Monthly Newsletter

November 26, 2020

Hello BA enthusiast

As BAs, we often wear many different hats. We play different roles in different contexts, always trying to make a difference, and always helping move things forward.

You may think it's a little early to look back at all the hats you've been wearing in 2020 (some of them probably quite unexpectedly in today's corona world!) and to look ahead at 2021. But I wanted to be the first to give you a hint for your New Year's resolutions...

So, what hat should you pick up in 2021? Inspired by Danelkis Serra's talk at #BABeyond20, I'd say you should not look at your environment for inspiration. You should look in the mirror. Where do you want to go?

The IIBA Business Analysis Competency Model can help you identify where you are today and where you want to get, from generally aware to strategist, in any of the BA Knowledge Areas and underlying competencies.

2021: time for "Project Me"?

Good luck! (And don't forget: we're here to help. :-))

Filip

Your IIBA Brussels Chapter President

PS: Still looking for some "Project Me" inspiration for this year? Check out the BA Istanbul conference 1 - 3 December by our IIBA Istanbul Chapter friends.

News from IIBA Brussels Chapter

How to tell better stories?

The way you design and tell a story is essential to get the right outcome. On Thursday, 26th of November, we will host an inspiring webinar about how to tell better stories.

Bram Dyzers, business analyst and trainer at The Master Labs, will help you to effectively improve your storytelling skills. This webinar is for free, but registration by clicking the button below is required.

How to tackle businesses' biggest challenge: resistance to change and employee performance

On Thursday, 17th of December, we will host an interactive with Agnesia Agrella. Under normal circumstances, businesses must constantly adapt to the needs of their customers, requests from regulators, changes in technology and the demands of their shareholders, but COVID has added another very complex layer. 

In this webinar, we will explore the skills and techniques that management, project teams, and staff can use to change these challenges into opportunities. This webinar is for free, but registration is required.

Announcement:  Third BABOK® Study Group in 2021

By promoting and facilitating the understanding of the BABOK®, we want to contribute pro-actively to the professionalisation of business analysis in Belgium. For the 3rd year in a row, the IIBA Brussels Chapter will be organising the BABOK® Study Group.

Click the button below for the practicalities such as the detailed planning and registration.

Interactive BA Community sessions

The business analyst is a generalist. This we can clearly see in the survey we did at IIBA. Only 38% of business analysis practitioners are called “Business Analysts”.

In response to these results we organized our first BA community event on November 17th to discuss “What’s in a BA title?”. One of our participants defined an analyst as someone who discovers, and analyses information coming from various sources and enables changes by designing and describing solutions that can deliver value to the end user.

Interested in joining future community sessions? Keep an eye on our event page.

This month's BA tip

Never too old to ... learn? Don't miss out on the opportunity to get 20% rebate on your exam fee when you write your exam for the IIBA Certifications between November 1st - December 31st 2020! Click on the following link to read the conditions.

BA Cafe

Do you miss the opportunity to gather around with other BA professionals? Why not join our weekly BA cafe on Fridays during lunch break?

Questions?
Suggestions?

Let us know!

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