All Entries Tagged With: "agile"
Business Analysis Link Share (09-24)
Here’s some “light reading” on some interesting analysis topics to kick off your weekend.
Passing Thoughts on Business Analysis & Requirements
Here are just a few impressions I’ve jotted down over the past few weeks that may never evolve into full blog posts, but that I wanted to share just the same. Please feel free to chime in with your support or challenges to my list, or with your own observances.
Business Analysis Digest (09-12)
Some more interesting reads from my business analysis bookmarks.
Agile and Traditional Methodologies Compared…. Again
This post is spurred by a few articles I’ve read recently which have only served to reinforce some similar thoughts I’ve been having for a while now on the constant, competitively toned comparisons between agile and traditional development methodologies.
As I read article after article extolling the wonders of these new methodologies against the weaknesses of the traditional methods, I begin to wonder if the emphasis isn’t too much on agile methodologies over agile principles.
Free Scrum & XP Project Tracking Tool
We don’t use SCRUM or XP in my shop, but I am always interested in learning more about other methods and tools, and I know some of my readers use these methodologies, so I thought I’d share some information on Sprintometer, a free SCRUM & XP project tracking tool.
Weekly Digest 08-44
Perfection in design, agile heresy, BABOK mapping, meeting humor, and Tyner Blain has a fan club!
Agility vs. Bureacracy (and other thoughts)
How long will “Agile” remain agile?
Does Your Paperwork Add Value?
That it’s required doesn’t mean that it adds value.
Choosing Between Agile and Classic Management Methods
“[T]he determination is made by evaluating project environments and organizational stakeholders.”
Documentation is No Substitute for Interaction
I’ve long been of the opinion that involving as many stakeholders in the project as early as possible is a key to successful business analysis, and, more importantly, to successful projects, and have said as much in a few of my posts on this site.
Jim Highsmith, in the book Agile project management : creating innovative products, thinks that the reason projects tend to have so much documentation and so few results is that:
More on User Stories
How are user stories different from use cases and from traditional requirements?
On Business Analysis in an Agile Setting
While the titles of who performs the work may differ, business analysis skills are critical in any methodology.
With requirements, discussions matter most
Mitigating the waterfall effect.
JB Weekly Digest (07-42)
Welcome to Practical Analyst, a site specializing in practical insight for business analysts and project professionals. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or follow me on Twitter. Thanks for stopping by! (Updated post title – 11/03/07) Here are some noteworthy quotes and concepts I’ve come across this week. [...]
Sharing the Love – 2007-04-01
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