Iain GillespieHead of Business Analysis and Strategic Investment – BarclaycardIIBA UK Board Member – Communities

IIBA North West Event

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What is the IIBA?

• Established in 2003 in Toronto

• Founding members realised the importance of analytical thought in business

• Now the largest organisation in the world solely dedicated to business analysis

• Chapters now cover: Africa, Asia/Pacific, Canada, Europe/Middle East, Latin America/Caribbean & United States

Value of BA

BABOK

Career

Practice

Certify

Idea Share

IIBA Goals

Benefits of Membership…

BA Body of Knowledge & Agile

Online Library of 300 Books

Discounts on Certification Training

Knowledge Sharing through IIBA Online

Quick Tips BA eBulletin

BA Competency Model

Events and Networking

What does the bookstore look like…

Not like this!

What does the bookstore look like…

Regularly updated online library of all kinds of literature…

What does the bookstore look like…

Easily navigated, clear information…

What is the BABOK?

A collation of knowledge from the industry, reflecting current best practices, including Agile

What does the BABOK cover?

Knowledge areas covered…

The BA Competency Model…

Aligned to the BABOK and allows for assessment against it…

The BA Competency Model…

Aligned to the BABOK and allows for assessment against it…

IIBA UK Member Benefits…

UK Centric Network

Discounts on UK Events

Access to UK Webinars

Discounts on BA Conferences

UK Based Knowledge Sharing

Discounts on UK BA Certifications

UK Based Prizes!

The plans for the UK Chapter…

• Improve non-event based Knowledge Share

• Improve professionalism and interaction with

website

• Improve professionalism and interaction with website

• Make it easier to sign up and renew

• Get more members• Get more corporate

members

• Run more of them!• Improve the content

of each – community focus

Events Membership

Knowledge SharingWebsite

Voice of the North West Community?

Events

• Content?• Format?• Speakers?• Price?• Venues?• Regularity?

Members

• Benefits?• Value?• Community?• Access to?• Open up?

KnowledgeTransfer• How to?• Member

Driven?• Centrally

Driven?• What?• When?

Website

• Information?• Community

feel?• Access to help?• Usability?• Content?

Review and Q&A?

Review and Q&A