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Tips for Business Analysts: Who Runs a Software Project?

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
I work on a lot of really large software projects.  Over the years, it has become clear to me that three roles, and the interactions between people in those roles, are really vital for the success of a software project. These three roles are the Project Manager, Business Analyst, and Project Architect. [...]

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

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 excited? What is it about this project that makes people want to work on [...]

Tips for Business Analysts: Requirements in Complex Systems

Author: Geri Schneider Winters
Some of you may be working on systems with many complex relationships between the parts. These complex systems may be described as a system of systems, or may be described as a product line, or perhaps both at once.
In these cases, you will often find that the requirements of a large, overall [...]