Resources for Business Analysts

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When you login to the site, on the right side of the page you will see a list of requests people have made and current updates to the site. For your convenience, and to let other people see the information, I am posting it here:

Latest updates:
(when you are on the site, this section has live links to the new content)

• 3 Dec 2009 – There is a new page on Teleseminars in the Communicate area.
• 18 Dec 2009 – There is a new page on Looking for a job in the Become a Business Analyst area (requested by members)
• 6 Jan 2010 – New page on Agile (requested by members)
• 6 Jan 2010 – New page on Scrum (requested by members)
• 6 Jan 2010 – Teleseminar on BA Role on SCRUM & Agile teams. Audio is posted on the Agile and Scrum pages. (requested by members)
• 9 Jan 2010 – New page and paper Manager of a BA Team (requested by members)
• 9 Jan 2010 – Updates to job descriptions for Starter BA, Mid-range BA, and Senior BA

Content and features requested by members:
(I remove items from this list when they are complete)

• 3 December 2009
  • A Search Box
  • For a task, what diagram and tool is most useful and will make our job easier? Which situations warrant a particular diagram?
  • How about a list of useful books in business analysis?
• 10 December 2009
  • 2 times in BA Buddy – Create an Information Model
  • In BA Buddy – Handshake Agreement
• 17 December 2009
  • in BA Buddy – BA Trainer or Mentor
• 18 December 2009
  • Using Camtasia when testing software
• 25 December 2009
  • An article or paper describing the blended PM and Senior BA role.
• 31 December 2009
  • I would like to hear your perspective on best practices and templates that have been successful in your experience.
• 3 January 2010
  • Can you please provide more information on the following topic: Facilitate a JAD Session
• 7 January 2010
  • How do you write an excellent Business Requirement (not functionals) document?