In October last year, at BA&Beyond2020, I announced the end of my 10-year long Chapter Presidency … proud of the achievements, a bit sad to let go, but at the same time also very happy to have found a successor in which capable hands I could trust our Chapter.
So as of December 2020 I’m no longer your Chapter President but your Chapter’s Ambassador, representing the IIBA® Brussels Chapter towards IIBA® Global, other IIBA Chapters, and any other organisation that has a strong believe/interest in business analysis.
This has already resulted in a strong collaboration with French speaking IIBA Chapters from Canada, France and Switzerland … who together with IIBA Global are committed to a (Standard) French translation of the BABOK and IIBA certifications (starting with the ECBA), something which will also be very valuable for the many French speaking business analysts in Belgium and Luxembourg.
Alongside my Ambassador role, I’ve also been appointed as IIBA’s EMEA Regional Deputy Director for Europe as of January 1st 2021, where I will be the first contact person of IIBA Global for the European IIBA Chapters (in particular the Western European Chapters). So, as you can see … stepping down as Chapter President didn’t mean that I would stop contributing to the BA Community, on the contrary. 😉
I’m also happy to announce IIBA’s Harmonization project, which will go live next month. Harmonization will unite the Global and Chapter membership, which means that when becoming IIBA member or renewing your IIBA membership, you only indicate the Chapter of your preference (which will receive a small part of your global membership fee), but you will have no separate fee to pay nor any additional administration to do for your Chapter membership. This will also mean that you can participate to an event organised by any Chapter in the world at the same conditions of their own members. With the many virtual events going on, this will definitely broaden your horizon.
It’s clear that, although COVID has forced us to stay home, it didn’t slow down the BA Universe, on the contrary. I can only invite you to participate to this journey and/or to stay on board. But at the same time, take care of yourself and stay safe & healthy.
Regards,
Stefan Bossuwé
Ambassador IIBA® Brussels Chapter