Why do you need my email address before I can see your Brochure?
As a Business Analyst, Technology Consultant or in any role where you need to identify suitable Applications, when trying to find a Solution or Product to meet your Requirements, particularly a Customised Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Product, you will no doubt come across blog posts, updates and group comments purporting to give you ac
Turbo-charge Requirements Elicitation for features & user privileges.
One of the most common things I have to do on software development or Application selection projects, at one point or another, is to define a series of potential features or functions. They can range from obvious and nearly mandatory (e.g. ‘reset password’) to the more ‘out there’ features. Often, trying
Tip for BAs: make a portable whiteboard
I’m often asked to recommend simple tools for aspiring BAs to use and I can’t think of anything more simple – or more useful – than pen & paper or, where available, a whiteboard. For those of you who like to work with pen & paper or with whiteboard & marker, here’s a simple tip: [&hellip
Conducting and facilitating virtual meetings.
Warning: this is a lonnnng post so please excercise due discretion – or read it in your spare time! I wouldn’t want you to get in trouble for reading it in work… although you could at least argue that it has some workplace relevance 😉 First, this video will give you a giggle if you’ve […]
Updated: If a picture paints 1000 words, what if you have only one thing to say?
A basic idea in Agile, you get what you need just when you need it. So, how would that work in Diagrams...?
Business Analysis & the art of Sign Language
What has Sign Language got to do with being a Business Analyst…? In simple terms, both are processes of interpretation, not – and this needs to be stated clearly – ‘just’ processes of translation. Not that there is anything WRONG with translation – its an important skill in some scenarios R
How are Agile roles actually implemented in the real world…?
It’s no secret that Organisations differ in their implementation of the various Agile ‘roles’ (where multiple ‘roles’ are often undertaken by the same person or where multiple individuals share a given ‘role’). This variation depends particularly on the type of Organisation – but &
If a picture paints a thousand words…
If a picture paints a thousand words….what do you use if you only have one thing to say? I spotted this line on AgileModeling.com, in a description of the ‘Product Owner’ role: “There is significant evidence that the worst way to communicate information between people is via documentation“. I couldn
