Why Process Repositories Are Better Than Drawing Tools

Why Process Repositories Are Better Than Drawing Tools

One of the key components of BPM Technology is a process repository with the capability to store information on organization-wide processes. Repository tools are not the same as presentation/drawing applications like Powerpoint and Visio and are usually more effective for the following reasons:

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3 Factors To Consider When Introducing/Upgrading An ERP System

3 Factors To Consider When Introducing/Upgrading An ERP System

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software has become a necessity in today's business environment. It bundles the divisions of the business like manufacturing, sales, inventory, marketing, product planning, shipping, and payments into a single software suite. Guest Post By Emily Hunter

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How To Sign Electronic Documents

How To Sign Electronic Documents

Recently, a colleague needed me to append my signature to a document he had emailed to me. It would have been too cumbersome to print out the document, sign it and then scan it back to him so we started looking for options that allow drawing one’s signature, saving it as an image and then inserting it on the electronic document. These applications are particularly useful and can be used on projects where stakeholders are geographically dispersed and they need to endorse a document.

 

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A List of Free Web-based Wireframing/Mockup Design Applications

A List of Free Web-based Wireframing/Mockup Design Applications

Business Analysts usually have to prepare wireframes that represent stakeholders' requirements for validation purposes. When requirements are presented visually, stakeholders are better able to point out improvements that can be made before system development begins. This post is a compilation of free wireframing applications you can use to get started when designing user screens/mockups.

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5 Free Collaboration Software For Business Analysts

5 Free Collaboration Software For Business Analysts

Collaboration in the workplace is not an easy task no matter how you look at it. You can have a group of people who share the same values, character and attitude towards work...and still fail at getting things organized. Explore these tools to improve collaboration at your workplace.

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Test-Driven Vs Behaviour-Driven Development

Test-Driven Vs Behaviour-Driven Development

Your choice of software development methodology typically defines your team’s goals and the principles you operate by to achieve them. Test-driven and Behaviour-driven developments are two categories of development/specification that every technical team (Developers, designers, testers and analysts) should be aware of.

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7 Ways To Improve Your Technical Skills

7 Ways To Improve Your Technical Skills

Technical skills are not a pre-requisite to becoming an effective business analyst but having some knowledge of technology and being able to engage in techspeak will provide advantages such as the ability to understand the technical limitations of users’ requirements and engage in discussions with the technical team.  

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Making a Business Case for Technology: Reaping the Benefits of IT in Your Organization

Making a Business Case for Technology: Reaping the Benefits of IT in Your Organization

Despite the wide acceptance of the importance of IT, a lot of companies are still failing to reap the benefits of investing in it. This is because there is a common problem that runs deep in most organizations: ICT investments are not backed by adequate research - Guest Post by Nicola Joseph.

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A List of Free Business Process Modelling Software

A List of Free Business Process Modelling Software

One of the main tasks business analysts are required to engage in is defining the current state of the business. Processes are a key part of the business and should be continually analyzed for bottlenecks or lapses that may have built up over time. In improving the current state, business processes are defined through models. With the right tool in place, you can focus on the task of process modelling with ease. This post provides a list of free tools you can explore in deciding which process modelling software is best for you and your team. Guest Post by Adriana Sopi 

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What Every BA Should Know About Software

What Every BA Should Know About Software

The notion that BAs are supposed to wear multiple hats (especially on Agile teams) can seem quite daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. This post is a follow-up to How Technical Should Business Analysts Be? If you agree like I do, that BAs would benefit from a fundamental understanding of technology, the next question would then be, “What exactly do BAs need to know?”. Here are my top answers.

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How Technical Should Business Analysts Be?

How Technical Should Business Analysts Be?

While knowledge of IT is not a prerequisite for all business analyst positions, sufficient understanding of how modern technology works would definitely add value to the recommendations proffered by the BA. The more difficult question would then be, "What level of IT knowledge is sufficient?" or "How technical do we have to be as business analysts?"

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