This session describes the rather dismal track record for IT- enabled business projects, and presents the case for the emerging leadership role of the Business Analyst in breaking the cycle of challenged projects. The business analyst plays a key role in successful project outcomes.
Learning Objectives
- Discover the demographics, skill requirements, organizational placement, and career path of the typical Business Analyst
- Analyze why combining project management, business analysis and systems engineering disciplines leads to success
- Learn why it is the business analyst who manages business benefits achieved through the new business solutions
Skill Level: Everyone
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Kathleen B. (Kitty) Hass, PMP
Management Concepts
Kathleen Hass is the Project Management and Business Analysis Practice Leader for Management Concepts. Ms. Hass is a prominent presenter at industry conferences, author and lecturer in the project management and business analysis disciplines. Her expertise includes IT strategic planning, implementing IT portfolio management, leading technology and software-intensive projects, executive coaching, building and leading strategic project teams, and managing large complex programs. Ms. Hass has over 25 years experience providing professional consulting services to Federal agencies, the intelligent community, and various Fortune 100 companies. Certification include: SEI CMMI appraiser, Malcolm Baldrige Total Quality Award examiner, Zenger-Miller facilitator, and Project Management Institute Project Management Professional.
Ms. Hass is one of the lead authors of the IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge.
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