Editors Comments
Isn’t that one of the primary roles of the business analyst? To help business do business better. To help organizations improve, innovate and continue improving and innovating, knowing that there’s always another few steps to go on the road to success.
Great business analysts recognize that asking the right questions of the right people is crucial to eliciting requirements that are on target and actionable. They know that sometimes they have to go back to the source a number of times to ensure mutual understanding. And sometimes, new sources are necessary to frame a complete picture. Ultimately, it’s how the smart business analyst interprets and uses the information they’ve gathered that goes a long way to ensuring the success of a project. And that’s what we’re trying to do at Business Analyst Times; to build on the success of our first issue and improve as each new issue is posted.
It’s a process of continuous improvement. And it’s a process we’re asking you to be involved in by telling us what you want to see in Business Analyst Times as we go forward.
A highlight of this spring issue is an insightful article,The Top Nine Requirements Misconceptions: Why Aren’t YOU Doing Requirements Right? by Ellen Gottesdiener. The article highlights many of the rationales and excuses for NOT doing the requirements job properly. Many of you will probably be able to count off many of the points with a certain sense of déjà vu. But the article is truly worth a visit. You’ll also find IIBA exam locations and dates; news and views from the industry and BusinessAnalystWorld updates.
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