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The acronym, a beloved tool of lazy typists everywhere. And market driven economics, too. Not to mention Tweets and Facebook posts. Space is at a premium. Time is money after all. And for goodness sakes, who wants to type out I n t e r n a t i o n a l I [...]
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Yesterday, while having lunch with a friend, the CIO of an entertainment enterprise headquartered in Central Florida, I asked what he thought about hiring BAs for his larger projects. His answer was sort of a “huh?”. At which point, I had to backup and explain the term Business Analyst, and the role they play, and [...]
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I’ve watched this clip from Office Space at least 20 times and it always makes me giggle. As you watch, think about this as a metaphor for how you sell your value as a business analyst and then read on below. This guy, in the 1980s sense of the role, is a business analyst. And [...]
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This topic deserves a full post, but until then enjoy this Dilbert.
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Good thing most business stakeholders aren’t this tough….. Many thanks to the IAG Twitter feed for referring me to this new Dilbert.
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Great little story brought to us by “The Bridger” in the UK about An IT Guy and a Balloonist. A nice and comical reminder on how different leadership styles, especially those between business and IT leaders, can create unnecessary conflict.
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“[A] user story is to a use case as a gazelle is to a gazebo.” Nicely put. And just in case, like me, you need a definition of gazelle, it’s a type of antelope. I guess I can imagine a gazelle wandering into an antelope from time to time, but this sight would stir up [...]
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Many thanks to Twitter collaborater @lorenbaxter for retweeting this link! Fun video that challenges our notions of information technology usability (and may expose your latent trust for all things Apple).
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Thanks to the “UML Guy” for this clip and to Jonathan Babcock for introducing me to his blog.
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