Author Archive: JB
Jonathan Babcock is a business analyst who thoroughly enjoys what he does. Practical Analyst is his outlet for sharing what he's learned, and for interacting with like-minded folks.
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"Party of Four" Key Considerations in Product Development
This “party of four” key considerations comes from Adam Bullied at writethatdown.com. Basic? Absolutely. Product management 101 type stuff? Yes, sir. But if you’re not including these 4 key and simple concepts in your product planning you probably ought to.
Business Analyst Job Description
So, what exactly is a Business Analyst? What is the role of the Analyst in the software development lifecycle? If you don’t want to be completely confused, don’t bother trying to get a conclusive definition by just “Googling” it. There are dozens of variations on the BA role depending on the company, and on the software engineering methodology used.
Functional Specs: Don't write them??
“Functional specifications documents lead to an illusion of agreement. A bunch of people agreeing on paragraphs of text is not real agreement. Everyone is reading the same thing, but they’re often thinking something different.”
Great Software Engineering Proverbs
Lots of software engineering quotes and maxims. Some of them hurt to laugh at because they’re so true, some are classics, and some are just hilarious.
Avoiding the "How" Trap in Requirements Authoring
One of the main challenges in drafting requirements is to state “what” the solution must entail, and not “how” the solution must be tailored. I found the excerpt below from a paper authored by Ivy Hooks very helpful.
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