Jun

28

TaskSketch

June 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

User Intentions
System Responsibilities

User opens application and does something for no reason I can think of.
 

 
System cries at user stupidity

User laughs manically and then kicks the system
 

 
System asks user if it wants to take things outside.

User says “let’s go”
 

This use case was developed (and admittedly it’s not a very good one) using a free tool called [...]

Jun

28

IIBA Toronto Chapter: Body of Knowledge Update

June 28, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I will be presenting an update on the Body of Knowledge to the IIBA’s Toronto Chapter tomorrow evening. I’ll discuss the structure of the BoK, including a description of each of the knowledge areas. Members will be updated on the that has been done since version 1.4 was released in October and given [...]

Jun

27

Body of Knowledge News

June 27, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I guess it’s time I got around to discussing some of the recent changes in the structure of the IIBA and my role within it.
Brenda Kerton has chosen to step down from the role of Body of Knowledge chair now that version 1.6 is complete. I’d thank Brenda for her service, but it’s not done [...]

Jun

25

Back Online

June 25, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I have a new computer. It’s a Mac. So far, I like it, although the real challenge will probably be adapting to no longer using Visio.

Jun

23

New Business Analyst Definition

June 23, 2006 | 2 Comments

This has been approved by the BA BoK Committee: we will be running it past the Executive for their consideration.
A business analyst works as a liaison among stakeholders in order to elicit, analyze, communicate and validate requirements for changes to business processes, policies and information systems. The business analyst understands business problems and opportunities [...]

Jun

20

Posting to Be Slow Due to Deep-Fried Computer

June 20, 2006 | Leave a Comment

The motherboard on my Fujitsu laptop failed catastrophically for the second time this year (just one week short of the end of the extended warranty period provided by my credit card company). Posting may be light as I try to get it repaired or replaced.
In a strange sort of way, I would almost prefer this [...]

Jun

19

On Clarity of Content

June 19, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I’ve added the BA BoK (Official) category to this weblog for your benefit.
A post in that category reflects an official announcement or other statement. For instance, if I post about the definition of a requirement in that category, I’m writing on behalf of the team and the IIBA, and the post reflects agreed-on content. Naturally, [...]

Jun

15

Definition Take 2

June 15, 2006 | Leave a Comment

A Business Analyst acts as a liaison between stakeholders in order to elicit, analyze, and validate requirements for changes that an organization can make, particularly to its processes, policies, and information technology systems, in order to achieve its goals.

Other than that, sorry for the slow updating. It’s been a busy week. I’ve also been trying [...]

Jun

12

Defining the BA Role

June 12, 2006 | 1 Comment

As I’ve been working on the next version of the BABoK, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to the issue of exactly what is a business analyst, and what uniquely identifies a BA in a way that fits the scope of our body of knowledge? 

Jun

8

IIBA Body of Knowledge version 1.6

June 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Now that the date of the IIBA’s next AGM has been announced, I can say that version 1.6 of the Body of Knowledge will be published there, on July 12th.
Our contributors have done an amazing job to date. It’s considerably larger than the last version (1.4) with about 100 additional pages. It’s also about 90% [...]

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