Tag: Elicitation
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The “Obviousness” Danger that Kills Projects
What’s blindingly obvious from one perspective might not be intuitive or “obvious” at all from others.
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Why Stakeholders Don’t Tell You Everything
It’s not because they don’t want you to know, it’s because they do things automatically and don’t even think to tell you about it.
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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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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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Don’t Forget the Constraints!
In addition to eliciting and specifying the requirements, an important part of the analyst’s value-add lies in helping business stakeholders and delivery teams identify…
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Begin with what you HAVE to do
The simple fact is, you can’t know all the details upfront. You can and should, however, be able to work with your stakeholders to…
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Classic Business Analysis Articles
I was sorting through some of my bookmarks and articles I’ve accumulated over time via the Web, and found that there are a few…
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Communication: Are You the King, or a Guard?
In this scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the king is giving the guards orders to keep an eye on his son,…
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Escalation and Infinite Regression
Fancy words for pretty common ways simple projects can quickly morph into gargantuan ones.
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Could requirements analysis be automated?
Could systems and software be used to take the place of the requirements analyst?
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Google Wave for Business Analysis
The social web is abuzz with news on the upcoming Google offering, Google Wave.
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Requirements Elicitation: Most Valuable Questions
A few of my favorite requirements elicitation interview questions, and an idea for cataloging them.
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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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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…