2008 Minneapolis Symposium Sessions Schedule

Symposium Track Sessions — Monday, June 16th and Tuesday, June 17th
The Symposium program serves the needs of every business and IT professional. The Symposium has 3 dedicated track sessions; Business Skills and Panels Discussions, Advanced BA Sessions and Strategic Business Analysis.

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  Business Skills and Panels Discussions Strategic Business Analysis BA Fundamentals
8:30 - 9:30

Opening Remarks and Keynote

Challenges & Opportunities for Business Analysts in Business Transformation
9:45-11:00

Panel - The Role of the BA In an Agile Environment

Moderator: Stevie Borne, Thomson Reuters
Everyone

I Don't Have Time To Manage Requirements—My Project is Late Already!
Elizabeth Larson, Watermark Consulting
Everyone

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11:15-12:30

Use Cases In the Real World

Renee Saint-Louis, The Schwan Food Company

Everyone

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When Requirements Go Bad: Requirement Errors - Sources and Avoidance Strategies

Kurt Bittner, Ivar Jacobson Consulting, Americas

Intermediate

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Enterprise Requirements Hierarchy
Terry Longo, HP Education
Everyone

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12:30-1:30
Lunch
1:45-3:00

Using Cases Stink...But?

Richard D. “Dick” George, Prime Therapeutics

Everyone

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Business Analysis: Innovation, Performance, Prestige and $$$

John Schroeder, Advanced Strategies

Everyone

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3:15-4:30

Panel - The BA Career Path - Where Do We Or Can We Go From Here?

Moderator: Glenn Brule, ESI International

Everyone

Develop Your Business Analysis Work Plan Using the BA Planning Framework™

Jonathan "Kupe" Kupersmith, B2T Training

Intermediate/Advanced

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Documentation Is Not A Four Letter Word

Andrew Kass, Collective Genius

Everyone

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4:30-6:00
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