Tools & Techniques
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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 [...] -
The Business Analyst Balancing Act
BA's must balance the risk of missing requirements against that of paralyzing the project until [...] -
Classic Business Analysis Articles
I was sorting through some of my bookmarks and articles I've accumulated over time via [...] - More from Tools & Techniques
Requirements
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Seven Steps and a Nice Little Process Template
Welcome to Practical Analyst, a site specializing in practical insight for business analysts and project [...] -
Don’t Forget the Constraints!
In addition to eliciting and specifying the requirements, an important part of the analyst's value-add [...] -
Begin with what you HAVE to do
The simple fact is, you can't know all the details upfront. You can and should, [...] - More from Requirements
Soft Skills & Professionalism
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Business Analysts: What Do We Want to Create?
We help our organizations arrive at an agreement as to "what we want to create" [...] -
Communication: Are you the king, or a guard?
In this scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the king is giving the [...] -
Congratulations, You’re Ignorant!
The more we learn, the more we realize we don't know. [...] - More from Soft Skills & Professionalism
Methodology
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Business Analysts: Don’t Forget Your ROI!
It's important that we take our own advice when it comes to our analysis efforts [...] -
Agile Teamwork – what BA’s need to know (Guest Post)
Agile team members must know something about teamwork and this means understanding a lot [...] -
“Cascade”: Q&A with David Wright
Cascade: Better practices for effective delivery of information systems in a multi-project environment. [...] - More from Methodology
Other Recent Articles
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Leadership Through Communication
A great portion of our efforts to hone our craft revolve around becoming better communicators, or finding that set of symbols that is most conducive to reaching that critical shared understanding for a particular work effort.
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On Schedule, As Designed and the Stakeholders are Thrilled!
Stakeholder reactions to the newest Babcock family project implementation.
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Give ‘em Pictures!
One of the surest ways to ensure project success is to get “pictures” in front of the users/stakeholders as early in the process as possible.
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Time Travel for Context-free Use Cases
Yes, sometimes we BA’s need to think of creative ways to help us withhold the technology and implementation detail from our requirements.
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Bookmarks & New Favorites (09-38)
a few of the articles I found “bookmark-worthy” over the past week.
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Business Analysis Can Kill a Project (In a Good Way)
Scrapping an ill-fated project before it gets started can be as valuable as seeing a project through to successful implementation.
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Business Analyst “Blueprint for Success”
Alex Papworth has released a free e-book for new and prospective business analysts, entitled Blueprint for Success as a New Business Analyst.
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More on Separating Rules from Use Cases
Keeping business rules out of the flow of events makes a use case easier to maintain and reuse.
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