The International Institute of Business Analysis South Africa Chapter (IIBA-SA) is inviting interested individuals and potential conference participants to submit abstracts for South Africa's third Business Analysis Conference. Business Analysis Summit Southern Africa conference (BASSA2014) is being hosted from 16-18 September 2014 in Sandton, Johannesburg.
"The business analysis landscape is changing. The economy is getting tougher, budgets are getting tighter. Organisations are looking for better returns on investment, more efficiency in project delivery, and more insight and innovation - and business analysis is at the core of this organisational change," says Conference Chair, Steve Erlank.
Speakers at the conference will be afforded the opportunity to display their expertise on the next generation of business analysis in South Africa, as well as raise their professional profile. Participation at the conference counts towards CBAP and CCBA Continuing Development Units.
The deadline for submissions is 5 May 2014. The conference theme is Business Analysis - The Next Generation. The challenge for professional business analysts is to refine and redefine the way in which they can deliver value and innovation into the organisation. The conventional role of the business analyst is evolving in ways that are both challenging and exciting. Not only must business analysts be true to their roots, they must also evolve in ways that ensure they remain relevant.
The event kicks off with a day of pre-conference workshops followed by the two-day conference covering four tracks:
* Track 1: The profession and practice of business analysis
* Track 2: Business analyst specialisations
* Track 3: Tools, techniques, methodologies, frameworks and competencies
* The next generation of business analysts
Professional business analysts must be masters of using the tools and techniques in their arsenal and doing what they have always done best: liaising with business to analyse business challenges, identify business opportunities and specifying requirements for new business solutions. But, increasingly, they must become change agents in a fast changing world and proactively find innovative ways to help organisations achieve their business goals.
Typical delegates will include business analysts, systems analysts, business architects, business process specialists, industrial engineers, agilists, change managers, consultants and business product specialists. However, the breadth of topics will be of interest to delegates outside of a narrow definition of business analysis: past presentations have included topics on business process management, business architecture, innovation, change, thinking skills, business value and career planning.
The conference will also be attended by people whose roles intersect with business analysis, including managers, project and product sponsors, business people and service providers.
For further information or to download the call for papers information and abstract template, please visitwww.sbs.co.za/bassa2012. The organisers can be contacted atRegistrar@sbs.co.za
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