article thumbnail

Analyst’s corner digest #15

Analysts Corner

And some people told me UML is dead — still kicking, and useful as ever! > Keep reading… 3) Identifying and documenting business rules by Karl Wiegers My friend Jeremy visited his local blood bank’s website and made an appointment to donate blood later that day. To keep improving it, you need to assess its maturity regularly.

article thumbnail

Business analysis tips for effective Product ownership

Analysts Corner

But also because the job of BAs focused on gathering requirements upfront, and writing heavy documents didn’t make any sense anymore. Focus on the problem Every consulted documentation suggests focusing on the problem rather than jumping to a solution. Process modeling may be used to document the “as is” process.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Business Analysis Digest #37

Passionate BA

It also delves into risk management, quality assurance, and the critical role of project documentation. The agile manifesto tells us to value “working software over comprehensive documentation,” but how can we practically apply this value without sacrificing quality and rigour? 14.09, 8 PM CEST. Essential Requirements Practices.

article thumbnail

Chat GPT as a tool for business analysis

Analysts Corner

Requirements Elicitation and Analysis : ChatGPT can be used to automatically generate requirements documentation, such as functional specifications and use cases, from stakeholder interviews or other sources of information. If available, the application allows the customer to book the service directly. Some suggestions include: 1.

article thumbnail

5 Recommended Tools for Running Virtual Workshops

Business Bullet

This enables you to draw out BPMN process flows, Wireframes, UML, Mind maps, Flow charts etc. Afterwards the diagrams can be exported into pictures or pdf format to add to other documentation. The book is available from www.koganpage.com and all major print and e-book retailers. Getting started. Type draw.io

UML 96
article thumbnail

Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving – Underlying Competencies for a Business Analyst

MindsMapped

Business Analysis Book of Knowledge (or BABOK as it is widely known) is a book authored and published by IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis). Whereas, in a project dealing with data flows, using an activity diagram comes handy (provided the Business Users are comfortable with UML concepts).

article thumbnail

Maps, maps, maps - why you can never have too many

Business Analysis Hub

You can use them to show complex information to the user instead of relying on traditional UML/BPMN. You can use Customer Journey map for wide range of services; retail experience, booking a hospital appointment or even making a complaint. You would not use Isometric map to show a simple user journey flow. Customer Journey Map.

UML 52