Top Blog Posts for Business Analysts: Week of June 16, 2014

June 24, 2014 By

BA_weekly_blog_postsLooking for some great reads on business analysis? Here is a roundup of our top blog posts from the past week. We hope you find them helpful!

  1. Agile Cadabra – Scott Sehlhorst explains how agile processes can help eliminate inefficiencies, but notes that it is not magic.
  2. Start with the Outcome in Mind – Adrian Reed asks you if you are “all aiming for the same outcome?”
  3. Roughly Right, or Precisely Wrong? – Jonathan Babcock discusses why it’s better to be roughly right, rather than precisely wrong, when it comes to business analysis and solution requirements.

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10 Best Websites & Blogs for Business Analysts

April 16, 2014 By

Top 10 awardIf you are a business analyst or a member of a related team, here’s our list of top-10 blogs and websites for Business Analysts. 

Hope you enjoy!

  1. Modern Analyst – The definitive BA source for great content and community
  2. Business Analyst Times – White papers, webinars, and practical advice for the every-day BA
  3. International Institute of Business Analysis – Join this community to network with other BAs and access their online library [Read more…]
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Requirements Management: When Should You Write User Interface (UI) Specs?

March 27, 2014 By

rooster-early2In my last blog post, I discussed why the User Interface (UI) specifications should be an integral part of requirements.

If you agree (fully or partially) with my take on this, the next question to consider is as follows: At what stage of the requirements management process should we write the UI specifications?

My answer for this is surprisingly simple, yet difficult to implement in most projects. But that is not bad news.

What is the answer, and why is it not bad news? Read on… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business Analysis - General, Requirements Management, Use Cases, User Interface (UI)

Business Analyst Comic: That is Too Expensive

March 12, 2014 By

Everybody loves a laugh! Right?

So, we have a new tongue-in-cheek comic series: A Day in the Life of a Business Analyst.

We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we enjoy creating them!

Episode 1: “That is Too Expensive” 

BA_E1_Too-Expensive [Read more…]

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