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About admin

Geri Schneider Winters is the primary author of the popular Use Case book "Applying Use Cases: A Practical Guide" and the founder of Wyyzzk, Inc. She has over 25 years experience spanning the software development lifecycle. Geri has learned her craft working with folks such as Grady Booch, Jim Rumbaugh, Ivar Jacobson, Walker Royce, Scott Ambler, Warren Woodford, Philippe Kruchten, and Kendall Scott, along with many less well known, but equally talented, people. Geri has worked in many companies in many industries, including IBM, Boeing, Adobe, Intuit, Dental Dental, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, The Money Store, Charles Schwab, The Federal Reserve Bank, Visa International, Standford University, University of California, Carnegie Mellon University, Hilcoe College, Agilent, Knights Technology, Deloitte and Touche, and Safeway.

Wyyzzk now IIBA EEP

Posted on November 8, 2010 by admin

I can now offer you classes with certification credits! Fundamentals of Business Analysis earns you 30 PD credits for initial certification or 30 CDU credits for re-certification. The next public class starts 31 January 2011.  Information about that class is … Continue reading →

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Becoming a Business Analyst

Posted on November 8, 2010 by admin

Author: Geri Schneider Winters Many people contact me because they want to be a Business Analyst. They are often in another job currently and want to change roles. They want to know “What do I need to do to be … Continue reading →

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Example Use Cases

Posted on October 17, 2010 by admin

A lot of people are looking for example use cases. So I thought I’d make a short post telling a variety of places I offer example use cases that I have written. If you sign up for my free tip … Continue reading →

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Contest Results

Posted on October 11, 2010 by admin

The answer to the contest is a new book I have just released: Use Case Business Requirements Model for Home Mortgage Loan Business. This is a domain / industry specific requirements model that is at a business level and use … Continue reading →

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Contest! Final Clues.

Posted on October 8, 2010 by admin

This post has the final clues for the contest. If you guessed before, you can guess again! You may have a better idea after reviewing all the clues. I am turning off comments by 5pm London time on Sunday 10 … Continue reading →

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Contest! Clue 2

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

If you have already guessed, you can guess again.   You can post your guesses on either the original post or this one. The first clue was: Most BA’s ask for this thing, especially early in their careers. Here is … Continue reading →

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Contest!

Posted on October 3, 2010 by admin

I’m having a little contest to launch my Basic Use Case Writing class. There will be a bonus offered with that class. What is the bonus? All you have to do is post a comment on this post with your … Continue reading →

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Geri announcing her New Company

Posted on September 8, 2010 by admin

I just launched a new company with some partners in the UK. Don’t worry though, I will continue to be involved with the BA community. In fact, I am working on some new things for you! If you are in … Continue reading →

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Tips for BAs: Business Analyst Podcast Series

Posted on July 13, 2010 by admin

Michiel Erasmus has a nice podcast series for Business Analysts. Michiel got the idea in 2009 to interview experienced BA’s so that he could learn more about the role. He decided to record the interviews and make them available so … Continue reading →

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Followup on Iterative Planning Class: Resources

Posted on June 11, 2010 by admin

During the Q&A for the Free class in May on Planning Iterations, I referred to quite a number of resources.  I had some folks ask me to write up those references. Here they are: Book: XP Explained, Kent Beck Certified … Continue reading →

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