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Tag Archives: business analysis
Organizational Modeling
Organizational modeling is a technique for representing the functional, operational, or physical structure of cohesive groups of people. The most common way of doing this is by using organizational charts or “org charts.” The traditional way these are shown is … Continue reading
TWSL Series 12: Management Observations and Agile Deep Dive
Today I gave this webinar for the Tom Woods School of Life Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
Posted in Management
Tagged Agile, business analysis, communication, management, presentation, Scrum, TWSL Series
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SWOT Analysis
SWOT is an acronym for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. The basic idea of this analysis is straightforward, but the decisions and actions can be as complex as can be imagined. Much like the Important vs. Urgent grid, this technique … Continue reading
Posted in Tools and methods
Tagged BABOK, business analysis, strategies and tactics, Techniques
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TWSL Series 11: BA Overlaps with Other Practice Areas
Today I gave this webinar for the Tom Woods School of Life Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
Use Cases and Scenarios
Use cases may be thought of as packages of instructions or actions taken by an actor when interacting with a system. The actor does not have to be human, and the system does not have to involve computers or IT. … Continue reading
TWSL Series 10: Permutations and Traceability
Today I gave this webinar for the Tom Woods School of Life Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
TWSL Series 09: Testing and Acceptance: Verification, Validation, and Acceptance (VV&A)
Today I gave this webinar for the Tom Woods School of Life Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
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Tagged acceptance, Bob's Analytic Framework, business analysis, presentation, Testing, TWSL Series, VV&A
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Risk Analysis and Management
I don’t strongly feature the subject of risk analysis when I talk about my framework, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t accounted for or present. I usually build up my framework like this: Risks and Impacts appears with Assumptions and … Continue reading
Sequence Diagrams
Imagine a network with the following representative elements. Many external and internal workstations, mobile devices, and pieces of equipment exchange information with an internal system of servers and capabilities. Now imagine that some of the internal servers provide a number … Continue reading
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Tagged BABOK, business analysis, diagram types, Techniques
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TWSL Series 08: Data: How to Get It and How to Use It
Today I gave this webinar for the Tom Woods School of Life Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
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Tagged Bob's Analytic Framework, business analysis, data, data analysis, presentation, TWSL Series
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