At the start of the requirements tool evaluation we cast a wide net, and from an initial list of more than 150 candidates narrowed down the field to approximately 65.
ArgonDigital is working on a new version of our 2011 requirements management tool study, revised for 2016 with updated criteria and new tool vendors for consideration. There are a lot
As a guide to less experienced business analysts here at ArgonDigital and out there on the Internet, and because a specific colleague of mine requested I write this post (this
You have become a model-making machine, an expert in elicitation sessions, and a proficient PowerPointer. You communicate early and often with your project team members, and you’ve read Betsy Stockdale’s
As projects run long and budgets get tight, the first thing that gets squeezed is testing. Even with the best of intentions, the planning, design, and development phases often go
One of the pillars of employee development here at ArgonDigital is a robust mentorship program. Everyone at the company is assigned a mentor within a few weeks of starting. Your
As consultants with clients around Austin and in different cities around the country, we here at ArgonDigital are often required to hold and run online meetings. We have found that
In my previous post, I talked about how business analysts and product managers who are putting together requirements documentation can and should think of themselves as storytellers. By thinking of
Most of the projects that we work on here at ArgonDigital involve producing some sort of coherent documentation to describe what a given piece of software needs to be able
In my last post, I talked about the importance of prioritizing features against project business objectives. However, this is easier said than done! While it is easy enough to say
In my previous post, I discussed how ArgonDigital’s Business Objectives Model can help IT executives better align the IT projects that occupy their day-to-day activities with the business objectives of the organization
In a survey of over 500 senior business and technology executives done by the MIT Sloan School of Management, only 18% say that their company’s IT spending was “highly aligned
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