The sun is sinking lower in the sky as you walk to your car after a long day at Bigshot Games, a producer of video slot machine software located just outside of Las Vegas, NV. As you watch the sun descend lower in the sky, you can’t help but see it as a symbol of […]
Thank you so much to everyone for attending our webinar on PMI’s CCR Program Changes. If you missed it or would like to review, check out the recording. This blog is intended to answer questions that came up in the webinar, as well as provide any needed clarification to comments or questions. The presentation includes new information since the webinar.
In mid-September, Mike Stuedemann, Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Coach, hosted a webinar entitled, “Why Should the Business Care About Agile?” To listen to the webinar, please click here. While a number of questions were addressed during the webinar, the time-box did not allow all of the questions to be answered. This blog is an
The IIBA® has produced an important update to its definitive Business Analysis Body of Knowledge, the BABOK® Guide. Released in April 2015, the BABOK Guide includes major upgrades, ranging from the BA Core Concept ModelTM (BACCM), to changes to most Knowledge Areas, the addition of 16 new techniques, and the addition of an all-new section containing five perspectives on
“Ready” is a Scrum concept that applies to making sure that the Team has enough information about user stories to be able to implement them in an upcoming sprint. Roman Pilcher says that a “ready” story should be clear, feasible, and testable. I’m fond of analogies, and I think the concept of ready also applies
Once again, I’ve been on the trail catching up with people who have earned their certification in either business analysis or project management to see what impact it has had on their professional development or practice. Previously, I talked with a couple of PMPs. My most recent interview was with Cristian, who lives in Sweden and
Project Management Institute’s Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Update Pushed to January 2016: The date for the PMP Exam Update has been pushed back from November 2, 2015, to January 12, 2016. The last day to take the current version of the exam will be Monday, January 11, 2016. Effective Tuesday, January 12, all test
The Benefits of Short Iterations, or Why Time is Like Closet Space I’ve always used the maxim that time is like closet space – the more you have, the more you fill it up with stuff! (I recently moved to a smaller space and experienced this personally.) Something similar tends to happen with longer iterations
The PMP exam changes are approaching early 2016. Below is a Question & Answer segment discussing these changes. Q: Why is the PMI changing the PMP Exam? A: In general, PMI periodically updates their certification exams as a result of two things: the Role Delineation Study (RDS) and the Examination Content Outline (ECO), which is based
So, you don’t think you are an entrepreneur? How business analysis helps innovation. You might think you are not going to start a company or build a business from the ground up. Maybe you don’t want to risk your livelihood or work crazy hours or wear multiple hats like an entrepreneur does. We suggest you
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