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Author Archives: R.P. Churchill
Generic Sensor API
On Wednesday I attended a Meetup hosted by Pittsburgh Code & Supply. This particular event was hosted by Brian Kardell (see also here) and was formally titled with the prefix “[Chapters Web Standards]:” I think to indicate that the talk … Continue reading
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Tagged Generic Sensor API, instrumentation, sensors, Web API, Web standards
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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: Round Two
On Tuesday I gave this talk again, this time for the IIBA’s Metro DC Chapter. Here are the results from the updated survey. The results from the first go-round are here. List at least five steps you take during a … Continue reading
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Tagged BA survey, BABOK, Bob's Analytic Framework, business analysis, IIBA, presentation
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Applications for Simulation
Simulation can be used for many different purposes, and I wanted to describe a few of them in detail. I pay special attention to the ones I’ve actually worked with during my career. Note that these ideas inevitably overlap to … Continue reading
Architectural Considerations for Simulation
The simulations I’ve written, designed, specified, and utilized have incorporated a number of different features. I found it interesting that I was able to describe them in opposing pairs. Continuous vs. Discrete-Event I’ve gone into detail about continuous and discrete-event … Continue reading
Verification and Validation: Observations for Simulation and Business Analysis
Verification and validation are complex subjects on their own (and see here and here more specifically for this discussion), and the simplest way I’ve found to describe the difference between them is that verification tests whether a solution works while … Continue reading
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Tagged BABOK, business analysis, IIBA, simulation, validation, verification, VV&A
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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: Round One
Yesterday I gave my newly prepared talk on business analysis at the Pittsburgh IIBA Chapter Meetup, the first of three times I’m scheduled to give it. The presentation, prepared using the Reveal.js framework, is at the link: http://rpchurchill.com/presentations/SimFrameForBA/ I’m sure … Continue reading
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Tagged BA survey, BABOK, Bob's Analytic Framework, business analysis, IIBA, presentation
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Who’s the Boss?
An interesting subject came up at the post-presentation hangout of this evening’s CharmCityJS Meetup. I was talking with a fellow attendee about the fact that I’d rather be an analyst, requirements engineer, and architect than a full-time coder (not that … Continue reading
Service Design
Manning the phone in the battery headquarters late one night in Basic Training I wiled away some time with a book I found. I read how Colonel Chamberlain’s extensive drilling of his men allowed them to execute a wheel maneuver … Continue reading
Ship Technology from the Late 1500s
Today I visited a historical exhibit on Roanoke Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The most interesting part of the park was the Elizabeth II, a replica modeled after the late-1500s sailing ships used to bring colonists and … Continue reading
Added CBAP Certification Today
Today I sat for and passed the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) exam issued by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). I sought this certification simply to communicate my experience throughout my career. I now list this credential as … Continue reading