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2008 BA of the Year Selected! |
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Written by Dave Albright
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 After a long selection process the BA Collective Panel has chosen the 2008 BA of the Year. The panel evaluated numerous Business Analysts that were nominated from large and small successful organizations across the United States. As announced at the September 11th 2008 IIBA MSP chapter meeting, Rhonda Ross of the Schwan Food Company has been named the 2008 BA of the Year. The BA Collective Panel determined that Rhonda was the best candidate by the following nomination email from Sheryl LaRock, a fellow Business Analyst at Schwan:
"We are nominating Rhonda Ross of the Schwan Food Company for BA of the Year. Rhonda has been an employee of the Schwan organization for 25 years and has been in the position of business analyst for the past 5 years. She has most recently been a member and then leader of our newly formed Analyst Center of Excellence. Along with this there are several initiatives that Rhonda has been an integral part of:
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IIBA MSP Professional Development Days |
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Written by Dave Albright
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The IIBA Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter invites you to our first annual Professional Development Days (PDD) conference. We invite you to network with other business analysts, participate in our workshops, and attend a two-day symposium featuring nationally-recognized keynote speakers and industry experts presenting on a variety of timely topics. This year's theme is CEE Your Future in Business Analysis: Certification, Education, Excellence.
Two-day Symposium - January 12-13, 2009
Featuring nationally-recognized speakers and industry experts presenting on a variety of topics.
Workshops Tailored for Business Analysts
- A Certified Business Analysis Professional™ prep course.
- Agile Requirements - User Stories
- BA Simulation Workshop
- Use Case Workshop
- Strategic Project Justification
- BA Centers of Excellence
Exhibitor Fair January 12, 2009
More Information
Visit www.IIBAMSP-PDD.org. Questions can be directed to
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, 952-939-9963, or 1-877-380-2486.
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Its a Shared Leadership World |
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Written by Don Frederiksen
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 With Opportunity and Leadership for All
Are you a leader? Certainly BAs have a leadership role on teams. But leadership can be intimidating. Consequently, your answer to the leader question might depend on your definition of leadership. It is reasonable to ask, "What you mean by leadership?"
For many, the first vision that comes to our mind is the picture of a charismatic and heroic leader, a person in command who possesses great skill and authority. This vision of the heroic leader is classic. However, with this vision it is frankly hard for many of us to aspire to a leadership role. Speaking for myself, I am not heroic. Charismatic? Not my style. Can I be a leader and just be me?
There are other leadership approaches. This article will focus on the other end of the leadership spectrum where one finds a shared or distributed model where leadership is no longer the exclusive responsibility of a single person. It’s a model where anyone can be a leader. Under a shared model, leadership is cultivated at all levels of an organization. Leadership doesn’t require a title or authority. Leadership is a choice and as a BA, it is a choice that you can make.
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Here's the Solution - Now Write the Requirements |
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Written by Jim Furey, CBAP
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 If you’re like many Business Analysts, you’re given a solution that you need to provide and then asked to get requirements to solve it. I’ve been handed many projects this way. What do you do? Who knows if the recommended solution is the best solution?
People
The answer lies in the business. There are key individuals that understand the problem. They might be sitting right across the hall, or across the pond. It’s your job to find them. Yes, your first job is to find people not the problem.
Think about the solution that you’ve been presented with as the crime scene. It somehow makes it more palatable for me. The solution got here somehow. Somebody went to a seminar, or read an article and suddenly the light went on. The problem that they were encountering met its solution. They were so excited to get it solved, that when they came to you it wasn’t with the problem, but with their brilliant solution.
How do you find the right people?
So how do you find these folks that can help understand the problem? One way to find the people is follow the data. Start with the solution presented to you. What data will benefit from it?
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Free BA Collective Mug For Boss's Day |
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Written by Dave Albright
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 Boss's Day is coming up and what better to get your boss than a free BA Collective Mug! Remember, only one mug per boss so be sure to be the first to fill out the form for your boss! The deadline for filling out the form for a free mug has passed!
The mug is a sleek white with the BA Collective logo on the front. The handle is ergonomically designed to provide your boss with a high level of comfort when drinking a multitude of beverages while he/she contemplates giving you a pay raise for giving him/her this amazing mug. Be the first to get your boss a free BA Collective mug today!
Remember, only one mug per boss. Laptop in picture is not included.
Update: The deadline date for a free mug has passed. The BA Collective mugs will be delivered on October 16th!
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