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We would like to thank the following organisations for their support and sponsorship:
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IBM Rational provides industry leading Application Development Software solutions.
IBM Rational software helps clients optimise software and systems delivery processes, maximise project budgets, improve quality, and strengthen team collaboration. Products span requirements management, enterprise architecture, change and configuration management, software testing, and project/portfolio management. A key component of the Rational portfolio is Jazz, a technology platform for collaborative software delivery. The Jazz platform is designed to transform how people work together to build software—making software delivery more collaborative, productive, and transparent. In short, Rational software is about enabling business innovation and agility regardless of the organisation's size. For more information on IBM Rational solutions please visit:
www.ibm.com/software/au/rational
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Transforming business strategy into bottom line results depends upon clear product and project requirements. To support our clients in successful strategy execution the PM-Partners group Business Analysis Practice is comprised of four streams:
Education Solutions
The PM-Partners group Business Analysis Learning Pathway supports Business Analysts from an end to end perspective. From introductory courses through to professional certification and beyond, our curriculum is comprised of four sections: Core Competencies, Behaviour and Analytics, Professional Certification and Broader Skills Development.
All PM-Partners group Business Analysis courses are endorsed by both the IIBA and PMI, and we offer the only CBAP Exam Preparation course in Australia.
Consultancy Solutions
PM-Partners group has more than 16 years experience in Business Analysis consultancy and method development. Our team offers expertise in every leading Business Analysis framework and methodology, tried and tested in the field by our subject matter experts. This valuable combined expertise ensures the right mix of innovation and proven techniques for consistent project delivery.
Project Delivery
PM-Partners group has successfully delivered complex projects for our clients for over 16 years. Over this time we have continually evolved our approach and developed considerable insight into what makes successful projects. To continue to meet our clients’ expectations, we capture this knowledge and apply it when working with world leading organisations, to deliver a broad range of technology and complex business initiatives.
Our Business Analysts combine energy and experience with a structured approach to the delivery of single or multiple projects. Our Services are designed to provide you with a flexible, adaptive workforce that enables on-demand expert Business Analysis and Project Management, combining knowledge and effective methodologies with a proactive approach to customer engagement.
Industry Leadership
Through our leadership in key industry bodies PM-Partners group is always at the forefront of industry trends, challenges and developments; ensuring our clients are well advised in both philosophy and practice. Some of the key industry bodies with which we work are the International Institute of Business Analysis, Australian Institute of Business Analysis and the Australian Business Analysis Association.
Collectively these four streams of the PM-Partners group Business Analysis Practice deliver the complete organisational development package. PM-Partners group: The Business Analysis Industry Experts.
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Object is a successful software development company with 20 years experience – but the only thing old fashioned about Object is its values. We value having the skills on-board and wanting to share that with our customers, this is what Object Training was founded upon - the willingness to assist our customers to share in our core talent and success. At Object - we relish in delighting our customers.
Because most of our courses are our own IP, Object Training can create training products can be tailored to our customer's unique working environment and that align with business needs. These programs are delivered with flexible delivery options and built upon our first-hand experiences in developing learning programs that align with the rapidly changing Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
We understand that all our customers have unique functions and requirements and we are able to react quickly to customer changes. This includes technological changes - to ensure that our training is absolutely current. Most of our courses; assessments; career path alignment and learning programs are targeted towards industry accreditations, where applicable, and can therefore internationally recognised
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Delivering comprehensive Training programs, covering a myriad of areas from Technology to Process and People, Dimension Data Learning Solutions (DDLS) is the training provider for companies wanting to understand new technologies and apply best practice. With 20 years experience providing high quality training, DDLS’ committed and skilled educators make the business of acquiring skills as relevant, flexible and convenient as possible. DDLS currently trains 80 of Australia’s top 100 ASX listed corporations and is confident in its ability to meet the training needs of individuals and organizations on a national level.....
DDLS’ intensive Business Analysis workshops will empower participants with a wide range of comprehensive skills, tools and techniques. The workshop lies the foundation for project success by performing enterprise analysis and participants broaden their knowledge about the requirements process through elicitation, discovery, documentation and validation techniques. Our facilitators bring real-world experience to every workshop and through a combination of presentations and hands-on exercises and provide an experiential environment where you can take risks and make adjustments based on your results before approaching large projects. All DDLS Business Analysis workshops are accredited by the International Institution of Business Analysis (IIBA), the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM).
