Why Stakeholders Don’t Tell You Everything
It’s not because they don’t want you to know, it’s because they do things automatically and don’t even think to tell you about it.
Read Moreby Paul Mulvey | Apr 1, 2014 | Business Analysis, Communication | 3 |
It’s not because they don’t want you to know, it’s because they do things automatically and don’t even think to tell you about it.
Read Moreby JB | Feb 3, 2014 | Business Analysis, Communication | 0 |
Through communication expertise, a business analyst helps drive successful solution delivery.
Read Moreby JB | Nov 21, 2011 | Business Analysis, Methodology | 10 |
Each bite we take of the proverbial elephant represents progress – a small win – toward the larger, more significant goal.
Read Moreby JB | Oct 20, 2011 | Requirements | 9 |
The problem is usually not that the stakeholders don’t want to engage, but that we make make communication way too hard for them.
Read Moreby JB | Aug 9, 2010 | Communication | 3 |
You may be a great facilitator, an excellent “elicitor” of requirements; your analytical skills may be second to none, but if you can’t package and present information in an easily usable form, then you’re not completing the job as a business analyst.
Read Moreby JB | May 19, 2010 | Methodology | 3 |
It’s important that we take our own advice when it comes to our analysis efforts and keep ROI (Return on Investment) at front of mind.
Read Moreby JB | Mar 18, 2010 | Requirements | 0 |
The simple fact is, you can’t know all the details upfront. You can and should, however, be able to work with your stakeholders to identify the broader range of necessary capabilities and constraints, or “placeholders for conversations”.
Read Moreby JB | Sep 23, 2009 | Requirements | 4 |
Yes, sometimes we BA’s need to think of creative ways to help us withhold the technology and implementation detail from our requirements.
Read Moreby JB | Sep 10, 2009 | Business Analysis, Link Share | 4 |
I was sorting through some of my bookmarks and articles I’ve accumulated over time via the Web, and found that there are a few articles that I seem to refer back to time and again.
Read Moreby JB | Aug 20, 2009 | Business Analysis | 13 |
Scrapping an ill-fated project before it gets started can be as valuable as seeing a project through to successful implementation.
Read Moreby JB | Aug 11, 2009 | Communication | 2 |
The more we learn, the more we realize we don’t know.
Read Moreby JB | Jul 28, 2009 | Requirements | 8 |
A few simple tips for identifying and documenting use cases.
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