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President's Message - February has lots to love
02/01/2024
Hi everyone, January, to me, is usually one of the longest months of the year for me. Yes, I do realize it is the same 31 days as several months in the year, but with the short daylight days, plus missing the holiday lights on many of the homes and working to get back in the rhythm of the...
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Welcome to a new year of possibilities
12/31/2023
Hi everyone and welcome to 2024. I don’t know about you, but my end-of-year rituals involve a number of exercises and activities I undertake. I invest the time to reflect on the past year, to the point where I do a "Year in Review" layout. I keep a daily journal and this is when I...
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Greetings for this wonderful time of the year
12/01/2023
I hope you have had the opportunity to attend some of the wonderful events hosted by our Chapter. Whether it is hearing from interesting guest speakers at our monthly meetings, attending one of our study group sessions, or a collaboration Lunch and Learn to focus on a specific technique with...
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My personal invitation to YOU - A note from the President
10/02/2023
Embracing the Colors of Fall   What do the colours of Fall and Business Analysts have in common? While the membership in the Ottawa-Outaouais Chapter range near and far, for those of us in the area, it is a vibrant time of year. Like Business Analysts, we come in many colours, and there’...
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A new season with some BIG PLANS (2023-24 President's Message)
09/17/2023
A new season with some BIG PLANS   Our amazing Leadership Team met in August to look at the past and plan for the future. This season we’ve set some very ambitious goals for the Ottawa-Outaouais Chapter and we look forward to having all of you be a part of the adventure...
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Congratulations to the 3 finalists of the GRAAL 2023 Award
05/24/2023
Congratulations to the 3 finalists of the 2023 GRAAL Award! The 2023 Grand Recognition of Achievement in Analysis and Leadership (GRAAL) Award Team has selected three finalist project teams for the 2023 GRAAL Award. These projects demonstrated strong business...
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Have your say at our Annual General Meeting in June!
04/26/2023
The 2023 Annual General Meeting of the IIBA Ottawa-Outaouais chapter will be held virtually on Tuesday, June 20 at 6:00 p.m. ET. What is the Annual General Meeting? The Annual General Meeting is where members in good standing of the IIBA Ottawa-Outaouais chapter meet to review the year...
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GRAAL 2023 Award season is underway...
03/12/2023
  The Grand Recognition of Achievement in Analysis and Leadership (GRAAL) Award was created to recognize the achievement of business analysis work. We present this award each year to a team that has distinguished itself by its leadership and application of the business...
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A sunny winter volunteer brunch
02/20/2023
After three long years of virtual chats and meetings due to the pandemic, a small group of current and former IIBA Ottawa-Outaouais chapter volunteers finally had the opportunity to come together in person on a sunny, cold January morning for a delicious brunch in downtown Ottawa.  This get...
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Festive fun at the 2022 Holiday Social
01/02/2023
What a festive way to celebrate the holidays!  We hope everyone who joined us at our December 20th Holiday Social had plenty of fun and laughs. Thank you to Emily Tom for guiding us through her custom BA-inspired advent calendar game, and to the team at JAM Sports for organizing us...
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