This site is intended to serve business analysts and this article will provide you with the helicopter view (i.e. very high level view) of business analysis, covering all the key areas very rapidly. You can then choose which areas you want to explore further.
If you want to know which articles already exist, just look at [...]
I would have expected to have launched my eBook for becoming a business analyst this week but it has been delayed so I wanted to let you know that it is still in the pipeline.
I have asked a friend (Brigitte who designed the logo) to help me out with the layout and presentation (not my [...]
This article explains why you should produce a business process model, what they are and how we can produce them.
Business process models are important for a number of reasons:
provides a business context for the project
assists in identifying requirements
establishes a shared understanding of end to end process(es) between all stakeholders across business units
reflects the business process [...]
The following post is a sneak preview of some of the content of the eBook for Becoming a New Business Analyst. It’s also a sneaky way of getting some early feedback!
Have a read of this and let me know your thoughts…
Why should you become a business analyst?
This is a good question as you need to [...]
The line up for the Business Analysis Conference has been announced and is available here.
I’m not sure lineup is the correct word but I’ve just returned from Glastonbury Festival so it feels right somehow!
It is a landmark for both the IIBA in the UK and the role of business analyst and shows the importance of [...]
I met Pinal Patel last year when we worked together in a startup. For three months or so we had some fun with our first experience of Agile methods and a wide variety of working hours. Since then, we have gone our separate ways but have kept in touch. Pinal was originally a developer but [...]
I have recently been in discussion with Adriana Beal, an experienced business analyst, based in New York. She has contributed a stimulating and important article to the IIBA blog on ComputerWorldUK hosted by yours truly. I asked Adriana if she would be able to provide a similar article to help BA’s (or wannabe BA’s) to [...]
The last couple of months have been interesting for me on various fronts:
My ‘trial’ mentoring programme with Ify (see Ify’s blog) has continued. It’s not been as rapid as I or probably he would like. However, our expectations were perhaps a little unrealistic based on spending no more than a couple of hours mentoring per [...]
I have written a post on this subject here and will report back on this meeting if you are unable to attend.
Details of the next IIBA meeting are below:
Event: IIBA UK Chapter Event - June 2009
Date: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 Registration 6.00pm Start at 6.30pm
Location: Balls Brothers Minster Pavement, Minster Court, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7PP
Prioritising Requirements
Jake Markham from Credit [...]
I thought it might be time to blow my own trumpet again
Some of you will be new visitors to the site as you will have seen my Tip on Requirements Attributes that was submitted to the IIBA. Thanks for visiting, please have a look around and let me know what you like and [...]
As I stated on my last post, I’ve been researching various eLearning vendors. Scott Punk who is the Global Brands Director at ESI International was good enough to offer the following article to explain how to assess high quality eLearning. I think it’s a concise, clear article that I will be using as a checklist [...]
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