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This is a listing of personal and Group blogs that have had recent activity (most recent at the top.) Only the most recent posting for each blog is listed, so be sure to click on the name of the article to see all of the articles for that Member or Group.

Arnold's Blog
Arnold
Posted by Mr. Arnold A. on Feb 23rd, 2012 3:57am
I've been blogging for about 8 years now ( www.mrgadget.com.au ) and it's funny how I've never really talked about one of my passions in life : Business Analysis . I saw a link to create a blog here, so here I am! This blog will be dedicated on tidbits related to business analysis, which...
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Julian's Blog
Julian
Posted by Julian V S. on Feb 20th, 2012 11:30am
In many ways, IIBA is something new. Simultaneously, it is: a not-for profit professional association a multinational corporation a virtual organization (no office) a startup (>50% growth / year) a mature industry representative (see the latest posts from  Kathleen...
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Kevin's Blog
Kevin
Posted by Kevin B. on Feb 20th, 2012 10:42am
It's a quiet Family Day for me, as my wife and daughter are off with some friends. So I thought I'd take a few minutes to update everyone on where things stand with the BABOK Guide and our extensions.  Translations of Version 2 We'll have at least three translations coming out in...
BABOK

Kathleen's Blog
Kathleen
Posted by Ms. Kathleen W B. on Feb 20th, 2012 9:59am
  Last week I participated in a webinar hosted by the Corporate Executive Boards, Application Executive Council , on its new Business Analysis Competency model. What? Won’t that diminish the value of IIBA’s competency model? Another organization with a different model?...
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Effective Communication Blog
Julian
Posted by Julian V S. on Feb 14th, 2012 10:35am
Show Time : 2012-02-14, Noon EST Registration : IIBA.org > Professional Development > Webinars Recording : available within 5 days of the show Show Description : Emotions are a critical component to effective communication. If you can't express them, you can't connect with...
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IICM Resource Centre Blog
Julian
Posted by Julian V S. on Feb 13th, 2012 2:52pm
Hello, everyone.   The IICM project team just had a status meeting, and wanted to send you an update. We're running behind our plan right now because of unavoidable resource constraints. We are replanning, and will have an update to you by the 24th of February. Thank...
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Technical Excellence Blog
Tom
Posted by Tom K. on Feb 4th, 2012 10:20pm
Someone asked me recently, what areas are common to both Business Analysts and Project Managers? Below is a brief answer, but I would appreciate feedback from the community! First of all, while there may be common elements between a PM and BA, I consider the roles to be fundamentally...
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Liu's Blog
Liu
Posted by Miss Liu A. on Jan 18th, 2012 2:02am
Now it is in 2012 and the training was hold in Aug. 2010.  When will take the exam is not clear and the application submitted had no any feedback as well. Ok, let's wait, wait, wait......
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Andrew's Blog
Andrew
Posted by Mr. Andrew D. on Nov 14th, 2011 7:11pm
  Imagine this scenario: You have an existing product/solution already constructed and you are asked to document what your product is how your product behaves.  Alright, so far so good, however what concerns you is that the domain is very complex...
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Tafadzwa's Blog
Tafadzwa
Posted by Mr. Tafadzwa Gabriel M. on Nov 14th, 2011 9:37am
Hello  I have just had this weight lifted off my shoulders.  No matter how many you write exams will always be exams - the anxiety, the tension its like riding on a roller coaster, you always know whats coming but still its an exhilarating experience all the same....
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Indy's Blog
Indy
Posted by Indy M. on Nov 6th, 2011 9:09pm
Hi Everyone, The Board of Directors has just closed its first annual retreat meeting in Toronto.  We built a draft of the work plan for the Board and Executive of IIBA for fiscal year 2012, and did some critical work to help us understand and articulate the governance role of the board....
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Natalia's Blog
Natalia
Posted by Ms. Natalia R. on Aug 29th, 2011 11:30am
While contracting out is one business component that has become a natural success factor for most companies as benefits are many, there are risks that have to carefully measured before starting on this route. In my company, which I will use as an example and to which I am new, we are...
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Arsikere's Blog
Arsikere
Posted by Mr. Arsikere Ramesh S. on Aug 23rd, 2011 8:28pm
Hello Dear Friends, I am taking up my CBAP exam in less than a month's time.  Is their any minimum marks to score so that I am CBAP Certified?  Or how does the system calculate my score and decide that I have cleared my CBAP paper? Regards, Sudhi.      
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Rohan's Blog
Rohan
Posted by Mr. Rohan C. on Aug 22nd, 2011 12:33pm
Hello everyone, I am new to the IIBA and am quickly getting to know the various features of the site. I have not made many friends on the site yet but am sure that with time this will change. I am in need of a little advice from the community and have provided a little background about myself...
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Martin's Blog
Martin
Posted by Mr. Martin H. H. on Aug 8th, 2011 3:36pm
Greetings, fellow IIBA members. My old friend, mentor & boss, Rick Straub introduced me to the IIBA back in Oct. 2010 after I finished an assignment as a Business Analyst (BA) with a large commercial bank and just before I took an assignment as a Data Architect.  I've decided to...
