The Business Analyst at the Heart of an AI Initiative
Event Description
In many AI initiatives, Business Analysts face strong pressure from business experts who expect rapid, “intelligent” solutions, while technical teams demand precise data structures, clear constraints, and robust security considerations. Between ambitious expectations and high technical demands (SQL, data modeling, cybersecurity, detailed specifications), the BA is often the one holding the whole picture together.
In this session, Pierre Armand BIKELE, will share what it really means to be a Business Analyst inside an AI initiative. Based on his own experience, he will walk through the path from an initial business need, often expressed in vague terms, towards a concrete AI solution. Participants will see real challenges BAs face when business urgency, technical complexity, and security requirements all meet in the same project.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Recognize the specific pressures on BAs in AI initiatives: strong expectations from business experts, tight delivery timelines, and demanding technical prerequisites.
- Clarify the business need by moving from vague requests to a structured problem statement that balances business value, data reality, and technical feasibility.
- Understand why a minimum level of technical literacy helps BAs collaborate more effectively with AI and data teams.
About the Facilitator: Pierre Armand BIKELE, PMP, CBAP, CCA, PMI-PBA, PMI-ACP, SAFE
An experienced Business Analyst and leader in agile delivery, cybersecurity analysis, and digital transformation. With a solid engineering background (M.Eng) and project management expertise (MPM, PMI‑ACP, LPM), Pierre Armand BIKELE, has worked in environments where technical depth and business alignment are both critical.
In AI and data‑driven initiatives, Pierre Armand has often found himself at the junction where business experts push for ambitious intelligent solutions, while technical teams require clear data models, precise SQL‑level understanding, and strict cybersecurity considerations. This experience has shaped his conviction that today’s BA must combine strong business facilitation skills with a growing technical literacy: understanding data, being comfortable with concepts like SQL, and integrating security and risk constraints into everyday analysis work.
Passionate about sharing what really happens inside complex initiatives, he focuses on giving BAs practical tools, perspectives, and questions they can reuse when they are, themselves, at the heart of an AI initiative.
Event Details
Event Agenda:
- 6:00 - 6:10 Virtual Networking
- 6:10 - 6:25 Welcome & Introductions
- 6:25 - 7:25 Presentation and Q&A
- 7:25 - 7:30 Wrap Up
Who should attend:
- Open to all
- Business Analysts who want to work (or already work) on AI / data / advanced analytics initiatives
- BAs and Product Owners feeling the gap between business expectations and technical demands
- Leaders and project managers interested in understanding the BA’s real challenges in AI projects
Fee:
Free for any IIBA Members | $10 for Non-Members
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CDUs/PD Hours:
1 CDU towards recertification