| Monday, October 18th |
8:45am -
10:00am |
Opening Remarks and Keynote
5 Monkeys, a Banana and a Flight of Stairs
Glenn R. Brûlé, ESI International
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10:15am-
11:15am |
Killer Guidelines for Better Use Cases
Steve Adolph, WSA Consulting Inc.
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The Value of BPM to the BA
Nancy Balcom, Government of Alberta
(Top Rated in '09!)
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The Business Analyst as a Leader
Mave Dhariwal, NAIT Shell Manufacturing Centre
(Top Rated in '09!)
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11:30am-
12:30pm |
Business Analyst as Change Leader
Chris Edgelow, Sundance Consulting
(Top Rated in '09!)
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Cultural Clashes and Career Paths
Kathryn McDonald
Finning Canada
Finning
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Panel - BA in Agile world – there is NO replacement for good business analysis.
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12:30pm-
1:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK
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1:45pm-
3:00pm |
Facilitation Fundamentals – How to deliver team meetings that are fun and engaging
Andrea Borle, CGI
(Top Rated in '08 and '09!)
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The State of Business Analysis in Agile IT Projects
Terry Pritchard, Blueprint Software Systems Inc.
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United We Stand, Divided We Fall: A Project Manager and Business Analyst Partnership
Glenn R. Brûlé, ESI International
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3:15pm-
4:30pm
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A day in the life of an Agile BA
Teunis Schouten, B Agile
(Top Rated at BAWorld Edmonton)
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter
Barbara Thrasher & David Redekopp
Life-Role Development
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Unknown Unknowns: Analyzing Business Requirements in Face of Uncertainty
Dan Zollmann & Araz Hamian
AMBiT Consulting Inc.
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4:30pm -
6:00pm |
Conference Cocktail Reception- Sponsor Showcase
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| Tuesday, October 19th |
8:45am -
10:00am |
Roundtable Discussions
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10:15am-
11:15am |
TBA
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Agile Requirements: Critical Success Factors for Acceptance Test Driven Development
Jennitta Andrea, The Andrea Group, Inc.
(Top Rated at BAWorld Calgary)
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Panel - Metrics - What and how do you measure a BA’s work?
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11:30am-
12:30pm
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Strategic Business Analysis Tools
Dune Nguyen, Beacon for Change Inc.
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Movin’ On Up – A Competency Evaluation Model for Business Analysts
Irene Rogozinski & Diana Kuchta
Alberta Blue Cross
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Shifting from Order Taker to Innovator: Three Key Things Every Business Analyst Should Know
Marlene Barker, MLB2 Enterprise Ltd.
(Top Rated in '09!)
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12:30pm-
1:30pm |
LUNCH BREAK
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1:45pm -
3:00pm |
Taming the Lizard: Dealing Productivly with Conflict
Denise Burrell
The Performance Group OE inc.
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Experience Agile: The Lego Game
Kim Szuta & Chris Lavallee
ThoughtWorks Canada
(Top Rated at BAWorld Calgary)
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Panel - Engaged or Married: What’s the right level of commitment between PMs and BAs to find lasting project happiness?
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3:15pm-
4:30pm |
Panel: Industry Throw Down
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