This article is the first in a series describing business analysis artifacts, their purpose and internal structure
I’ll talk about these documents:
Once …
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I‘ve talked about ways of managing your work when you’re faced with a tight deadline. This time I’d like to discuss ways of managing the deadline itself.You can end up with a tight deadline for a variety of reasons. The deadline may be mandated by the management. It …
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Our change management poster proved to be the most popular to date, with over 2000 downloads and over 150 people saying thanks or suggesting improvements on LinkedIn and forums. Thanks again to everyone for the feedback!The suggestions we received were really good and we decided it would be good …
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First of all, I’d like to say we’re really grateful for all the feedback on our previous posters. Lots of people are still saying thank you for our change management poster published over two months ago, which is amazing!One of our readers asked us whether we have a …
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There seems to be quite a bit of hype around Master Data Management. I even saw an article recently that talked about an “AI technology” which ensures data integrity and enhances search effectiveness. Nevermind that artificial intelligence doesn’t exist anywhere, let alone in business software. Of course, vendors have a vested interest in making it …
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We all know about the importance of meetings and how they help to get people on the same page. But we’ve all been in meetings that dragged on for hours, meetings where the discussion was wandering all over the place, and meetings with far too many people in them.
Badly …
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There is an updated version of the change management poster here. Did you know the posters from Business Analysis Illustrated are now available to purchase …
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I‘ve recently had a knowledge sharing session with new graduates, and one of the questions from the session took me some time to answer properly. The question was about enterprise architecture and how BAs should approach it in their …
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When you are assigned a complex project that has a short timeframe (as often happens), it can be nerve wracking – I know this from experience. It’s like driving a racing car – you have to push close to the limits but any error can throw you completely off the track. …
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Having completed the PRINCE2® Foundation Course, I was inspired by the elegance of the methodology and process orchestration, and I thought, “Wouldn’t it be great to show it from the BA’s point of view?”Project managers and BAs work together closely, and I wanted to show that interaction throughout the …
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