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Entries for December 2011


» FEATURED: Three Good Reasons to Initiate a BA Center of Excellence
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Three Good Reasons to Initiate a BA Center of Excellence Creating a BA Center of Excellence (BA COE) is a proven method for effectively reaching these goals with a BA team. In addition to improving BA performance in the traditional fields of elicitation and drafting, they aid in improving the other ‘soft’ skills that are becoming increasingly mandatory for a BA to possess.

» FEATURED: Data Modelling & Object Oriented Development
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Data Modelling & Object Oriented Development At some stage in their working life, every business analyst will have some involvement with data modelling. They may need to model how data is (or will be) used or - if they only deal with requirements investigation - then someone else in the team will need to verify that the data to support new functions will be available.

» FEATURED: How Detailed Should Requirements Be? Part 3 - When More Requirements Detail Is Advisable
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How Detailed Should Requirements Be? Part 3 - When More Requirements Detail Is Advisable There are several situations in which recording only high-level requirements information increases the project’s risk. When you encounter situations such as the ones described in this article, expect to spend more time than average developing detailed requirements specifications.

» FEATURED: Lean Six Sigma for non-industrial organizations
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Lean Six Sigma for non-industrial organizations Lean techniques use a process-oriented approach. In non-industrial organizations however, the process is invisible. In order to apply Lean techniques successfully in this environment, the visibility of processes has to be significantly increased. Employees have to learn to look at their organization from a process viewpoint. Furthermore, it is impo...

» FEATURED: Agile vs. Traditional... - Part III: Winning Through Integrative Thinking
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Agile vs. Traditional... - Part III: Winning Through Integrative Thinking Instead of taking for granted that either you find a flavor of agile that will fit the needs of your organization, or you must completely dismiss the use of agile methods, a much more valuable approach is to determine, for each individual project, which agile concepts should be embraced or not.

» FEATURED: The State of Business Analysis Practices in Organizations
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The State of Business Analysis Practices in Organizations To remain competitive, it is more important than ever for an organization’s leadership team to use business analysis (BA) practices to execute strategies through innovative solutions. Over the years, business analysis has been rapidly developing as a profession and as a core business practice in many organizations; however, all too often business a...
  

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