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Why should you attend?
• Learn more about BA foundation skills including
Requirements Analysis and Stakeholder Management
• Share experiences and network with your peers from
across New Zealand
• Gain insights from speakers from GE Capital, Ministry
of Social Development, ANZ, Statistics
New Zealand, Westpac, PlaceMakers, Kiwibank & more
• Want to learn more? Extend your conference
experience with our half day workshops
Supporting Organistions
Day One: 23 July 2013
8.30
9.00
Registration and Coffee
Opening remarks from the Chair
Stephen Soanes, Business Change Consultant, Equinox
9.10
9.55
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
• Considering becoming a Business
Analyst?
• Involved with project roles that include
into BA skills?
• Interested in refreshing your skills and
connecting with peers?
Quick-Fire: Stakeholder perspectives
How does the rest of the business see the BA? In this quick fire series hear from the
business, the developers and the tester perspective as to what they expect from a
BA and their experiences with the BA role.
Perspective 1: Project Manager
Perspective 2: Developer
Perspective 3: Tester
12.00
Quick-Fire Q&A
After hearing the three perspectives, ask your questions to our quick fire speakers.
12.20
Lunch
1.20
Masterclass: Project initiation – starting on the right foot
Business Analysis Skills Development
Forum. Designed to examine some of the
foundation skills of business analysis, this
case studies from companies including
2.20
as expert presentations from Davanti
Consulting, Optimation and Equinox.
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Certain information is required in order to have a smooth start to the project. In many
instances this role falls to the BA. In this masterclass, learn what you need to know
and what you need to find out to give your project the best chance of succeeding.
• Defining the problem and the affected stakeholders
• Understanding the project scope, timeframes and the associated inherent risks
• Producing the reference document to aid initial analysis
• Plans and project check-lists
Jennifer Wray, Senior Business Analyst, ANZ
Process mapping – how, why and best practice
A good process map should take into account the objectives or goals of the
business, the actual work being accomplished, as well as the impact of processes on
the stakeholders. Learn about how you can create a simple process map and what
you should keep in mind when creating your own.
• The four steps of process mapping: process identification, information gathering,
interviewing and mapping, and analysis
• Creating the process maps for the customer rather than the business
• Keeping an eye out for potential pitfalls – tips and tricks to avoid common mistakes
Elizabeth Rayner, Senior Business Analyst, Statistics New Zealand
as PlaceMakers and Kiwibank, as well
Exhibit at or sponsor
this event:
• Where does business analysis sit in the business?
• Where is the value added?
• Why BAs? The role of a business analyst in a software project
Suzanne Burgess, Senior Business Analyst,
Ministry of Social Development
11.00
Then you should be joining us at the
event gives you the opportunity to hear
Business Analysis in context – understanding the big picture
Morning break and refreshments
business analysis?
• Looking to gain knowledge and insight
What are the most desired skills for a BA to have? In this session we will discuss the
skills needed to be successful as a BA.
• What are the essential BA skills?
• Traits and identities – the qualities that are in demand for BAs
• Look to the future – what skills will help you on your BA career path?
Richard Wood CBAP, Business Analyst Leader, GE Capital; President,
IIBA New Zealand Chapter
10.40
Are you:
• New to the Business Analyst role?
The BA toolkit: Skills, traits and processes to keep in your back pocket
3.05
Afternoon break and refreshments
Masterclass: Communication for Business Analysts
3.25
Communication makes up a large part of a Business Analyst’s day-to-day role. In
this masterclass learn about the key communication skills for BAs and how you can
make your interactions more effective.
• Facilitation skills
• Assessing the communication playing field
• Interpersonal communication and personality traits
• Getting the message across: Written, oral and pictorial communication
Melanie Young, Manager Consultant, Davanti Consulting
Carla Hosken, Senior Manager, Davanti Consulting
Masterclass: Managing stakeholder relationships
4.25
The involvement of stakeholders in the development process is
essential to ensure the end product is not only useful, but fulfils
the requirements as set forth in the reference documents.
• How are the different groups involved?
• Identifying and talking with end users, subject matter experts,
and other integral stakeholders
• Prioritising time: balancing the most important requests for
time and information from stakeholders
• Best methods of communication
Matt Jones, Senior Business Analyst, Westpac
5.25
Summary remarks from the Chair and close of day one
5.30
Business Analyst Networking Function
10.35
10.55
Day Two: 24 July 2013
9.00
Welcome back from the Chair
Stephen Soanes, Business Change Consultant, Equinox
9.05
9.50
Case study: Ensuring everyone involved is on the right page and the project covers all in-scope items
Frameworks such as RACI are useful tools to ensure the right
stakeholders are given the right information, but for also setting
out roles and responsibilities. In this case study, learn from Mark
and Paeterasp as they discuss accountability for projects and
who needs to be kept in the loop at all times.
