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Get Rid of Missed Business Analysis Career Goals Once and for All
This article describes three categories of career activities and how they help and hinder you from achieving your career goals.
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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 documentation exist only to get the…
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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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How Does Elicitation Feel to You?
There are a few essential questions we should always keep at top of mind during our discovery and solution definition efforts. I’d like to…
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Don’t Ask for Recognition, Earn it!
Reaching a point of credibility and influence requires working hard and producing quantifiable results.
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A Few Words on Mentoring
It’s national mentoring month in the United States, and a week ago we had national “Thank Your Mentor” day. In light of the occasion…
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John Crosby on Mentoring
Mentoring is a brain to pick, an ear to listen, and a push in the right direction.
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Golden Questions for Elicitation and Discovery
I’ve found in early discovery sessions with stakeholders – regardless of the organization, industry, personalities, problems or other nuances – we’re striving to accomplish…
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Fred Brooks on the Criteria for Success
“If we perceive our role aright, we then see more clearly the proper criterion for success: a toolmaker succeeds as, and only as, the…
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Andrew Carnegie on Personal Development
“It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job…
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Tweets of the Week
I’m a professional book junkie. Couple my commute with an Audible account, and I cover quite a bit of ground in short order. In…
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Business Analysis with the Stars!
Last month, I had the opportunity to participate as a judge in “Business Analysis with the Stars,” B2T Training‘s sponsored event for the Greater…
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The Benefits of a Sincere Compliment
Mark Twain once said, “I can live for two months on a good compliment,” and I think many of us would agree with him.…
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The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated – William James
Just a brief quote and a comment this evening to capture a thought that crossed my mind while contemplating the main differentiators between the…
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A Resume is a Work Sample
A candidate’s resume may be held to many of the standards used to evaluate a project deliverable.