Tag: Professionalism
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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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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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My Business Analyst Code of Conduct
A few basic themes or “words to live by” that shape my everyday walk and talk as a business analyst and a manager of…
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Four Key Knowledge Areas for Business Analysts
Four key knowledge/capability domains that are especially important to the business analyst.
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Your Name is Safe in My House
A friend of mine once told me of an uncle whose “byline” – for lack of a better term – was, “your name is…
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Wise Counsel from the Algebra Teacher and the Martial Arts
The more we learn, the more we realize we don’t know.
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Looking the Part
Ever heard the expression that you should dress for the job you want, and not the one you have? Clearly, talent and hard (smart)…
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Does Humor on the Job Work for You?
As I’ve mentioned on this blog, I like to keep things as light and humorous as possible. That’s true in my personal life, and…
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Meeting Agenda as Catalyst?
What are leading reasons for unproductive review sessions of project deliverables? One comes quickly to mind for me – how about when 90% of…
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Planning a Successful Review Meeting, Part I
Holding requirement specification reviews is an activity that is critical to ensuring the quality of your deliverables. Review meetings aren’t typically “fun”, but they…
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The 6 "Be's" of Meeting Etiquette
A meeting can be very productive. A meeting can be a veritable nightmare. A lot depends on the professionalism of the participants. I’ve devised…