http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/ Connecting Business Requirements to Technology Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:31:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Kimi Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:56:19 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/#comment-32 I couldn't agree more. Having worked in IT Consulting for the last 3-4 years as a Business Analyst, I am trying to lose the habit of 'talking the consultant talk.' As a Business Analyst my language and vocabulary should be clear and simple, not filled with buzz words and acronyms. This is something that we have to watch conciously as it is human nature to pick the lingo around us in order to fit in with the more technical IT crowd. I couldn’t agree more. Having worked in IT Consulting for the last 3-4 years as a Business Analyst, I am trying to lose the habit of ‘talking the consultant talk.’ As a Business Analyst my language and vocabulary should be clear and simple, not filled with buzz words and acronyms. This is something that we have to watch conciously as it is human nature to pick the lingo around us in order to fit in with the more technical IT crowd.

]]> http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Frederica Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:51:43 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/#comment-31 Agree with the primary point in this post that it would be terrible if we lost our ability to communicate due to our eagerness to establish ourselves as a group with a distinctive vocabulary. Agree with the primary point in this post that it would be terrible if we lost our ability to communicate due to our eagerness to establish ourselves as a group with a distinctive vocabulary.

]]> http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-30 sAlexandra B. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:07:51 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/#comment-30 I couldn't agree more. I battle this myself. Business teams have trouble understanding IT language and IT groups have a hard time relating to the business. Even though everyone speaks English we miscommunicate more times than not. We definitely need to reduce a use of acronyms and/or keep translating to both teams during discussions to make sure both teams are getting the same message. Communication is a key. I couldn’t agree more. I battle this myself. Business teams have trouble understanding IT language and IT groups have a hard time relating to the business. Even though everyone speaks English we miscommunicate more times than not. We definitely need to reduce a use of acronyms and/or keep translating to both teams during discussions to make sure both teams are getting the same message. Communication is a key.

]]> http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Elba McInnis Mon, 28 Aug 2006 14:42:26 +0000 http://www.b2ttraining.com/2006/08/28/facilitation-or-facilitation/#comment-29 Love this article! I fight this battle with myself almost every day. We tend to use acronyms all the time, and it is assumed that everybody on a given project knows what they mean, and sometimes it is not so. I tried to "spell" those acronyms out, and a lot of the team members (especially new members to the company) have thanked me because they have learned what they mean. Communication is a huge part of our job. Love this article! I fight this battle with myself almost every day. We tend to use acronyms all the time, and it is assumed that everybody on a given project knows what they mean, and sometimes it is not so. I tried to "spell" those acronyms out, and a lot of the team members (especially new members to the company) have thanked me because they have learned what they mean. Communication is a huge part of our job.

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