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TWSL Series 07: Discovery and Data Collection
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 collection, discovery, presentation, TWSL Series
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BA Webinar Series 08: Data: How To Get It and How To Use It
Today I gave this webinar for the Tampa IIBA Lunch and Learn Series. The slides are here.
Added IIBA-CBDA Certification Today
Today I sat for and passed the Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA) exam issued by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA). It is the newest of the five active certifications I maintain. I sought this certification, as I … Continue reading
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Tagged CBDA, certifications, data collection, data visualization
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Using Data In My Framework and In Simulations
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
Discrete-Event Simulations and Monte Carlo Techniques
“It was smooth sailing” vs. “I hit every stinkin’ red light today!” Think about all the factors that might affect how long it takes you to drive in to work every day. What are the factors that might affect your … Continue reading
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Tagged data collection, discrete-event simulation, Monte Carlo analysis
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What Do I Mean By “Solve The Problem Abstractly?”
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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Tagged Bob's Analytic Framework, business analysis, data collection, roles
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Data Collection: Characterizing a Process
Having discussed the process of discovery yesterday I wanted to go into detail about data collection today. While discovery identifies the nouns and verbs of a process, data collection identifies the adjectives and adverbs. I’ve listed a bunch of ways … Continue reading
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Tagged business analysis, data collection, Monte Carlo analysis
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Methods of Observation
This past weekend my CBAP training course asked me to speak briefly on the technique of Observation. I reviewed the basic information in the BABoK itself and the training guide we’re using for the class, and I’ll refer to this … Continue reading
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Tagged BABOK, business analysis, data collection, discovery, Techniques
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Data Collection: Minimum Sample Size
While searching my hard drive for images representative of data collection I stumbled upon something I’ve also had in mind to look for, which is guidance on how to determine the minimum required sample size. The formulas are usually variations … Continue reading