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Interview with Genefa Murphy, Product Manager for HP Quality Center

Posted February 17th, 2009 by Matt Morgan

This Friday, Keith Barrett and Matthew Morgan are hosting a special guest on the the “Maximizing IT Value” podcast series ….. and Requirements.net readers have the opportunity to participate.
Genefa Murphy from the HP Software product team will be joining us for a recording session on Friday.  For those who have not had a chance to […]

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Series Podcast: Interview with Brian Cook, CEO of Cook Enterprises Corp

Posted February 9th, 2009 by Matt Morgan

The Requirements.net “Maximize IT Value” podcast series continues with an exclusive interview with Brian Cook, CEO of Cook Enterprises Corporation.
Brian is a 20 year business analysis veteran, with a long history of advocating a model-based approach to requirements definition. His experience includes a tenure in the Financial industry, and driving a methodology which was […]

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Exclusive Podcast: Theresa Lanowitz on the Economy and IT Spending

Posted December 4th, 2008 by Matt Morgan

The Requirements.net series “The Economy and the Business Analyst” continues with a special edition Podcast interview with Theresa Lanowitz, CEO and Founder of voke Inc.
In this requirements.net exclusive podcast, Theresa discusses a rather unconventional report (titled: Fortune 500 Spending Required for IT Cost Savings” - get it here. ) which looks at […]

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Requirements Unplugged: BA Market Study

Posted July 2nd, 2008 by Keith Barrett

In this week’s episode we sit down with Theresa Lanowitz from Voke, Inc. and discuss some of the surprising results emerging from the Business Analysis market study currently being conducted. We discuss the “why” and “how” of the study and then turn our attention to what the study is telling us. We dig into how […]

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Requirements Unplugged: HP Software Universe

Posted June 24th, 2008 by Keith Barrett

Welcome back to Requirements Unplugged with Season 2, Episode 1 of the podcast!
After taking a short break we’re ready to kick off season 2 with our first ever “on the road” recording. We decided to take our Snowball microphone to Vegas and capture live interviews from the exhibit room floor of HP Software Universe. This […]

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Requirements Unplugged Episode 10

Posted May 14th, 2008 by Keith Barrett

Got questions about the BABOK™? We’ve got answers.
The BABOK, produced by the IIBA™, is quickly becoming the source of consolidated BA practices (Tasks/Techniques) in the industry. Although not really a “how to” guide for each of the techniques, of even more value, it helps connect the Task-to-Technique relationships which brings clarity to how we chart […]

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Requirements Unplugged Podcast: Episode Nine

Posted May 2nd, 2008 by Keith Barrett

First, let me apologize for the delay between Episodes 8 and 9. Our goal was to provide a new episode each week., but the simple truth is, our schedules are hectic and the last couple of weeks have been especially busy. I’ve been wrapped up in a customer engagement, and Matt has been consumed by […]

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Requirements Unplugged Podcast: Episode Eight

Posted April 15th, 2008 by Keith Barrett

There’s more to collaboration than conversation…
For those who might think that collaboration is just another word for conversation, I would suggest you listen to Requirements Unplugged Episode 8. Ellen Gottesdiener, author of Requirements by Collaboration: Workshops for Defining Needs, shares her deep experience with us regarding what it takes to truly collaborate. As with any […]

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Requirements Unplugged Podcast: Episode Seven

Posted April 11th, 2008 by Keith Barrett

How do Agile methods impact the role of the Business Analyst?
This was the question we wanted answers to, and the folks at VersionOne, were willing to help us out. They offered up Certified Scrum Master Mike Cottmeyer and Certified Scrum Trainer Lee Henson (bios below) to address our questions. VersionOne is a leader in the […]

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Requirements Unplugged Podcast: Episode Six

Posted April 1st, 2008 by Keith Barrett

Episode 6 of the Requirements.net Podcast is now available!
In this episode, Alistair continues his thoughts on how getting into the mind of the user differs from the traditional idea of gathering requirements. Listen as he explains how the focus needs to shift from authoring documents full of textual lists of requirements to an approach that […]

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