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Communication

Business analyst tips for addressing communication issues, facilitating discussions and meetings, and improving written, verbal and visual communication skills.

Potato Pahhtahto…Why is Nomenclature Important?

by DougGtheBA on June 8, 2011 · 4 comments

in Communication,Requirements Analysis

We ask the questions that people having been avoiding for years while they were trying to look smart. I read an article today from our respected colleague, Yaaqub Mohamed about the importance of data analysis as part of a good analyst’s tool belt. Well that is not exactly how he put it, but you get [...]

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Are you suffering Acronymitis?

by Curtis Michelson on May 26, 2011 · 12 comments

in Business Analyst Humor,Communication,Engaging the Business

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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How can a BA use lists to be really effective?

by Eric Provost on May 5, 2011 · 4 comments

in Communication,Requirements Planning and Management

Being a BA means working in various teams, on multiple projects at the same time, with a lot of thoughts and ideas popping in your mind all over the day. Dealing with so much information is not easy; transforming this information into actionable and usable data is even more complicated. Lately, many bloggers are praising [...]

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Is email the business analyst’s friend or foe?

by Ryan Knapton on April 27, 2011 · 8 comments

in Communication

Picture this if you will: It’s a Monday morning after a long weekend where you took Friday off to get out of the city. You were consequently out of 3G coverage which resulted in no mobile phone reception, and therefore no email access. Back to Monday – you start your email application, and you have [...]

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Why Requirements Gathering is like Dancing with the Stars!

by Michelle Swoboda on April 20, 2011 · 3 comments

in Communication,Requirements Elicitation

When you watch Dancing with the Stars, there are certain elements you are looking for as each couple takes their turn on the dance floor.  You are watching for their technique, their ability to listen and interpret the music, the confidence on their faces, and that spark between the couples.  Each week you watch, a [...]

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Are your requirements documents worth the drive space they take up?

by Adriana Beal on April 14, 2011 · 13 comments

in Communication,Requirements Specifications

Many books and articles describe the characteristics of good requirements and offer templates for requirements documents, but as we all know, applying such knowledge in real-life projects requires more than looking at concepts and examples in a book. In a blog post for TechRepublic,”10 things you should know about hiring a business or systems analyst” [...]

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How to add value to a project using smart knowledge sharing strategies (Part II)

by Adriana Beal on March 17, 2011 · 5 comments

in Communication,Maturing your BA Practice,Requirements Planning and Management

In How to add value to a project using smart knowledge sharing strategies (Part I), we discussed the many reasons for having up-to-date system information available for business and technical stakeholders in order to avoid a dependency created when only the BA is capable of answering questions about software behavior and other project details. In [...]

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A powerful work-around to potential conflict on the BA team

by Michelle Swoboda on February 24, 2011 · 1 comment

in Communication,Managing Business Analysts,Roles and Responsibilities

The business analyst profession seems to attract A-type personalities: driven to succeed; high energy; very creative; perfectionist. This type of person contributes to the success of many projects.  What happens when you bring a number of these high performing people together to work on a larger project?  How do we work together without clashing personalities?  [...]

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The importance of driving communication through requirements

by Laura Brandenburg on June 14, 2010 · 6 comments

in Communication,Requirements Specifications

A few weeks back I posted an article on ModernAnalyst about the important of being results-oriented in business analysis. An interesting follow-up conversation ensued over on the BAForum of LinkedIn that focused on the relationship between being results-oriented and communicating requirements. In essence, the vibrant dialog centered around whether it’s enough to create a high [...]

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Help a BA! How do I prevent overlooked issues and project mishaps?

by DougGtheBA on May 12, 2010 · 5 comments

in Communication,Engaging the Business,Help a BA

The following question came to us and opens the door to exploration of communication techniques that prevent issues on projects…. As an enterprise BA, I inquire and engage team members to determine the thoughts behind the project (not just elicit requirements, etc.). In a contract I head with a NY firm, project meetings included those [...]

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