SME bottleneck

[suityou01]

Subject Matter Expert?

Indeed. 20 points to Churchy. Now what's an ACM?

[Churchill]

Indeed. 20 points to Churchy. Now what's an ACM?

What do you think it might be?

[suityou01]

What do you think it might be?

Academy of contempory music?
Association for computing machinery?
Association for college management?

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Nothing on the first few pages of my google search seems to fit.

[Churchill]

Academy of contempory music?
Association for computing machinery?
Association for college management?

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Nothing on the first few pages of my google search seems to fit.

Arse Covering Memo/Mail...

[suityou01]

Arse Covering Memo/Mail...

Oh that old chestnut

Fooking weirdo.

[xux42]

How is that even possible?

Well, strictly speaking a pureplay business analyst is expressing business requirements in a manner that can be used to develop new and/or amended designs.
Hence knowing how the physical hardware and software works is not necessary.
Back in the real world, BAs are generally re-badged SAs who need knowledge of the physical system to do an effective, timely job.
Another reason we are struggling.
Point taken in other posts - we only have the SMEs word for it they are as strung out as they say they are... Not sure what we can do about that as we are in a different office 100 miles away and the SMEs all work for a major subcontractor not the client. The BAs work for the Client. The developers are in 3 different cities in India.
I know, its a mess...

[tractor]

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Well, strictly speaking a pureplay business analyst is expressing business requirements in a manner that can be used to develop new and/or amended designs.
Hence knowing how the physical hardware and software works is not necessary.
Back in the real world, BAs are generally re-badged SAs who need knowledge of the physical system to do an effective, timely job.
Another reason we are struggling.
Point taken in other posts - we only have the SMEs word for it they are as strung out as they say they are... Not sure what we can do about that as we are in a different office 100 miles away and the SMEs all work for a major subcontractor not the client. The BAs work for the Client. The developers are in 3 different cities in India.
I know, its a mess...

I thought mushroom management went out with MRPII. Do the developers work for the client or the subby?

Sounds like you need to go for fast track ITIL implementation.