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The Book, The Movie, and the Business Document
Read the article →: The Book, The Movie, and the Business DocumentCommunication using only words – whether verbal or written – leaves much to the imagination. Which is part of the appeal when it comes to reading for pleasure. Unlike a great book,…
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On the Essence of Business Analysis
I recently had the opportunity to talk shop with Dave Saboe, who runs the Mastering Business Analysis website and accompanying podcast. The topic of our conversation was the…
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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 the real value in…
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Hippocrates on Clarity of Language
Apparently, even back in Hippocrates’ day (approximately 450 BC), business professionals had a tendency to confuse their stakeholders with acronyms, jargon, and odd colloquialisms, but one stands a…
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John Dewey on Starting with a Problem to be Solved
By starting with the problem, following up with objectives that articulate the definition of success, and then ensuring that requirements and subsequent solution artifacts and trace cleanly to,…
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Benjamin L. Kovitz on Requirements
“Without requirements, there is no way to validate a program design; that is, no way to logically connect the program to the customer’s desires.” — Benjamin L. Kovitz If…
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