Practical Analyst

One of a leader’s most important responsibilities is assembling balanced, successful teams.

I started the Practical Analyst blog in 2007.

Requirements don’t manage themselves!

Validation is where we ask, “Did we get it right?”

Think of specs as the GPS for delivery—useless if incorrect or unclear, essential when right.

Analysis isn’t about taking what you heard and writing it down.

There’s a rhythm to effective solution definition, and it goes something like this: Elicitation.

I had the opportunity to talk shop with Dave Saboe, who runs the Mastering Business Analysis website and accompanying podcast.

I’ve written quite a bit over the years on the value of using visual models and imagery to assist in conveying ideas and calibrating understanding with business stakeholders and delivery team members.

“The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.” – Hippocrates Apparently, even back in Hippocrates’ day (approximately 450 BC), business professionals had a tendency to confuse t…