If I was your BA…
I’d talk with the end users and capture some pain points off the record in an informal setting. Next schedule a formal interview with the prospective manager and ask them to map out their primary process’s at a high level. Your questions from your prior informal discussion will help you ask […]

Why is there resistance to change? Are people just naturally perverse, or are there concerns which if understood and correctly dealt with will create the buy-in required to turn resisters into supporters and generate the momentum needed to overcome the gravitational pull of the status quo?
There are six layers at which resistance can occur.
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The Requirements Document provides a solid foundation for the end product, and provides the first view of what the intended product must do and clear descriptions of how the automated system should perform. The Requirements Document also provides a basis for design, and serves as a foundation for testing […]

Business Process Modeling is exactly that. Its the equivalent of making your fancy workflow diagrams earn their keep by transforming shapes into actual code [thats the goal at least]. My journey has required me to explore this new neck of the woods [for me] by first focusing on what I can get my hands on and try out. As we take the following tools to task I hope to report back our findings.

TIBCO iProcess Suite Outperforms BEA Systems, Pegasystems, Axway and W4 Based on ISO 9001:2000-Certified AssessmentLondon, March 31, 2008 – TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX) today announced that the independent analyst group - Yphise - ranked TIBCO iProcess™ Suite as the industry’s “Best Business Process Management (BPM)” solution. According to the report, TIBCO’s BPM suite […]

You just started at company X, besides the nice website and the great interviewing experience what do you know about this new company your about to “work on”? A BA must be prepared to do extreme DNA engineering- The corporate DNA! Your company’s DNA will best […]

With respect to all projects, regardless of size, a marriage- if not a healthy relationship between the business domains and I.T. are essential. In enterprise projects that affects all the domains within the business a marriage is demanded. If this is the case then…

This post is for Business Analyst, Jack of all trades, or IT pros working at SMB/SME companies preparing to buy an ERP solution.