General Articles
Tips for Password Creation
I’ll admit it, passwords are a sore spot with me. I hate making them up. I hate remembering them. One of my criteria for deciding whether or not to get
June 9, 2015
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Author: Joyce Grapes
Product Management
Business Analyst Tip: ArgonDigital Approach Works
I still remember my first project at ArgonDigital, more than 9 years ago. I struggled with the information flood and came out of that project with at least one clear
January 22, 2015
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General Articles
Knowledge Transfer and Validation
I’ve just wrapped up a 2 ½ year consulting engagement. Typically, when I leave a client, I have been on a project and my focus is on completing as many
November 27, 2014
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Product Management
When to Release a Product
One of the projects I’ve been working on over the past year has been particularity challenging; it’s one of those everything that can go wrong does go wrong projects. This
October 23, 2014
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General Articles
Email Effectiveness–Write Good Subject Lines
Email is a significant part of my business life, and probably yours as well. I really appreciate a well-written email. And, I’m frequently frustrated by a poorly written one. Janelle
September 4, 2014
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Product Management
Business Analyst Tip: Template Usability
Many of us produce document templates using Microsoft Word. In addition to the heavy lifting–the content–you should consider the usability of the templates. My basic approach with templates is that
May 30, 2014
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Product Management
Business Analyst Tip: CIOs are People, Too
Like most of us, I’m working in an environment where there is too much to do and not enough people to do it. We recently received a request for a
April 4, 2014
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Product Management
Business Analyst Tip: Maximizing Displayed Content
I often display documents or spreadsheets to small groups during working meetings. When doing so, I want to maximize the amount of content I am displaying. One easy way to
January 30, 2014
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Product Management
Scope Control Never Ends
I’m working with a group that is trying institute good process. A lot of the team is new, and they all have various backgrounds. A developer came up to me
November 26, 2013
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General Articles
Review of Software Requirements, 3rd Edition
I was privileged to be one of the reviewers of Software Requirements, 3rd Edition by Karl Wiegers and Joy Beatty while they were updating it. If you’re interested in my
October 2, 2013
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Product Management
Business Analyst Tip: Typography Resource
Perhaps I shouldn’t admit this, but I learned to type on a typewriter. One of the rules I learned in typing class was to put two spaces after the period
August 29, 2013
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General Articles
Business Analyst Tip: Color Does Matter
The other day, a business analyst showed me some process flows which used a black font for text and dark orange and dark blue for the fill colors. The data
June 27, 2013
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