Archive
Site Feeds
Pages
Categories
Monthly Archives
Tags
All Articles
- Survey: Help a BA (Mentor) Out!
11Aug10 • JB • 3 comments
- Be an Unselfish Business Analyst!
9Aug10 • JB • 7 comments
- Business Analysts: What Do We Want to Create?
15Jul10 • JB • 16 comments
- Business Analysts: Don’t Forget Your ROI!
19May10 • JB • 3 comments
- Seven Steps and a Nice Little Process Template
23Mar10 • JB • 7 comments
- Don’t Forget the Constraints!
22Mar10 • JB • 2 comments
- Begin with what you HAVE to do
18Mar10 • JB • 1 comment
- Free Desktop Tools a Business Analyst Should Know About
17Mar10 • JB • 15 comments
- Leadership Through Communication
23Feb10 • JB • 4 comments
- On Schedule, As Designed and the Stakeholders are Thrilled!
17Feb10 • JB • 9 comments
- Give ‘em Pictures!
3Feb10 • JB • 11 comments
- Agile Teamwork – what BA’s need to know (Guest Post)
4Nov09 • Rowan McCann • 11 comments
- “Cascade”: Q&A with David Wright
1Oct09 • JB • 2 comments
- The Business Analyst Balancing Act
28Sep09 • JB • 4 comments
- Time Travel for Context-free Use Cases
23Sep09 • JB • 6 comments
- Bookmarks & New Favorites (09-38)
20Sep09 • JB • 0 comments
- Classic Business Analysis Articles
10Sep09 • JB • 3 comments
- Business Analysis Can Kill a Project (In a Good Way)
20Aug09 • JB • 16 comments
- Business Analyst “Blueprint for Success”
18Aug09 • JB • 1 comment
- Communication: Are you the king, or a guard?
13Aug09 • JB • 5 comments
- More on Separating Rules from Use Cases
12Aug09 • JB • 3 comments
- Congratulations, You’re Ignorant!
11Aug09 • JB • 3 comments
- Passing Thoughts on Business Analysis II
4Aug09 • JB • 5 comments
- Use Case Basics: Keeping it Simple
28Jul09 • JB • 13 comments
- Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts
21Jul09 • JB • 13 comments
- More Business Analyst Link Love (09-28)
14Jul09 • JB • 1 comment
- The IIBA: Timely or Premature?
13Jul09 • JB • 6 comments
- Thinking of Becoming a BA? Q&A with Laura Brandau
9Jul09 • JB • 2 comments
- Escalation and Infinite Regression
8Jul09 • JB • 6 comments
- Could requirements analysis be automated?
1Jul09 • JB • 12 comments
- Structured Analysis & Big, Thick Documents
29Jun09 • JB • 5 comments
- What’s in a Signature?
23Jun09 • JB • 3 comments
- Patterns and the Evolving Business Analyst
18Jun09 • JB • 7 comments
- Your Name is Safe in My House
15Jun09 • JB • 3 comments
- Business Analysis Link Share (09-24)
11Jun09 • JB • 1 comment
- Requirements Are the Keystone
9Jun09 • JB • 5 comments
- That’s my girl!
3Jun09 • JB • 7 comments
- Bright Idea on Requirement Character Limits?
3Jun09 • JB • 9 comments
- Google Wave for Business Analysis
1Jun09 • JB • 8 comments
- Requirements Elicitation: “Most Valuable” Questions
28May09 • JB • 6 comments
- Best of the Web this Week (09-21)
21May09 • JB • 1 comment
- Are “Project Teams” Really Teams?
19May09 • JB • 3 comments
- It’s All About the Teams
14May09 • JB • 3 comments
- Passing Thoughts on Business Analysis & Requirements
12May09 • JB • 4 comments
- So, what do you do, exactly?
4May09 • JB • 9 comments
- I’m with Einstein
1May09 • JB • 3 comments
- Requirement Visualization: Mock-up & Wireframe Goodies
27Apr09 • JB • 4 comments
- IT’s Interest in Business/IT Alignment
20Apr09 • JB • 6 comments
- What Good is the “As-is”?
14Apr09 • JB • 5 comments
- Did I Really Write That?
