RSSArchive for July, 2009

Use Case Basics: Keeping it Simple

Use Case Basics: Keeping it Simple

A few simple tips for identifying and documenting use cases.

Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts

Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts

Four key knowledge/capability domains that are especially important to the business analyst.

More Business Analyst Link Love (09-28)

More Business Analyst Link Love (09-28)

Here are some worthwhile links to help fill your brain with business analysis.

The IIBA: Timely or Premature?

The IIBA: Timely or Premature?

I picked up an interesting article by Joe Gollner this morning in my Google Alerts that seemed to call into question the need or at least the timing of the creation of the IIBA and its accompanying body of knowledge, the BABOK.
I thought I’d send the link on over to Kevin Brennan to get his [...]

Thinking of Becoming a BA? Q&A with Laura Brandau

Thinking of Becoming a BA? Q&A with Laura Brandau

Laura and I chat about her new book on what it takes to become a business analyst.

Escalation and Infinite Regression

Escalation and Infinite Regression

Fancy words for pretty common ways simple projects can quickly morph into gargantuan ones.

Could requirements analysis be automated?

Could requirements analysis be automated?

Could systems and software be used to take the place of the requirements analyst?