All Entries Tagged With: "Tools"
Could requirements analysis be automated?
Could systems and software be used to take the place of the requirements analyst?
Business Analysis Link Share (09-24)
Here’s some “light reading” on some interesting analysis topics to kick off your weekend.
Google Wave for Business Analysis
The social web is abuzz with news on the upcoming Google offering, Google Wave.
Requirements Management Link Love (09-13)
A little linky love this week for those of us who like to read all about requirements management.
What do I know about “Maximizing IT Value?”
Catch my recent Requirements.net podcast interview.
Requisite Pro + Doors = ?
What does IBM’s acquisition of Telelogic (Doors) mean to the future of both products? What does it mean for their users? I thought I’d share a recent article I came across that shows that IBM has made some progress in determining how they’ll leverage both products.
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.
The Business Analysis “Artist” and the Requirement Tools of the Trade
Understanding the limitations of requirements management tools, and the importance of analysis skills.
Weekly Digest 08-43
Cockburn on methodology, free software, funny about IT & the business, great new business analyst blog, etc.
The “Requirements Workbench” Concept
The idea of a “requirements workbench” is one that the guys over at Requirements.net have been consistently socializing over the past few months, and one that I have been following with interest.
Requirements.net has recently posted a Business Analyst Workbench Whitepaper and a Workbench Buyer’s Guide. To give the general gist of the workbench without stealing Req.net’s thunder, the workbench concept includes requirements management capabilities, but then goes beyond that to support the analyst through elicitation, elaboration and communication and validation activities.
Requirements Management Tool Resources
My company has been looking at requirements management solutions, which has provided me with the unique opportunity to play the “user” role for a change, and to do a little research into the attributes that make requirements management successful.
Anyway, what I’d like to do with this post is to share a few items I’ve found on the Web as well as some of my own thoughts on what might be of use to others who might be looking for a requirements management solution.
New Tools – and Their Implications
What would you think of a tool that could turn natural language into software code? Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? Well, there is already such a tool in the works, although it’ll probably still be a while before they’ve ironed out all the wrinkles.
IIBA Atlanta Chapter Meeting & Requirements.net
A few notes and impressions from the February, 2008 Atlanta IIBA chapter meeting.
UML Use Case Modeling – A Little Help?
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! Recently, I’ve been fortunate enough to participate in some very interesting training sessions relating to business process [...]
Weaknesses of E-mail Communication
E-mail is a great communication medium, but it is not without its weaknesses.
Advantages of E-mail Communication
Here are just a few benefits of communicating via the most popular application on the Internet.
The Cornell Method of Note-taking
Ok, so a lot of folks nowadays will type their meeting notes directly into their laptops, and that’s not a bad thing. It certainly saves time. However, there are situations where the old pen and paper is not a bad thing. I, for example, am still a traditional pen-and-paper note taker. Much like in college, [...]