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Tools
- 7 Phases of a COTS Project
- BA Skills Assessment Tasks & Techniques
- BABOK Knowledge Areas & Tasks
- BABOK Task Matrix Chapter 2
- BABOK Task Matrix Chapter 3
- BABOK Task Matrix Chapter 4
- BABOK Task Matrix Chapter 5
- BABOK Task Matrix Chapter 6
- BABOK Task Matrix Chapter 7
- BABOK TASK-to-TECHNIQUE Matrix 11x17
- Facilitated Session Equation Analysis
- Facilitated Session Equation Answers
- Facilitated Session Proverb Analysis
- Facilitated Session Proverb Analysis Answers
- Facilitation-Problem People Characteristics
Templates
- Business Analysis Evaluation Template
- Evaluation Template
- Interview Agenda Template
- Requirements Definition Template
- Requirements Workshop Tools & Templates
- Use Case Worksheet Template
Presentations
- Ask and You Shall Receive
- BA Book Review - A Path for Self Study
- Facilitation Basics - How to Handle Problem People
- Four Core Models for Scoping Requirements
- Get Your Users "IN" the Doghouse and Keep Yourself Out: Eliciting Nonfunctional Requirements
- How to Get the RIGHT Stakeholder Involvement
- Metrics Matter - From Good to Great Business Analysts
- Ordinary People - Extraordinary Interviews
- Visualizing User Requirements Through Scenario Analysis