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Teleseminar: Keep those Questions Coming

Posted on December 12, 2007 by geri

I’m happy to see that people are posting questions for Monday’s teleseminar. You can click on the link below to post questions any time between now and Monday at 4pm, you do not have to wait until Monday. EVENT: Ask … Continue reading →

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Teleseminar: Ask Geri a Question

Posted on December 11, 2007 by geri

A lot of people ask me about Business Analysis or the role of the Business Analyst. So for all of you with questions, I have set up a no-charge teleseminar for you to Ask Me a Question. This will be … Continue reading →

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Tips for Business Analysts: IT Project Success Rates

Posted on December 9, 2007 by geri

We’ve all seen the surveys that talk about how miserable the industry is in general at doing software projects. Failure rates of up to 85% are commonly sited. Have you ever stopped to ask “What is the definition of failure?”. … Continue reading →

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Warm Wishes

Posted on November 21, 2007 by geri

Here in the US we are celebrating Thanksgiving day November 22. It is a time when we get together with family and share the things we are thankful for in our lives. Of course I am thankful for my family … Continue reading →

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Tools for Writing Use Cases

Posted on October 20, 2007 by geri

I got this message recently from Lilia Lee and thought I’d share it with the rest of you: There are two other use case writing software tools that I am intimately acquainted with. They are: CaseComplete by Serlio Software and … Continue reading →

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Book on JAD

Posted on October 20, 2007 by geri

Sanjay asks: Please advise an excellent book or training in Facilitation/JAD in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. While I do not know what is available in Toronto, there is a book I like very much for JAD. “Joint Application Development” by Jane … Continue reading →

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Tips for Business Analysts: Attracting Highly Skilled People to Your Team

Posted on October 18, 2007 by geri

Author: Geri Schneider Winters I was recently helping a friend staff a fairly large project with a team of very experienced, very skilled people. I mentioned that people were really excited about the opportunity. He asked me “Why are they … Continue reading →

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Farewell Brian Lyons

Posted on September 5, 2007 by geri

This past weekend, my dear friend Brian Lyons passed away after being in a motorcycle accident. I have known Brian since 1992 when we were both at Rational Software. Back then, I found him to be a very funny, warm, … Continue reading →

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Tips for Business Analysts: Career Paths for Business Analysts

Posted on August 14, 2007 by geri

Author: Geri Schneider Winters People come to the job of Business Analyst in many different ways. Some people graduate from college and immediately start to work as a junior Analyst for a major corporation. Often a Business Analyst has some … Continue reading →

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Tips for Business Analysts: What are RUP, EUP, UP, OpenUP, EssUp?

Posted on August 2, 2007 by geri

Author: Geri Schneider Winters RUP describes a process for developing software systems. It seems there are so many variations of RUP, how do you know which is best for you and your organization, if any? What do all those acronyms … Continue reading →

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