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Tag: Visual Requirements Models
PM Podcast – How to Write Excellent User Stories
Recently, I was able to speak at the Project Management Institute (PMI)® Global Conference 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. During the conference I participated in an interview for a PM Podcast; it […]
Requirement Models for System Replacement Projects
We recently received an “Ask Joy” question around what models can be helpful for a system replacement project. Below is our answer, slightly modified to give proper context for all. […]
“Just Enough Documentation” for Agile Projects
Companies that make the switch from Waterfall methodologies to Agile struggle with requirements documentation. How much documentation do we need? What kind? When should this documentation be created? Who is […]
RML Model: User Interface Flow
I recently needed to show how the pages of a log-in process interacted. I started writing a process flow, then switched to a system flow, but in both cases was […]
The Power of Screen Mock-Ups
I’m helping a customer on their first agile project, and at the moment we are focused on getting the backlog into a state that development can get started. I’m a […]
What Models Should be Used to Create Requirements in an Agile Project?
This is a question that came up repeatedly in the classes I have taught these past few months. My answer is always the same: “Any and all models that are […]
An Exercise in Documenting Current State: Reddit and the Decision Tree
An exercise in documenting current state: reddit and the decision tree In an earlier post I detailed how you can use RML models to document the current state of your […]
Business Analysts need to ask “Why”?
I attended BA World – Atlanta a few weeks back, and attended a wonderful presentation by Paul Mulvey, “Why Should a Business Analyst Care About Essential Processes?” Paul started off […]
From Visual Models to Requirements
If you are familiar with ArgonDigital, then you are aware that we are big proponents of using visual models to help understand requirements. I even wrote a blog post about […]
Cart before the Horse? Retrofitting Models to Requirements
Because incomplete requirements have led to many a failed IT project, it has become an article of faith around the halls of ArgonDigital that visual models must be created before […]
Tell a Story Through Your Requirements, Part I
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 […]