28th - 30th September 2015 Hilton, Double Tree Hotel, Woodstock, Cape Town
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Monday, 28 September 2015
07:30 - 08:30REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
08:30 - 10:30
W1a: From Order Taker to Influencer: Becoming a Trusted AdvisorElizabeth Larson, Watermark Learning, USATarget Audience: All levels of BA

(W1a Refreshments 10:30-11:00)

W1b: Business Analysis Ethics (11:00-12:00)Lucy Davies, IIBA-SA
W3: Secrets of Agile CollaborationAntoinette Coetzee, Just Plain AgileTarget Audience: All levels of BAW5: ABC - Building the Agile Business CasePeter Johnson, Independent Business Consultant, USATarget Audience: Experienced
10:00 - 10:30REFRESHMENTS
10:30 - 12:00Workshops Continue
12:00 - 13:00LUNCH
13:00 - 15:00
W2: From Personal Effectiveness to Delivery Success, a Business Analyst's journey with NLPCorrine Thomas, Choices Consulting & Coaching Ltd, UKTarget Audience: IntermediateW4: Pushing the Boundaries of Communication in Business AnalysisLori Tallarico, Tharollo Consulting & Mark Holtshousen, Cycan (Pty) LtdTarget Audience: All levels of BAW6: Thinking like a Detective: the Art and Science of Information-GatheringSteve Erlank, Consultant & Past President SA Chapter of IIBATarget Audience: All levels of BA
15:00 - 15:30REFRESHMENTS
15:30 - 17:00Workshops Continue
17:00 - 18:00NETWORKING & DRINKS
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
SESSION ATHEME: Innovation and StrategySESSION BTHEME: Business Analysis FundamentalsSESSION CTHEME: Tools and Techniques
07:00 - 08:00REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
08:00 - 08:30Welcome & Opening RemarksConference Chairman & President of IIBA, South Africa
08:30 - 09:30Keynote: The Enterpreneurial BARichard Larson CBAP, PMP, PMI-PBA, Watermark Learning, USA
ROOM CHANGE
09:40 - 10:30
A1: Business Analysis - It's time to come of ageJoe Newbert, BCMGTarget Audience: All levels of BAB1: The Real Value of Business Analysis - Facilitating Problem SolvingJanet Wood, Independent ConsultantTarget Audience: All levels of BAC1: The Lego Approach: capturing requirements as reusable componentsAdelaida Bingham, Autumn Leaf/ClickatellTarget Audience: Experienced
10:30 - 10:50REFRESHMENTS
10:50 - 11:40
A2: C Suite Business Analysis - unlocking the true potential on the BACarn Iverson, Tharollo ConsultingTarget Audience: All levels of BAB2: UML for Business AnalystsMike Eccles, Faculty Training InstituteTarget Audience: Novice/IntermediateC2: Visual Storytelling - Seeing the Bigger Picture of Big DataLyle Petersen, Independent Business AnalystTarget Audience: Novice
ROOM CHANGE
11:50 - 12:40
A3: Bad BA'haviours: 8 BA types you should fire in order to ignite innovationTshepo Matjila, IQ BusinessTarget Audience: All levels of BAB3: The Indispensable BA: Becoming a compass for changeRyan Folster, BritehouseTarget Audience: IntermediateC3: Help! My teams gone Agile!Sue Bramhall, SolutionsonsiteTarget Audience: Intermediate/Experienced
12:40 - 13:40LUNCH & REFRESHMENTS
13:40 - 14:30
A4: From 'BA' to 'CA' - Pushing out the BoundariesPeter Johnson, Independent Business Consultant, USATarget Audience: ExperiencedB4: A business analyst role in a start-up versus a mature organisationEugene Etsebeth, South African Reserve BankTarget Audience: IntermediateC4: The Agile Analyst MindsetKaren Greaves & Samantha Laing, Growing AgileTarget Audience: Experienced
ROOM CHANGE
14:40 - 15:30
A5: The Future of Business AnalysisCecilia Sibongile Mdluli, The Financial Planning InstituteTarget Audience: IntermediateB5: The Maturing of Business Analysis - Three WavesCorrine Thomas, Choices Consulting & Coaching Ltd, UKTarget Audience: IntermediateC5: Travelling Light - The pros and perils of lean documentationAngie Doyle, IQ BusinessTarget Audience: Intermediate
15:30 - 16:00REFRESHMENTS
16:00 - 17:00Plenary: No to Death by PowerPoint! - How to Mesmerise Without SlidesDouglas Kruger, Professional Speaker
17:00 - 19:00NETWORKING COCKTAILSPrize Lucky Draws
Wednesday, 30 September 2015
SESSION DTHEME: Innovation and StrategySESSION ETHEME: Soft Skills for Business AnalysisSESSION FTHEME: Tools and Techniques
07:00 - 08:00REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS
08:00 - 09:00Keynote: Constructive Environmental Scepticism - How exaggerated business fears can affect businessIvo Vegter, Columnist, Author & Speaker
ROOM CHANGE
09:10 - 10:00
D1: Becoming a Champion of StrategyCharlene Seini, Saratoga SoftwareTarget Audience: IntermediateE1: How business analysts can get ahead of the skills curveMartin Pienaar, Mindworx ConsultingTarget Audience: All levels of BAF1: BABOKv3Richard Larson CBAP, PMP, PMI-PBA, Watermark Learning, USA & Janet Wood, Independent ConsultantTarget Audience: All levels of BA
10:00 - 10:30REFRESHMENTS
10:30 - 11:20
D2: Business Process Architecture: Aligning Process with StrategyWinton Myers, Viewpoint Training & ConsultingTarget Audience: IntermediateE2: Think Like a BA, Act like a ConsultantMohamed Bray, Saratoga SoftwareTarget Audience: All levels of BAF2: Ensuring you are building the right product through Agile and Customer Experience Management (CEM)Biase De Gregorio, IQ BusinessTarget Audience: Intermediate/Experienced
ROOM CHANGE
11:30 - 12:20
D3: Professional Careers: A Long and Winding Road - Being a Professional in the Knowledge EconomySteve Erlank, Consultant & Past President SA Chapter of IIBATarget Audience: All levels of BAE3: Fit for Purpose - A case study in communicating requirements more effectivelyTreska Drummond-Hay, EOH MC SolutionsTarget Audience: ExperiencedF3: The Business Analyst and Big DataLeanne Nuen, Tharollo ConsultingTarget Audience: All levels of BA
12:20 - 13:15LUNCH & ROOM CHANGE
13:15 - 14:15Keynote: What's Hot and What's NotElizabeth Larson, Watermark Learning, USA
14:15 - 15:05Panel DiscussionFacilitator: Ryan Folster
15:05 - 15:30CONFERENCE CLOSE & PRIZE DRAWS

 

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