May 20, 2013 – 6:06 pm – Ace Crow finally figures out why it is so important to be very clear when it comes to requirements.
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A Requirement from the Business May Not Be a Business Requirement
May 13, 2013 – 6:08 pm – One of the advantages being a facilitator for business analysis professionals is I get to see real-world concerns from BAs every day, and I get to figure out creative ways to answer them. One of the most recent responses to a student inquiry was met with what was essentially the title of this article, “A [...]
Business Analyisis Comic Strip April 2013
May 2, 2013 – 10:56 am – Ace Crow goes beyond the BABOK to get get some business analysis skills. Not sure we can recommend this book, but we like his thinking!
My Time is Up! Time to Re-certify my CBAP!
April 8, 2013 – 1:41 pm – Being a CBAP does not last forever! That is, unless you re-certify. Every three years, those who carry the CBAP designation must re-certify with the IIBA. This is to make sure the recipients “demonstrate an ongoing professional commitment to the business analysis profession…” as stated in the Recertification Handbook. In order to make sure I [...]
“Yeah…but so what?”
March 11, 2013 – 9:00 am – If you’ve been involved with business analysis long enough, you’ve heard someone mutter, “Yeah…but so what?” or another version, “Yeah…but who cares?” Does it mean that the stakeholder really doesn’t care? Look at the statement – “Yeah…but” – here they seem to agree with what you say, and then immediately turn it around 180-degrees and [...]
When did Process Improvement start?
March 5, 2013 – 9:05 am – One of the questions I ask students in my classes is, “When did business analysis start?” Usually, within a few seconds (and some auditory discussion) they get that it has been done since the first business was created. Which brings me to my question for this blog – when did process improvement start? If you [...]
Business Analysis Comic Strip February 2013
March 1, 2013 – 11:27 am – Wow. I have never seen Stanley this upset. Do you know of any processes or decisions that upset your customers like this?
Email: Help or Hindrance?
January 29, 2013 – 1:59 pm – For most of us, email is the #1 software tool we use every day. I would even venture to guess it’s used more often than your phone. People have seemed to gravitate towards email as the de-facto communication standard the world over. But as a victim of its own success, many of us are inundated with [...]
Business Analysis Comic Strip January 2013
January 20, 2013 – 5:34 am – Check out how Stanley applies requirements practices to his 2013 new year resolutions. Looks like @StanleyHemski has already completed his first resolution.
Business Analysis Comic Strip December 2012
December 17, 2012 – 9:28 am – I am sure many of you have been asked to help with dying projects. This is not how Stanley was thinking about saving those dying projects.