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Title:: A Visit from Kathleen Barrett, CEO IIBA
When:: 2010.10.13 - 2010.10.13 05.30 h - 08.30 h
Where:: Crowne Plaza Valley Forge - King of Prussia
Category:: Best Practices

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Kathleen Barret, President, CEO, IIBA® visits the Greater Philadelphia chapter

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A Members-Only Event
A sit down dinner at the Crowne Plaza hotel in King of Prussia

With over 12,000 members and over 90 chapters worldwide, we are fortunate to have Kathleen Barret visit our region. This is our chapter's first members-only event. Come join us as a new or current member, meet Kathleen, and hear her present ...

From Tactical to Strategic:
A Business Analysts Path to Leadership

For many business analysts, they are faced with the question of “What do I want to be when I grow up?”, unfortunately more often than not their questions remained unanswered or they are encouraged to move towards a project management role. There is hope, with the recognition of the Business Analyst profession taking on more of a spotlight within organizations, the prospect of moving through a career path, from tactical to strategic is becoming a reality. Through careful competency development, coaching and mentoring, management support, certification etc. the realization of playing an integral role in the strategic direction of an organization can be realized. While it is not an easy endeavor, and does not happen overnight, finely practiced, disciplined and structured skills must be carefully nurtured, and applied before making the leap.

Great leaders start their journey applying some very technical skills and hone them with the application of business skills, including, business acumen, critical thinking and problem solving, coaching and mentoring, organizational change to name a few. They validate their skills with certification, and based on their area of interest of subject matter expertise, can practice them in a variety of strategically positioned disciplines.

This presentation will guide it’s participants through the key ingredients necessary to move from a tactical role as a business analyst to a strategic role within their organization; ingredients will include;

1. Competency Development
a. The alignment of the IIBA®’s Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®)
b. The business skills necessary to make the transition

2. Career Path Alternatives

3. The supporting mechanism required to help drive the competencies forward through a
structured and disciplined approach via the BA Center of Excellence.

Kathleen Barret became International Institute of Business Analysis’s full-time President and CEO in June 2009 after having held the role as a volunteer since the organization’s inception in October 2003. IIBA, a professional association for Business Analysts, focuses on defining and enhancing the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK®) and implementing a certification program for qualified practitioners.

With over 25 years of experience in information technology, Kathleen has held many roles including most recently, managing offshore software development work for a large financial service organization. Her involvement in the field of business analysis began when she was asked to create a centre of competency for BAs for her company. She is experienced in CMMI and benchmarking, and through her many years of consulting, brings cross industry knowledge to her role at IIBA.

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Venue

Venue:: Crowne Plaza Valley Forge - Website
Street:: 260 Mall Boulevard
ZIP:: 19406
City:: King of Prussia
State:: PA
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