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Phil Dean
Member since 30th September 2005
Occupation: Operations Manager
Phil Dean is the Operations Manager at IRM Training in Melbourne, Australia. IRM Training are one of Australia's premier training companies, specialising in training for Business Analysis.
09th March 2006
Was Your Last Software Specification Really Appreciated?
If you are still trying to write system specifications in English then you are in trouble. For the same reason that engineers and architects use graphical tools to specify their products s...
Views: 239
15th February 2006
Separating Analysis from Design
(decide what's needed before deciding how to implement it)
Written by Brian Cooney, adapted for the web by Phil Dean.
Successful projects solve business problems
Looking at what business obje...
Views: 199
02nd February 2006
WRITER'S BLOCK
All writers, even professionals, suffer from this at times. For a user manual writer there are two distinct causes:
· Internal - psychological reasons
· External – lack of co-operation from information providers
Inte...
Views: 233
20th December 2005
The Key Points of Good Page Layout
Unless you are an experienced graphic artist, the key words to remember in page layout design are keep it simple! It is easy to go overboard with multiple fonts, italics, shading, borders, and other devic...
Views: 289
12th November 2005
What is a Business Analyst?
Today the term Business Analyst is synonymous with a career in the IT industry but the most successful and valuable analysts are those who understand the "business" rather than those who understand IT.
So what ex...
Views: 305
21st October 2005
WHAT IS A BUSINESS ANALYST?
Today the term Business Analyst is synonymous with a career in the IT industry but the most successful and valuable analysts are those who understand the "business" rather than those who understand IT.
So what ex...
Views: 284
19th October 2005
Today the term Business Analyst is synonymous with a career in the IT industry but the most successful and valuable analysts are those who understand the "business" rather than those who understand IT.
So what exactly is a Business Analyst? What is ...
Views: 338