6Apr09 • JB • 12 comments
- Notes from the BABOK 2.0 Launch Webcast
31Mar09 • JB • 9 comments
- Come Fête the Release of BABOK 2.0
30Mar09 • JB • 1 comment
- Requirements Management Link Love (09-13)
26Mar09 • JB • 2 comments
- Farewell to JonathanBabcock.com
23Mar09 • JB • 2 comments
- Business Analysis Digest (09-12)
21Mar09 • JB • 0 comments
- Agile and Traditional Methodologies Compared…. Again
16Mar09 • JB • 1 comment
- Recommended Reading (09-11)
12Mar09 • JB • 1 comment
- Sherlock Holmes on the Necessity of Requirements
10Mar09 • JB • 0 comments
- Analysis Model Meme
1Mar09 • JB • 3 comments
- Accounting for Technical Debt
23Feb09 • JB • 6 comments
- Economic Stimulus, Meet Project Manager
20Feb09 • JB • 1 comment
- Economic Stimulus, Meet Business Analyst
16Feb09 • JB • 14 comments
- Use Cases or User Stories? Read Up!
5Feb09 • JB • 4 comments
- What do I know about “Maximizing IT Value?”
26Jan09 • JB • 4 comments
- Requisite Pro + Doors = ?
13Jan09 • JB • 1 comment
- A Few Quick Links – 12/18/08
18Dec08 • JB • 0 comments
- Use Case Basics: Distinguishing Between Exception and Alternative Paths
16Dec08 • JB • 1 comment
- Business Analysis in an Uncertain Economy
2Dec08 • JB • 10 comments
- The Echo, The Lie and The UML Guy
18Nov08 • JB • 1 comment
- Free Scrum & XP Project Tracking Tool
16Nov08 • JB • 3 comments
- The Business Analysis “Artist” and the Requirement Tools of the Trade
13Nov08 • JB • 8 comments
- Is the Solution Animal? Vegetable? Mineral?
4Nov08 • JB • 0 comments
- Weekly Digest 08-44
31Oct08 • JB • 2 comments
- Wise Counsel from the Algebra Teacher and the Martial Arts
29Oct08 • JB • 7 comments
- Weekly Digest 08-43
23Oct08 • JB • 0 comments
- Vision Statement Form and Function
20Oct08 • JB • 2 comments
- Weekly Digest 08-42
16Oct08 • JB • 0 comments
- Pardon the Mess..
9Oct08 • JB • 1 comment
- Preparing Questions for a Great Customer Interview
30Sep08 • JB • 1 comment
- Agility vs. Bureacracy (and other thoughts)
23Sep08 • JB • 2 comments
- The “Requirements Workbench” Concept
16Sep08 • JB • 2 comments
- Does Your Paperwork Add Value?
10Sep08 • JB • 3 comments
- How hard could it be to design the stop sign?
7Sep08 • JB • 4 comments
- Requirements Management Tool Resources
4Sep08 • JB • 14 comments
- Looking for Sample Requirement Specifications and Templates?
14Aug08 • JB • 7 comments
- Quick Tip to Help Identify Use Case Actors
21May08 • JB • 1 comment
- Choosing Between Agile and Classic Management Methods
19May08 • JB • 1 comment
- It’s Good to be a Business Analyst II
15May08 • JB • 0 comments
- Documentation is No Substitute for Interaction
13May08 • JB • 2 comments
- More on User Stories
7May08 • JB • 6 comments
- Weekly Digest – 8-17
2May08 • JB • 2 comments
- Weekly Digest – 08-16
25Apr08 • JB • 0 comments
- New Tools – and Their Implications
21Apr08 • JB • 0 comments
- Looking the Part
2Apr08 • JB • 2 comments
- Corporate Strategy and the Business Analyst
31Mar08 • JB • 7 comments
- Random Observations from the February Atlanta IIBA chapter meeting
6Mar08 • JB • 0 comments
- IIBA Atlanta Chapter Meeting & Requirements.net
3Mar08 • JB • 0 comments
- Going to the Atlanta IIBA Chapter Meeting
22Feb08 • JB • 0 comments
- Happy 1st Birthday, Blog!
20Feb08 • JB • 5 comments
- On Business Analysis in an Agile Setting
6Feb08 • JB • 4 comments
- Onshore vs. Offshore
6Feb08 • JB • 1 comment
- With requirements, discussions matter most
1Feb08 • JB • 6 comments
- A Call to Participate!
28Jan08 • JB • 1 comment
- A Couple Tips on Keeping Use Cases Simple
22Jan08 • JB • 3 comments
- Economist Sowell on… Usability!
