How to Be a Successful Business Analyst Without Industry Domain Knowledge

I have been asked often in my career if you can be a Business Analyst if you do not have domain or industry knowledge.  Sometimes the question comes worded differently:[…]

Free Access to PMI Salary Survey

The Project Management Institute is providing free access to its 2011 Salary Survey (Seventh Edition) for PMI members. The survey includes salary and bonus information from more than 30,000 project[…]

The Shocking Truth About Aspiring Business Analysts

When I’m out talking about how I help aspiring business analysts, there are two very common assumptions: An aspiring business analyst is currently in college and looking to start their[…]

Methods for Eliciting - Not Gathering - Requirements

Reinventing the Swim Lane Diagram. Part 1

Reinventing the Swim Lane Diagram. Part 2.

Do You Make This Mistake With Your Online Profile?

As I walked into the most recent Denver IIBA meeting, someone threw me an easy question. “Can you please introduce me to Laura Brandenburg?” “Sure, that’s me!” Is it time[…]