| Area | Type | Resource | Description | Date |
| Business Analysis |  | Volere #6 Atomic Requirements | James and Susanne Robertson January 2010 | 29 Jan 2010 |
|  | Sliders Tool Discussion | A CCPace paper discussing the use and benefits of the Slider tool for setting project objectives | 21 Dec 2009 |
| | Volere #5 How Now Brown Cow | James and Susanne Robertson May 2009 | 31 May 2009 |
| | A Requirements Modeling Challenge | Steve Easterbrook posted this challenge to the RE Online Newsgroup.The governments of all the nations on a small blue planet want to fix a problem with the way their reliance on fossil fuels is altering the planet's climate. Develop a requirements model (using any appropriate modeling notation) to identify the key stakeholders, their interdependencies, and their goals. Be sure to show how the set of solutions they are considering contribute to satisfying their goals. | 14 Apr 2009 |
| | Volere #4 A Socio Technical Discipline | James and Susanne Robertson February 2009 | 28 Feb 2009 |
| | Volere #3 From Business Event to BUC | James and Susanne Robertson January 2009 | 31 Jan 2009 |
| | BizAgi Process Modeller | A straightforward and easy to use Business Process Modeling tool that uses the basic BPMN syntax. | 22 Jan 2009 |
| | BPMN Syntax Poster | A poster showing the full BPMN 1.1 syntax. A3 size | 22 Jan 2009 |
| | The Role of the Analyst in Agile Projects | Shane Hastie December 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 |
| | Australian Business Analysis Association | The Australian Business Analysis Association is a professional organisation which seeks to define, promote and support Business Analysis as a profession nation wide. Business Analysis as a term provides a collective umbrella for professionals working in the areas of Commercial, Process, Technical and Systems Analysis. The organisation shall seek to provide a professional framework supporting those who work in this area. | 3 Sep 2008 |
| | Volere #2 Work Scope and Product Scope: Why Both? | James and Susanne Robertson August 2008 | 31 Aug 2008 |
| | Requirements Engineering Newsgroup | The R.E. online discussion group about Requirements. A great place to ask for help or share thoughts on Requirements Engineering. | 5 Aug 2008 |
| | Volere | Home of James & Suzanne Robertson’s world renowned Volere methodology. If you have attended their Mastering the Requirements Course with Software Education, visit this website to download/print more Volere templates. | 5 Aug 2008 |
| | Volere #1 Requirements Techniques: An Overview | James and Susanne Robertson June 2008 | 30 Jun 2008 |
| | Project Classification | Shane Hastie January 2008 | 31 Jan 2008 |
| | Requirements Workshops: What you Need to Know | Ellen Gottesdiener March 2007 | 31 Mar 2007 |
| | Software Quality Real"ities" Of Software Engineering | Shane Hastie August 2002 | 31 Aug 2002 |
| | Software Quality: The Missing X-Factor | Shane Hastie June 2002 | 30 Jun 2002 |
| | What's the Use of a Use Case? | Don Mills June 2002 | 30 Jun 2002 |
| | The Atlantic Systems Guild | James & Suzanne Robertson, Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister, Steve McMenamin and Peter Hruschka - six of the best minds and most respected authors in the field of software development. This website has resources, links and tools that are valuable for all aspects of systems development. | |
| | Software Process Improvement Experts | Karl Wiegers is the author of Software Requirements, an excellent reference book that covers this whole area. | |
|  | Templates to get you started | Electronic versions of the documents from Module 10 - "Tools you can use on Monday" (from Software Education's Business Systems Analysis course). | |
| | Use Case Examples | Use Case examples from the Wonderful Widget Company project - new material that expands on that used in Software Education's Business Systems Analysis case study. Includes examples using a number of different templates. | |
|  | A great story about Asking Why | A very amusing story that will appeal to any software development professional. Many thanks to Andreas Kubisch for finding this one. | |
| | International Institute of Business Analysis | A worldwide professional body for business analysts - working to create a recognised profession of Business Analysis. | |
| | Ascent CASE Tool | The tool used to build the Wonderful Widget Company models used in Software Education's Business Systems Analysis course case study. | |
| | IIBA - New Zealand Chapter | NZ Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis | |
| | IIBA - Australian Chapter | Australian Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis | |
| | Newsletters and articles on software quality | StickyMinds - the official website of Better Software Magazine. Some really great material here on software development, including newsletters, articles, podcasts, news and events. | |
