Information System Development (or even the broader Information Technology field) is a relatively new discipline compare to matured disciplines like mathematics, physics or philosophy. It is difficult to find an agreed-upon definition on even a widely used term such as JAD. It can mean different things to different people, and it’s constantly evolv...

» The Hard Work Behind Soft Skills: Closing the Gap Between Technical and Business Expertise

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As outsourcing, global commerce and constantly improving technology continue to change the business world, specialized professionals like scientists, engineers and information technology (IT) workers (including business systems analysts) are increasingly being asked to take on more business-oriented tasks. These tasks can include communicating...

» Form over Substance

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Beware of the colleague or supplier who spends large amounts of time in meetings discussing the format, sequence, and wording of documents they will deliver and very little time on the actual content. Strategically, substance is what counts. In this issue of Strategic Software Engineering I will point to some common problems when form becomes a hig...

» Five Things IT Managers Should Know About Software Requirements

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Some days, you wish you had telepathy. You just know that your development staff is holding back in some way, but you don’t know how to get them to communicate. Is the project in trouble, but they’re afraid to tell you? Since your software development staff won’t tell you what they’re really thinking, I asked them to confide in us instead. I pose...

» UML, RUP, and the Zachman Framework: Better together

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This article proposes innovative ways to combine three of the most important methodologies that have emerged in the past decade in the field of information systems architecture: UML, RUP, and the Zachman Framework. Over the past decade, the advantages of using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) for modeling software applications have become clea...

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» Activity Diagram
» Agile Methods
» Analytical and Problem Solving Skills
» Business Analysis Planning (BABOK KA)
» Business Process Management (BPM)
» Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN)
» Career as a Business Systems Analyst
» CBAP
» Class Diagram
» Data Analysis & Modeling
» Elicitation (BABOK KA)
» Enterprise Analysis (BABOK KA)
» Estimation
» Functional Specifications
» Getting Started as a Business Systems Analyst
» IIBA & BABOK
» Interviewing & Hiring Business Systems Analysts
» Leadership & Management
» Process Improvement (CMMI, Six Sigma, SPICE, etc.)
» Project Management
» Requirements Analysis (BABOK KA)
» Requirements Management and Communication (BABOK KA)
» SDLC, Process, and Methodologies
» Security Analysis
» Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
» Soft Skills
» Solution Assessment and Validation (BABOK KA)
» Structured Systems Analysis (DFDs, ERDs, etc.)
» Technical Topics
» Testing & Quality Assurance (QA)
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» Unified Modeling Language (UML)
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» User Interface & Usability
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