Join us to explore the journey of a Business Analyst and get your business analysis career questions answered by industry experts. About this Event Overview: The BA career on track will aim to assist prospective Business Analysts who wish to start a career as a BA or existing Business Analysts in the market who aspire to further their career. The event will bring together Educational Institutions, Recruiters and Business Analysts in the industry together in one forum. Session Value: You will get the opportunity to engage with the industry leaders and have your questions answered. You will hear from Business Analyst Kelly Myles, about her career journey. Our panellist, Phil Wilkinson and Adam Scanlon will share their insights and answer your questions on the current market condition for BAs, what skill and experiences employers are looking for, and tips on switching role to progress your career. Mike Boutel will share how you can fast track your capability building process and how BAs are continuing to acquire new skills in the current market. The BA career on track event has been designed to be your one-stop-shop to have all your questions answered and allow you to take the first or next step in your BA career. This event is for you if you are looking for answers for questions such as: - How do I become a Business Analyst? - What skills do I need to become a Business Analyst? - How can I keep up to date with how the business analysis profession is transforming? - Why do I gain a BA certification with IIBA? - Which industries seek Business Analysts and how do I get my foot in the door? - What do recruiters look for when seeking an experienced Business Analyst?

1. IIBA NSW
Branch

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Acknowledgement of Country
IIBA Australia Chapter acknowledge the Traditional
Owners of country throughout Australia and recognise
their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and
emerging.

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Mentoring in Sydney
Sydney Branch

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Upcoming Study Groups
• Adelaide BABOK Study Group (Aug - Oct)
Agile Study Group (Sep - Oct)
• Hobart Agile Study Group (Sep - Oct)
• Melbourne BABOK Study Group (Sep - Nov)
Agile Study Group (Sep - Oct)
Data Analytics Study Group (July –Sep)
• Perth BABOK Study Group (Date TBD)
• Sydney BABOK Study Group (Aug - Dec)
Agile Study Group (Sep – Oct)
*All study groups are being run virtually so available nationally

6. BUSINESS ANALYSIS
PROFESSIONAL WEEK
26 - 30 October 2020
It’s time to regroup as a community and
turn our attention to what the future
holds. Join us to find out more!
Registrations Now Open
For more information visit -
https://bapd.iiba.com.au/
It’s time to regroup as a community and
turn our attention to what the future
holds. Join us to find out more!
Registrations Now Open
For more information visit -
https://bapd.iiba.com.au/

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Upcoming events
Events on Eventbrite
• Connect, Innovate and Grow with IIBA Australia BA
Professional Week – BA Professional Week Showcase
Wed, 7 Oct 2020 6:00 PM
Garrie Irons – Events Director plus selected BA Professional Week speakers
• IIBA Australia BA Professional Week
Monday 26 – Friday 30 October
Presenters include: President & CEO IIBA, Presidents Australia, NZ, South
Africa Chapters, Angela Wick – BA Squared, Roger Tregear – Tragear BPM…

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Upcoming Events
PMDOS 2020:
• IIBA Sydney Branch is thrilled to announce yet another
collaboration with PMI Sydney Chapter and University of
Wollongong to organize Project Management Day of Service
(PMDoS) event in 2020 after highly successful outcome last year.
• Given the uncertainty of COVID19 situation, we are stepping up to
the challenge of conducting the event in a virtual format this year.
• This event is yet another unique opportunity for IIBA members to
collaborate with other professionals to produce a solution or
strategy to solve a business problem for a charity organization and
move the organization’s initiatives forward.
Registration:
• Email communication on registering for the event have been sent
out. Please register at the earliest as the last day of Registration is
30th of Sept.

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Q&A vs Chat
We will give a gift
for the question
that will get
highest like.

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BA Career on Track

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Kelly Myles
Senior Business Analyst, Reserve Bank of Australia
Kelly is committed to excellence in process design
and optimisation, helping stakeholders discover
their requirements and nurturing effective solution
to achieve outstanding results. Kelly has
experienced first hand that the power of Business
Analysis within and across organisations lies in
the willingness of BA professionals to share their
experience and knowledge to guide the emerging
generation of BAs toward confidence and
excellence.

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Accessibility
All content
Spoken
Presentation
PowerPoint
Presentation
Summary content only
PowerPoint is supporting
headlines only
PowerPoint supporting
headlines provide context
to aid lip reading
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Speaker: Kelly Myles

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My BA
Career
“DNA”
Industry
knowledge
Appreciating
business
analysis
Training
Mentoring
Certification
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Speaker: Kelly Myles

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Our Panellist
Mike Boutel
Head of Training, PM Partner Group
Mike is well-recognised as an industry-
leading facilitator, speaker and
thought leader with more than two
decades’ experience in business
management, training, coaching and
project management. As a qualified
trainer in several Global Best Practice,
qualification courses, he oversees the
training and certification of up to
10,000 individuals each year and has
niche expertise in modern portfolio,
program and project management
practices.
Phil Wilkinson
Senior Account Director, Paxus
Phil is responsible for managing the
Paxus Major Accounts team, providing
recruitment services into some of the
largest names in Banking, Insurance,
Telco, Vendors and Govt clients. He is still
hands on and personally delivers
recruitment services into his clients,
whilst leading a team of talented and
tenacious Account Managers and
Recruiters. Has worked at Paxus for 20+
years, during this time he has hired 200 +
Business Analysts, primarily in the
Finance sector, in a mix of contract and
permanent roles.
Adam Scanlon
Senior Principal Consultant, Charterhouse
Adam heads up Charterhouses Business
Transformation & Project Services Team
across their Financial Services clients.
He’s passionate about supporting his
clients through transformation, change
and building high performing project
teams.
As a recruitment specialist within
Transformation and Project Services,
Adam’s success has come down to his
ability to share market intelligence,
trends, knowledge of skill gaps and
recommendations with his clients and
candidates in order to support them
outside of just hiring and recruiting.