2021 Chapter Meeting Presentations
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February 2022 Katharine Chajka - Agile and Beyond
March 2022 Kevin Corkrean - Facilitation through Chaos
April 2022 Tom Tomasovic - All About Certified Business Data Analytics (CBDA) - the practice and IIBA certification
May 2022 Russel Cotter - Psychitecture
June 2022 Karl Wiegers - The Thoughtless Design of Everyday Things
July 2022 Summer Social
November 2022 11th Annual BACon Conference
December 2022 Happy Holidays!
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Agile and Beyond
It is hard to believe that Agile practices are now over 20 years old!
Agile practices have become mainstream in software development over the past several years. Agile practices are now moving beyond development teams, expanding into other areas of the company, such as security and HR. Most importantly, organizations are starting to take a “Systems View” to start to gain the benefits of lean and agile techniques in order to provide best value to their business and customers.
Katharine will share current trends and common pitfalls that she sees as organizations evolve to scale lean and agile practices across the entire organization. Some of the practices will include OKRs, “Business Agility,” the shift from “Project to Product” (and what that may mean for agile and project management type roles), Agile for non-software projects, Value Stream Management, and more.
Katharine Chajka
Katharine Chajka is a Principal Flow Advisor at Tasktop.
Katharine has 20+ years of experience improving the focus on and delivery of value to customers worldwide. Katharine began her career in Manufacturing as a software engineer and Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt in the Defense Industry. Katharine then brought her Lean Background to knowledge work in a large variety of roles in Software Development using a large variety of frameworks and methodologies. Roles include development roles (BA, QA, Dev), Project Management, Cost Account Management, a large variety of Agile Roles (SM, RTE, Agile Coach, Transformation Lead), and ultimately training and coaching those new to Lean Portfolio and Product Management.
For the past several years, Katharine has taught and coached 1000s of people across all levels of large and small organizations on how to pragmatically apply continuous improvement, reduce frustration and delays, and quickly improve business outcomes, customer satisfaction, and employee engagement.
Currently, Katharine is helping teams and organizations implement the Flow Framework® and Value Stream Management techniques to shift from “Project to Product.”
Further info on Value Stream Management, the Flow Framework, and Project to Product is here.
Wednesday, March 16, 2022
Facilitation through Chaos
Liberating Structures are easy to learn facilitation techniques that will bring energy and creativity to your next meeting. There are 33 predefined techniques that also leave room for enhancing the experience based on the audience and situation.
In this session, we will discuss and practice with 25-10 Crowd Sourcing. This technique rapidly generates and reveals a group's most powerful actionable ideas.
Kevin Corkrean
Kevin is an Agile Coach in Insight’s Columbus Office. He is a strong communicator with first-hand experience on a variety of teams within the retail, healthcare, utility and insurance industries. As an agile coach, he focuses on team relationships and communication which help drive a more enjoyable work environment and increased innovation and creativity.
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
All About Certified Business Data Analytics (CBDA) - the practice and IIBA certification
Data analytics are critically important for businesses to understand the past, interpret the current, and chart the future, based on data. Business data analytics is the BA's role in the discipline.
The Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA) is one of four “specialty” certifications offered by the IIBA. Data Analytics is a domain that has garnered a great deal of attention as more and more organizations are seeking to become “data driven.” More than Data Analysts or Data Scientists, BAs have a unique opportunity to leverage their analysis skills to be a driving force in this transition.
This session will focus on understanding how core business analysis skills, combined with the ability to be agile and an understanding of the domain of data science and analysis can provide an organization with a path toward using their data assets to secure competitive advantage
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Tom Tomasovic
“I enjoy helping BAs to do their job better!”
Tom has been involved with software development for over 20 years, with experience as a developer, a manager of developers, a business analyst, a manager of business analysts, and an instructor of web development and business analysis.
In addition to certifications in Requirements Engineering, Scrum, Agile Business Analysis and Product Ownership, and Tableau, Tom holds five (of the seven) certifications offered by the IIBA.
Prior to focusing on training early-stage BAs and preparing people for IIBA certification exams, Tom introduced and developed a business analysis practice, hired several certified BAs, and mentored and supported a number of his staff in achieving their IIBA certifications.
Having moved to the Columbus area (Delaware) several months ago, Tom is currently aligned with the Columbus IIBA chapter and looking forward to being more involved in the "local scene."
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Psychitecture
When you try to present or propose models and narratives to inform design conversations, do you see the eyes glaze over people as they look for the door?
When we need to present, influence and inform our stakeholders, a lack of engagement can be frustrating.
Welcome to PSYCHITECTURE!
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Russell Cotter
Russell Cotter takes a deep interest in finding new ways to engage and inform people who struggle through the complexity of Enterprise Change.
Russell works as Chipotle’s Enterprise Architect for Restaurant Technologies and has presented twice before to the IIBA, the Path to Agility Conference and several other professional forums.
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
The Thoughtless Design of Everyday Things
Why do so many software systems and physical products seem to have been designed by someone who has never used a product like that before? This presentation explores that mystery. You’ll see numerous examples of thoughtlessly designed products that violate nine fundamental principles of good design, along with several examples of particularly effective designs.
By studying such products we can identify lessons that can help designers, product development managers, and even consumers. I’ll share nearly 20 of those lessons with you in this presentation. You’ll also hear about multiple techniques that can help designers craft products with a focus on how consumers will use them, not just on their features.
Karl Wiegers
Karl Wiegers is Principal Consultant with Process Impact, a software development consulting and training company in Portland, Oregon. He has a PhD in organic chemistry. Karl is the author of 13 books, including Software Development Pearls, The Thoughtless Design of Everyday Things, Software Requirements, More About Software Requirements, Successful Business Analysis Consulting, and a forensic mystery novel titled The Reconstruction. Karl has also written many articles on software development, design, project management, chemistry, military history, consulting, and self-help, as well as 18 songs. He has delivered hundreds of training courses, webinars, and conference presentations worldwide. You can reach Karl at processimpact.com.
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
Summer Social
We are taking a summer break and hosting our 2022 Summer Social! Join us for appetizers and great conversation.
Friday, November 4, 2022
2022 BACon Conference
We did not have an November 2022 Chapter Meeting due to the 2022 BACon Conference
Happy Holidays
Thank you for a great 2022!
It was a challenging year, but we’re grateful to everyone that joined us for our virtual events throughout the year. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2023!