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BusinessAnalystWorld is one of the leading educational training conferences for business analysts. As an endorsed education provider, BAW offers attendees CDU’s and PDU’s for each hour of learning. Delegates can acquire up to 28 credits over a four day period. With the support of the dedicated Advisory Board, along with the local IIBA Chapters, our goal is to provide the insight, tools, and relationships necessary for project success.

This year, we are “Bringing It All Together” in a four day event featuring over 25 innovative symposia sessions, 2 workshop days and non-stop networking.

The following pages will prove that BusinessAnalystWorld is an event not to be missed. Symposia sessions are facilitated by leading experts and practitioners while the workshop program provides a ‘deeper-dive’ into pertinent subject matter. Our flexible registration process allows you to create a package that bests suits your time and budget.

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“The wide mix of presentation and discussion topics were great. It was a great experience and I will be attending in the future and recommending it to others.” - John Kennedy, President, Kennedy Consulting Group

“This was my second visit to the BA World event, and once again I found it very useful. I met many peers with different experiences and attended some great sessions!” - Amy VanKauwenbergh, CUNA Mutual Group, Business Analyst

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SPECIAL GROUP RATE!$249.00* The deadline for this group rate is October 16, 2016. Please mention that you are attending BAWorld Chicago. Limited rooms available at group rate.

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BAW CHICAGO DELIVERS INCREDIBLE VALUE

In just a few value-packed days, your investment will pay off in increased skills, knowledge, resources, and a powerful professional network. Combine those with renewed motivation, and BAW is clearly your must-attend training event of the year. Registration includes premium training, expert faculty and peer networking including:

• Earn up to 28 CDUs and PDUs• 25+ learning opportunities• Conference takeaways• Proceedings for all sessions provided online for pre-event and post-event access• Access to special low hotel rates• Meals and social events



Most change models don’t address how to increase our capacity to handle change. Resilience does. Resilience is the ability to remain productive, particularly during change. Research has shown that resilience can be learned. We don’t need to be born with it! In today’s projectized world of large scale change, the BA and PM’s ability to display resilience is a critical element of success. Successful Bas and PMs channel the energy of change to assist their teams and their organizations in achieving better project outcomes. The key for us is to develop our ability to be strategic and not reactive

We all have dreams and aspirations for something better. A better job, more recognition, experience in a new domain, a happier life, or maybe just a new hairstyle. So I can’t offer much help on hair styling, but I can share some tips and stories on how to exploit your uniqueness to create the very best possible version of YOU. After working and consulting for over 25 years, I’ve learned that the secret to happiness isn’t being the best in your field, but fulfilling your potential. Together we’ll explore why leveraging your strengths is far better than trying to fix weaknesses. We’ll experience inspirational examples of how you can overcome fears that are holding you back. We’ll play “Where’s Waldo?” to discover how personal branding is the key to opening doors. You don’t’ want to miss this fun, engaging and possibly politically incorrect session.

The age-old adage that what got us here won’t get us to what’s next applies to BA’s just as much as it does to anyone else. With that in mind, and with the recent release of the BABOK 3.0, now is the perfect time to engage in a global discussion about what business analysis really means. This session seeks to further that conversation by exploring 5 simple (but not always easy!) things BA’s everywhere need to do right now.

Let’s face it, there are just some conversations that you don’t want to have. There are some people you simply don’t want to talk to. What happens when we don’t? Everyone loses. It is perfectly natural for us to avoid difficult conversations. We fear rejection, retaliation, emotional outbreaks, the dismissal of our ideas, and those incredibly awkward moments. However, many conversations need to be had. The solution is not going to work and one person is the roadblock, the performance of an individual is lower than expected, an individual’s behavior is impeding team productivity, someone is dominating too much, and the list goes on and on. If we want healthy, productive teams and projects, crucial conversations must be had.

Its time to stop ranting, raving, complaining and avoiding, and to start having meaningful, persuasive conversations that make an impact. Are you ready for less stress and more successful conversations? Do you want behaviors to change? Do you want ideas to be heard? Then its time we have a crucial conversation about crucial conversations. This highly interactive and dynamic keynote will take you on a journey to discover the critical concepts of crucial conversations that will help you effectively discuss what matters most.

MONDAY NOVEMBER 14, 20168:30am - 9:45am

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 20168:30am - 9:45am

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS

MONDAY NOVEMBER 14, 20163:45pm - 5:00pm

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 20163:45pm - 5:00pm

GREGG BROWNBUILDING LEADERSHIP RESILIENCE: 5 STRATEGIES FOR BA’S TO INCREASE THEIR EFFECTIVENESS DURING CHANGE

HANS ECKMANBECOMING THE BEST VERSION OF YOU!

