Program Overview

  • MONDAY, May 7
  • TUESDAY, May 8
  • WEDNESDAY, May 9
  • 9:00 -
    10:15 AM    		 Conference Opening & Keynote
    Gold From Garbage: Harnessing Human Irrationality
    Julian Sammy
    10:30 -
    11:45 AM    		 That Doesn't
    Work Here
    Chris Blanar,
    Manufacturedge    		 The Top 10 Mistakes
    Business Analysts
    Make in Capturing
    Business Rules
    Gladys Lam,
    Business Rule
    Solutions, LLC
    (Rated Top 5 in 2011!)    		 A Revolutionary Framework for Change
    Julian Sammy, IIBA

     

     Systems Thinking & The Business Process Professional
    Evelyn Brisibe, Mount Royal University
    11:45 -
    12:45 PM    		 Lunch
    12:45 -
    2:00 PM    		 Business Analysis
    for     Business
    Intelligence in the
    oil & gas industry
    Yogi Schulz,
    Corvelle Consulting    		 Panel -
    The BA Identity Crisis     		Business Agility
    through Adaptable
    Business Processes
    and a Supportive
    Organizational Culture
    Roger Burlton, BPTrends
    (Rated Top in 2011!)     		 TBA 
    2:15 -
    3:30 PM

    Top 3 Pain Points of A Business Analyst - Ouch!
    Samia Osman
    Osman & Associates Inc.

     

    		 The Paradox of Strategic 
    Business Analysis
    Neil Bazley, 
    Caerus Strategy Inc
    (Rated Top 5 in 2011!)    		 BPM Notation For the
    Next Generation BA
    Alan Goodbrand,
    Global Knowledge    		 Building a BA Practice
    in an Accelerated Environment
    Martin L'Heureux,
    Critical Mass 
    3:45 -
    5:00 PM    		 Agile From The
    Top Down: Executives Practicing Agile
    Jon Stahl,
    LeanDog Software

    Problem Solving: The Art of Gathering Information
    Jorge Wong, Enmax
    & Jon Dowell, KSLD Consulting

    		 Facilitation Fundamentals
    – How to deliver team
    meetings that are fun
    and engaging
    Andrea Borle, CGI
    (Rated top 5 speaker in 2011!)    		 Think Outside
    the Triangle
    Sohail Thaker, Ethier
    5:00 -
    6:00 PM    		 Conference Cocktail Reception- Sponsor Showcase
    6:00 -
    8:00 PM    		 IIBA Special Dinner
  • 9:00 -
    10:15 AM    		 Roundtable Discussions:
    What is your Biggest BA Challenge?, What is Your Secret Weapon for Facilitating Requirements?, BA's Becoming Extinct - we have hear it - How do we avoid it?, Why Use BABOK?, Business Domain Knowledge vs. BA skills, Tools for the BA, BA Career Paths, Agile - What is Our Role?
    10:30 - 11:45 AM

    TBA

    		 BA understanding the Project Manager
    Vincent Chiew, Axis Cogni-Solve Ltd.    		 20 Questions surviving the Hot Cold Game of BI Requirements Gathering
    Chris Sorensen, WestJet

    Metrics – it’s a Journey not a Destination
    Debbie Buxton, Devon
    11:45 - 12:45 PM Lunch
    12:45 -
    2:00 PM    		 It's not an Email; It's a Conversation
    Kim Szuta and Suzanne Scott, ThoughtWorks Canada    		 Panel - Agile: Is this an excuse for being lazy and missing requirements? Analyst or Stenographer?–Myths, Half-truths, and Successful Methods in Business Analysis
    Alex Sharpe, Clariteq Systems Consulting Ltd.          		 Aligning BA Skills with the Competency Model: Where do you fall and where are you going?
         Rhonda Lindsay, Canadian Pacific
    2:15 -
    3:30 PM    		 Reading the map or Plotting the Course - Moving from Passenger to Navigator as a Business Analyst
    Charles Aram, Sierra Systems(Rated top 5 in 2011!)

    Idea Mapping
    Debbie Showler, Atocrates Project Sciences International

    		 Recommending Change - Selling Your Ideas
    Jim MacNaughton, Integritas Solutions Inc.    		 Crossing organizational boundaries – A business analyst's challenge
    Bruce Tyson, KZenEdge Inc. 
    3:35 -
    5:00 PM    		 Closing Executive Panel - Using the our Skills and Talents to Grow the Business
  • Post Conference Workshops - all running on Wednesday, May 9th

    require separate registration - limited to 40 people per class - see Post Conference Workshop Tabs for more details 
    9:00 - 4:30 PM

    Workshop 1 – 

    Facilitation Academy – Learn practical and effective facilitation skills for the workplace

     
    9:00 - 4:30 PM Workshop 2 – 

    THINK it Through. Creative and Critical Thinking for Business Analysts
    9:00 - 4:30 PM Workshop 3 -

    Model-Driven Business Analysis Techniques - That Work in the Real World!