I have been hacking around for a few weeks with some web app frameworks in order to prototype a few application ideas. Now I’m not a developer by trade, I consider myself to be a ‘technical’ BA (see my earlier post on business analysts) and I’m always interested in learning new technologies.
With [...]
Recently I have wondering a lot about the role of the ‘Business Analyst’, a role which I reluctantly use for myself, as it has such a wide variety of meanings and contexts.
By definition, the title ‘business analyst’ is very vague and naturally differs significantly depending on the context, corporate environment and personalities involved. I [...]
Document management (particularly older document management systems) are often loathed, regarded as annoying and prohibitive tools that inhibit efficiency and require too much overhead. In some organisations their use is mandated but not followed, others enforce their use across the board and some prefer an organic approach to let the author choose his poison.
It has been quite some time since I have posted an update – has been a very busy few months out at a new client. Faced with some down time during the holiday season and two weeks to myself it was time to revamp the blog, get some hosting, a domain and update the old [...]
I want to explore the available options on each tab of the (specification) configuration window and show the effect each has on the generated spec.
In a post the other day I detailed how to replicate the always popular AJAX-style autocomplete functionality within Axure. In a similar vain, I wanted to replicate another popular AJAX-enabled function, the ‘lightbox’. Lightboxes are becoming increasingly popular on the web and by doing the legwork up front, you can easily drop a [...]
Building a prototype for a presentation is a great way for clients to ‘visualize’ your design concepts and impress on that first meet and greet. Mocking up a quick design prototype in Axure from RFP or tender requirements is quick and easy, and most importantly, reusable!
Traditionally creating such a prototype has limited reuse and [...]
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