• Who is responsible for the project?
• Disseminating the right information to the relevant
stakeholders
• Assessing the overall scope items for the project – Using a
Context Model
• Assessing the benefits derived from undertaking the project –
Usage of a benefits map.
Paeterasp Vevaina, Senior Business Analyst, &
Mark Phillips, Manager: Non-Trade Applications,
PlaceMakers
WORKSHOPS
All Purpose Process Modelling
25 July 2013, 9.00 – 12.30
Masterclass: Understanding and getting
the best out of requirements
Arguably the biggest responsibility for the business analyst,
requirements gathering can provide invaluable information and
direction for the project. This masterclass will go over some
tried and true methods for requirement elicitation and the
process for defining and prioritising.
• Ensuring requirements gathered are relevant to the business
and the end goals
• Functional vs non-functional requirements and their different
uses
• Translating requirements into technical documentation
Ainsley Haslett, Business Analyst, NZ Super Fund
12.25
Lunch
1.25
Software development lifecycles and the BA
While the software development lifecycle can vary from
company to company and from methodology to methodology,
there are activities which bear similarities across the board.
• What is the software development lifecycle? Examining the
phases
• Understanding the responsibilities of the BA in the
development lifecycle
• Methods of software development including Agile and
Waterfall
Blair Loveday, Business Design Practices Director, &
David Morris, Agile Practices Director, Optimation
2.25
Afternoon break and refreshments
2.45
Masterclass: User Acceptance Testing
Now that the requirements have been defined and the
development is well underway, User Acceptance Testing or
UAT, is conducted to ensure the specifications are reached and
requirements covered. This masterclass will cover the process
involved with this
• Before UAT – fixing cosmetic and minor bugs prior to UAT
• Preparing for UAT and deciding the structure for the process
• Involving a subject matter expert to ensure requirements have
been attained
• Checking results against requirement documents
Peter Smeaton, Principal Consultant, Equinox
Case Study: Writing requirements that matter
It’s easy to talk to stakeholders, fill in the requirements template
and call it a job done; but it’s a lot more difficult to capture
what’s important and write requirements which are easy to
read. Using examples from working within a user centred
design team developing both physical and digital deliverables
this session takes you through identifying what’s important and
how to present it.
• Making the most of the time you have by going straight to the
coal face using observations, prototyping, walkthroughs and
discussion groups
• Getting to why – techniques which help you dig out the good
stuff, getting beyond the current world into what’s possible
• Writing for your audience, how to identify what will work, with
examples including writing for diverse groups
Penny Buckmaster, Interaction Design Manager, Kiwibank
Morning break and refreshments
4.15
Closing remarks from the Chair and close of Conference
How to Make Requirements Work in Your
Project
25 July 2013, 1.30 – 5.00
Regardless of which process methodology you use, process
modelling is a key component of good requirements elicitation and analysis. This workshop will cover practical and
effective uses of process modelling that support BA activities
and will gain buy-in from your stakeholders.
High quality requirements are the foundation of successful projects and
conversely, poor requirements are the most commonly reported reason for
project failure. This workshop will cover common challenges BAs face to
producing quality requirements, how to overcome these and a multitude
of practical, best practice advice for junior to intermediate BAs.
• Where and when to use process modelling
• Customising process modelling for your business / stakeholders
• How to use process modelling to drive requirements elicitation and analysis
• Process improvement – adding value to the project
• How to influence project initiation for the benefit of requirements analysis
• Requirements elicitation challenges and solutions
• Analysis: How to do it and when to stop
• Stakeholder management and communication
• Producing analysis deliverables that will help the project succeed
Facilitator: Andrew McNaughton
Andrew is an independent Business Analyst, Facilitator and Consultant.
Coming from a science background, he spent 10 years honing his skills in Telecommunications before going freelance. Andrew has
worked with organisations large and small across sectors such as Telecommunications, Health Sector and Software Development.
He is currently a Senior Business Analyst (contract) for Southern Cross Healthcare and a facilitator with Bright*Star developing and
delivering Business Analysis training.
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