Unraveling the IT world
Many people would like to have a clear understanding of who a Business Analyst is and what they do.
The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) defines business analysis in the BABOK as the practice of enabling change in an … Read the rest
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UX and UI designs are used to refer to the look and feel of a product but do they mean the same thing ?
First of all, what is the User … Read the rest
Many Business Analyst’s who got their CBAP or CCBA certification with the BABOK version 2 would like to know what has changed in BABOK version 3.
BABOK version 3 was released in April 2015, and it included many changes, some … Read the rest
A Service Desk Analysts is anyone who provides first line IT technical support to stakeholders in an organization.
They are responsible for handing customer support requests and assessing and resolving issues related to application software, hardware and telephony.
The Service … Read the rest
I have previously written about the top 5 skills that an IT Business Analyst should have and SQL is one of them.
SQL which is pronounced S-Q-L or sequel stands for Structured Query Language (SQL).
SQL is supported by all … Read the rest
Many people get confused about what they really do because while their job title says one thing, their actual responsibilities might include tasks that are traditionally performed in other roles.
It doesn’t help that many organizations have creative job titles … Read the rest
A burndown chart is a graphical representation of the rate at which the user stories in an agile project are being completed.
The work that is yet to be completed is shown on a vertical axis (y-axis), while the time … Read the rest
Value stream mapping or material and information-flow mapping is a lean technique that is used to analyze, design, and manage the information that is required to move a product to the customer.
Value stream mapping uses different symbols to represent … Read the rest
Many aspiring Business Analysts would like to know what a typical day in the life of a Business Analyst is like, so here it goes.
I would go through what a typical my work day is like :
My day … Read the rest
Whiteboarding is the use of a dry erase board in a meeting to explain concepts and ideas. The dry erase board is used to quickly draw, modify images and text.
Whiteboarding sessions are very useful in brainstorming, troubleshooting and collaborating … Read the rest
