Author Archives: Martin Schedlbauer

Using Tools During Elicitation

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Martin Schedlbauer

When I teach my courses on requirements elicitation, I’m always asked what tools business analysts should use. My answer surprises many people (after all, I’m a trained Computer Scientist and Software Engineer): don’t use computer-based tools during elicitation sessions. Why … Continue reading →

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Got my book on BPM done

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Martin Schedlbauer

Over the past few years, I’ve been doing a lot of business process modeling and found that I spent just as much time modeling processes as I did defining the general business architecture. So, I codified my approach and wrote … Continue reading →

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More on Tools

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Martin Schedlbauer

To get back to the use of tools: I’ve been using a number of business analysis tools and I want to give you my impressions: 1. Enterprise Architect: that’s the tool I use most frequently. Low cost (sub $200); mostly … Continue reading →

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the business analysts open source toolbox

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Martin Schedlbauer

I’m always asked about tools for modeling, requirements tracking etc.; invariably, the discussion turns to price and that’s when it gets interesting; now, some companies are spending the money to get commercial enterprise-class tools into their IT organizations, but many … Continue reading →

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hello, everyone

Posted on June 27, 2008 by Martin Schedlbauer

welcome to my blog! my goal is to share with you some of the insights I gather while teaching seminars on business analysis, software architecture, and IT design. there’s so much to talk about now that business analysis is becoming … Continue reading →

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