Your BA Toolkit: The right tool for the right job

We are Business Analysis craftsmen and our toolkit is filled with techniques. There are hundreds of techniques from which to choose: almost half of the BABOK is dedicated to techniques. You might be having similar questions to these:

• How can I possibly learn all of them?
• Where should I start?
• How should I expand?
• What do I do in the meantime?

In this session we will explore all of those questions and gather some helpful, practical approaches to build your BA Toolkit.

AGENDA

5:00 – Intro

5:05 – Speaker session begins

5:40 – Q & A

5:50 – Lucky draw (prize to be announced soon)

SPEAKER BIO

Mike Jones has been a Business Analyst in Agile software development for many years working in various industries including Energy, Transportation, Finance and Telecommunications. He has enjoyed working on a wide variety of teams: from a delivery BA on a 3 member team to a program BA with a dozen large delivery teams, from custom development to vendor COTS implementation.

He has taught Business Analysis courses at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He first volunteered with IIBA as a mentor in Calgary’s mentorship program and continues to enjoy giving back as a mentor to people building and growing their BA careers. Previously he has led BABOK study groups and was the Director of Education in the Calgary Chapter for a term. He is currently the President of the Calgary Chapter.

He earned his CBAP certification in 2013 and has subsequently earned an Agile Analysis Certification and a Certificate in Product Owner Analysis.