SINIKKA WAUGH5 THINGS BA'S SHOULD BE DOING RIGHT NOW

BOB PRENTISSCRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: 5 CRITICAL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU EFFECTIVELY DISCUSS WHAT REALLY MATTERS MOST



CONFERENCE AT-A-GLANCE SYMPOSIA SESSIONS

8:30am -9:45am

3:45pm - 5:00pm

12:15pm - 1:15pm

10:00am - 11:00am

11:15am - 12:15pm

1:15pm - 2:15pm

2:30pm - 3:30pm

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Difficult Business ConversationsSarah Neville,

Open Line

What’s In Your Mobile Analysis Toolkit Jack Cox,

CapTech Consulting.com

How a Kindergarten Color Chart Can Help us Understand Business Logic

Paul Mulvey,Sage Software

The Agile Business Analyst Bob Prentiss,Bob the BA

Rethinking the BA Team Jerry Loza,

HighPoint Global

Story-Mapping: How an Agile BA Can Create a Better Roadmap

Stephanie Vineyard,Excella Consulting

Badass Business Analysis Techniques! Bob Prentiss,Bob the BA

Fail Fast – Fail Safe Paul Crosby,Bob the BA

MINDING THE GAPEngaging Four Generations

in the Workplace Sarah Neville,

Open Line

Resistance is Futile - Successfully Managing Project-Driven Change

Colleen McGraw,Independent

Change Management Tools & Techniques Sinikka Waugh,

Your Clear Next Step

Agile BAs Think Like FreaksFaye Thompson,CareWorks Tech

Discover Requirements, Do Not Gather Them

Manjit Singh,Agilious LLC

Who Are We Building This For, Anyway?Faye Thompson,CareWorks Tech

Exploring Collaborative Games for Requirements

Angela Wick,BA-Squared, LLC

OPENING REMARKS & KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONBuilding Leadership Resilience: 5 Strategies For BAs

To Increase Their Effectiveness During ChangeGregg Brown, TidalShift Inc

LUNCH BREAK

MONDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2016 BUSINESS ANALYSISSOFT SKILLS

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2016 | 8:30am - 4:30pm

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE | FULL DAY WORKSHOPS

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION Becoming The Best Version Of You!

Hans Eckman, Suntrust Bank

HANS ECKMANBECOMING THE BEST VERSION OF YOU!

COCKTAIL & NETWORKING RECEPTION



8:30am -9:45am

3:45pm - 5:00pm

12:15pm - 1:15pm

10:00am - 11:00am

11:15am - 12:15pm

1:15pm - 2:15pm

2:30pm - 3:30pm

Growing Social Resilience and Drive Project Velocity

Lou Russell,Russell Martin & Associates

Writing User Stories? You’re Doing It Wrong!

Dave Saboe,Mastering Business Analysis

Enterprise Analysis: That Twinkle in Their Eye

Paul Crosby,Bob the BA

Agile Product Ownership And Business Analysis - Models Of Collaboration

To Get To Viable Products! Angela Wick,

BA-Squared, LLC

All on Board? How to Ensure Your Team, Sponsor and Key Stakeholders Are Truly

Committed for SuccessKathy Jo Connors,

Connors Enterprises and Consulting, LLC

How to be a Business Analyst in an Agile Environment

Bob Prentiss,Bob the BA

Effective Job Shadowing - Adapting Key Concepts from Conceptual Inquiry

David De Witt,NueVista Group

Using Innovation to Drive Cultural Changes

Hans Eckman,SunTrust Bank

I’m OK, You’re an Idiot:Managing Project Churn

Lou Russell,Russell Martin & Associates

Secrets to Becoming a Fair-Minded Critical Thinker

Dayle Beyer,Inspire Excellence Learning

Transformational Leadership in the Millennium Age

Linda Miller,iMind Transformation

What’s in Your Toolbox to Drive Innovation and Creativity?

Angela Wick,BA-Squared, LLC

BPM Got Talent Sandeep Johal,

Leonardo Consulting

The Right Stuff: Problem Solving for BA’s Sinikka Waugh,

Your Clear Next Step

Design Thinking IS Good Business Analysis

Dave Saboe,Mastering Business Analysis

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION5 Things BA’s Should Be Doing Right Now

Sinikka Waugh

LUNCH BREAK

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2016

You can find the session descriptions at www.pmbaconferences.com/chicago/program-overview.html Sessions may change prior to event, look for more information at the website

BUSINESS ANALYSISSOFT SKILLS

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 17, 2016 | 8:30am - 4:30pm

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!Crucial Conversations: 5 Critical Concepts To Help You

Effectively Discuss What Really Matters MostBob Prentiss, Bob The BA

BOB PRENTISSCRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS: 5 CRITICAL CONCEPTS TO HELP YOU EFFECTIVELY DISCUSS WHAT REALLY MATTERS MOST



BUSINESS ANALYSISSHARED SKILLS

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

Change Management Tools & Techniques Sinikka Waugh, Your Clear Next Step Change on projects is inevitable, so why are we so surprised when things change? Why do project changes still create so much churn? Why does change create such a disruption in the project schedule and process? Why are there stakeholders who don’t know about changes or who aren’t consulted in time? Even if we try to protect the iron triangle of scope, time, and cost, why do changes seem so disrupting? Can’t we do this better? In this session, Change expert Sinikka Waugh will uncover specific, tactical, practical, and applicable tools to apply on projects that are designed to help Project Managers and the team anticipate, plan for, and manage project change more effectively. Get a better grip on change and be prepared for the next time something changes on your project. As a bonus, participants will leave with a template to request, record, and track change on projects.

