Context models are simple communication tools used to depict the context of a business, a system, or a process. The context is the environment in which the object of our interest exists. Context models capture how the central object interacts…
Yulia Kosarenko
Yulia Kosarenko lives in Ontario, Canada and practices business analysis in both her professional and personal life.
Don’t Forget to Hear Out the Customer
Have you even met a person who does not know how to stop talking? I recall being in meeting with someone like that. It felt like the waves of words just kept coming and you couldn't catch a breath. After…
The Biggest Resume Mistake
There may be a few reasons why your resume is not getting you any interviews. From muddy language to generic sentences to bad design, from unclear goals to failing to demonstrate relevant skills. Business analyst or not, this previous post…
Ten Business Analyst Resume Mistakes
Your resume is a key tool in your job search. If it is not good enough, it will badly hurt your chances of landing a job you are looking for. This new video on Why Change channel reviews the typical…
How to create a conceptual data model
A conceptual data model is a structured business view of the data required to support business processes, record business events, and track related performance measures. The main elements of the conceptual model are: Entity: is a person, organization, object, or…
Celebrating Business Analysis Professionals
November 1st is the Global Business Analyst day. Let’s take a minute to recognize business analysis professionals. By that, I don't just mean those who have a business analysis title. Business analysis involves investigating and understanding business problems and finding…
Ask WHAT, not HOW
How we see a subject depends on our perspective. Inevitably, our own experience takes precedence when we discuss any activity that we’ve personally engaged in. My experience of roller blading, travelling to Iceland, or bringing up children, may be nothing…