What is business analysis? Is it work that’s reserved only for those with the professional title? According to the IIBA, “Business Analysis is the...
What’s in a Name: Business Analysis
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The Practicalities of Project Management
Just what is project management? If you’re looking for the textbook project management definition, a good place to start is the Project Management...
Effective Gantt Charts: Reading Between the Lines
Chances are, at some point or another, you’ve encountered a Gantt chart. These bar charts are great tools for graphically illustrating a project...
Change Control Keeps Expectations Clear
Requests for changes aren’t unusual in project management. And that’s OK. If the environment around a project shifts—the budget or the capabilities...
The Role of Stakeholder Analysis in Project Success
Great performance by project team members is critical for project success, but just as important is the involvement and contributions of project...
User Acceptance Testing: The Most Important Job You Could be Overlooking
When most people think of business analysis, they think of identifying needs and defining requirements for an end product. A quick search of the web...
These Are Not Your Dad’s Project Teams
When you think about what makes a project team effective, your mind will inevitably go to your own past experiences. Maybe you have a sports or...
Don’t Shortcut the Business Case Process
Many organizations are light on business cases. It’s a step that is often skipped, and it’s easy to see why. When people have ideas for a project or...
How to Develop a Project Plan That’s Right for Your Next Project
The baseline. In project control, everything you do refers to it. It’s the expectation you’re setting with stakeholders. The main medium you have...
Functional and Non-Functional Requirements: A Primer
What does it do and how does it work? These two questions should be top of mind for every business analyst embarking on a new project. That’s...