Program Overview
- Symposium Session - June 18, 2012
- Symposium Session - June 19, 2012
- Workshop - June 20, 2012
- Workshop - June 21, 2012
9:00am-
10:15am
Keynote Presentation:"The Language of Change"
Haydn Thomas
MindavationPROJECT
MANAGEMENTPROJECT MANAGEMENT BOTH BA BA BA 10:30am-
11:45amImproving Project
scheduling with
Event Chain
methodology:
Myth or reality?Dora Constantinidis
Melbourne
University- CISProject
Management:
What it takes to run successful projects?Stephen Dowling
ETM Consultancy and Training Pty LtdThe Influencing "Formula": Three Tips for Influencing Without Authority
Elizabeth Larson
Watermark LearningImplementing
the BABOK
Graeme Higgins
ITSS Shared
Solutions4 Views on Business Change: Why the BA Rules the Roost!
David Stead
OLS ConsultingBusiness Analyst, Systems Analyst or Change Manager -What animal is this?
Sally-Anne Mitchell
Ajilon11:45am-
12:45pmLUNCH 12:45pm-
2:00 pmMetrics Model
for Optimising Delivery Performance
in Dynamic
Project EnvironmentsDale Knott
Cinergi Systems
Pty LtdComplement or
conflict The PM
versus the BATerry Parker
DDLSHigh performance
communication
skillsMike Crawford
Planit – Business
Analysis ServicesCBAP & CCBA Certification Explanied
Richard Henderson
Infosys AustraliaBA Leader
and BeyondDeanna Hughes & Kim Schmack
New Zealand
Defence Force
Revolutionise Your Business: The Power of the Business Analyst
Michael Morris
ESI International2:15pm-
3:30pmPanel Discussion:
Offshoring vs. Onshoring10 Mighty Tools
–closing the
divide between
PMs and BAsHaydn Thomas
MindavationDon't talk, show.
Getting your message
acrossJacky Jacob
Object ConsultingCBAP®/CCBA™ Application Tips and Tricks Richard Larson
Watermark LearningFrom requirements
to process to data
- enabling improvements in data quality - the Hydro
Tasmania
experienceAlicja Mosbauer
Hydro TasmaniaAssesing BA Competencies & Outlining BA Growth Path
Bhuvan Unhelkar
AIBA3:45pm-
5:00pmRoundtable Discussions: BA TOPICS: 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 - Which do you hire and which do you train? *
Tools for the BA * BA Career Paths *
Agile - What is Our Role?Which Role is more important to a project's success - PM or BA?*
Managing Risk - Whose responsibility * What is your Secret to Dealing with Difficult People?*
A Fool With A Tool - Lessons Learned about Tool ImplementationHow do you stop stupid projects
- and is it your responsibility to do so? *
Agile: When, Where and Why? *
Change Management: Resistance is Futile - Ignore Resisters or Convert Them? *
Managing Scope and Expectations. How do we define project success?On Time on Budget is an Oxymoron!* If you can't do it all - what are the 'must haves' for Project Management
5:00pm-
6:00pmConference Cocktail Reception 9:00am-
10:15am
Keynote Presentation:The Carrot, The Egg, And the Coffee Bean
Stirring the Pot of Leadership Styles
Glenn Brûlé
ESI InternationalPROJECT
MANAGEMENTPROJECT MANAGEMENT BOTH BA BA BA 10:30am-
11:45amDeveloping Project
LeadershipGus Sabatino
HP AustraliaAgile project Management: mindset and behaviors for practical outcomes
Annie Sheehan, Emma Bryce
NABA Footprint Is Only Made When the First Step is Taken Glenn Brûlé
ESI InternationalHow low should requirements go? Trang Perham
Department of JusticeHow to create and re-use Business Analysis results for Continuous Process Improvement
Bruce Nixon
HolocentricUsing Domain Specific Languages to document requirements, analyze and generate working programs
11:45am-
12:45pmLUNCH 12:45pm-
2:00 pmProject Management
SoftskillsDiane Butler, AMP
Australia
Emma Bryce, NABStory Mapping: An Agile Requirements Planning Technique
Craig Brown
Swinburne UniversityAdvancing Your Way Thriugh projects with Emotional Intellegence Stephen Howard
PM PartnersSelecting the BEST
Modelling Notations
and TechniquesJeremy Ramsay
Transport Accident
CommissionBlind Spots,
Assumptions and False
Impressions: Overcoming Requirements HurdlesBob McGannon
MindavationAttracting New BA's...
2:15pm-
3:30pmProject failure
- delivering a solution
on time and on budget
does not always
deliver value to the
businessTim Coventry
Business Analysts
Pty LtdLean, Agile & Six Sigma- Where Do I get My Black Belt in Rugby?
Aoife Tallon
DDLSContinuing your
professional development
through mentoringPete Cohen
IServices ConsultingThe Critical Value
of Business Analysts
to Enterprise
ArchitectureJohn McLeod
Enterprise ArchitectsDeliverable Descending
a Staircase; or,
Six Ways of Looking at a
Functional SpecificationBruce Melendy
Business Victoria Online,
Department of Business
& Innovation VictoriaPanel Discussion:
The BA Identity Crisis3:45pm-
5:00pmStrategies for Recovering
From A Project
Disaster: A Case
StudyIvan Sun
Monash UniversityLean and Agile meet,
date and integrateTony Ponton
SuncorpThe Tale of Two Coaches
– the Who, What, Why
& How of coaching
engagementsKaren Sleeman
International Institute
Project CoachingYet Another Workflow System
Chris Goodman
Object ConsultingDealing with
'Growing-Up Pains' and
'Climate Change' – A Business
Analysis PerspectiveDan Didolkar
Sportscover Australia8:30am - 4:30pm Creating High Performance Project Teams Dominic Siow
EQ Strategist8:30am - 4:30pm Negotiation: Getting What You Want Frank Byrnes
HPCI8:30am - 4:30pm Change Management, Stakeholder Engagement and Project Coaching -
The three Models that will make you an indispensable assetHaydn Thomas
Mindavation Pty Ltd8:30am - 4:30pm Writing effective Business Rules - a practical method Graham Witt
Ajilon8:30 am - 4:30 pm Effective Stakeholder Engagement Dominic Siow
EQ Strategist8:30 am - 4:30 pm Meeting Management Carol Laurance
HPCI8:30 am - 4:30 pm Capturing The Most Wanted – Ultra-Efficient Process Collection from Strategic to Tactical Marjolein Towler
Consultas Pty Ltd8:30 am - 4:30 pm Requirements and Change Discovery – Beyond Gathering Bob McGannon
Mindavation Pty Ltd