IN THIS ISSUE
Featured articles showcased in this issue:
> End-to-End UML: Sequence Diagram
> Strategic Enterprise Analysis
> Premortem: One of the most powerful tools for business analysts
> Management Consulting – A New Opportunity for Business Analysts, but is it for me?
Webinar: Evolve Your Definition of Traceability
Also in this issue:
> More Business Analyst Humor
> Even more Resources for Business Analysts
> New Interview Questions
FEATURED ARTICLES
End-to-End UML: Sequence Diagram
by Tony Loton
A UML Sequence Diagram is used most commonly to show the realization of a use case in terms of interactions between business entities or software objects. This diagram therefore helps with the transition from non-object oriented activity diagrams and use case diagrams to the object-oriented paradigm of modern software development.
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Strategic Enterprise Analysis
by Mark Monteleone, President,Monteleone Consulting LLC
Strategic Enterprise Analysis is the study, modeling, and maintenance of the strategic direction of a company. This article is about conducting SEA. Moreover, it is about how a senior business analyst facilitates this executive board effort.
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Premortem: One of the most powerful tools for business analysts
by Adriana Beal, Product Manager
One of my favorite tools in business analysis is the premortem. Instead of waiting until the end of a project to find out what went wrong, and learn for the future, we can use this technique to go on an “imaginary time travel” to avert real failures.
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Management Consulting – A New Opportunity for Business Analysts, but is it for me?
by Alan Smith, Sr. BA, Point B Management Consultants
This is a complete example of a Business/Systems Analysis Model using UML and including: Use Cases, Activity Diagrams, Context Diagram, and more.
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FEATURED Business Analysis JOBS
> User Experience Consultant Job
> Systems Development Business Analyst Job
> Functional Business Process Analyst Job
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Apple Inc. has an opening for the following in Cupertino, CA: Localization Producer [Req#9ED4F6] Dvlp & maintain WW Marcom Localization tools & processes. Travel req’d 25%.
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Logitech Inc. has the following opportunities available in Newark, CA: Sr. Business Intelligence Specialist (SBIS-CA): Develop analysis on key topics and communicate complex results to non-technical audiences.
Mail resumes to 7600 Gateway Blvd. Newark, CA, Attn: TN/HR. Must reference job title and job code in order to be considered. EOE.
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