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Thriving in the Next Normal
Dates
3–5 Oct
2022
Venue
Hilton
Sandton, Johannesburg
Speakers
35+
across all sessions
Tracks
4
Acknowledge · Adapt · Align · Accomplish
About the 2022 Conference
The 10th Edition — Back in Person
After two years of virtual-only gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 Business Analysis Summit Southern Africa marked a historic milestone — the 10th edition of Southern Africa’s premier BA conference, and the first large-scale physical event for the community post-lockdown.
Under the theme Thriving in the Next Normal, the conference brought together over 35 speakers and hundreds of delegates at the Hilton Sandton, Johannesburg, from 3–5 October 2022. The programme explored how business analysts can not only survive but thrive in a transformed post-COVID landscape — adapting skills, aligning with organisational goals, and delivering real business value.
The conference was organised by IIBA Southern Africa, the official regional chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis.
Conference Tracks
Four Tracks · One Journey
Track 01
Acknowledge
Foundation and awareness-building — recognising the changed landscape and what it means for business analysis practice.
Track 02
Adapt
Adapting to change and new ways of working — evolving methodologies, stakeholder engagement, and analytical skills.
Track 03
Align
Aligning with business objectives and strategy — bridging the gap between analysis and organisational direction.
Track 04
Accomplish
Delivering value and achieving business outcomes — translating analysis into impact and measurable results.
Full Programme
Conference Schedule
Morning Workshops — 09:00 to 12:30
Our Adapted Journey in Using Visual Facilitation Techniques
Great Leaders Communicate Well, Do You?
Lunch
Lunch
Afternoon Workshops — 13:30 to 17:00
Maintaining a Curious Mindset
A Framework for Wireframes — A step-by-step guide on how to create prototypes your stakeholders will love
Opening
Registration & welcome coffee
Opening Remarks — IIBA SA President & Track Chairs
Growing your Business Analysis Thought Leadership
Tea break & exhibition
Session Block 1 — 10:00 to 10:50
Canine Requirements: Every dog has his day!
Back to the Feature: A practical guide to iterative analysis
The Problem you are Solving is the Problem
Data Quality: A means to an end (Virtual)
Session Block 2 — 11:00 to 11:50
Canine Requirements: Every dog has his day! (continued)
Mind the Gap: Navigating the divide
MVPs Demystified: Moving from scope discussions to fast customer learning
Timelines of the Business Analyst (Virtual)
Session Block 3 — 12:00 to 12:50
Intentional Business Value
MVPs Demystified (continued)
The Business Analysis Mindset (Virtual)
Lunch
Lunch & exhibition
Session Block 4 — 13:50 to 14:40
You are doing Agile, but are you Agile?
There’s a Fire on the Mountain
Tell me why · Shifting the mindset from project to product · Maximising Business Value by Pivoting to Product
Session Block 5 — 14:50 to 15:40
Nice BAs Don’t get the Corner Office
Reimagining Stakeholder Engagement in a Digital World (Virtual)
What if Collaboration, Conversation, and a Belligerent Focus on the Customer were the Norm?
Closing
Afternoon tea
Born to Lead: Stepping out of the project shadows to become a lighthouse for business change
Networking reception
Opening
Registration & morning coffee
The Importance of Data Science in Business Analysis
Tea break & exhibition
Session Block 1 — 09:30 to 10:20
Slipping through my fingers: the stakeholder that got away
How to be a Technical Business Analyst
Re-contextualising the Role of Data as a Product
Session Block 2 — 11:20 to 12:20
A Framework for Application Rationalization in a Company with Distributed Sites
Reengineering the IIBA-SA Member Value Proposition
Successful Stakeholder Engagement using the Stakeholder Engagement Canvas
The Matrix and the Next Normal
Business Process Management: Is there a need for an African variant? (Virtual)
Lunch
Lunch & exhibition
Session Block 3 — 13:20 to 14:10
Critical Thinking for the Critical Analyst
The Art that is Analysis: An exploration of visualisation
Product Development, meet Value Innovation: A new way forward
Closing
Afternoon tea
Where to Next for Business Analysis?
Closing Remarks & Conference Close
Keynote Speakers
Three Keynotes
Eno Eka
Founder, Business Analysis School
“Growing your Business Analysis Thought Leadership”
Monday 4 October · 08:30–09:30
Joe Newbert
Chief Training Officer, Business Change Academy
“Born to Lead: Stepping out of the project shadows to become a lighthouse for business change”
Monday 4 October · 16:00–17:00
Talifhani Banks
CEO, Analytics Advertising
“The Importance of Data Science in Business Analysis”
Tuesday 5 October · 08:00–09:00
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