After the Explain many times, many ways post, I’ve received a lot of feedback. In this post, I will follow-up on the most popular question: “Based on the different learning types and stakeholder needs, what business analysis methods or techniques…
Yulia Kosarenko
Yulia Kosarenko lives in Ontario, Canada and practices business analysis in both her professional and personal life.
Expanding the Use of a Use Case Diagram
The use case diagram is not dead. In fact, business people love it. It’s simple, clear and business-friendly. In has three self-explanatory elements – the boundary, the actors and the use cases. Without getting into specifics of relationships such as…
Is Business Analysis for You?
Will you make a good business analyst? Is this profession for you? Will you enjoy it? With more people changing careers multiple times, and with major changes in the job markets recently, these are important questions for any profession. If…
Modelling Best Practices: Conciseness
Conciseness of a model is just as important as clarity and consistency. A model is a simplified representation of something. By definition, it should only contain what is essential to the idea it is representing. Think of a map –…
Modelling Best Practices: Consistency
Remember the three C’s of modelling? Clarity, Consistency, and Conciseness. After clarity, consistency is the next pillar of modelling. Model is only a simplified representation of something – a process, a concept, a problem, a solution. Consistency is critical to the…
Modelling Best Practices: Clarity
Modelling is a powerful technique for creating a shared understanding of requirements. Modelling is not a dark art. Learning its techniques and best practices is a good investment not only for a business analyst, but for anyone who needs to…
The speedreading walkthrough
Have you ever tried to learn speed reading? Do you remember the experience? I have tried it. I worked very hard but after completing the course, I felt vaguely unsatisfied. When I completed the exercises and practiced my peripheral vision,…