Archive for March, 2009
Notes from the BABOK 2.0 Launch Webcast
Kevin and Julian did a nice job with the presentation today and answered a lot of questions. I am glad I attended. Maybe it’s my inner geek coming to the surface, but I was really pretty excited by some of the ideas IIBA is working on and about the new and improved body of knowledge.
Here are a few notes I jotted down while listening that I thought my readers might find interesting.
Come Fête the Release of BABOK 2.0
Topics will include “what’s new in version 2.0, understand how to use and benefit from it, and find out what you need to know to get ready for the updates to the CBAP® exam” as well as Q&A time.
Requirements Management Link Love (09-13)
A little linky love this week for those of us who like to read all about requirements management.
Farewell to JonathanBabcock.com
Farewell to JonathanBabcock.com, and welcome to Practical Analyst!
Business Analysis Digest (09-12)
Some more interesting reads from my business analysis bookmarks.
Agile and Traditional Methodologies Compared…. Again
This post is spurred by a few articles I’ve read recently which have only served to reinforce some similar thoughts I’ve been having for a while now on the constant, competitively toned comparisons between agile and traditional development methodologies.
As I read article after article extolling the wonders of these new methodologies against the weaknesses of the traditional methods, I begin to wonder if the emphasis isn’t too much on agile methodologies over agile principles.
Recommended Reading (09-11)
Here are some of my recently bookmarked items on business analysis and related topics that I thought I’d share.
Sherlock Holmes on the Necessity of Requirements
During some time off a while back, I went to Project Gutenberg and downloaded The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I still haven’t read them all, but I was surprised to see the great detective speak out so strongly in favor of requirements in A Scandal in Bohemia.
Analysis Model Meme
Craig Brown, who runs the fabulous project management/business analysis blog Better Projects made a call for participation to various bloggers in that niche to list the first and last analysis models we’ve used at work. Being the good sport that I am, here’s my reply.