking at things the wrong way?
I sometimes get that feeling when dealing with projects that involve processes, and all my projects are... |
Posted by: Mike Cunningham
» Strategic Planning and Effects-Based Thinking: Part 1
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| As the name implies, effects-based thinking (EBT) is an approach to strategic planning and decision making where the effects of specific actions are assessed, not in a narrowly defined and time-limited way, but through a perspective that is sensitive to broad-ranging and lasting impacts. Effects-based thinking is the opposite of short-sightedness o... |
Posted by: James D. Murphy
» A dressing down for business analysts
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| BA: “They didn’t pitch for my workshop. Again.”
Mentor: “You must be mortified.”
BA: “Seriously, they come up with these lame excuses: they don’t understand that computer stuff, they’re too busy, they think it’s a waste of time. One even told me to get it done and let him have a look when I’m finished. How the hell must I fathom the requirements ... |
Posted by: Robin Grace
» Difference between a Brainstorm and Focus Group
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| If you work in new product development or have participated in maintenance projects, then most likely you have used either the focus group or the brainstorming technique. The brainstorming technique is used to produce ideas and increase creativity. For example, after you’ve defined your problem and are looking for the different solution options, yo... |
Posted by: Linda Erzah, CBAP
» Requirements Gathering
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| Requirements gathering is an essential part of any project and project management. Understanding fully what a project will deliver is critical to its success. This may sound like common sense, but surprisingly it's an area that is often given far too little attention.
Many projects start with the barest headline list of requirements, only to find ... |
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» Kano Analysis as a requirements prioritization model
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| This presentation deck describes the fundamentals of Kano Analysis and how it can be used to prioritize requirements.
Kano Analysis and Software Requrements
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Posted by: Craig Brown
» Which seat is mine?
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| I've been working with a company now for a little over a year as a contract business analyst and I think it's fair to say that they are still evolving their understanding over how to effectively utilise BA's like myself. So far, i've been fairly successful in deploying methodologies, BA tools and techniques, but i... |
Posted by: KMUK
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