Declan Chellar

Gōng fu (功夫): "skill developed over time through effort". A personal aspiration, not a claim. Analysis Fu is that but in business analysis.

Don't say "Orange" when you specifically mean "Clementine", "Satsuma" or "Tangerine". Don't say "Clementine", "Satsuma" or "Tangerine" when you just mean "Orange" for all. Define business terms before you proceed. Establish a common vocabulary. #BusinessOntology #DataArchitecture

Here's the fourth in my short video tutorials for those who are new to process modelling. BPMN 2.0: Events youtu.be/qS2Z9rWOUWw #bpmn #processmodeling #processmodelling #processmodel

If we are ever in a meeting or conference call and I’m saying something that is demonstrably wrong, feel free to interrupt me so I don’t waste my time and yours. Two caveats: 1. Don’t interrupt me to give me your opinion. Give me facts. 2. Be right.

Here's the third in my short video tutorials for those who are new to process modelling: BPMN 2.0: Pools and Lanes youtu.be/JK21Cw41lPE #ProcessModel #ProcessModelling #ProcessModeling #BPMN

Here's the second in my short video tutorials for those who are new to process modelling: BPMN 2.0: What is it? Why use it? youtu.be/ieDlKvrfPms #ProcessModel #ProcessModelling #ProcessModeling #BPMN

Do you know anyone who is new to process modelling or has been modelling for a while but without formal training? I've created a YouTube channel where I'll be uploading short tutorials. Here's the first: youtu.be/DcLAZfNRSk4 #ProcessModel #ProcessModelling #ProcessModeling

Watching business analysts trying to describe a complex business process when they’ve never even heard of BPMN, never mind have any expertise in it.* *That was me once upon a time.

In the 80s, I wrote a thesis titled "Greek Infantry and Cavalry with Special Reference to the 5th Century BC". My supervisor, Professor Richmond, died this year and I posted this comment on the death notice on Facebook. I use the skills he instilled in me in my work today.

Sent my application for a new passport card on Sunday. Passport Office put the new card in the post on Tuesday. If this is any indication of the broader efficiency and effectiveness of @dfatirl , then perhaps they should be running all government departments.

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Someone tweeted that the delta between a software developer's understanding of a business process and the reality of that process is a common problem. A far more common delta is between the physical data architecture of software solutions and the taxonomy of the business.

I have rarely been on a project where they don't point at a physical database design when I ask about the logical data model (and then look nonplussed when I say I want to see a technology-agnostic model). Not even Google gets it when you search for "logical data modeling tools".