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» FEATURED: Objective Agility - what does it take to be an Agile company?
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Objective Agility - what does it take to be an Agile company? Whether it is in software development, business analysis, portfolio management or business strategy, everyone wants to be Agile - and nobody wants to admit they aren't Agile. But what does it really take to be Agile? What is the state of Agility like?

» FEATURED: Grooming the Product Backlog
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Grooming the Product Backlog The product backlog is a beautifully simple artifact – a prioritized list of the outstanding work necessary to bring the product to life. To work with the product backlog effectively, it needs regular attention and care; it needs to be carefully managed, or groomed. Business analysts can play an important role to ensure that this is done well.

» FEATURED: Are you results-oriented?
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Are you results-oriented? There are many qualities that contribute to great business analysis. You have to be a good communicator and be able to analyze problems. It generally helps to have some solid background in the common techniques of business analysis. For some jobs you need domain knowledge, for others technical expertise. All of these are debated and discussed often...

» FEATURED: How to Manage the Complexities of Urgent Projects
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How to Manage the Complexities of Urgent Projects  Today it seems like every project is urgent due to time-to-market compression and fierce competition in the global marketplace.  In this article we recommend management techniques that can help you and your team manage the complexities that are most likely present in urgent projects, while establishing and maintaining an environment of a...

» An Overview of Requirements Prioritization
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An Overview of Requirements Prioritization Excellent requirements prioritization is essential to any well-run project. It ensures that the project focuses on the most important elements first, and that everyone understands and agrees regarding what the project’s most important elements are. Good prioritization of requirements will also ensure that engineers, programmers and database analyst...

» FEATURED: How to Manage the Complexities of Large, Diverse Project Teams: The Good, the Bad and the Complex
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How to Manage the Complexities of Large, Diverse Project Teams: The Good, the Bad and the Complex Great teams, like all great organizations, are those that make a distinctive impact and deliver superior performance over a long period of time. For a project, performance is typically measured in terms of on time, under budget, with full scope of features, meeting quality specifications, and delivering the business benefit that was expected. Proje...

» Be Good Enough: How the Agile Process Refocuses Business Analysts on Imperfections
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Be Good Enough: How the Agile Process Refocuses Business Analysts on Imperfections The purpose of companies creating Business Analyst positions is to improve IT quality and efficiency while reducing project failures. When I first started as an Analyst, coming previously from the position of Software QA and having an education in technical writing (think documentation), I thought I was the perfect mix for the position. I quickly l...

» FEATURED: How to Manage the Complexities of Projects That are Too Large, Too Long, and Too Costly
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How to Manage the Complexities of Projects That are Too Large, Too Long, and Too Costly  This article considers the unique complexities of large, long-duration, high-cost projects that pose challenges to project success, and offers both old and new management strategies to handle the complexities... The complexities of large projects require that particular attention be directed to planning the project, developing and delivering ...

» The Perfect Five-course Scrum
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The Perfect Five-course Scrum   Through development and beyond we hope not to have show stoppers, anticipate builds and releases on time, expect teams to portray efficiency, want our customers to be happy, and hope that boss coming to work and singing melody. Sounds like a perfect five-course scrum, isn’t it?

» Complex Project Management - What’s All the Fuss About?
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Complex Project Management - What’s All the Fuss About? Complex Project Management (CPM) is the “next new thing” in our quest to achieve stronger project performance. Successful projects not only deliver on time, on budget, and with the full scope of features and functions. In addition, they deliver the expected benefits in terms of contributions to the bottom line of businesses. And projects today are ...
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