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Business Interrupted
Dates
5–6 Oct
2020 · Virtual
Format
Online
Fully virtual conference
Edition
9th
Southern Africa BA Summit
Theme
What’s Next?
Business Interrupted
About the 2020 Conference
When Business Was Interrupted
The 2020 Business Analysis Summit Southern Africa was held as a fully virtual conference — the first in the summit’s history to take place entirely online, following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic which prevented in-person gatherings worldwide.
Under the theme Business Interrupted: What’s Next?, the conference asked a question that was on every business analyst’s mind: with organisations forced to adapt overnight to remote work, digital delivery, and rapidly shifting priorities, what does the future hold for the BA profession? The summit brought together the community virtually to share insights, experiences, and strategies for navigating an unprecedented period of disruption.
The event was organised by IIBA Southern Africa, the official regional chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis.
Keynote Speakers
Opening & Closing Keynotes
Katlego Thaba
“With Great Uncertainty Comes Great Opportunity”
Monday 5 October · 8:30–9:10
Angie Doyle
“Bias Remorse: Is it too late to stop the impact of cognitive bias in business analysis?”
Monday 5 October · 3:40–4:20
Brennan Jacoby
“Analysing Trust: Developing a deeper understanding of what it means to be trusted”
Tuesday 6 October · 8:30–9:10
Conference Programme
Two Days · Three Tracks
Opening
Energise & Orientate
With Great Uncertainty Comes Great Opportunity
IIBA-SA Networking Lounge
Session Block 1 · 10:00–10:40
Track 1 · Listen
Leveraging IT to Navigate Through Uncertainty
Khethelo Malinga
Track 2 · Learn
Gamification: A Swiss Army Knife to Use Deliberately and with Care
Oluwakorede Asuni
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: Taking Business Analysis to the Next Level
Joe Newbert
Session Block 2 · 11:00–11:40
Track 1 · Listen
Attaining Individual Agility – The Secret is in the Wings
Edward Ngubane
Track 2 · Learn
Shoot Your Shot: Elevate Your Career
Inga Davids
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: The Power of a Mastermind
Mark Bruins
Session Block 3 · 12:00–12:40
Track 1 · Listen
Permanently Online, Permanently Connected: Implications of Online Vigilance for Business Analyst Professionals
Liezel Conradie
Track 2 · Learn
Unleashing the Power of Visual Thinking
Grant Wright
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: The Role of Business Analysts in Finance Agility
Biase De Gregorio
Changing Business Analysis
Session Block 4 · 1:40–2:20
Track 1 · Listen
Simplicity: The Art of Doing Less
Ryan Folster
Track 2 · Learn
Ask Me About Questions
Nicola Myers
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group – Visualising Business Analysis
Grant Wright
Session Block 5 · 2:40–3:20
Track 1 · Listen
Building a Digital Twin: Developing a Dynamic Simulation Model to Design, Develop and Optimise a Business Process
Winton Myers
Track 2 · Learn
Retrospect Yourself
Christina Lovelock
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: The BA is Dead, Long Live the BA!
Bryden Neville
Bias Remorse: Is it Too Late to Stop the Impact of Cognitive Bias in Business Analysis?
Reflections on the Conference So Far
Opening
Being a BA in the Chaos
Analysing Trust: Developing a Deeper Understanding of What it Means to Be Trusted
IIBA-SA Networking Lounge
Session Block 1 · 10:00–10:40
Track 1 · Listen
The Bottom Line in Abstract Thinking
Paul Benn
Track 2 · Learn
The Mindful Business Analyst
Kathy Berkridge
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: The Practice of Being a Trusted Advisor
Brennan Jacoby
Session Block 2 · 11:00–11:40
Track 1 · Listen
Business Analysis as a Catalyst for Digital Transformation
Karabo Kgotsane
Track 2 · Learn
From Chaos to Clarity – An Approach to Work Through Uncertainty
Ronak Sanghavi
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: Mindful Business Analysis
Kathy Berkridge
Session Block 3 · 12:00–12:40
Track 1 · Listen
Managing Requirement Risks: A Different Perspective
Anton Oosthuizen
Track 2 · Learn
Your Journey to Intellectual Capital is Just Two Steps Away: Learn to Learn & Learn to Manage It
Prasanthni Kalyanasundaram
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: Best Practices – What’s in Your Toolkit?
Ronak Sanghavi
Becoming the Best BA We Can
Session Block 4 · 1:40–2:20
Track 1 · Listen
D, E & I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Mean Nothing Without the Transformation
Paula Bell
Track 2 · Learn
Agile Modelling – Planting the Seeds of Better Project Success
James Neethling
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: It is Time to Get Your IIBA® Certification
Lucy Davies
Session Block 5 · 2:40–3:20
Track 1 · Listen
Fit for Purpose, Not Template BAs
Fahranaaz Fisher
Track 2 · Learn
Be Agile: The Business and the Analyst
Bola Adesope
Track 3 · Engage
Discussion Group: Are You Saying Diversity and Inclusion, but Acting in Assimilation?
Paula Bell
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