Archive for June 2009

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 [...]