Book Rubric | IIBA® Bulgaria Chapter

Book Rubric

IIBA Bulgaria regularly conducts the "Book Rubric" initiative - presentations of books in the field of business analysis of Chapter events.

 

Slice the Problem Grow the Solution: A Practical Guide to Fine-Grained Incremental Development by Alistair Cockburn

16.06.2026
 
"Unvalidated decisions are your internal inventory. The more they are stacked up, the slower your organization moves and the more expensive it is to fix mistakes. Find ways to move decisions through your organization in the smallest batches possible."
 
This book by Dr. Alistair Cockburn, co-author of the Agile Manifesto, international expert on project management and software development, covers everything you need to apply the ideas in your situation. There are chapters for specific job roles:
  • The Executive Sponsor
  • The Business Person
  • The Product Manager
  • The Project Manager
  • The Programmer
The author not only shows what to do, but also details exactly why this works, with illustrations and stories from art, architecture, software development, and real projects in different domains.
 
We have included this book in our book Book Rubric because we need to approach the size story in incremental and iterative development (even when developing with AI agents) - а story should be small enough that completing it allows us to validate the smallest possible set of decisions before moving on to the next ones. 
 
 
   

Solution Architecture Foundations by Mark Lovatt

08.02.2022

 
This book of BCS Publishing provides an architectural framework and lifecycle that organisations can use to solve business problems holistically and effectively.  Tools and techniques are explained in detail for easy adoption by professionals working in the field.  The focus is on ensuring that all aspects of business change are included in the solution design (not just software) and this means that business analysts are needed as part of the team.
By including the Solution Architecture Foundations in our Book Rubric, we intend to:
  - encourage the business analysts to see themselves as part of the solution architecture team in a wider context;
  - to continue working on improvement of BAs <-->SAs collaboration.

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Delivering Business Analysis by Debra Paul and Christina Lovelock

06.10.2020

 
Business analysis (BA) is an important business operation, and with some coordinated effort, it can become an efficient and valuable business service. This book takes you through the creation and management of a BA service, from setting strategy to recruiting business analysts, to continuous improvement, through to useful supporting tools and technology. Top tips, case studies and worked examples are included throughout.

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Virtual Leadership by Penny Pullan

08.08.2020

 
Practical Strategies for Getting the Best Out of Virtual Work and Virtual Teams
The future of work is virtual, with dispersed teams, telecommuting, remote working and virtual meetings becoming the norm across sectors and industries around the world. However leading virtual teams requires a new set of skills and a facilitative leadership approach, Virtual Leadership is here to help.

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Company of One by Paul Jarvis

27.02.2020

 
Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
What if the real key to a richer and more fulfilling career was not to create and scale up a new business, but rather, to be able to work for yourself, determine your own hours and become a (highly profitable) and sustainable company of one? Suppose the better-and smarter-solution is simply to remain small?

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Real Life BPMN by Jakob Freund and Bernd Rücker

16.02.2017

 
The definitive guide for process designers: provides an overview of business process notation, presents implementation guidance and best practices, and offers useful tips on what works and what doesn’t.

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Writing Better Requirements by Ian F. Alexander and Richard Stevens

29.09.2016

 
Well-written requirements are crucial to systems of all kinds: you are unlikely to get what you want unless you ask for it. This book explains and demonstrates exactly what requirements are for, and how to write them.

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Writing Effective Use Cases by Alistair Cockburn

21.06.2016
 
Use cases have never been this easy to understand -- or this easy to create! In Writing Effective Use Cases, Alistair Cockburn offers a hands-on, soup-to-nuts guide to use case development, based on the proven concepts he has refined through years of research, development, and seminar presentations.

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