Entries Tagged as 'Agile'

CODiE Recognition for Today’s Business Analyst

Posted March 2nd, 2010 by Judith Zimmerman

We learned today that Requirements.net consortium member Blueprint has announced that its solution for requirements definition and visualization was honored as a finalist in the “Best Software Development Solution” category for the 2010 CODiE awards.
On the surface, this could be regarded as “just another good software company winning just another industry award.” However, it’s […]

Series Wrapup: Maximize IT Value

Posted April 14th, 2009 by Matt Morgan

We are concluding our Requirements.net consortium series entitled “Maximize IT Value ” with a summary of the assets available for download. The Requirements.net consortium is a collection of company’s supporting the industry trend toward improving IT efficiency through Business Analyst empowerment. Members of the requirements.net consortium include BA Times (www.batimes.com), Cap Gemini […]

When “Story Cards” are Not Enough…

Posted May 6th, 2008 by Martin Crisp

A popular and valuable technique within Agile development teams is to create a “story card“, to capture requirements. Although initially created for iteration and release planning purposes, you can sometimes get away with using the story card as the requirement spec, as it may provide “just enough” details.
These story cards, which are typically […]

Agile is still a confusing topic at CIO level

Posted March 10th, 2008 by Matt Morgan

An interesting post at the Agile Software Development blog points to a Stelligent survey that asked a selection of CIOs about their understanding on Agile. Some of the findings:
- 72% of CIO’s said that NO, they did not have a solid understanding of Agile Development Methodologies.
- 72% of CIO’s said YES, they are […]

Whitepaper Available: Requirements in Distributed Agile Projects

Posted March 3rd, 2008 by Matt Morgan

Per last week’s post, Martin Crisp, the Chief Technology Officer of Blueprint, has contributed a new white paper to the Requirements.net consortium on requirements in an AGILE world. This white paper is now available through Requirements.net.
Martin’s white paper discusses how Requirements Definition for iterative/AGILE development efforts must take a visual approach, allowing for […]

Karl Wiegers’ Perspective on BAs in an AGILE world

Posted February 29th, 2008 by Matt Morgan

Karl Wiegers, one of the most respected visionaries in the requirements gathering profession, has contributed an interesting article to SearchSoftwareQuality on the connection of business analyst efforts in an AGILE world. In this article, he discussed the need for a tight connection between BAs and developers in the iterative development cycles.
An excerpt from […]

Whitepaper Preview: Requirements for AGILE Projects

Posted February 28th, 2008 by Matt Morgan

Martin Crisp, Chief Technology Officer of Blueprint, has contributed a new whitepaper that discusses the needs for precise requirements definition in an AGILE project world. As an experienced research and development leader, Martin manages his R&D efforts in a highly iterative fashion, to ensure the company can respond to rapid changing customer needs.
In […]