Business Analysis Templates, Software Development Templates

What’s the Difference Between Business Architecture and IT Architecture?

Posted on by Anthony James
08
Apr

If you’re new to IT, especially business analysis, it’s easy to confuse the two.
After working in both business and technical roles, I’ve observed the interactions between business architecture and IT architecture.
For me, business architecture focuses on aligning an organization’s strategic goals, processes, and capabilities with its overall vision.

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Business Writing, How to Write

How to Ask for Constructive Feedback on your Writing

Posted on by Anthony James
25
Mar

Seeking feedback is essential to improve any skill whether it’s writing, planning or coding. Instead of running away from feedback, look for ways to weave it into your overall writing process.
By leveraging feedback, you’ll be able to identify blind spots and areas where you can improve, ultimately leading to higher-quality writing.
Here’s a favorite quote from Anne Lamott from the introduction to “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life” about the value of feedback:
“I know I’m somewhat criticism-deaf, criticism-resistant, but I try to keep an open mind about it because I know that being a good writer has to involve being a good reader and a good listener.”

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Microsoft Word, MS Word, Video Tutorials

How to Fix Copy and Paste of Images in MS Word

Posted on by Anthony James
08
Mar

SJ from Montreal asked us on Twitter why she couldn’t paste a picture into a new MS Word document.

She had just added workflow diagrams to an SOP document which the Compliance Team had requested. However, when she pasted the images into Word, none of the diagrams appeared. This can be very frustrating, especially when you’re under a deadline and you become the bottleneck getting the document out. In this case, SJ pinged us and we were able to fix it over a few messages.

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Business Analysis Templates, CHATGPT, Google Gemini, How to Write

Using Google Gemini to streamline the Software Requirements Specifications Writing Process

Posted on by Anthony James
04
Mar

Writing business requirements? This guide shows you how AI (Google Gemini) can help draft, write, and review your SRS docs. Don’t worry, it won’t replace you, but save time, improve quality, and free you for strategic tasks.

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Action Plan Templates, Career, CHATGPT

12 Step Action Plan to Future-proof your IT Job from AI

Posted on by Anthony James

Creating an action plan to protect your career from AI’s impact is crucial as it transforms the IT industry, specifically roles which will be party or fully automated. In this tutorial, I’ll look at the types of roles most at risk and the steps you can take to 1) protect your job and 2) find ways to capitalize on this opportunity.

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Google Gemini

Google Gemini – How to export answers to Google Docs

Posted on by Anthony James

You can export responses from Google Gemini to Google Docs. This is very helpful if you want to save your material for team projects and share the results of your query with other team members.
In this Google Gemini training course, we’ll look at the basics of how to use Gemini, then work up to more complicated scenarios where you can integrate it into your daily operations.

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