Archive for March, 2010
Quoteworthy: Paul Martin Lester – Words and Images Work Together
Words and pictures are intricately linked in journalism, advertising and educational contexts. Words printed under a photograph, the caption, signal the importance of the common sense representations portrayed in the image. Words beside a picture in an advertisement explain a product and its attributes clearly to a potential customer. Words spoken by an instructor give [...]
Quoteworthy: Kipling – Six Honest Serving Men
I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who. – Rudyard Kipling
Seven Steps and a Nice Little Process Template
I recently read Barbara Carkenord’s book, Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis…
Don’t Forget the Constraints!
In addition to eliciting and specifying the requirements, an important part of the analyst’s value-add lies in helping business stakeholders and delivery teams identify and understand the constraints that will apply for the solution.
Begin with what you HAVE to do
The simple fact is, you can’t know all the details upfront. You can and should, however, be able to work with your stakeholders to identify the broader range of necessary capabilities and constraints, or “placeholders for conversations”.
Free Desktop Tools a Business Analyst Should Know About
Below is a short list of free desktop/productivity tools that I use regularly. I thought some of you might benefit from knowing about them as well.
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