When ModernAnalyst asked me to write an article on Agile Data Modeling, I suggested that Scott Ambler would be the best person to write an article on Agile Data, but he was already scheduled to write for the issue! So, I spent some time at Enterprise Data World, a conference held in Tampa, Florida, Read More
When we first look at data fields on a business document, they appear complex. However once we analyze and understand them, they become simple. This is one of the purposes for a technique called normalization – to understand data fields and their relationships. This article starts with a challenge Read More
How do business rules fit with requirements? What role should business rules play in business analysis? Do business rules offer something to agile projects? This column, the first in a series of three, explains the deep insights offered by the Business Rules Manifesto on these questions. Already re Read More
Read why buying a franchise of a well-known brand like Denny's can backfire. Some of the people i work with-who want to buy a franchise-think that big-name franchise purchasing lowers their risk. Wrong. Read More
The movement of funds through the company determines whether a company has positive or negative cash flow. Focusing on certain areas can improve the amount of cash available to maintain operations. Read More
How do business rules relate to business processes? How do business rules support business agility and migration to new business platforms? What does re-use of business rules really mean? This column, the second in a series of three (here's the first), explains the deep insights offered by the Busi Read More
This month’s column is not a debate about decision table theory versus decision model theory. Instead, it focuses on current practices for decision tables and those of The Decision Model. It covers (1) Four Benefits of Decision Tables (2) Decision Tables in Practice (3) The Decision Model in Practi Read More
Elicitation is a fundamental business analyst skill and is used by BAs and non-BAs alike to:
• Gain clarity on what’s expected from a project assignment;
• Understand an existing business process or system; or
• Create a shared understanding of the problem to be solved.
You can even use elicita Read More
Recently, we posted here about the growth in angel capital investments. Now, there’s some not-so-good news for small businesses about venture capital. The most recent MoneyTree survey from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Venture Capital Association reports that in the third quarter of 2012, Read More
Small businesses everywhere know the costs of processing card transactions, even driving many to pass the costs onto their customers by charging extra or only accepting cards for transactions over a certain amount. But 80% could be paying over the odds... Read More
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