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Analyst’s corner digest #15

Analysts Corner

And some people told me UML is dead — still kicking, and useful as ever! We’ve got some insights on using SWOT and identifying business rules, a guide to assess your enterprise architecture practice maturity, an interview with Karl Wiegers as recorded by Fabricio Laguna; and a few career stories: how do you start a new project as a BA? . >

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Business Data Architecture

Capiro

A business data architecture comprises definitions and models of an organisation’s data. These definitions use the language of the business. Understanding the data architecture is a key skill of a business analyst. Zachman provides a framework for an enterprise architecture; this includes a data architecture.