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The Analysis Disease
Commuting through LA traffic I had a chance to hear tons of recorded books, including The Wealth of Nations from Adam Smith — a couple of times. Though I’m no economist, it did set the record straight in my mind on the general direction a capitalist society should take. Some capitalist countries have sadly missed
Why all this stuff?
… Because it may come in handy Here are some documents and templates I use for my analysis work when the client or company I’m working for doesn’t have requirements and use case management tools like Rational RequisitePro or Enterprise Architect. Such tools are invaluable, but let’s face it, not all our clients have the
Tools
Suggestions from the Trenches Besides a good laptop or tablet PC, here’s a list of stuff I use with most of my gigs. I’ll keep adding ideas, so check-in occasionally. 1. Dictaphone – I use this when interviewing stakeholder or domain experts. I also use it capture initial reactions from department heads and business owners
Templates
A Quick Word of Advice It could be that you’re working for a startup that doesn’t use Microsoft Project or any organizational software. Suppose that same company wants you to submit reports on the tasks you’ve been assigned. Now let’s up the ante and suppose you’re asked to report for the whole team at a