EDITOR'S NOTE Enterprise Analysis & Architecture! In these tough economic times, the Business Analyst and disciplined Enterprise Analysis might be just what the doctor ordered (or should order): Could the Recession be Good News for Business Analysts? Highlights from this issue: > 5 Great Articles > New Webinar: Visualizing an Electronic Record System - A Case Study For BAs > More Business Analysis Humor - Adrian Marchis, Editor
FEATURED ARTICLES The Lay of the Land: Enterprise Analysis by Glenn R. Brûlé, Director of Client Solutions for ESI International Enterprise Analysis takes very careful stock and consideration of the current state of your environment. The resulting output is a clear understanding of what solution best meets the business needs and is articulated as business requirements... Read more...
Data Analysis for BAs: The Zachman Framework and Data Architecture by Loretta Mahon Smith, CCP, CBIP, CDMP The primary function of a Business Analyst is to ask questions that uncover requirements then to document those requirements so they may be developed into a useful, useable system. It seemed to me that questions are a common thread for the Enterprise Architect, Data Architect, and Business Analyst alike... Read more...
Raise those Gleaming Girders: Enterprise Business Analysis by Sam Cherubin, Consultant & Strategic Business Analyst There are great shifts that happen in technology and culture. We are in such a time of change now, with great crises and great opportunities for organizations and the people who love them. One of these challenges is the failure of Enterprise, Business and Technical architecture... Read more... 10 Information Resources a BA can get from a Security Analyst by Stewart Allen, Certified Information Security Consultant In a large enterprise, communication is complex and full of red-tape; e-mails, conference calls, meetings on top of meetings, memos, document management portals, and so on. Wouldn’t it be nice to find a single resource that has all the answers? Read more... Business Architecture: The tool for strategic decision making by Kimberly Terribile, Director of Product Development for B2T Training As budgets tighten and organizations continue trying to achieve return on investment faster, cheaper and with better results, they are trying to create and evolve their overall enterprise architecture... Read more... UPCOMING WEBINARS Visualizing an Electronic Record System: A Case Study For BAs Wed, March 25, 2009 10:00 AM Pacific Register Now! How West Bend used Process Mapping to tap into new Insurance Markets Thur, March 12, 2009 9:00 AM Pacific Register Now! MORE FROM ModernAnalyst.com Business Analyst Humor Recent Blog Posts > Which Business Analysts are in demand: The Reality! > John Zachman at UK IIBA Meeting in February > Agile Business Analysis using UML
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