Jonathan Babcock

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Content management is a huge consideration for online businesses, whether they be peddlers of their own wisdom, software, or even durable goods.
There are currently a host of Content Management System (CMS) packages available. You can spend a fortune on purchasing a system and having it installed professionally, or you can go the open source route [...]

Ok, so a lot of folks nowadays will type their meeting notes directly into their laptops, and that’s not a bad thing. It certainly saves time.
However, there are situations where the old pen and paper is not a bad thing. I, for example, am still a traditional pen-and-paper note taker. Much like in college, I [...]

I like open source. I would say that over 90% of the tools and applications I use with my websites are open source, and the variety and features available are outstanding.
This post is to bring attention to an open source application and data modelling software offering called Open System Architect (OSA) sponsored by CodeByDesign [...]

Numerous professional studies have shown that poorly understood software requirements are the number one cause of schedule and budget overruns and ultimately project failure. Studies have also shown that the earlier in the SDLC that scope is understood, and defects averted, the greater the cost efficiency of the project. In fact, the cost of [...]

In any kind of business, whether it be it your blog, your retail establishment or your software engineering shop, you have to have a solid, attractive product to be successful. To have a solid product, you have to have an (at least) equally solid approach to defining and developing it.
Now, you can err on [...]

So, what exactly is a Business Analyst? What is the role of the Analyst in the software development lifecycle? If you don’t want to be completely confused, don’t bother trying to get a conclusive definition by just “Googling” it. There are dozens of variations on the BA role depending on the company, and on the [...]