Audience: All Skill Level: Intermediate

8:30am - 4:30pm

Badass Business Analysis Techniques! Bob Prentiss, Bob the BA Badass Business Analysis techniques? You might be thinking “Cool! What are those?” or “I know lots of techniques already so this session probably is not going to be of any help”. Before you make any decisions, let me ask you the following question: Do any of the statements below ring true regarding a meeting you either recently attended or facilitated? The attendees during the brainstorming session were all zombified by the approach and the results. The icebreaker was frozen solid and “Let It Go” was all anyone could say. The decision model failed to make a decision and everyone muttered “thanks for wasting my time” as they left the room. The process modeling session took so long someone literally fell asleep at the table. If you have seen or experienced any of those scenarios, you might want to rethink the techniques you are using. Businesses today are changing rapidly. The same old techniques that you have been using may not be living up to the agility and speed required to succeed in this new dynamic marketplace of change. Are you ready to learn and practice some new and very helpful techniques you have never heard of before? Are you ready to expand your frame of reference and re-look at how you facilitate? It does not take a Badass Business Analyst to learn these new techniques, but if you are willing, you are well on your way to becoming a Badass Business Analyst!

Audience: BA Skill Level: All

Exploring Collaborative Games for Requirements Angela Wick, BA-Squared, LLC You have seen the new technique in the BABOK and want to explore it more! Come join us for a fun play date to play some requirements collaborative games. We will introduce, discuss, and play some collaborative games that will inspire you to work with your stakeholder differently to elicit, analyze and prioritize requirements. Come out and play!


WEDNESDAYNOVEMBER 16

8:30am - 4:30pm

8:30am - 4:30pm

“Hearing from others in my industry about the challenges they face; commonality of issues across organizations; opportunities to address some of these issues as expressed by other attendees.”- Fred Henderson, Fireman’s Fund Insurance - Senior Director



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NETWORKING

BUSINESS ANALYSISSHARED SKILLS

Secrets to Becoming a Fair-Minded Critical Thinker Dayle Beyer, Inspire Excellence Learning To foster decision making, creativity and innovation, it is essential to be a critical thinker. Critical thinkers understand the big picture (systems thinking) as well as the details. They bring system thinking, logical thinking and creative thinking to bear on any situation. They question information, conclusions and points of view. They strive to be clear, precise and relevant. They seek to think beneath the surface, to be logical and fair. This course provides a practical framework for understanding critical thinking and provides strategies for developing critical thinking in all business and technical arenas. During this session, you will hear concepts which can dramatically improve your thinking to help you to consciously make faster and well thought out decisions. Additionally, you will: - Understand a practical framework for developing solid critical thinking skills. - Realize the fallacies and consequences of stinking thinking - Identify the three main kinds of thinkers - Know how to identify and solve the right problems and opportunities with problem-solving and appreciative inquiry models.

Audience: All Skill Level: Intermediate

8:30am - 4:30pm

How to be a Business Analyst in an Agile Environment Bob Prentiss, Bob the BA Confused by Agile? Don’t know how you fit in as a Business Analyst? There are many approaches to Agile but very few initially address how the Business Analyst fits into the approach. This 1-day course helps to identify how the Business Analyst performs their work giving them the essential skills to successfully navigate an Agile environment.


The Right Stuff: Problem Solving for BA’s Sinikka Waugh, Your Clear Next Step With practical, hands-on examples, this highly interactive workshop-style session will teach participants how to identify the right problem, uncover the right solution, and put the right action plan into place. This session focuses on easy-to-apply tips that will help audiences solve even the most complex problems head-on, without getting overwhelmed by the problems they’re currently facing or becoming distracted by the first solution that comes along. This session will introduce a repeatable, proven problem-solving process that includes key components for successful decision-making and action planning, and tips to ensure that problem solvers can get to the best possible solution as efficiently as possible. The session will wrap up with next steps and action-planning so participants feel empowered to tackle whatever problem gets thrown at them!


MORNING NETWORKING Monday, November 14th and Tuesday, November 15th, 7:00am-8:30amSay good morning to your BA & PM peers while having a continental breakfast and a coffee. NETWORKING LUNCHES Monday, November 14th and Tuesday, November 15th from 12:15pm to 1:15pmFind a table and a new friend. Lunch will be a time for you to meet other professionals and discuss session topics. You never know what you might learn or who you might meet!COCKTAIL & NETWORKING RECEPTION Monday, November 14th from 5:00pm - 6:00pmJoin us for mixing and mingling with colleagues and peers! Each attendee receives a free drink and appetizers will be served. Enjoy the company, share notes and meet our exhibitors, sponsors and partnered associations. Best of all there is no charge to attend!

THURSDAYNOVEMBER 17

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