This one day workshop is designed for the intermediate to advanced business analyst who is transitioning from the traditional mostly IT function of systems analysis into a more strategic business analysis role. The course will discuss the emerging role of the strategic business analyst, including the BA as a:
- Business Architect - Modeling the Business
- Facilitator - Conducting a Requirement Elicitation Workshops
- Strategist - Managing Project Value
- Politician - Dealing with Organizational Politics
- Professional - Developing Your BA Professionalism
Learning Objectives:
- Model the business
- Conduct a powerful requirements elicitation workshop
- Develop and manage the business case during the project and post-deployment
- Negotiate through organizational politics and increase the readiness of the organization to deploy new business solutions
- Transition from business analyst to business leade
Skill Level: Intermediat/Advanced |
Kathleen (Kitty) Hass, PMP
Management Concepts

Ms. Hass has more than 20 years experience in business analysis, project management office creation and management, business process re-engineering, organizational development, IT software development, technology deployment, project management training, mentoring, and team building in the Airline, Telecommunications, Retail, and Manufacturing industries, and in the Federal Government. She is a former certified Software Capability Examiner (SEI CMM), a certified Malcolm Baldrige Total Quality Award assessor, a certified Zenger-Miller facilitator, and a certified Project Management Professional (PMP). |