[austechwriter] Re: Resources for BAs

I agree, the Constantine and Lockwood is good. Others with a user-centred
design focus that might be useful are:

Preece, J., Sharp, H. and Rogers, Y. (2002) Interaction Design, John Wiley &
Sons, Inc.

Gause, D. and Weinberg, G. (1989) Exploring Requirements: Quality Before
Design, Dorset House.

Cooper, A. (1999) The Inmates are Running the Asylum

Ted


----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Warburton <bwt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 2:15 PM
Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Resources for BAs


> Another good one is "Software for Use" by Larry Constantine and Lucy
> Lockwood (ACM Press 1999). Larry Constantine is supposed to be the guru of
> user-centered software design.
>
> Cheers
> Ben Warburton
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Rule [mailto:p_ruleau@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, 24 April 2003 2:07 PM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [austechwriter] Re: Resources for BAs
>
>
>
> OK.
> Here is a good book that I know of (and have and use):
> "Systems analysis and design : an object-oriented approach with UML " by
> Alan Denis, Barbara Wixom, David Tegarden. New York ; Chichester : Wiley,
> 2002.
> There are a million software engineering books out there; this is one I
> happen to know of.  This is designed for non-IT students.  It sounds scary
> but is very good and covers the basic concepts behind software engineering
> from defining business requirements to writing functional specs etc.
> Unfortunately its one of those US text book things with end chapter
quizzes
> etc. but apart from this it is excellent.  I used it as part of a software
> engineering subject at RMIT.
> Hope that helps.
> Pete
>
>
>  KENT Christine <CKENT@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello Peter et al
>
> I do not want to debate the rights and wrongs of one style of BA over
anot=
> her, just to find resources for the group as I am defining them. I will
cl=
> arify this further below.
>
> I work with major in-house software implementation where users are
increasi=
> ngly becoming involved in the entire software developement lifecyle. They
a=
> re; it is happening; it is not up for debate.
>
> But how they work is still very loosely specified and very much up for
grab=
> s. Some places still have the business specification process mixed in
with=
> the functional and systems specification, but most I have worked on in
rec=
> ent years have separated the two processes with business representatives
wo=
> rking out what they want and THEN IT people working out how to deliver and
=
> producing the functional/systems specs. This is particularly the case
when=
> working on a project being managed by one of the big 5 (or is it 4 now?)
w=
> ho always make a big thing of soliciting business specifications direct
fro=
> m the business.
>
> The BA is drawn from the business and writes (or co-writes) the business
sp=
> ec from a business perspective. They tend to work independently from the
de=
> velopers. It is this role that is currently poorly understood, poorly
spec=
> ified and for which the incumbents need training. And it is this group
for=
> whom I am trying to find resources. They are not systems analysts, do not=
> want to be systems analysts, and will never be systems analysts.
>
> So can anyone help me with these resources for these people? Books,
course=
> s, mailing lists, associations - you name it.
>
> Christine
>
>
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