Tag: Communication
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The Real Value of Visuals in Solution Delivery – A Reprise
The process of collaborative creation; of drawing and deliberating and rationalizing potential paths together until we reach an agreed upon “best way forward” provides…
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A Business Analyst is a Communication Expert
Through communication expertise, a business analyst helps drive successful solution delivery.
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Be Kind to your Stakeholders!
The problem is usually not that the stakeholders don’t want to engage, but that we make make communication way too hard for them.
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My Business Analyst Code of Conduct
A few basic themes or “words to live by” that shape my everyday walk and talk as a business analyst and a manager of…
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There are No Reliable Words
To write or even speak English is not a science but an art. There are no reliable words. Whoever writes English is involved in…
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Quoteworthy: Chinese Proverb – Involve me and I’ll understand
Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand. – Chinese Proverb
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Quoteworthy: Cicero – Be Brief
When you wish to instruct, be brief; that men’s minds take in quickly what you say, learn its lesson, and retain it faithfully. Every…
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Quoteworthy: William Strunk – Vigorous Writing is Concise
Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words, a paragraph no unnecessary sentences, for the same reason that a drawing should…
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Quoteworthy: Paul Martin Lester – Words and Images Work Together
Words and pictures are intricately linked in journalism, advertising and educational contexts. Words printed under a photograph, the caption, signal the importance of the…
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Quoteworthy: C.S. Lewis – Don't use words too big for the subject
“Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say infinitely when you mean very; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want…
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Quoteworthy: George Orwell on "Scrupulous Writing"
“A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say?…
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Leadership Through Communication
A great portion of our efforts to hone our craft revolve around becoming better communicators, or finding that set of symbols that is most…
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Quoteworthy: Karl Popper
It is impossible to speak in such a way that you cannot be misunderstood. – Karl Popper
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Time Travel for Context-free Use Cases
Yes, sometimes we BA’s need to think of creative ways to help us withhold the technology and implementation detail from our requirements.
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Bookmarks & New Favorites (09-38)
a few of the articles I found “bookmark-worthy” over the past week.