EDITOR'S NOTE Create Value, BABOK 2.0, Demand for Data, and more... Featured articles showcased in this issue: > The Next Wave: Valuable Products First, Process Second > Three Reasons to Upgrade from Business Rules to Decision Models > An Introduction to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK 2.0) > What BAs Need to Know About Decision-Aware Business Processes BA Events: > Webinar: How The Business Analyst Can Keep Up With The Demand For Data Also in this issue: > More Business Analyst Humor > Even more Resources for Business Analysts > New Interview Questions - Adrian Marchis, Editor
FEATURED ARTICLES The Next Wave: Valuable Products First, Process Second by Jonathan Kohl, Founder & Principal Consultant, Kohl Concepts, Inc 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 kind of process or tool fatigue. They are tired of being told that using a particular process or toolset is the key to their success. To them, value is a more important concept. Read more...
Three Reasons to Upgrade from Business Rules to Decision Models by Barbara von Halle and Larry Goldberg, KPI, LLC 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... Read more...
An Introduction to the BABOK 2.0 (Business Analysis Body of Knowledge) by Morgan Masters, Business Analyst and Staff Writer, ModernAnalyst.com I have been in the business analysis profession for many years and the one thing I have constantly had to challenge myself on is leading without really leading, or what I call leading from the side. As a business analyst, many times we are not in a position of authority yet we have to have significant leadership skills to be successful... Read more... What You Need to Know About Business Rules by Ronald G. Ross, Executive Editor, BRCommunity.com In the human body, control is provided by the nervous system, an organized collection of nerves that connect to the muscles. Business operations must have similar coordination of behavior. This coordination or guidance is supported by business rules. Read more... UPCOMING WEBINARS How The Business Analyst Can Keep Up With The Demand For Data Tue, Dec 8, 2009 10:00 AM Pacific (5:00 PM GMT) Register Now! MORE FROM ModernAnalyst.com More Informative Articles > Guerrilla Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) > Business Agility and the New Role of the Business Analyst > The Creative Business Analyst - Part 3, Making Better Decisions Recent Blog Posts > Eliciting Business Rules with an Eye for Data Requirements > Dispatches from the WCBA Conference: Retrospectives > Jogging through the IIBA® BABOK® with the Requirements Roadmap
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