Author: JB
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Business Analysts and Grammar Police
Poor grammar and spelling that cause a requirements model to be inaccurate, or difficult to understand and use, are serious because they negatively affect…
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Visionary Leadership and You
We become “visionary leaders” through consistent behavior aligned with our visions and values.
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Alistair Cockburn – Agile is an Attitude
“Agile … is an attitude, not a technique with boundaries. An attitude has no boundaries, so we wouldn’t ask ‘can I use agile here’,…
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Business Analysis Success is . . .
While traditional measures of business analysis performance can be useful, they don’t tell the whole story.
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Harold Evans on Creating Understanding
“Transmitting information is easier than creating understanding.” — Harold Evans
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Jabian Journal and Visual Communication
My employer, Jabian Consulting, produces a semi-annual publication of our consultants’ latest thinking on today’s most important business and technology issues. The Spring, 2014 issue just came out…
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Roughly Right, or Precisely Wrong?
John Maynard Keynes said, “It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong.” This is certainly true in the business of solution delivery.
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6 Guidelines for Building a Reputation with Your New Employer
How can one who is relatively new to an organization build a reputation? Here are a few ideas to get you started.
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The “Training Moment” for Professional Development
One of the most important responsibilities of a manager is to provide his or her team members opportunities for professional development and growth. While…
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Jim Rohn – The Value You Bring to the Hour
“You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.” – Jim Rohn
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Elicitation Tip: When the Stakeholder Asks for a Specific Implementation
Occasionally, an analyst will encounter a stakeholder who wants to prescribe the detailed solution on day one. What then? Here are a couple techniques…
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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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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…