January 25, 2012 – 11:05 am –
For Immediate Release
Atlanta/Mendham B2T Training (B2T), a founding member of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) and leader in the field of business analysis training and professional development today announced an agreement with Knowledge Partner International, LLC (KPI), a thought leader in the field of decision management, business rules and business logic, to offer [...]
February 16, 2011 – 9:36 am –
Twenty-Seven. That’s the number of movie sequels that USA Today reported that Hollywood planned to release in 2011 (Life section, 14-Feb-11). And it was 19 in 2010, 20 in 2009, and 17 in 2008. Why are the number of sequels increasing? We like our characters and the familiarity that we have with them. We are [...]
January 13, 2011 – 4:13 pm –
I was thinking just the other day how I love the New Year because it is full of possibilities. I take the opportunity to be introspective and think about the habits, the skills and talents that I have used (and sometimes misused!), my successes and my failings and whether I am still on course with [...]
September 13, 2010 – 10:00 am –
In today’s fast paced environment many projects Business Analysts are assigned to already have a project end date assigned. This means the team needs to work backwards to determine dates for analysis, development, testing, and deployment. Often for BAs the time allotted for analysis is less than ideal. For today’s post I wanted to share an [...]
August 18, 2010 – 4:47 pm –
Every day more and more BA’s I speak with are faced with the challenge of working with team members and business stakeholders that are geographically dispersed. For today’s post I wanted to share an excerpt from Barbara Carkenord’s book, Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis. Below are two topics, time zone differences and nationality and cultural [...]
June 2, 2010 – 2:42 pm –
B2T Trainining’s South African partner, IndigoCube, has become the first business in the country to be accredited for the new South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) National Certificate in Business Analysis. The full press release can be read here.
April 13, 2010 – 9:01 am –
Barbara Carkenord, Co-founder and Chief Curriculum Strategist, was interviewed for an episode of the Requirements Unplugged Podcast to share her thoughts on how requirements definition is crucial to the success of any application modernization initiative.
Kupe Kupersmith, Director of Client Solutions, was interviewed by Laura Brandenburg, Bridging the Gap, to discuss his views on the challenges [...]
April 2, 2010 – 9:50 am –
The Business Analysis Forum (BAF) is the official conference of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) .
BAF 2010 is the first inclusive, cross-specialty conference for all aspects of Business Analysis. Ensure you see the big picture: How Enterprise Analysis, Business Rules and Business Process are all related to BA and each other. Designed to help [...]
March 31, 2010 – 9:15 am –
Tom Davenport (“Make Better Decisions,” Harvard Business Review, Nov. 2009) states, “In recent years decision makers in both the public and private sectors have made an astounding number of poor calls.” I don’t think you can disagree with that. In her paper, “Senior Business Analysts are Strategic Decision Makers”, Barbara Carkenord makes the case that [...]
March 8, 2010 – 10:48 am –
Start with the art of the one-on-one encounter; add in strategies for interviewing, maximizing meetings and presentations; then finish off with making the most of social interactions. All together you get How to Wow: Proven Strategies for Presenting Your Ideas, Persuading Your Audience, and Perfecting Your Image, a resource to help you succeed in any [...]
Jonathan Kupersmith, CBAP®, 