It’s 2012 already! Wow! I don’t know exactly how that happened, but here it is. Obviously there are a lot of articles, blog posts, and comments addressing whether or not to make new year’s resolutions. Why do we wait for this one time per year to try and set goals? What should we focus on personally and professionally? This year I did not set specific new year’s resolutions – but there has been an article shared on Facebook by a lot of my friends that got me thinking. Should our resolutions should be focused on the things we want to start? Or the things we want to stop?
Resolutions to Start or Stop?
5 Tips For Making it Past the Phone Screen
Over the course of my career, I have had the opportunity to be part of the recruiting process for hiring Business Analysts for a few companies I’ve worked for. Most recently, I have spent the last 3-4 weeks up to my eyebrows trying to find senior BAs to join our quickly growing team. Having screened…
Sometimes the 28th Time’s a Charm
Remember, requirements are the what but not the how. And it’s our job as business analysts to help our clients remember that what we really need to understand is their what, and that it’s our job to find the how.
But sometimes you have to remind them of that.
And sometimes it takes 28 times.
Sometimes You Just Need to Reboot
Have you ever been on a project where you feel like nothing is going your way? Where it seems like no matter how hard you try, it’s just so much harder than it needs to be? Sometimes you just need to reboot.
Knowledge Transfer Tips – From The Departing Employee’s Side
Don’t waste a single day of your knowledge transfer time! Here are some tips when you are the departing employee.
Q&A: Modifying an Existing System
Three things to consider when preparing for modifications to an existing system.
An Elephant Really Does Have a Great Memory
As Business Analysts (and people in general), we encounter a lot of information on a daily basis. To be successful, we have to keep a lot of it in the front of our minds and be able to quickly access and analyze that information. If you’re like me, you’ve used a variety of methods to…
Is It Really Mid-February Already?
Yes, 2011 is off to a fast and busy start! I can’t believe it has been 4 weeks since I’ve last posted! In addition to throwing all my mental energy into a high-priority project at work that we kicked off at the first of the year, I’ve also made a personal move which has consumed…
5 Reminders For Kicking Off a New Project
Whew! This year has started off with a bang! Kicking off a large, strategic project has been refreshing – and has reminded me of some important lessons. So I thought I’d share 5 things I was reminded of over the past couple weeks and to get your thoughts on what I have coming up next.
4 Ways to Improve Your Performance Self-Assessment
It’s a new year and for many of us it’s also performance review season. So here are four things that you may not have thought about to include in your performance review, but could help to prove your value and dedication.