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 [...]
This is just a quick post to let you know I have finished my white paper - Demystifying Use Cases.
Let friends and colleagues who would be interested know about it - I want lots of feedback to see how it can be improved.
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I have a new publication to announce!
Whilst developing my use case modeling course, I thought it would be useful to capture and summarize some of the key lessons in a white paper for your benefit.
It’s almost ready but I thought I’d give you a preview ofthe first page which is a summary of the paper’s [...]
How to make eLearning that captivates?!
That’s certainly an ambitious goal! But I need to make this my aim for the most successful eLearning.
I will describe the pros and cons of eLearning when compared with classroom learning. I will also discuss what I see as the characteristics of good eLearning.
Finally, if you like what you hear, [...]
After considering all the valuable input from Business Analyst Mentor readers I described in last week’s post, I had to decide how to support the readers.
It wasn’t straightforward as I have to balance the investment of my time and money, especially when you consider that I work full time and have a family!
Once I had the requirements, the [...]
2009 has been a significant year for me. I plan to make 2010 a significant year for some of you and for me.
I will explain what I have been up to in 2009 and why I have been quiet on the blog (shame on me!).
Next week, I will explain how I plan to help you [...]
Whilst working on my use case modeling training course, I have been researching current thinking on online training. It has really opened my eyes to effective methods for engaging and communicating with others.
This article explains some best practice principles for communication.
Ok, imagine you’re a project manager and your business analyst says:
this task is really difficult. [...]
Help me design the perfect use case modelling course that’s a custom fit for you! I’m developing a course, drawn from my ten years plus of experience. You will be able to benefit from the lessons I have learnt successfully delivering use case models to my clients’ satisfaction.
I want to design the course to suit [...]
One of my internet colleagues (Doug Goldberg) who I am collaborating with on a Study Group at present is starting a CBAP Study Group from 19th October.
It’s an evening course and runs from 6:30pm to 8:30pm (CST USA) and will require a VoIP headset.
The course will run for 14 weeks and is being offered for [...]
During last week’s study group session (see earlier article), we were running a Question and Answer session to give the students an opportunity to get some practice in interviewing with the aim of producing a coherent, consistent vision statement.
During this exercise, I was asked to step in to show how I would manage requirements which [...]
I’ve been busy recently with marketing and preparing for the IIBA UK conference. I’ve also been invited to be part of a ‘mentor committee’ along with Doug Goldberg, Linda Erzah and Laura Brandau to support an online Study Group.
This initiative is being steered by David Maynard who has invested a lot of time in setting [...]
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