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Understanding the role of a business analyst and a project manager using a simple analogy
By Oswin Newton Kakumanu Often, in most of the workshops that I conduct, one of the frequently asked question is about the roles of a business analyst and that of a project manager. I usually give the analogy of a consultant physician at a hospital. A patient who...
What the World Needs is “Big Wisdom”
In my opinion data by itself does not have much value. A bunch of random facts will not solve a problem. It is the collecting, analyzing and interpreting data that yields valuable results and insights. Big Data does not just translate into Big Value or Big Insight....
How Big Data is Fueling AI
A very popular saying in 2021 is "Data is the New Oil". What does this mean to you and what does it mean to your business, your family or the country or place you live? In some sense this statement suggest that data is more valuable than oil. Oil is a resource that...
Brainstorming
A Simple Approach to Brainstorming Brainstorming is a common technique that has been used by many industries to engage others in creative problem solving and generating new solutions. Here are the basic steps for brainstorming. 1. Have the right people at the session....
Mind Mapping
A Mind Mapping Concept Mind Mapping is a way to think out of the box. You can use Mind Mapping to generate ideas based on word associations, or more specifically idea associations. Have each person in a mind map session create a mind map and then bring to together to...
Would You Hire A Project Manager Or A Business Analyst?
Written by George Bridges, Greg Geracie, Frank Kowalkowski, Neal McWhorter and Steven Starke If You Had to Choose, Would You Add a Project Manager or a Business Analyst to Your Team? This was one of several questions posed to a cross-functional panel of industry...
Think outside the Box
How many times have you heard the phrase, "Think outside the box?" Usually, when this phrase is used it is to encourage someone to create a solution or solve a problem by thinking differently. In this article, I want to show that in order for you to think outside the...
99 Obstacles to Getting Good Requirements
By George Bridges October 1, 2019 Current Challenge to Getting Good Requirements Over the years in one of my courses on Writing and Managing Requirements, I have an exercise where the participants prepare a list of obstacles for getting good requirements. Here...
The Ultimate Key to Project Success: Your Stakeholders.
More About Project Success by George Bridges What is project success? How can we define it and how can we measure it? Is it realistic to have one definition of project success that all investigators, project managers, and stakeholders can agree upon? ...
Project Success may not be what you think.
The definition of project success has changed over the last fifty years. A project was considered to be successful if it was on time, within budget and within the proper scope. This definition of success is often referred to as the triple constraint. It...