Introduction Mensa is the world’s largest high IQ society. I’d always been in awe of so-called geniuses like Stephen Hawking, Leonardo Da Vinci and Marie Curie. I wanted to be like them – able to make scientific breakthroughs and better understand our world. Plus I really enjoyed that episode of The Simpsons where Lisa joins…
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I Completed the Lingoda Language Sprint
Introduction I’ve been interested in improving my French for a while. I’ve made it a part of my bucket list to complete the DELF B1 exam, and eventually to complete the DELF B2 so I can be independently conversational. One tool to do this is the Lingoda Language Mararthon, also called the Lingoda Language Sprint….
Writing Use Cases in Business Analysis
Introduction Use cases are one of the documents that a Business Analyst might produce during the course of developing a piece of software. As business analysts perform requirement analysis (determining what you actually need to be able to do with a given program or piece of software), the use case helps you accomplish this by…
How to Build a Balanced Scorecard
Introduction The Balanced Scorecard (BSC) approach (Kaplan & Norton, 1996) was a revolutionary book for senior leaders when it was released nearly 25 years ago. Until that time, many senior leaders but especially those in business, focused purely on financial indicators of an organization’s performance. Other Key Performance Indicators (KPI) were either primarily the focus…
How to be an Effective Board Member
Introduction Becoming a Board Member is a big responsibility and a big accomplishment. This is doubly so if you are young, given that less than 2% of Board Members are under 30 in the United States! The benefits of Board Membership are numerous, including giving you new professional and personal networking opportunities, professional skill development…