| | Project Classification for Requirements | A document from the Software Education Methodology Pack which discusses the size and complexity of projects and how this impacts the methodology elements applicable to the project. | |
| | Project Reporting Template | The project reporting template from Software Education's Advanced Business Analysis course. | |
|  | Planning Spreadsheet | A spreadsheet tool to assist with planning an analysis investigation, based on the "Rule Of Thumb" planning technique covered in Software Education's Business Systems Analysis course. | |
|  | Swingware Development Lifecycle | The "classic" development lifecycle of the swing. | |
| General | | Building a Business Case to Attend a Conference | Software Education December 2006 | 22 Jul 2009 |
| | Recommended Reading | The IIBA have setup this online book store with Amazon which gives some recommended reference material for business analysts, all categorised according to the IIBA’s knowledge areas. | 5 Aug 2008 |
| | Industry Certification Programmes | Shane Hastie Decembe 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 |
| | Some Good Advice About Meetings | Shane Hastie December 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 |
| | Cutter Group | Cutter Group journals - some very interesting articles on real-world issues. They have a subscription service and will send regular mail on issues ranging from Agile development to Data Warehousing. | |
| | The Agile Alliance | The home of all things Agile, and a great set of resources for teams wanting to use these techniques. | |
| | IEEE Computer Society Library | A huge array of magazines, papers & conference proceedings published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, covering every aspect of Software Engineering. | |
| IT Management | | Agile Applied | Software Education May 2009 | 31 May 2009 |
| | Right Brain vs Left Brain Test | A quick online tool to assess how you view the world. Interesting if not particularly scientific. | 14 Apr 2009 |
| | Myers-Briggs / Jung Personality Profile | An online MBTI test that reports your formula according to Carl Jung and Isabel Myers-Briggs typology along with the strengths of the preferences and a description of your personality type | 15 Oct 2008 |
| | Mind Tools | A broad range of tools for planning, decision making, brainstorming, problem solving, creativity and a whole lot more. | 15 Oct 2008 |
| | Personality Pathways | A website about Psychological Type, based primarily upon the works of Carl G. Jung, pioneer psychologist, and of Isabel Briggs Myers, creator of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Worth understanding your own type, and thinking about the types of people involved in your project - communicate with people in the way they want to be communicated with. Thanks to Rob Thomsett for this link. | 5 Aug 2008 |
| | What Makes IS Projects Successful? | Shane Hastie May 2006 | 31 May 2006 |
| | People Factors in Agile Development | Shane Hastie September 2004 | 30 Sep 2004 |
| | Agile Project Management Fundamentals | Software Education April 2004 | 30 Apr 2004 |
| | IEEE Spectrum Article on Why Software Fails | An interesting article by Bob Charette examining the patterns and causes of failure in software projects. | |
| | Social Styles Questionnaire #1 | Assess your behaviour. | |
| | Social Styles Presentation | An interesting presentation put together by Sean Boylan on Social Styles - Thanks Sean! | |
| | Social Styles Questionnaire #2 | Assess your characteristics. | |
| Programming | | Tech Republic | Newsletters and articles on a variety of topics, with a mainly technical focus. | |
| Software Testing | | Agile and Test Estimation | Sharon Robson's ANZTB SIGIST presentation from 14/09/2009 | 15 Sep 2009 |
| | White Box Testing | Sharon Robson August 2009 | 10 Sep 2009 |
| | Agile Testing and the Banking/Finance Domain | Sharon Robson July 2009 | 22 Jul 2009 |
| | Storytelling and Software Testing | Karen N Johnson | 22 Jul 2009 |
| | STANZ 2009 Australia Press Release | Software Education May 2009 | 31 May 2009 |
| | STANZ 2009 New Zealand Press Release | Software Education May 2009 | 31 May 2009 |
| | The Impact of Requirements Issues on Testing | Kirsten Kiefer May 2009 | 31 May 2009 |
| | A Case Study in Successful Risk-Based Testing at CA | Rex Black, Ken Young and Peter Nash February 2009 | 28 Feb 2009 |
| | Dot Graham's Summary and Evaluation of the Testing Experience Dec'08 issue | Dorothy Graham December 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 |
| | Turbulence: The Signs of Change | Robert Sabourin November 2008 | 30 Nov 2008 |
| | The Art of Test Team Management and Motivation | Sarah Rees August 2007 | 31 Aug 2007 |
| System Design | | Transition from Requirements to Design | Anja Wever, November 2009 | 18 Nov 2009 |
| | Optimal Usability | An NZ company focused on making systems more people-friendly. They have some good white papers which can be downloaded. | |