27Dec07 • JB • 0 comments
- Precision Tools: Requirement Structure
26Dec07 • JB • 2 comments
- Good Requirements Are More Than Just Accurate
18Dec07 • JB • 20 comments
- JB Weekly Digest (07-49)
16Dec07 • JB • 0 comments
- JB Weekly Digest (07-47)
3Dec07 • JB • 0 comments
- JB Weekly Digest (07-45)
17Nov07 • JB • 0 comments
- Requirements Elicitation: Are You the Artist, or the Order-Taker?
11Nov07 • JB • 0 comments
- JB Weekly Digest (07-44)
10Nov07 • JB • 1 comment
- JB Weekly Digest (07-43)
3Nov07 • JB • 1 comment
- What are user stories, and why should I use them?
3Nov07 • JB • 2 comments
- Thought, Problems, and Business Analysts
2Nov07 • JB • 5 comments
- JB Weekly Digest (07-42)
26Oct07 • JB • 2 comments
- Business Analysts and the Abilene Paradox
23Oct07 • JB • 9 comments
- UML Use Case Modeling – A Little Help?
22Oct07 • JB • 10 comments
- Does Humor on the Job Work for You?
10Oct07 • JB • 2 comments
- Dr. Pausch’s “Last Lecture”
21Sep07 • JB • 2 comments
- Handy Requirements Quality Digest/Checklist
18Sep07 • JB • 0 comments
- Some Use Case Best Practices
10Sep07 • JB • 2 comments
- How Can a Business Analyst Help You?
14Aug07 • JB • 3 comments
- Finding a Home for Business Analysts
23Jul07 • JB • 4 comments
- Is “Requirements Engineering” a Misnomer?
18Jul07 • JB • 3 comments
- Business Analysts: Domain Experts or Generalists?
3Jul07 • JB • 16 comments
- Recommended Link for July 1st
2Jul07 • JB • 0 comments
- Excellent Resources for Business Analysts
28Jun07 • JB • 4 comments
- You Know It’s Getting Deep When..
22Jun07 • JB • 5 comments
- Links for 2007-06-22
22Jun07 • JB • 0 comments
- Links for 2007-06-21
21Jun07 • JB • 0 comments
- Links for 2007-06-19
19Jun07 • JB • 0 comments
- McDonald’s Burgers and High-Quality Business Analysts
18Jun07 • JB • 6 comments
- Meeting Agenda as Catalyst?
11Jun07 • JB • 2 comments
- Planning a Successful Review Meeting, Part I
17May07 • JB • 3 comments
- It’s Good to be a Business Analyst
15May07 • JB • 9 comments
- Reasons for Engaging a Requirements Analyst – Humorous, but True!
3May07 • JB • 0 comments
- So you’re going with an out-of-the-box solution?
30Apr07 • JB • 0 comments
- Design for Use and Reuse
19Apr07 • JB • 0 comments
- Link Post for 2007-04-06
6Apr07 • JB • 0 comments
- Sharing the Love – 2007-04-01
1Apr07 • JB • 0 comments
- Favorites for 2007-03-31
30Mar07 • JB • 0 comments
- The REAL Development Lifecycle?
26Mar07 • JB • 0 comments
- More Analysis Paralysis
25Mar07 • JB • 0 comments
- Weaknesses of E-mail Communication
20Mar07 • JB • 6 comments
- Advantages of E-mail Communication
19Mar07 • JB • 5 comments
- Curing Analysis Paralysis
14Mar07 • JB • 3 comments
- Excellent Use Case Primer
13Mar07 • JB • 3 comments
- Timeless Management Principles
12Mar07 • JB • 4 comments
- The 6 “Be’s” of Meeting Etiquette
1Mar07 • JB • 2 comments
- What do software developers and drug dealers have in common?
24Feb07 • JB • 1 comment
- The Cornell Method of Note-taking
20Feb07 • JB • 4 comments
- Open Source Data Modeling Tools – Worth a Look!
20Feb07 • JB • 6 comments
- What’s the value of good requirements?
18Feb07 • JB • 0 comments
- “Party of Four” Key Considerations in Product Development
15Feb07 • JB • 1 comment
- Business Analyst Job Description
14Feb07 • JB • 15 comments
- Functional Specs: Don’t write them??
13Feb07 • JB • 0 comments
- Great Software Engineering Proverbs
13Feb07 • JB • 0 comments
- Avoiding the “How” Trap in Requirements Authoring
12Feb07 • JB • 1 comment