by Kent McDonald | Sep 21, 2015
I’m excited to announce that the book I’ve been working on for the last three years is available! In celebration (and a little promotion), I thought I would share an excerpt. I chose the excerpt below because it discusses some helpful concepts for analysts, regardless... by Nick Johnson | Mar 20, 2015
You deserve a pat on the back! You made it through discovery, requirements preparation, requirements elicitation (and probably a lot of negotiation), and came out the other end with a pristine, beautifully prepared business requirements document (BRD). It is time to... by Ali Cox | Feb 27, 2014
What is a business requirement? The most common answer I get when asking for an example of a business requirement is a sentence like: “The system shall facilitate the automation of email to the customer.” Is that a business requirement? Well of course it must be. The... by Mulvey, Paul | May 13, 2013
One of the advantages being a facilitator for business analysis professionals is that I get to see real-world concerns from working BAs every day…and I get to figure out creative ways to answer their questions. Recently, a student and I were were discussing... by Barbara | Nov 17, 2008
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... by Barbara | Aug 20, 2008
As the business analysis profession evolves we will get more consistency around our terminology. One of the phrases that is still used inconsistently is requirements management. Most experienced BAs use the phrase “requirements management” to mean the...