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Entries for December 2009


» FEATURED: Top Tips for Successful SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) Pilots
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Top Tips for Successful SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) Pilots We are often asked what you need to do to run a successful SOA Pilot. Based on our experience of dozens of pilots, I propose that the following characteristics are essential to success.

» Uncover the Hidden Truth in Your Data with Interactive Visual Analytics
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Uncover the Hidden Truth in Your Data with Interactive Visual Analytics It is no surprise that organizations spend over $15B annually on business intelligence and data mining technologies. But despite this focus on infrastructure technologies, there is little emphasis on the art of analysis. Analysts are being asked to assimilate increasing amounts of data into meaningful information that can be acted upon q...

» Complex Project Management
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Complex Project Management It is no secret that our record of complex project performance is rife with failed and significantly challenged projects. This is true for virtually all types of projects. Examples abound – we offer just a few.

» FEATURED: An Overview of Business Requirements
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An Overview of Business Requirements With business analysis projects, as with all endeavors, you have to know where you are going before you can chart your course to get there. In other words, before you can decide whether to take a train, bus, or plane, what time of day you will travel, and what you will carry, you have to decide where you are going. So it is with requirements. Befo...

» FEATURED: The Next Wave: Valuable Products First, Process Second
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The Next Wave: Valuable Products First, Process Second I'm hearing the word "value" a lot lately. This is partly because the economic downturn has us looking to get the most for our money. But that's not all. More and more managers, business analysts, programmers and testers are talking to me about value. They are concerned that their products provide value for their end users. Many of them express a k...

» FEATURED: Three Reasons to Upgrade from Business Rules to Decision Models
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Three Reasons to Upgrade from Business Rules to Decision Models In a previous column, we looked at how Decision Models improved an actual project. Below, we explore why the Decision Model is the next logical (and simple) advance in process modeling and business rules. We do so by addressing five questions. How does the Decision Model improve a business process model? Where did the business rules go? Why did the...

» FEATURED: An Introduction to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK 2.0)
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An Introduction to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK 2.0) The Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® 2.0) is the definitive guide to the profession of business analysis. Every business analyst can profit from it, and few analysts can afford to be without it.

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