business analysis

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. [...]

I was recently interviewed by Michiel Erasmus who has a regular podcast on subjects related to business analysis. He is fairly new to the field and passionate about developing his knowledge and shares it with the rest of us with his podcast.
The interview was wide ranging from my experience as a business analyst, mentoring and [...]

Elizabeth Harrin is speaking at the Business Analysis Conference in London in September 2009.
She has provided the following helpful article in advance of the Conference when she will be discussing how to work with project managers.
Read more about Elizabeth’s contribution to the conference here.
Read more about the BA conference here.

The year is going by so [...]

This article is intended to be the starting point for a discussion on rules of thumb (or heuristics) for business analysis activities. It describes some principles I think are important to practice in all situations which have served me well.
In wikipedia, the definition of a rule of thumb is:
a principle with broad application that is [...]

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 [...]