IIBA Event – Nottingham - May 10th - 6pm

             ** THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED ** 

The BA role in Agile - Allan Kelly

The role and career path of the Business Analyst - Penny Pullan

Location:  Capital One,  Trent House,  Station Street,  Nottingham  NG2 3HX

The meeting finishes at 8.15pm when there will be a buffet and opportunity for a chat.

Attendance is FREE to IIBA members and non-members. 

The BA role in agile projects and Agile transition - Allan Kelly

The role of the BA is often misunderstood by Agile teams and few Agile methods have much to say about the BA role. Yet ensuring business needs are understood and met is essential.

In this session Allan Kelly will examine the role of BA and Product Owner in Agile teams and during the transition to Agile development. Using examples and research the session will look at:

• Where the BA fits in
• The challenges for a BA in an Agile team
• New responsibilities and new ways of working
• When the BA should take a backseat
• How less can lead to more business value

Allan Kelly helps companies achieve operational excellence in software development using Agile methods to improve effectiveness. He is a specialist in the transition to Agile development and the ongoing process improvement process which spans business and technology. He is the author of the book Changing Software Development: Learning to become Agile (2008) as well as many journal pieces on Agile, business and learning. He is currently working on new book of Patterns for Business Strategy.

The role and career path of the Business Analyst (facilitated discussion) - Penny Pullan

Penny Pullan - Director of Making Projects Work Ltd. is a certified facilitator as well as an experienced business analyst/project manager, who works with multinationals across industry sectors. She's currently writing 'The Short Guide to Facilitating Risk' for Gower (2011). In her past life, she developed BA and PM capability inside the IT arm of Mars Inc, ran a global programme to reduce the worst forms of child labour in West Africa as well as working on user interfaces for Logica and Astra Zeneca.