January 5, 2010 – 9:28 am –
2009 was a tough year in many ways. If you were not personally impacted by losing your job or being furloughed, you most likely knew one or more close family and friends that were impacted.
September 25, 2009 – 3:42 pm –
I have always been a big advocate of status reports and am surprised when I hear people say they are a waste of time. Regular status reporting is one of the most important productivity tools a BA (or anyone) can use. Status reports were originally invented by managers who wanted a written record of the [...]
March 2, 2009 – 3:42 pm –
I recently hosted an industry luncheon with senior Business Analysts’ and one of the topics of conversation was templates. The question is how helpful are templates and how much are they hurting us?
My take is that templates are helpful to the extent that they provide consistency but become problematic when BA’s can’t see outside their [...]
February 17, 2009 – 2:16 pm –
Many analysts skip the identification of business processes and move right to the Use Cases. Some call these “Business Use Cases” and view them as logical, business requirements. I recommend that both business processes and system Use Cases are important components. They are two different requirement constructs representing two different perspectives with two different purposes.
Business [...]
November 17, 2008 – 9:24 am –
Most BAs don't have access to sophisticated requirements management tools. We are keeping our requirements in MS office documents. I am interested in where you are storing all of these documents. Sharepoint? Documentum? How are these repositories working? At the World Congress for Business Analysis conference this week in Orlando I will moderating a discussion [...]
October 30, 2008 – 8:26 am –
Angie Perris is attending the Business Rules Forum in Orlando, FL this week and is blogging about the sessions she is attending. Here is her update from Day 3.
Day 3 - Tuesday October 28, 2008
Ronald Ross gave a keynote "From Here to Agility" today. He began by reminding the audience that BPM (Business Process Management) continues to be [...]
September 9, 2008 – 10:48 am –
Have you been to a BA conference lately? How about an IIBA chapter meeting? Maybe you visited some of the on-line BA communities like BA Collective? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you have most likely heard people talking about a business analysis center of excellence (CoE). Many companies are looking to mature [...]
August 4, 2008 – 9:14 am –
I recently read an article on CIO.com and thought you may be interested in seeing the Four Secrets to Becoming an IT Star. According to this article, being an excellent BA will help you on the path to stardom.
The fours secrets are
Be good to your end user
Go beyond the walls of IT and learn the business
Understand [...]
July 28, 2008 – 1:41 pm –
You choose. Have you ever worked with anyone who complains about every task that comes their way? It makes the work day seem so much longer. Some people always seem to have a problem or reason why things go awry or they believe that their issue is always someone else’s fault. They can’t see that [...]
July 21, 2008 – 8:00 am –
I recently read an article in Time magazine, Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership, that I recommend you read. As BA's we are leaders and need to continue to learn how to become better leaders. After reading the article I would love to hear your thoughts on how the lessons discussed can apply to our position.
I look [...]
