Methodology

Project statistics state that most project rework/failure is due to incomplete/improper/unclear requirements, hence the role the Business Analyst becomes even more critical as they shoulder a huge responsibility of eliciting and collaborating with the stakeholders to obtain clear, concise and complete requirements.

The elicitation and collaboration knowledge area focuses on drawing forth or receiving information from stakeholders and other sources by directly interacting with stakeholders, researching topics, experimenting or simply being handed information.

Burn Up Chart

A burn up chart tracks progress towards a projects completion. In the simplest form of burn up chart there are two lines on the chart:

DFD Diagram Notations

Now we'd like to briefly introduce to you a few diagram notations which you'll see in the tutorial below.

External Entity

An external entity can represent a human, system or subsystem. It is where certain data comes from or goes to. It is external to the system we study, in terms of the business process. For this reason, people used to draw external entities on the edge of a diagram.

A project team of six people will likely have six different visions of how a process works, and at least as many ideas of what the improved process should look like. Putting a process map down on paper gives the team a common reference point about how the process functions and how it can be improved. A comprehensive process map also helps the team with the following:

In the world of project management, “agile” is the method du jour.

For decades, project management teams clung to the traditional approach of strict planning, process, and documentation. Agile management turns this approach on its head, and it’s no wonder that this methodology has become more popular over time. According to a 2017 study from PwC, agile projects are 28% more successful than traditional projects.

The benefits of enterprise resource planning (ERP) are indisputable: when implemented correctly, ERP can streamline operations; increase performance and productivity; and reduce costs associated with manufacturing, inventory, and marketing. The question is, what’s the “correct” way to deploy an ERP system? How can you make sure that your project is a success?

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If you’ve read about the Time Hacker Method (THM) you may have wondered why 15 minutes was chosen for the length of a micro-task. Why not 45 minutes or an hour? Isn’t 15 minutes just too short to complete a meaningful task?

This is where time hacking takes a turn. We humans experience time from our own perspectives and the concept of shared time is inaccurate at best. The effects of this are well documented by researchers in the field of time perception — a branch of study in psychology and neuroscience.