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This month's download is our Requirements Checklist template. This template outlines nine critical areas to gather and manage requirements effectively.

Writing Effective Use Cases by Alistair Cockburn

As we are focusing this month's newsletter on business analysis it is fitting to recommend Writing Effective Use Cases. Developing use cases is an excellent way to work with your customer to identify and document detailed requirements.

This book describes the "right amount" of detail required to write a "good" requirement. Real world examples are provided to enable application of the information conveyed to your work environment. A must read for anyone responsible for gathering requirements via use cases.

By Bob McGannon, PMP

Two years ago we examined canine knowledge and how it applies to project management. The relationships skills of dogs - their loyalty and ability to draw attention to themselves - provided us with lessons to apply to project management. The world of business analysis has some things to learn from our canine friends as well!

Dogs efficiently read the "requirements" of their masters and have a number of skills that good business analysts should aspire to emulate. This is a fun article with some great tips that you won't want to miss!!

Mindavation offers 30 customizable project templates and tools to make your life easier! The CD includes full project lifecycle templates and tools.

Documents are in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project (and Adobe). Modify each template to suit YOUR business and project needs.

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