Our team here at Seilevel loves this time of year when we get to wish all of our friends and family a Season of SeiHappy Holidays! Once again we bring you our favorite holiday requirements jingles!  If you want more holiday cheer, just take a peek back at the past five years of holiday songs. [...]

You’re a business analyst with an almost infinite supply of ideas and feedback, struggling with the practical limitations of sharing your thoughts. If collaboration is the lifeblood of innovation, then you may as well be an “innovampire,” desperately seeking access to that collaborative lifeblood before sunrise. Are the written communication tools you use driving a [...]

At a recent networking event, it occurred to me that the majority of the population is unaware of our existence as Business Analysts, Business Architects, and Product Managers. I found myself time and time again explaining what it is I did for a living. Contrast that with folks who work in more familiar professions such [...]

It’s that time of year, where our thoughts turn to the holidays…the holiday parties, the shopping, the lights, visiting with family!  For many organizations, the end of the year tends to be quiet on the IT front, for no organization wants to risk introducing problems into their production environment at year end. So as I [...]

Execs we have Heard on High Execs we have heard on high Loudly shouting all their plans, All the BAs nod in reply Echoing as joyous fans Ooooobjectives, management knows best! Ooooobjectives, management knows best! BAs, why this jubilee? Why so joyously go along? To get some direction, see, Boy those execs can do no [...]

Happy holidays from our SeiFamily to yours! We hope you can take a break from your holiday rush and enjoy some requirements tunes that are bound to make you smile! For more fun, sing along to our 2009, 2008, 2007, and 2006 songs. Deck The Walls (remix) Deck the walls with process flows Fa-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la [...]

There’s a chance that during this time of year, when gathering with friends and family you haven’t seen in ages, or with people who just simply forget everything about you after they meet you, you’ll be asked the question, “so what do you do for a living?”  Some of my friends and family actually do [...]

It’s that time of year we all look so forward to, when we get to wish our colleagues around the requirements world a bit of SeiCheer with our holiday medley of songs. And worry not, if the 2009 collection isn’t enough for you, you can go back in history and read our 2008 songs, 2007 [...]

I am going to take it a little off the beaten path for this post and ask about some ‘non-functional’ work requirements you have. So I was wondering what you all like to do when you have to stay focused? Do you listen to classical? Work remotely from a coffee shop or home? Put a [...]

Thank you for helping us make 2008 a great year. We want to take the time to acknowledge our friends, family and customers for the dedication and support you’ve given us. Enjoy the holidays! We’ll see you in 2009. The Seilevel Team