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It's All About the Teams
As an industry have we been missing the mark by focusing so much on process and methodology at the expense of developing and empowering…
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Passing Thoughts on Business Analysis & Requirements
Here are just a few impressions I’ve jotted down over the past few weeks that may never evolve into full blog posts, but that…
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So, what do you do, exactly?
Business analysts? How many times have you been asked what you do for a living and had to pause to think for a minute…
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I'm with Einstein
What are some things we could improve by simplifying? How can we think differently and what can we do differently to get the desired…
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Requirement Visualization: Mock-up & Wireframe Goodies
Here are some great product links and quotes on rapid UI prototyping that have helped reinforce the value of visualized requirements in my mind,…
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IT’s Interest in Business/IT Alignment
Bob Lambert says IT should take the initiative in solving problems of business/IT misalignment, and thinks the requirements process can be an effective vehicle…
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What Good is the "As-is"?
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…
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Did I Really Write That?
As I was scanning through some of my old documents, I found that I wasn’t that thrilled with a lot of my older work.…
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Come Fête the Release of BABOK 2.0
Topics will include “what’s new in version 2.0, understand how to use and benefit from it, and find out what you need to know…
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Agile and Traditional Methodologies Compared…. Again
This post is spurred by a few articles I’ve read recently which have only served to reinforce some similar thoughts I’ve been having for…
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Sherlock Holmes on the Necessity of Requirements
During some time off a while back, I went to Project Gutenberg and downloaded The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. I still haven’t read them…
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Analysis Model Meme
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…
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Economic Stimulus, Meet Project Manager
PM Perspective: Gregory Balestrero, CEO of the PMI, emphasizes making sure that the initiatives included in the stimulus package are rolled out as quickly…
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Economic Stimulus, Meet Business Analyst
Before you tune out, don’t worry, while “politically motivated” this is NOT going to be a post on politics, but on process and procedure…