Event Presentations 2021-2022

[Virtual] March Meeting | The 21st Century 

Vanessa Khan (Honours BA), Business Analyst, Author, and Speaker on Thought Leadership, provided great insights and practical advice to up-and-coming and experienced BAs.

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[Virtual] February Meeting | The "P" in Product is ... 

During Bola Adesope's enlightening and entertaining presentation, we explored the art of product innovation. As an experienced Business Transformation Consultant, Speaker, Trainer, and Coach, Bola shared the insights that this is the era of products, and product design should be about the needs of the clients.

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[Virtual] Lunch and Learn Series | Technique Boutique - Lightweight Documentation

Our facilitator, Ian Gotts, provided us with many helpful tips and best practices for lightweight documentation that provides content, connections and context. We are grateful to Ian for sharing his experience and insights with us!

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[Virtual] January Meeting | Bringing Data to L.I.F.E. and Life to Data

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[Virtual] December Meeting | 2021 Holiday Social and 15th Anniversary Celebration

We closed out the year with great conversation, a game of Survey Says, and toasted the holidays and 15 years of success!

[Virtual] November Meeting | Exploring Different Project Approaches (Traditional versus Agile)

Stephanie Lachman-Doucet explained the key considerations of each approach, and how a business analyst will contribute to the success of each type of project.

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[Virtual] October Meeting | Stakeholder Empathy - Put your heart into your Business Analysis Work

In this meeting, Emily Tom, an independent consultant specialized in business analysis, taught us how to understand what is in the hearts and minds of our stakeholder as this in addition to other key techniques will make stakeholder engagement be smoother.

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[Virtual] September Meeting | The BA Slipping into the World of a Product Owner

In our first meeting of the season, Marcus Udokang, a well-versed IT consultant specialized in project management and business analysis, walked us through the vital role that product owners play, the skills needed to excel in the role and what it takes to be successful as a Product Owner. 

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