Bluegrass IIBA Chapter Kick-off Meeting on August 15, 2013, presented by Aaron Whittenberger, CBAP, Regional Director of Americas Eastern Region of IIBA

1. L EXINGTON , KY IIBA ® C HAPTER
I NFORMATIONAL M EETING
Café at Joseph Beth
August 15, 2013
1
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

2. ®
IIBA
Vision and Mission
To be the worldwide leading association
for Business Analysis professionals
Vision
Mission
Develop and maintain standards for the
practice of business analysis and for the
certification of its practitioners.
IIBA® is an international not-for-profit
professional association for business analysis
professionals.
2
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

3. ®
IIBA
Executive Leadership Team
Kathleen Barret
President and CEO
Mike Gladstone
Chief Information Officer and
Executive Vice President
Dave Bieg
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Brennan
Chief Business Analyst and
Executive Vice President
3
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

4. ®
IIBA
Chapters Support Team
Neil Bazley
Vice President, Chapters
Australia, Melbourne
Heather Mylan-Mains
Deputy Vice President, Chapters
USA, Iowa
Brenda Cziraki
Chapter Operations Manager
Canada, Toronto
4
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

5. ®
IIBA
Chapters Regional Directors
Bob Zahrowski
Regional Director,
Americas West
USA, Oregon
Kashif Riaz
Regional Director,
Europe, Middle East, Africa
UK, Edinburgh
Tammy Brown
Regional Director,
Americas Central
USA, Texas
Ashish Mehta
Regional Director,
India
India, Gurgaon
Aaron Whittenberger
Regional Director,
Americas East
USA, Kentucky
Bernard Chee
Regional Director,
Asia Pacifica & Oceania
Australia, Melbourne
5
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

6. ®
IIBA



Goals
Drive awareness of the
value and contribution of
the role of the Business
Analysis Professional
Formalize and evolve the
Guide to the Business
Analysis Body of
Knowledge ® (BABOK ®
Guide)
Provide forums for
knowledge sharing
Define a roadmap for
professional growth and
development
 Advance the practices of
business analysis
 Publicly recognize
qualified practitioners
through an internationally
acknowledged certification
program

6
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

7. Statistics
•
As of July 1, 2013:
Members: 26,352
 Chapters: 109
 CBAP ® Recipients: 2907
 CCBA ® Recipients: 373

7
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

8. Benefits of
®
IIBA
Membership
 Access
a free copy of the Business Analysis Body of
Knowledge ® (BABOK ® Guide) v. 2.0
 Access a free copy of the BA Competency Model
 Free access to the Online Library of more than 300 books
 Access to IIBA ® Webinars on a range of professional
development topics.
 Knowledge sharing and networking opportunities through the
IIBA Community Network.
 Discount fee for IIBA ® certification exams.
 Access to the monthly IIBA ® Newsletter The BA Connection
and other monthly publications
 Eligibility to join a local IIBA ® Chapter
8
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

9. Purpose of
®
IIBA
Chapter
 Provide
program of business analysis educational topics to
the local business communities.
 Promote the value of the role of Business Analyst in the
local business communities.
 Represent the IIBA ® to the local business communities.
 Liaise with other professional organizations in the local
business communities to promote the role of business
analysis.
9
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

10. Benefits of Chapter Membership
 Network
with fellow Business Analysis professionals from a
variety of industries and organizations in the local business
communities.
 Learn about Business Analysis best practices and other
great topics of interest.
 Notification of upcoming chapter events.
 Lower cost to attend meeting and events hosted by Chapter.
 Leadership opportunities within the Chapter.
 Voting rights for the Board of Directors and other chapter
business.
 Low cost; typically $20 - $35 per year.
Note: Must be a member of international IIBA® before you can join the Chapter.
10
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

11. Needed to start a new Chapter
Application to IIBA
 Petition signed by 50 people
 IIBA Affiliation Agreement
 Chapter Bylaws
 Chapter Board of Directors
 Chapter Infrastructure

• Bank Account
• P.O. Box
Website
Email
11
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

12. Chapter Board of Directors
President
 Treasurer (VP of Finance)
 Secretary (VP of Administration)
 Marketing and Communications
 Professional Dev./Programs/Education
 Membership
 Sponsorship
 Certification

12
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

13. Chapter Board of Directors
Priority Order of filling positions:








Professional Dev./Programs/Education
Treasurer (VP of Finance)
Marketing and Communications
President
Sponsorship
Membership
Secretary (VP of Administration)
Certification
13
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

14. Lexington
®
IIBA
Chapter
Next Steps:








Decision: Are we proceeding?
Sign petition
Chapter Name
Fill Chapter Board of Directors
Chapter Bank Account
Chapter P.O. Box
Chapter EIN
File Chapter Startup Application and Petition
14
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s

15. Connect with Aaron Whittenberger, CBAP:
IIBA Questions: Aaron.Whittenberger@.iiba.org
Read Aaron’s articles on Bridging-the-Gap:
http://www.bridging-the-gap.com/author/AaronWhittenberger/
Read Aaron’s articles on Cohesion Blog:
http://blog.cohesion.com/thoughtleadership
You may also read Aaron’s old blog:
http://blog.starbaseinc.com/blog/it-consultant
Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn:
http://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronwhittenberger
Follow Aaron on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/TheWittyBA
15
©
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
I n s t i t u t e
o f
B u s i n e s s
A n a l y s i s