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Oksana's Blog
Oksana
Posted by Ms. Oksana P. on Jul 31st, 2011 3:44pm
  My first post here I’d like to dedicate to the reason that pushed me to join to IIBA community. The truth is that more than five years I have been looking for talented experts in Business Analysis area. I worked for different IT companies and business domains, met...
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Tina's Blog
Tina
Posted by Mrs. Tina M. U. on Jul 15th, 2011 11:02pm
Some of us veterans were performing BA work before there was even such a title!  Of course we were the "Jack - of - all - Trades", no-one ever knew how to cailbrate us at review time, and we would have the strangest titles like OPerations Assistant. On my career journey, I routinely see...
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Abubakar's Blog
Abubakar
Posted by Mr. Abubakar M. on Jul 9th, 2011 12:57am
Dear All, I have written an article on Testing of Software Application by End User i.e. User Acceptance Test (UAT) . In this article I have focused on: 1. UAT Definition 2. Importance of UAT 3. Role of Business Analyst in UAT 4. Skills Requirement of Business Analyst...
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Enrique's Blog
Enrique
Posted by Mr. Enrique F. on Jul 4th, 2011 6:25pm
Comenzare con una pequeña analogía, se trata de un proyecto de construcción, un nuevo edificio de oficinas con más de 30 pisos, esto supone muchos personas trabajando conjuntamente, cada una con una tarea asignada, con diferentes habilidades, diferentes conocimientos...
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Fifehanmi's Blog
Fifehanmi
Posted by Mr. Fifehanmi Samuel B. on Jun 28th, 2011 11:06am
Just thinking aloud... The Sahara has been unable to form the boundary for facebook!                      And indeed for all other social media networks. Since you can do virtually anything online these days,...
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Divik's Blog
Divik
Posted by Divik V. on Jun 25th, 2011 9:25am
As a Business Analyst, you would have often faced with the task of mapping the entire business context, entities and users involved and convey it succinctly to the software developers. A visual model of business depicting key business entities and their relationships - which we call a...
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Maricar's Blog
Maricar
Posted by Maricar I. on May 24th, 2011 3:41pm
I'm looking for an IIBA Endorsed Education Provider where comprehensive business analysis trainings are conducted virtually or somewhere in Sacramento.
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Quick Tips for Better Business Analysis Blog
Julian
Posted by Julian V S. on May 17th, 2011 12:12am
Hop over to http://IIBA.info/QT4BBA29 and register your opinion about the latest Quick Tip: Categorize Requirements for Stakeholders.
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Walter's Blog
Walter
Posted by Mr. Walter Andrianus R. on Apr 20th, 2011 10:13am
I did find a paper from Bipin Chadha http://www.vhdl.org/rassp/documents/atl/CHADHA_95.pdf that says "Business Process engineering is a methodology that supports the evolutionary and revolution change that is required to achieve an organization's strategic goals through more effective,...
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Vendor Showcase Blog
Julian
Posted by Julian V S. on Apr 11th, 2011 10:45am
Are you trying to decide on software to help improve your business analysis practice? The Vendor Showcase is for you! In each webinar we ask three tool vendors to show how their tool address specific tasks and techniques BABOK® Guide. This series is an experiement for IIBA, so we are...
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Brad's Blog
Brad
Posted by Brad B. on Apr 10th, 2011 9:13pm
In episode #4 of the Business Analyst Mastery podcast I'll talk about: -  5 Step Outline to Better Presentations -  A great tool for doing UI wireframes Remember, Business Analyst Mastery is now on iTunes.   Just search for it and subscribe.  If you like what...
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Yoshitomo's Blog
Yoshitomo
Posted by Mr. Yoshitomo S. on Apr 8th, 2011 9:25am
On 8 April,I joined IIBA.Actually,I am not good at English. So,I am going to try to study English. BA Ganbaru!
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Vicki's Blog
Vicki
Posted by Vicki M. J. on Mar 23rd, 2011 3:31pm
Current blog discussion the differences in education/certification and experience in recruiting. http://professionalprojectservices.wordpress.com/2011/03/23/the-chef-or-the-cook/ Vicki
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Ganesh Ram Anand's Blog
Ganesh Ram Anand
Posted by Mr. Ganesh Ram Anand V. on Mar 23rd, 2011 2:52am
What is the exact difference between a Activity Model, Swimlane Model, Business Process Model and WorkFlow Model. 2nd part of this question is when and where to use each of this during a requirements elicitation process?
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Teresa's Blog
Teresa
Posted by Teresa Kay B. on Mar 17th, 2011 1:20pm
I just completed two online courses through Villanova University in Business Analysis and would like to sit and pass the CCBA exam.   What preparatory materials would you recommend?
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Keith's Blog
Keith
Posted by Mr. Keith Edward L. on Mar 8th, 2011 8:05pm
Can requirements consisting of unknowns and questions be regarded as true business requirements? E.g. Rqmt 1:Identify report types that team A need to produce, Rqmt1.1: Identify data fields required from the laboratory to be able to produce report A, Rqmt2:Report to be produced on...
