Paul Oldfield on Why Models and Documentation Exist
The model that really matters is the one that people have in their minds. All other models and...
Read Moreby JB | Feb 11, 2014 | Communication, Quotes | 0 |
The model that really matters is the one that people have in their minds. All other models and...
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 | 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 12, 2009 | Requirements | 0 |
Keeping business rules out of the flow of events makes a use case easier to maintain and reuse.
Read Moreby JB | Jun 29, 2009 | Requirements | 4 |
Great book on modeling & systems analysis and yet another critique of “big, thick documents.”
Read Moreby JB | Apr 27, 2009 | Link Share, Requirements | 5 |
Here are some great product links and quotes on rapid UI prototyping that have helped reinforce the value of visualized requirements in my mind, and that I thought you might find interesting.
Read Moreby JB | Apr 14, 2009 | Business Analysis | 3 |
Adrian Marchis at Modern Analyst posted a helpful article on process mapping describing, among other things, diagramming the “as-is” process as part of the overall process mapping exercise.
A very interesting and active discussion has followed concerning whether modeling the “as-is” process is valuable, or a waste of time and effort.
Read Moreby JB | Mar 1, 2009 | Business Analysis | 2 |
Craig Brown, who runs the fabulous project management/business analysis blog Better Projects made a call for participation to various bloggers in that niche to list the first and last analysis models we’ve used at work. Being the good sport that I am, here’s my reply.
Read Moreby JB | Sep 7, 2008 | Business Analysis | 0 |
I recently stumbled upon this video, got a kick out of it and thoughts I’d share. It is basically a video parody for the process of designing the stop sign if the project were kicked off in 2008. There have definitely been times in my career as a BA where I’ve felt like the poor chap trying to design to the customers’ specs.
Oh.. and for geeks like me who saw this and then wondered when we really did get the stop sign, here’s an interesting link.
Read Moreby JB | May 21, 2008 | Requirements | 1 |
A few thoughts on identifying use case actors and a job-aid that may help simplify the effort.
Read Moreby JB | Oct 22, 2007 | Requirements | 9 |
Recently, I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in some very interesting training sessions relating to business process re-engineering, and UML modeling. Now, I have long understood the value of use cases, but have...
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