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Holocentric, founded in 2003, is a privately-owned Australian company providing unique modelling and collaboration tools that allow you to create comprehensive models of your people, systems and processes, and the interdependencies between them, assisting with:
- Requirements definition
- Stakeholder engagement
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Continuous improvement
The flagship product, Holocentric Modeler, allows you to model anything from business processes through to system requirements and technical design. It has rich visualisation, allowing you to switch between different diagrams styles for technical and non technical audiences with ease. Holocentric models can be published through Modelpedia, as a fully navigable website and users can give feedback and collaborate in the form of discussion annotated to the published models. Tasks can be created from the discussion and fed back into the model for managing the change lifecycle.
With offices in Sydney and Canberra, Holocentric has customers in government, financial services, retail, infrastructure and distribution.
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Business Analysts Pty Ltd is a privately owned Australian company founded in 2004. We specialise in providing three core business analysis services to the public and private sector: Consulting, Training and Recruitment.
Business Analysis Consulting
Our consulting services specialise in assisting organisations establish, develop and maximise the outcomes of their business analysis capability through organisational development, whilst also providing business analysis services to execute the business analysis activities to deliver project deliverables.
Business Analysis Training
Business Analysts PL is an International Institute of Business Analysis IIBA® Endorsed Education Provider EEP® and our courseware content is aligned to the six knowledge areas of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge BABOK® v2.0. Business Analysts PL consultants have formal teaching qualifications or extensive training experience.
· Business Analysts Training;
· Business Analysis Coaching / Mentoring.
Business Analysis Recruitment
Business Analysts PL specialises in the recruitment of permanent business analysts for internal organisational capability. Our extensive network of business analysts and intimate knowledge of the BA skill set enables us to find the right BA for our clients the first time.
www.busanalysts.com.au
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The IIBA™ is the independent non-profit professional association serving the growing field of Business Analysis. Whatever your role—requirements management, systems analysis, business analysis, requirements analysis, project management, or consulting; the IIBA can help you do your job better.
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The Australian Business Analysis Association (ABAA) is a non-profit professional association with the objective to:
- Define the profession of Business Analysis
- Promote the profession and increase public awareness of Business Analysis
- Improve the practice of Business Analysis and the knowledge, competence and standing of its practitioners
- Represent the profession nationally and internationally
- Provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas |
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The PMI Melbourne Chapter is one of 6 state-based PMI chapters operating in Australia to provide support and on-going professional development to locally-based project management practitioners. The Chapter membership currently sands at around 1,500+ and enjoys growth and vibrancy reflected through member-focused services such as preparation for PMI Certification (among others CAPM and PMP), additional training events in risk, stakeholder engagement, earned value management, scheduling to name a few, free monthly events, special interest seminars, breakfast round-tables and other events of relevance and interest.
With over 300,000 members in more than 171 countries, PMI is the leading membership association for the project management profession. PMI is actively engaged in advocacy for the profession, setting professional standards, conducting research and providing access to a wealth of information and resources. PMI also promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking and community involvement opportunities.
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The Australian Computer Society (ACS) is the recognised association for those working in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), seeking to raise the standing of ICT professionals and represent their views to government, industry and the community. A member of the Australian Council of Professions, the ACS is the guardian of professional ethics and standards in the ICT sector, committed to ensuring the beneficial use of ICT for all Australians. It provides both members and non-members with opportunities for professional education, networking and certification, as well as enabling them to contribute to the development of their profession. |
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The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) represents 450 information and communications technology (ICT) member companies, from individual consultants to the world's leading multinational corporations. AIIA member companies employ 100,000 Australians, generate combined annual revenues of more that $40 billion and export more than $2 billion in goods and services each year....
AIIA's role is to lead and respresent the ICT sector in Australia to maximise the potential of the Australian industry, economy and society. As Australia's peak industry association for the ICT industry, AIIA sets the strategic direction of our industry and influences public policy, engages with government and community on behalf of industry, and provides members with business productivity tools, advisory services and market intelligence to accelerate their business growth.
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Sparx Systems specializes in high performance and scalable visual modeling tools for planning, designing and constructing software intensive systems. A leading vendor of innovative solutions based on UML, Sparx Systems’ flagship product, Enterprise Architect, is a powerful modeling environment. Providing key benefits for each stage of system development, Enterprise Architect is the design tool of choice for close to 200,000 registered users globally. |
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Within the past year, BA Times has quickly become the ultimate destination for the ever-growing Business Analyst community.
Our team keeps the site consistently updated with the latest news and in-depth articles within the industry, ensuring that BA Times is at the forefront of relevant content surrounding all developments regarding business/systems analysis, CBAP Certification, industry events and cutting-edge BA insights.
Most importantly, BA Times is committed to the advancement and recognition of the Business Analyst Community.
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