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Tag Archives: business analysis
Lessons Learned
I’ve touched on the idea of lessons learned a few times previously, but here I’d like to address the idea directly and explicitly, as part of the Tampa IIBA’s ongoing review of the BABOK, specifically the techniques listed in chapter … Continue reading
Non-Functional Requirements Analysis
Functional requirements relate what a solution DOES. They describe components, behaviors, entities, actions, inputs, and outputs. They contain the details of the design the user sees and the mechanisms that generate results. Non-Functional requirements relate to what a system IS. … Continue reading
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Tagged business analysis, requirements management, Techniques
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Document Analysis
The BA technique of document analysis can be undertaken in many different contexts and phases of the effort. The major contexts for document analysis are: Manuals, specifications, and contracts can be reviewed as part of the discovery process to learn … Continue reading
Brainstorming
I’ve touched on the idea of brainstorming previously, but today I wanted to address it specifically. The simplest way to describe brainstorming is that it is the act of generating as many options as possible, relevant to a particular situation, … Continue reading
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Tagged BABOK, business analysis, problem-solving, Techniques
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Process Analysis and Process Modeling
The vast majority of my career has involved process analysis and process modeling, usually but not always associated with computer simulation for various applications. I’ve always thought of the two activities as being essentially the same, but the BABOK distinguishes … Continue reading
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Tagged BABOK, business analysis, process analysis, process modeling, Techniques
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BABOK Chapter Four: An Approach vs. A Step
While helping a certification study group run by my local IIBA chapter, we inevitably reached chapter four in the BABOK. Chapters three through eight describe the six main knowledge areas for business analysis. They are related to each other per … Continue reading
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Tagged BABOK, Bob's Analytic Framework, business analysis
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BA Webinar Series 11: Management Observations and Agile Deep Dive
Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
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Tagged Agile, BA Series, business analysis, communication, management, Observations, presentation, teams
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BA Webinar Series 09a: How to Unsnarl A Problem When You’re Dropped In the Middle of It
Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
BA Webinar Series 10: Business Analysis Overlaps with Other Practice Areas
Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
BA Webinar Series 09: How To Unsnarl A Problem When You’re Dropped In the Middle of It
I recently gave this webinar for the Philadelphia IIBA monthly meeting. The slides are here.