Category Archives: Tools and methods

Understanding and Monitoring Microservices Across Five Levels

Posted on April 23, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

Did I know anything about microservices (or DevOps, or…) when I landed at Universal recently? No, I did not. Did that stop me from figuring it out in short order? Nope. Did that stop me from being able to reverse-engineer … Continue reading →

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Using Data In My Framework and In Simulations

Posted on April 3, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

I recently wrote about how data is collected and used in the different phases of my business analysis framework. After giving the most recent version of my presentation on the subject I was asked for clarification about how the data … Continue reading →

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Combined Survey Results (late March 2019)

Posted on March 26, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

The additional survey results from yesterday are included in the combined results here. List at least five steps you take during a typical business analysis effort. Requirements Gathering Initiation Testing QA Feedback User acceptance Requirement Elicitation UX Design Software Design … Continue reading →

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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: Round Five

Posted on March 25, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

Today I gave this talk at the Project Summit – Business Analyst World conference in Orlando. The slides I used for this presentation are here. The most recent version of the slides, which includes links to detailed discussions of more … Continue reading →

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What Do I Mean By “Solve The Problem Abstractly?”

Posted on March 18, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

Requirements and Design Phases Looking at the phases I’ve described in my business analysis framework, I wanted to describe the major difference between the step for requirements and design. The artifacts created as part of these phases, which usually include … Continue reading →

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Components of a Solution

Posted on March 5, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

I wanted to define some terms and provide some context in preparation for the next few posts. Specifically, I’m describing the components of a solution. A process model is a model of a system that either does exist or will … Continue reading →

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Combined Survey Results, Updated (March 2019)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

With the addition of survey data taken at recent meetups in Orlando and Tampa, the combined results are updated here. List 5-8 steps you take during a typical project. These vary, but mostly follow a recognizable pattern, in rough keeping … Continue reading →

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Business Analysis Survey: Round Five

Posted on February 28, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

I collected more survey responses at the recent Tampa IIBA meetup, and the results are posted below. List 5-8 steps you take during a typical project. listen – to stakeholders and customers analyze – documents, data, atc. to understand thhings … Continue reading →

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A Simulationist’s Framework for Business Analysis: Round Four

Posted on January 30, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

Yesterday I gave my talk at the Orlando IIBA chapter meetup. The updated presentation is here: https://www.rpchurchill.com/presentations/zSimFrameForBA_Orlando/SimFrameForBA.html This presentation was a bit different than previous ones because I’ve begun to add some new material dealing with what I call The … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Excel: It’s More Than Just VLOOKUP

Posted on June 22, 2018 by R.P. Churchill

Yesterday’s post touched on the importance of being able to use spreadsheets well, and particularly Microsoft Excel. I thought I would expand on that subject here. I saw copies of Lotus 1-2-3 back in college and certainly read about it. … Continue reading →

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