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Resilience is Not a Reflex: The Guide to Designing Stability in a Shifting World

13h50 - 14h40 Morongwa Golekanye / Senior Manager: Process Engineering and Business Analysis at Nedbank
Morongwa Golekanye

What if resilience wasn’t something you built after the fact but something you intentionally designed into your BA practices from the start? In this session, we’ll explore how Business Analysts can lead with foresight, calm and clarity even when the ground is shifting beneath them.

Drawing from real world experiences in high stakes programmes, we’ll examine how to embed adaptive thinking, flexible analysis techniques and collaborative leadership into everyday work. This isn’t about being reactive…it’s about becoming structurally and emotionally equipped to face uncertainty before it arrives. Whether you’re working with emerging technologies or navigating volatile priorities, you’ll walk away with practical frameworks to help your teams not only survive disruption but grow and thrive through it.

Key Takeaways

  1. The Anatomy of a Resilient BA Practice:Learn the essential components like mindsets, capabilities, and structures that underpin resilient business analysis.
  2. Proactive Tools for Navigating Uncertainty: Explore real world techniques such as scenario-based analysis, value stream mapping under duress and adaptable backlog prioritisation models.
  3. Leading with Strategic Calm: Discover leadership behaviours that support emotional resilience and help teams stay focused during chaos.
  4. Designing Processes That Pivot: Learn how to build business processes that can flex under pressure without sacrificing quality or outcomes.
  5. Embedding Resilience into BA Culture: Understand how to foster resilience through rituals, reflection and continuous learning.

About the Speaker

Morongwa Golekanye is a curious strategist, passionate mentor and resilience enthusiast who thrives at the intersection of business analysis, process engineering, project delivery and purposeful leadership.

With over 15 years of progressive experience spanning accross consulting, taxation, telecommunications, banking, enterprise transformation and a deep commitment to people, she leads with clarity even in the face of complexity, crafting human-centered solutions that deliver real impact.

Morongwa brings a fresh perspective to leadership in times of uncertainty. Whether shaping strategy, coaching professionals/aspiring analysts, or facilitating meaningful conversations, she is driven by a singular goal: to empower both people and systems to thrive, especially under pressure.