Transformation. Many companies claim that they are pursing it, but only a few are equipping one of the most critical groups in the enterprise, the business analyst, with the skills to make transformation happen. In order to deliver sustainable, significant change at the execution level, the business analyst job function requires attention and investment. What can insurance companies do to ensure the development of the appropriate number and quality of business analysts, and thus increase project success and shorten delivery timeframes? - THE NEW BUSINESS ANALYST - THE BA NETWORK << MORE >>

The first two webinars are free for IIBA members and non-members as well, so please forward this email to friends and colleagues who may be interested in this topic. - THE NEW BA - THE BA NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

As traditional notions of the business analyst evolve, application development and program management professionals must prepare for a new, emerging type of business analyst: the business technology analyst. - THE NEW BUSINESS ANALYST - BUSINESS ANALYST NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Tomorrow, August 21st, voke will unveil in detail the results of the voke Market Snapshot(TM) report on the Role of the Business Analyst in a webinar with Blueprint and HP. - THE NEW BUSINESS ANALYST - THE BA NETWORK << MORE >>

Blueprint, a leading provider of requirements solutions for software business analysts, today announced it is now an HP Gold Business Partner. The Blueprint Requirements Center -- the company's flagship product -- is now an HP-certified software application, having passed software certification testing by HP, and is ready for integration with HP Test Director for Quality Center. As a result, customers can expect software that better meets business needs through the elicitation and subsequent validation of requirements. - The New Business Analyst - BUSINESS ANALYST NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>

Data Modeling Seminars: Data Modeling and Data Management in a SOA Environment, Dimensional Modeling - Data Modeling for Data Warehouse, Advanced Dimensional Modeling, << MORE >>

voke, inc., a modern analyst firm for the Web 2.0 world, announced today the publication of the voke Market Snapshot(TM) Report: The Role of the Business Analyst. - THE NEW BUSINESS ANALYST - THE BA NETWORK << MORE >>

On July 18th, 2008 the BA Collective announced the new Business Analysis BA Collective Video Webcast Series. The series is a new resource and will provide another dimension to the BA Collective business analysis articles by providing an additional format to receive information, education and news from the BA Collective. The Business Analysis Video Webcast Series was developed together by the BA Collective and Collective Genius. - The New Business Analyst - THE BUSINESS ANALYST NETWORK << MORE >>

Failures in requirements definition and management (RDM) can have catastrophic effects on your business downstream. Most companies neglect RDM on some level and, as a result, most suffer or fail. In fact, the cost of correcting an erroneous requirement after a product has been released can be 100 times more expensive than if the error had been discovered during the requirements development phase. In this white paper, you'll discover how you can avoid these issues by properly defining and managing your requirements using Borland's RDM solution. - The New Business Analsyst - THE BA NETWORK << MORE >>

The Business Analyst Network is a resource network for the New Business Analyst. It will provide resources, careers and information on new technologies, methodologies and general trends in the industry impacting Business Analysts. - The New Business Analyst - BUSINESS ANALYST NETWORK - IT RESOURCE NETWORK << MORE >>