Defining Business Architecture
Defining Business Architecture discusses the critical components in establishing business architecture. It focuses on business-oriented views and perspectives of the enterprise.
Visualizing Architectures and Requirements
Visualizing Architectures and Requirements covers how to use an enterprise architecture modeling language, ArchiMate®. This course shall enable a participant to use appropriate models within TOGAF® ADM. The discussions of the topics of this course are incorporated within TOGAF® 9.2…
Modeling, Documenting, and Managing Requirements
Modeling, Documenting, and Managing Requirements provides practical skills necessary to document, model, analyze and manage various levels of requirements. Participants will have a better understanding on how to document the rationale (“why’s) behind any change efforts and represent “what needs…
Every Business Needs a Certified Quality Business Analyst to Deliver Excellent Products and Services!
Earn a Certified Quality Business Analyst badge, and become your company'sAn IT Professional with certifications on his field of expertise guarantees job acceptance by top companies. Be it in Software Development, Project Management or System Administration--higher salaries await certified individuals!Earning…
Be a Certified Software Quality Professional and Stand Out From The Rest!
Earn a Certified Software Quality Professional badge, and stand out from everyone else! An IT Professional with certifications on his field of expertise guarantees job acceptance by top companies. Be it in Software Development, Project Management or System Administration--higher salaries…
Be Compliant with Software Quality Models and Standards!
Knowing the different Software Quality Models and Standards can enable a software organization to deliver quality software efficiently. When software is delivered to customers fast and bug-free, it translates to more revenues and better reputation for a software organization. This…
Quality Tools Training: A Must-Have for Quality Professionals
If you are in the field of Quality Assurance, you must know the tools that you can use to ensure quality products and services across your organization. "Using Quality Tools" discusses the practical applications of various quality tools used by…
How to Estimate the Size of a Project
When asked how to size any project, project executives often use the Potter Stewart standard – “I know it when I see it.” Project managers and sponsors, especially the seasoned lot, may be dodging the issue. For them, sizing a…
Kaizen: The Challenge of Continuous Improvement
Within the overlapping spheres of Total Quality Management and Lean Manufacturing, one Japanese word continues to raise consciousness among quality professionals of Western orientations: “Kaizen.” The concept of Kaizen, which direct translation means “continuous improvement, was first coined and introduced…
Four Risk Treatment Planning Approaches for the Layman
Facing problems is a fact of life. And it can get trickier if you’re running a business or an organization. The stakes are higher and a single misstep in handling risk and damage can cause your reputation, damage to property,…
Spotlights on for Quality Guru, Kaoru Ishikawa
Japan is known for providing quality products and services that are praised all over the world. One of the reasons why the Land of the Rising Sun’s global performance is always on top is because of their A + quality…
Spotlights on for Quality Guru, Philip Crosby
It has been three decades since Philip Crosby’s ground breaking book, Quality is Free: The Art of Making Quality Certain has been published. But despite this, Crosby’s book, published in 1979, still remains as one of the most influential text…
Spotlights on for Quality Guru, Genichi Taguchi
The term, “Taguchi Methods” is one of the most popular terms used in the quality management industry. Taguchi Methods are statistical methods that aim to reduce cost and decrease failures in product design. Aside from statistics, Taguchi Methods emphasize the…
Spotlights on for Quality Guru, Dr. Joseph M. Juran
Dr. Joseph Moses Juran (1904-2008) is regarded as the Father of Modern-Day Quality Management, thanks to his many contributions in the field of quality. His teachings and quality philosophies helped Japan into becoming a market juggernaut, and he influenced the…
Spotlights on for Quality Guru, Dr. W. Edwards Deming
Dr. William Edwards Deming (1900-1993) was one of the pillars of the quality revolution after World War 2. As statistician, engineer, and a physicist, he’s the first American quality guru who brought the message of Quality to Japan in the…
Do You Have What it takes to be a Successful Project Manager?
For anyone contemplating to embark on a project management career, the doors are open wide as the amount of opportunities to be had are practically limitless, with more recruiters looking to fill in PM roles within the organization. Investment to…
6 Scrum Principles to Live By
Now more than ever, we see many software companies adopting the Agile orientation of project management. And while there are many frameworks subsumed under the Agile banner, only one seems to be gaining appeal among dev ops firms, and that’s…
What is a Process?
A process is defined as a series or group of activities that takes input, adds value, and provides output to internal or external customers. Every business has a process, and among the many processes that occur inside an organization, there’s…
4 Common Agile-Scrum Mistakes and Ways to Avoid Them
The hype surrounding the Agile Manifesto has compelled companies to take on their respective Agile journeys. But despite its simplicity, the Yellow Brick Road to Agile is a challenging one to travel on. Here we round up four of the…
The Elements of a User Story in Agile Development
A user story is a brief expression of a feature in a desired capability told from an end-user perspective. The user story approach shifts the focus of the stakeholders from rigorously writing granular technical specifications of a feature to openly…