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Certifications for Business Anlaysts

September is the month in many organizations when training opportunities are readily available with summer vacations concluding and the need to use up remaining training... See more

What the Heck is a Business Analyst?

You’re meeting someone new for the first time and they ask “What do you do for work”?  You reply “I’m a Business Analyst”, most people will instantly have their look of curiosity re... See more

Using Project Management Superpowers for Super Good

Earlier this week I came across the Project Management Institutes Educational Foundation page that had a link to inspiring stories about people using project management education for social good.&nb... See more

Who Owns Requirements: the Project Manager or Business Analyst?

The quality of the requirements elicited can make or break any project.  Once thought to be the sole responsibility of the business analyst, requirements are now of... See more

Challenges of Project Financial Audits

I recently had a conversation with a colleague regarding an article she read about an accounting firm that ran into difficulties while investigating a project-based organization and a few thoughts c... See more

All About Use Cases

What are uses cases? Wikipedia defines use cases as a list of steps, typically defining interactions between a role/actor and a system, to achieve a goal.... See more

Critical Skills for Scheduling and Planning

Recently there was a post on a discussion board asking what 12 to 15 critical skills are needed to be an effective Scheduler/Planner and how someone should approach the acquisition of these skills.<... See more

Modeling Techniques and State Diagrams…

If you have been attending the IIBA’s Building Business Capabilities Conference this week or just following the excitement on Twitter like I have (search #BBCcon), you... See more

The Question of Project Schedules and Liquidated Damages…

This question was recently asked by a client after the baseline project schedule was submitted and approved…

“Can we show the actual start date of two acti... See more

Process Change Management - Step 1

This week’s blog is the beginning of a 3 part series on Process Change Management. The first part of this series will discuss the first step of current process evaluation and preparation for the n... See more