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2008 Sydney Symposium Sessions Schedule

Symposium Track Sessions — Thursday, July 24th and Friday, July 25th.
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	Advanced BA Sessions	Strategic Business Analysis
8:30 - 9:30	Opening Remarks and Keynote PDF
9:45-11:00	Panel - The BA Career path - where do we or can we go from here?	Management at the Movies – and the BA goes to? John Katsiris, PMP, IIBA Australia / PK Business Advantage PDF	$50k to $250k – Understanding the BA career path and what it takes to be an Executive Analyst The Helmsman Institute PDF
11:15-12:30	Stepping Stones: Transition from Requirements to Design Anja Wever, Software Education Australia Pty Ltd PDF	The Next Step: Questioning and Negotiation Techniques for the Business Analyst Jim Hughes, PMPartners PDF	Turf Wars: Business Analysts vs User Interface Designers Wendy Ashmore & Julie Lee, Object Consulting PDF
12:30-1:30	Lunch
1:45-3:00	The IIBA - Where have we been? Where are we Going?	Requirements Management Plan (RMP) – Planning for a successful project Tim Coventry, Business Analysts Pty Ltd Peter Ebborn, Business Analysts Pty Ltd PDF	User-centred design and interative prototyping Matthew Hodgson, SMS Management & Technology PDF
3:15-4:30	Panel - The role of the BA in an Agile environment?	The Creative Business Analyst Jan (Yan) Kusiak, IRM Training Pty Ltd PDF	Effective usage of Business Analysis Karthik Murugan Corum Group PDF
4:30-6:00	Conference Cocktail Reception - Sponsor Showcase