"Users are paid to do their jobs, not to understand their jobs…and certainly not to explain their jobs to IT""
Tom DeMarco / Richard Branton
 

Interested in Comparing
Object/Data Modeling Notation?

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study the trade-offs in Object/Data Modeling notation.
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Business Analysis- Asking the Right Questions
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UGA Terry College of Business Executive Program
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Where to position BAs in the Organization
Advanced Strategies' White Paper

Advanced Strategies methods compared to SixSigma
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The Evolving Role of the Business Analyst ––Are You Prepared?
2006 Minnesota Government Information Technology Symposium
Presented by Richard Branton. Includes full presentation slides, handouts and exercise solutions.

Driving Project Success
2005 Minnesota Government Information Technology Symposium
Presented by Richard Branton. Also see the Driving Project Sucess Framework Handout.

Book Release
Beating the Odds
New release by Advanced Strategies Press.

Defining Requirements
2005 GTC East
Presented by Craig Carter. Includes class slides, stencils, and additional information

Five Types of Business Models
2005 DAMA Symposium
Presented by Steve Farrell. Includes presentation slides, stencils, and additional information

The Advanced Strategist Newsletter
The most recent edition of our newsletter.

Parables of Leadership
2004 MN IT Symposium - St. Paul, MN
Presented by Richard Branton. Also see an Additional List of Stories.

A Project "Bills of Rights" for Public Health Professionals
2003 Public Health Information Network Conference - Atlanta, GA
Presented by Ed Wynn

Get "Focused" Before Data Modeling
2003 DAMA International Symposium - Orlando, FL
Presented by Steve Farrell. Also see the Focus Statement template and a Focus Statement sample

Napkin Project Definition & Planning
2000 MN IT Symposium - St. Paul, MN
Presented by Ed Wynn

Business Modeling and UML: Reality vs. Hype
2000 MN IT Symposium - St. Paul, MN
Presented by Steve Farrell

Securing Resources
2000 MN IT Symposium - St. Paul, MN
Presented by John Schroeder

 

TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES
Art of Synthesizing Data
        Napkin Report Study Phase Specification Template
        Report Steps Examples Template
        Report Steps Blank Template
        Report Steps Questions Template

Business Object Modeling
        BOM Text Table Templates
        BOM Text Outline Template

Business Process Modeling
        BPM Modified Components Template
        BPM Process Model Text Template
        BPM Removed Components Template

Communication Planning
        Template Pack
        Napkin Planning Template
        Index Card Level Template
        DIACOPP Log

Delivering Innovation
        Innovation Template Package

Facilitating Business Process Modeling
        BPM Event Plan - Simple Template
        BPM Event Plan - Template
        BPM Event Summary Sample

Testing Strategies
        Decision Table Template
        Test Cases Template

Visio Stencils
        Visio 2003 Stencils v5.1 (includes: DFD, ERD, STD, SCD, SC, NSC, OD)
        Visio 2002 Stencils v4.3
        Visio 2000 Stencils v1

Path to a Solution
Project Definition Refresher
Project Definition Template
 
FRAMEWORKS
Business Analyst Framework
Data Professional Framework
Project Management Framework
 
WHITE PAPERS AND ARTICLES
A Path to a Solution
After JDA Facilitation Training Then What?
Articles Comparing Object/Data Modeling Notation
Deadlines: The Impossible Project
Incremental Development
Take JDA To Lunch
Advanced Strategies Approach - The Seven Aspects of Business
Advanced Strategies Approach to BA Overview
Advanced Strategies methods compared to Six Sigma
Advanced Strategies, Inc. is a PMI Registered Education Provider (R.E.P)
Advanced Strategies, Inc. is an IIBA Endorsed Education Provider (EEP)
Business Analysis- Asking the Right Questions
Business Analyst or Project Manager - Two Distinctive Roles
Business Modeling and UML: Hype vs. Reality
Business Rules: What are they, and who needs them?
Data Warehousing
How to Secure the Resources Necessary to be Successful
Intellectual Parts: What are They?
Key Aspects of the Business or Organization
Napkin Project Definition and Napkin Project Planning
Optimizing your Organization with 'thoughtful' Re-Design
Planning Business Strategy
Process Modeling - Why DFDs? : When Swimlanes are Not Enough
Project Definition Contents
Project Definition: A Beacon to Success
Project Promotion: Creating and Communicating Your Project Vision
Strategic Information Resource Management Planning: Executive Briefing
Strategic Information Resource Management Planning: White Paper
The World is Changing
Using Event Modeling to Help Capture Information Requirements
Where to position BAs in the Organization
Why Business Object Models - Not Just Input to Data Modeling
Why Consider Advanced Strategies Project Definition Course

 

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