Category Archives: Tools and methods

BA Webinar Series 05: Simulation

Posted on February 26, 2021 by R.P. Churchill

Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.

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BA Webinar Series 04: The Solution

Posted on February 19, 2021 by R.P. Churchill

Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.

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BA Webinar Series 03: Unified Theory of Business Analysis

Posted on February 12, 2021 by R.P. Churchill

Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.

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BA Webinar Series 02: Engagement Phases In Detail

Posted on February 5, 2021 by R.P. Churchill

Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.

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BA Webinar Series 01: Requirements Traceability Matrices

Posted on January 22, 2021 by R.P. Churchill

Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.

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Documentation

Posted on July 22, 2019 by R.P. Churchill

I’ve written a lot of different kinds of documentation in my career, and I list and describe them here. Some types of documentation are formal, as in manuals written for various phases of a project, but others will be more … Continue reading →

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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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