This is the presentation for BABOK version 2 that Kevin Brennan of the IIBA gave in San Diego.
Jennifer deJong from SDTimes wrote an article on the business analyst role.
"Of all the roles associated with developing software, perhaps none needs a makeover as badly as the business analyst. Intended as a pivotal position that translates business needs to software requirements, the role varies widely across organizations."
This presentation was originally made at the Silicon Valley IIBA Chapter meeting in June 2008 by Kathleen (Kitty) Hass from Management Concepts (www.managementconcepts.com).
Kitty is also a new board member at-large for the IIBA.
These are the slides from Carey Schwaber's webcast for the Catalyze Community on June 12, 2008. "It’s no secret that in the battle to bring effective business software to market on time and on budget, business analysts are on the front lines. What can business analysts do to improve requirements definition practices and make a difference in project outcomes? Join us as Forrester Senior Analyst, Carey Schwaber, shares a set of 10 practical tips that you can immediately put into action in your organization."
Here is a blog post that "suggests a minimal way to gather requirements, one that produces a (minimum) requirements document in an iterative and agile manner.
Nick Malik blogs for the Inside Architecture blog on MSDN.