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The “Best Kept Secret” Benefit of IIBA Membership

The “Best Kept Secret” Benefit of IIBA Membership

| December 1, 2011 | 9 Comments

I’ve been an IIBA member for several years now. I think the BABOK is great resource for business analysts, and I refer to it regularly.  I think the agile extension to the BABOK is shaping up to be another really useful resource. As a manager of business analysts, I love the competency model. I plan, one [...]

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Read “The Checklist Manifesto”!

Read “The Checklist Manifesto”!

| November 7, 2011 | 0 Comments

I recently bought, read, thoroughly enjoyed and am now recommending Atul Gawande’s book, “The Checklist Manifesto”. In “the manifesto”, Gawande pulls examples from the medical field, construction, aviation and others to show how simple checklists, coupled with timely and effective teamwork, can vastly improve the quality and effectiveness of what we do; in some cases, [...]

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Cascade: Q&A with David Wright

Cascade: Q&A with David Wright

| October 1, 2009 | 3 Comments

Cascade: Better practices for effective delivery of information systems in a multi-project environment.

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

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

| July 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

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

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