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Tag Archives: BABOK
Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Metrics and KPIs indicate how an operation or system is performing relative to trend or a defined goal. They may take the form of point values (ninety-five percent uptime for a manufacturing process), ranges (plus or minus one percent of … Continue reading
Prioritization and Backlog Management
Prioritization and backlog management are two sides of the same coin. As described in the BABOK, an important difference is that backlog management is a more specific case within the broader topic of prioritization. The BABOK discusses prioritization in terms … Continue reading
Data Mining
Data mining is the processing of large quantities of data to glean useful insights and support decision-making. Descriptive techniques like generating graphical depictions or applying other methods allow users to identify patterns, trends, or clusters. Diagnostic techniques like decision trees … Continue reading
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State Modeling
What do we mean by state? We commonly think of the states of matter as solid, liquid, and gaseous, and we know that these are dependent on temperature. For water at — atmospheric pressure — we refer to these states … Continue reading
Reviews
Reviews are about examining some output or artifact for quality and agreement. I primarily think of this process in terms of my framework, as shown in the figure below, but many contexts are valid. In my framework, review means building … Continue reading
Business Model Canvas
Like the balanced scorecard technique I described yesterday, I view the business model canvas technique as a way to get analysts to look at organizations in a different way. It is used fairly commonly (though I had never seen nor … Continue reading
Balanced Scorecard
I have never explicitly used this technique, but I have certainly examined problems, systems, and opportunities from all the perspectives contained within it. This is true of many techniques described in the BABOK. I often note that every formalized technique … Continue reading
Concept Modeling
A concept model, or conceptual model, is an abstract representation of an organization, process, system, or product. It relates the nouns and verbs and other categorizations within and between elements. It can take any arbitrary form, in contrast with the … Continue reading
Survey or Questionnaire
Surveys and questionnaires are excellent tools for gathering data, opinions, needs, and observations from large groups of respondents in a relatively short time. They come in many forms, with individual questions being either open-ended, where respondents can provide any type … Continue reading
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Mind Mapping
A mind map is a particular type of diagram used for taking notes, organizing thoughts, and understanding hierarchies. Business analysts can use any type of diagram that aids understanding and communication between participants in any engagement. (My website is littered … Continue reading
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