Editor's Comments

First, our apologies for sending the July issue a week late. We figured it was better to wait till the second week in July due to high vacation weeks in North America. We normally send the monthly eNewsletter on the first Wednesday of every month.

As I mentioned last month, we are excited to announce the addition of Social Networking to the Business Analyst Times website. If you haven’t already checked it out, please be sure to click on the following tabs on the updated website: Forums and/or Blogs.

We may think we know what the community is interested in discussing, but you are the professionals on the front lines! Therefore, we need you to contribute to the overall success of what we’re trying to create. Social networking is all about connecting with the community. We are delighted to provide the forum! Without your participation, it’s all for nothing; we need you to provide feedback, your thoughts and the interaction. Please enjoy the process and be sure to let us know your thoughts along the way.

For starters, we have created five Forums to get things rolling:

· Seasoned BA professional advice for new BAs

· BA Core Competencies- What should they be?

· How does a BA add value at the Senior Level?

· The BA Career Path - How did you get here and where are you going?

· Enterprise Analysis - Where do you fit in?

In addition, I have started an official Blog that I will attempt to update on a regular basis. Please feel free to post your comments to my entries. Additionally, if you’d like to create your own BA specific blog - or have ideas for additional blogs - we would be more than happy to add them to the website.

More exciting news! As of today, we have officially passed 2000 subscribers! We’re glad the global Business Analysis community has embraced Business Analyst Times and we look forward to achieving future milestones. When we launched four months ago, my goal was 2000 subscribers after one year. How exciting that we’ve met that goal is such a short time! Thanks for all the suggestions and kind words along the way. We can’t do this without your support and guidance. It truly is a community endeavor.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any feedback, ideas, or content you’d like to contribute.

Best Regards,

Adam R. Kahn

Publisher, Business Analyst Times