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Entries for January 2009


» 3 Guaranteed ways to become a better BA
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In recent years I have done three things which have really ‘ramped up’ my performance at work.    In my readings online, in books and journals I have learned that there is serious researchedevidence that these three things are possible some of the best ways to improve your skills and ability at work (particularly in a thinking job like ...
Posted by: Craig Brown

» Business Analyst: The Neutral Convener
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Part of my job as a Business Analyst, it is my responsibility to facilitate business process analysis meetings with a group of very knowledgeable folks. As I stood in front of my audience, I couldn't stop thinking: "What if I don't understand what is going on here? What if I can't comprehend the issues at hand? What if i steer this group to an outc...
Posted by: Linda E.

» Why do web sites like Facebook thrive?
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With more than 150 million active users, Facebook has become one of the most visited and most used website out there. It started out as another lame social network that students could join and waste their time by checking up on their friends. Today, everyone is on it. And by everyone, I mean even my parents are on it. Can you imagine? Age doesn’t d...
Posted by: Linda E.

» IBMs study on effective change management
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IBM have released a study on change management, highlighting several areas that are critical to successful change programmes.  And that includes IT projects. Have a look at this 2 minute youtube clip on the presentation (professionally presented by IBM.) Then go read the paper.  
Posted by: Craig Brown

» Top Ten Signs that Business Analysis is a Career Choice for you.
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So you are interested in becoming a business analyst or maybe you’ve just always thought it would be fun to get more involved in technology projects.  If you are on the business side, but are thinking of a technology role, here are some signs you should give business analysis more than a fleeting glance: 1) You find yourself in meetings and l...
Posted by: Laura Brandenburg

» Software project methodologies
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Jurgen Appelo runs a blog at Noop.nl.  He posted a summary on some project methods.  I migrated them into a ppt for slideshare. I hope this is intereting for you. Software Project Methods
Posted by: Craig Brown

» The Beginning of an Agile Team
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I work for a rather large insurance company. We aren't the largest, but we are big enough to have our own SDLC (System Development Lifecycle) that comes packed with paper work, protocol and bureaucracy. Do not misunderstand me - these processes ensure the projects that are active are delivering on time and within budget. My last two efforts 20,000+...
Posted by: Chase Petsche

» Enterprise analysis
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Enterprise Analysis IIBA Webinar
Posted by: Craig Brown

» Writing requirements
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Requirement Writing for Product Management
Posted by: Craig Brown

» The 6th best job in America
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The Best Jobs in America
Posted by: Craig Brown

» Invest in User Stories
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User stories have a place in modern requirements management.  They may not be going to replace use cases but you shoulod know how to write them well. Invest In Good User Stories View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: agile scrum)
Posted by: Craig Brown

» Analyst ranks high in "A Comprehensive Ranking of 200 Different Jobs"
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JobsRated.com released the results of a study they did of 200 jobs and how they rank based on a number of factors such as: Environment Income Outlook Physical Demands Stress Systems Analysts was in the top 10 which looks like this: Mathematician Actuary Statistician Biologist Softwa...
Posted by: Adrian Marchis

» The business analyst cannot forget "The Why"!
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There are many tools and techniques available to the business analyst for a variety of tasks.  One of my favorite one is the short table-style template for documenting a "Problem/Opportunity Statement" as follows: The problem of <specify in one sentence the problem or opportunity bei...
Posted by: Adrian Marchis
  
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