This article is intended to be the starting point for a discussion on business analysis rules of thumb (or heuristics) for business analysis activities.It describes some principles I think are...

This article explains why you should produce a business process model, what they are and how we can produce them. Business process models are important for a number of reasons: Provides a...

There are number of questions that you may have if you want to become a business analyst. This article provides the answers to these question - why do you want to be a business analyst ? and why to...

I have recently been in discussion with Adriana Beal, an experienced business analyst, based in New York. She has contributed a stimulating and important article to the IIBA blog on ComputerWorldUK...

 This article starts with a definition of what offshoring means. It continues with an exploration of the arguments for and against.The second part of this article will define the circumstances when...

This article is the first in a series on prioritising requirements. It explores why it is critical to project success to prioritise requirements, why it can be unsuccessful and describes two...

In today's organisations there are teams or communities of business analyst who need to be led and feel part of the business analysis profession and a business analysis practice. There is a need to...

I started in IT in 1991 and have been through a number of roles and jobs since then, only finding my calling and emerging as a business analyst in recent years. I've recently been looking back and...

In this article, I shall describe what is meant by business object modelling, where it comes from, the benefits of this approach, some basic principles and when it should be used.  Business object...

User acceptance testing (UAT) is one of the many flavours of testing that has emerged over the last twenty years or so. The emergence of UAT has provided thought and guidance on the business analyst...

This article will introduce business analysis facilitation workshops and will include where it came from, why it is used, the basic principles and the different styles.In essence, the workshop...

This article will define a candidate use case and how to identify use cases.  It will identify the resources you can use as the source material to identify your use cases. It will also explain what...

In this article, I'll be discussing some other requirements gathering methods that complement use case modelling and should be used to ensure your requirements gathering goes swimmingly (see Use...

This article puts use cases into context by exploring where they sit within a project. Various methods for validating them within the wider context are also discussed.It also discusses what other...