Nov

30

Site Back at Last

November 30, 2006 | Leave a Comment

It was down for the last couple of days. I’m not sure why.
Anyway, I’ve been playing with Martyn Ould’s Riva method for a couple of days. As part of the effort I created a stencil for Role Activity Diagrams in Omnigraffle (crtl+click to Save or download the ZIP file). It looks like this:

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Nov

17

blue sands White Papers and Upcoming Conference

November 17, 2006 | Leave a Comment

Here’s a couple of white papers I wrote that have been published on my employers’ site:

Developing a Vision (originally written in 2004) was written to help our clients understand the value of developing a overall IT strategic plan.
The Business Analyst’s Toolbox (originally published in B2TTraining’s the Bridge) provides advice for BAs who are trying to [...]

Nov

14

Look! Actual Content!

November 14, 2006 | 2 Comments

Here are copies of the presentations I did in Orlando.

BA Fundamentals
Requirements Analysis and Documentation

Some of the material in these presentations reflects changes we’re planning for BABOK version 2.

Nov

13

Toronto BPMG Chapter Starting

November 13, 2006 | Leave a Comment

A good friend of mine, Jim Baird, is launching the Canadian Chapter of the BPMG on November 29th. The meeting will be held at the head office of webMethods, at 20 Bay Street, Suite 1205. To quote Jim:
The purpose of the Chapter is to give you, and members of your organization that have an interest [...]

Nov

7

Did You Miss Me?

November 7, 2006 | Leave a Comment

I’m back from the honeymoon. I’ve been catching up on work and preparing for a conference in Orlando (the World Congress of Business Analysts, which started yesterday). At the moment I’m in Pearson Airport waiting for my plane. My wife is complaining that I’m not only abandoning her with my cats, but I’ve stolen our [...]

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