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Business Analysis — Pushing Boundaries
Dates
28–30 Sep
2015
Venue
DoubleTree
Cape Town
Speakers
20+
across all sessions
Tracks
3
Innovation · Fundamentals · Tools
About the 2015 Conference
The 4th Edition — Back in Cape Town
The 2015 Business Analysis Summit Southern Africa returned to Cape Town, this time at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Woodstock — pushing the conversation around business analysis into new territory with the theme "Business Analysis — Pushing Boundaries".
The conference brought together international thought leaders including Richard Larson and Elizabeth Larson from Watermark Learning in the USA, alongside South African practitioners and speakers from IQ Business, Tharollo Consulting, Britehouse, and others. Three thematic tracks ran across both conference days, spanning innovation and strategy, core BA fundamentals, and practical tools and techniques.
The conference was presented by the South Africa Chapter of IIBA in partnership with SBS Conferences.
Conference Tracks
Three Tracks · Two Days
Track A / D
Innovation & Strategy
Exploring innovation in business analysis and strategic thinking — how BAs can drive and shape organisational direction rather than simply responding to it.
Track B / E
BA Fundamentals
Core business analysis skills, soft skills, and professional effectiveness — from order-taker to influencer, and from novice to experienced practitioner.
Track C / F
Tools & Techniques
Practical BA tools, requirements techniques, and analytical methods that practitioners can apply immediately in their day-to-day work.
Full Programme
Conference Schedule
Morning Workshops — 08:30 to 12:00
From Order Taker to Influencer: Becoming a Trusted Advisor
Business Analysis Ethics
Secrets of Agile Collaboration
ABC — Building the Agile Business Case
Afternoon Workshops — 13:00 to 17:00
From Personal Effectiveness to Delivery Success — A BA's Journey with NLP
Pushing the Boundaries of Communication in Business Analysis
Thinking like a Detective: the Art and Science of Information-Gathering
Opening Keynote — 08:30 to 09:30
The Entrepreneurial BA
Session Block 1 — 09:40 to 10:30
Business Analysis — It's Time to Come of Age
The Real Value of Business Analysis — Facilitating Problem Solving
The Lego Approach: Capturing Requirements as Reusable Components
Session Block 2 — 10:50 to 11:40
C-Suite Business Analysis — Unlocking the True Potential of the BA
UML for Business Analysts
Visual Storytelling — Seeing the Bigger Picture of Big Data
Session Block 3 — 11:50 to 12:40
Bad BA'haviours: 8 BA Types You Should Fire to Ignite Innovation
The Indispensable BA: Becoming a Compass for Change
Help! My Team's Gone Agile!
Lunch
Lunch & Refreshments
Session Block 4 — 13:40 to 14:30
From 'BA' to 'CA' — Pushing Out the Boundaries
A Business Analyst Role in a Start-up versus a Mature Organisation
The Agile Analyst Mindset
Session Block 5 — 14:40 to 15:30
The Future of Business Analysis
The Maturing of Business Analysis — Three Waves
Travelling Light — The Pros and Perils of Lean Documentation
Plenary — 16:00 to 17:00
No to Death by PowerPoint! — How to Mesmerise Without Slides
Opening Keynote — 08:00 to 09:00
Constructive Environmental Scepticism — How Exaggerated Business Fears Can Affect Business
Session Block 1 — 09:10 to 10:00
Becoming a Champion of Strategy
How Business Analysts Can Get Ahead of the Skills Curve
BABOKv3
Session Block 2 — 10:30 to 11:20
Business Process Architecture: Aligning Process with Strategy
Think Like a BA, Act like a Consultant
Ensuring You Are Building the Right Product Through Agile and CEM
Session Block 3 — 11:30 to 12:20
Professional Careers: A Long and Winding Road — Being a Professional in the Knowledge Economy
Fit for Purpose — A Case Study in Communicating Requirements More Effectively
The Business Analyst and Big Data
Lunch
Lunch
Closing Keynote — 13:15 to 14:15
What's Hot and What's Not
Panel Discussion — 14:15 to 15:05
Closing Panel Discussion
Featured Speakers
Notable Presenters
Richard Larson
Watermark Learning — USA
Workshop and conference presentations on influence, requirements elicitation, and professional BA practice
28–30 September 2015
Elizabeth Larson
Watermark Learning — USA
Workshop facilitation and presentations on influencing without authority and stakeholder collaboration
28–30 September 2015
Douglas Kruger
Author & Keynote Speaker
Pushing boundaries — inspiration and strategic thinking for ambitious professionals
September 2015
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