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Michelle's Blog
Michelle
Posted by Miss Michelle Karen V. on Mar 8th, 2011 7:21pm
I just recently had my first interview for a BA position and it went great! Now, this first interview was more of just a meet and greet and the second interview will get more into BA questions. Since I'm unfamiliar with the BA interview process, I was wondering if anyone could give me some...
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Laura's Blog
Laura
Posted by Mrs. Laura B. on Feb 16th, 2011 7:13pm
Tiger Job Seekers  There’s been a lot of debate recently about the phenomenon of “tiger moms.”  While the call for  tougher parenting may be controversial, however, it does raise an interesting idea.  In this job  market, in this economy, maybe what...
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M Atif's Blog
M Atif
Posted by Mr. M Atif Islam B. on Jan 27th, 2011 2:40am
Lets discuss business Analysis Techniques in e-business and IT
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Rajasekar's Blog
Rajasekar
Posted by Mr. Rajasekar G. on Jan 25th, 2011 12:58am
Hi, Does any one aware of i-phone app for iiba or its forums...  Thanks and Regards, Rajasekar G MBA CPCU API 
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Melissa's Blog
Melissa
Posted by Ms. Melissa K. on Jan 14th, 2011 5:44pm
By Joy Beaty ProductCamp and our Proposed Session on Cutting Project Scope ProductCamp Austin is this Saturday – January 15. This is literally the first time I’ve been in town and available for a ProductCamp, so I’m pretty excited to attend. I have...
Software Requirements , Business Analyst/ Product Manager

Robin's Blog
Robin
Posted by Mr. Robin Julian M. on Jan 8th, 2011 5:56pm
I am a Business Analyst with 2 years experience and right now I only have a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from University where I majored in Management Information Systems. I've been trying to map out my academic goals for the future but the IT and Business Analysis field is very ...
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Zahiruddin's Blog
Zahiruddin
Posted by Mr. Zahiruddin S. on Jan 4th, 2011 2:18pm
As the complexity of integrating solutions into the corporate environment increases and the number of different platforms and products grows, we in the IT portfolio are facing a challenge in meeting the dynamic demands of the business and to do that in a cost effective way. The jig-saw of any...
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Analista de Negocios LA Blog
Enrique
Posted by Mr. Enrique F. on Dec 16th, 2010 4:48pm
Hola que tal? La intención de este blog es compartir con ustedes la información en el mundo del Análisis de Negocio en nuestro idioma y de una manera mas amena y accesible, a veces la información que nos llega es algo difícil de entender sobre todo para los...
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Frank's Blog
Frank
Posted by Mr. Frank V. on Dec 8th, 2010 10:10am
I recently joined the IIBA community just after following an IIBA certified course in the Netherlands (performed by James Robertson - Mastering the requirements process) and in my survey to improve myself. Looking around this community makes its money worth, so many colleagues, so...
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UK CHAPTER Blog
Mike
Posted by Mike E. on Nov 22nd, 2010 7:06pm
Agile in a Nutshell - Portia Tung - Emergn   Agile is now widely recognised as a project delivery and general working approach with a proven track record of delivering more business value faster through higher quality deliverables in comparison with traditional methodologies. Join us...
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KAVITHA's Blog
KAVITHA
Posted by Mrs. KAVITHA ANANTHU M. on Nov 11th, 2010 5:45am
One of the critical competency for the BA is to do best analysis and  choose the best product from the vendor to the business requirement.  Can anyone share how effectively , efficiently we should do the vendor evaulation to choose the best product to our...
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NYC Chapter Group Blog
Amit
Posted by Amit K. on Nov 2nd, 2010 1:56pm
Purpose: Updates Called By: Robert Zucco Scribe: Amit Kaul ...
Meeting Minutes

Ryan's Blog
Ryan
Posted by Mr. Ryan M. on Oct 26th, 2010 3:34pm
  I've been working on a project for the last few months as a software consultant and I find myself doing less design and development and more patch work for developing a "stable" build and release life cycle. I've seen a lot of project teams around me struggle  and...
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Jack's Blog
Jack
Posted by Dr. Jack F. on Oct 17th, 2010 12:36am
As we move deeper into this century, many want to know who some of the great business leaders of this millennium will be
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Asif's Blog
Asif
Posted by Mr. Asif A. on Oct 1st, 2010 7:13am
I was a banker for over 5 years working in the International Trade Finance operations of banks in India and UAE. Though international trade finance is vast area, beyond 5 years, working in 3 distinctly different organisations, i wasn't finding it challenging enough and quit my job. I was...
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Olusola's Blog
Olusola
Posted by Miss Olusola Beatrice O. on Sep 28th, 2010 5:36pm
hi, i'm an aspiring business analyst that's currently undertaking my post graduate study in management and in one of my modules "Business environment" they talked about the business environment and it's impact on the operation of an organisation and it got me thinking, as a...
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ANDRE's Blog
ANDRE
Posted by Mr. ANDRE S. on Sep 25th, 2010 5:47pm
Please, visit my personal site (portuguese) and my blog page: http://www.andresandri.com.br/ http://andresandri.blogspot.com/
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