Tampa IIBA Chapter Information and Recording Links
Chapter Information and Links
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List of Recording Links by Date (most recent first)
218-B July 11, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 17: BABOK Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
218-A July 9, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 21: BABOK Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
218 July 9, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Adwoa Arhin on From Hidden Workflow Dependencies to Scalable Automation: A BA Case Study 13:48
217-B July 4, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 16: BABOK Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8
217-A July 2, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 20: BABOK Chapters 6, 7, 8
217 July 2, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on Memory Perception: What You Know Isn't the Whole Story 10:51
216-B June 27, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 15: BABOK Chapters 6, 7, 8
216-A June 25, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 19: BABOK Chapters 7, 8
216 June 25, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on Stakeholder Management Practices for Better Project Outcomes 9:51
215-B June 20, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 14: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
215-A June 18, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 18: Applying to Take the CBAP Exam
215 June 18, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Joel Silverstone on Give Feedback That Inspires Action, Not Resistance 9:48
214-B June 13, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 13: Applying to Take the CBAP Exam
214-A June 11, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 17: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
214 June 11, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Aoi Minamoto on Human-Centered Cognitive Monitoring 8:05
213-B June 6, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 12: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
213-A June 4, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 16: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
213 June 4, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Ignace Mba on AI That Augments, Not Replaces 10:39
212-B May 30, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 11: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
212-A May 28, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 15: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
212 May 28, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Varun Sharma on 3 Leadership Levers Every BA Should Master 14:38
211-B May 23, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 10: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4) (discussion only, no questions)
211-A May 21, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 14: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
211 May 21, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Ayokunmi Sodamola on The Gap Between Insight and Outcome 8:45
210-B May 16, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 9: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
- Difference between Requirements and Designs, discussion led by Thea for first five minutes
210-A May 14, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 13: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
- Thea Introduction to Chapter 7 0:00
- Bob SDLC/Project Context for Chapter 7 11:59
- Begin test questions 22:58
210 May 14, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Esther Folorunso on Sharpening Your Saw 10:51
209-B May 9, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 8: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
209-A May 7, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 12: BABOK Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6
209 May 7, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on Using CoPilot M365 to Make Your Own CBAP Test Bank 10:39
208-B May 2, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 7: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
208-A April 30, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 11: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
208 April 30, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Esther Folorunso on The BA Strategy Lab: Games, Grit, and Great Decisions 10:45
207-B April 25, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 6: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
207-A April 23, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 10: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
207 April 23, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Rianat Abbas on Designing AI-Augmented Enterprise Workflows 11:46
206-B April 18, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 5: BABOK Chapters 3, 4, 5
206-A April 16, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 9: BABOK Chapters 3, 4, 5
206 April 16, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Taiwo Olatunde on Accelerating Data Insight with Copilor in PowerBI 12:16
205-B April 11, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 4: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
205-A April 9, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 8: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
205 April 9, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Oludayo Oluwatosin on Strategic Frameworks in Business Analysis 13:24
204-B March 19, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 5: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)(no recording)
204-A April 2, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 7: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
204 April 2, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Laura Brandenburg on How to Think and Act Like a Business Analyst 12:22
203-B March 28, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 3: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
203-A March 26, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 6: BABOK Chapters 3, 4 (no recording)
203 March 26, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Ugochi Ekoh on Sustainability Through the BA Lens 12:52
202-B March 21, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 2: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
202-A March 19, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 5: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
202 March 19, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on How BAs Shape Responsible, Effective AI Systems 19:29
201-B March 14, 2026 Cycle 5B, Week 1: BABOK Ch 1 Introduction, BABOK Ch 2 BA Key Concepts
201-A March 12, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 4: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
201 March 12, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Tamara Copple on The Art of Just Enough: Practical Business Analysis for Small Business 13:00
200-A March 5, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 3: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
200 March 5, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Ashley Snow on The Velocity of Value: Decoupling Solution and Project Domains 10:07
199-A February 26, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 2: BABOK Ch 1 Introduction, BABOK Ch 2 BA Key Concepts
199 February 26, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Rochelle Tan on Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs 9:24
198-A February 19, 2026 Cycle 5A, Week 1: Introduction to Certification Study Cycle 5
198 February 19, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Taiwo Olatunde on Automating Business Workflow with MS Fabric & Power Automate 11:21
197 February 12, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Scott Ambler on Data Skills for Business Analysts 10:36
- slides
- blog post
196 February 5, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Shweta Chhajlani on Lead(ing) Without Authority 13:25
195 January 29, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on CBAP Test Prep 10:22
194 January 22, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Rochelle Tan on Design Thinking in Action 11:48
193 January 15, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Esther Folorunso and Simas Bandzevicius on AI Agents: What Are They? How Are They Made? 12:08
192 January 8, 2026 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren and Esther Folorunso on Logic and Math Puzzles in the BA Role 10:53
192-A January 8, 2026 What are the CURRENT Benefits of Being an IIBA Member?
191 November 20, 2025 Annual General Meeting and Chapter Awards
191-A November 20, 2025 What Does It Look Like to Volunteer?
190 November 13, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Christi Hughes on Using Clifton Strengths 9:33
189 November 6, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Laura Brandenburg on The Business Analyst Framework for Success 9:20
188 October 30, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Lora McCoy on Strategically Driving Agility 8:11
187 October 23, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Bob Churchill on The SDLC and BABOK Mapped to A Simulationist's Framework for Business Analysis 11:43
- slides
186 October 16, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 11: Final Demo & Executive Review
185 October 9, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 10: Retrospective & Continuous Improvement
184 October 2, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 09: Deployment & Launch Ramp
183 September 25, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 08: UAT & Feedback
182 September 18, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 07: QA Strategy & Early Testing
181 September 11, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 06: Development & Prototyping
180 September 4, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 05: Design & Architecture
179 August 28, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 04: Backlog Grooming & Prioritization
178-A August 21, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 26: All Chapters
178 August 21, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 03: Requirements Analysis & Modeling
177-A August 14, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 25: All Chapters
177 August 14, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 02: Requirements and Elicitation
176-A August 7, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 24: All Chapters
176 August 7, 2025 SDLC Simulation Week 01: Kickoff and SDLC Overview
175-A July 31, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 23: All Chapters
175 July 31, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on The SDLC Experience - What to Expect and How It Will Benefit You 8:40
174-A July 24, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 22: All Chapters
174 July 24, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Breanne Casteel on Successful Navigation from BA to Business Architecture 10:41
173-A July 17, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 21: All Chapters
173 July 17, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Alan Austin on The Critical Step of Data Validation 14:14
172-A July 10, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 20: All Chapters
172 July 10, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Heather Noggle on Business Analysis and Emerging Technology 14:38
171-A July 3, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 19: Group Discussion on Preparing For and Taking the Exam
- Andrea passes the CCBA and Ynes passes the CBAP!
171 July 3, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Simas Bandzevicius on Driving Workforce Transformation with AI Automation 10:34
170-A June 26, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 18: BABOK Chapters 6, 7, 8
170 June 26, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Joel Aimuemojie on Leveraging Risk Management Practices and Competencies 12:34
169-A June 19, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 17: BABOK Chapters 3, 7, 8
169 June 19, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Heath Rust on Creating Significance: Workplaces that Make People Feel Essential 9:41
168-A June 12, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 16: BABOK Chapters 7, 8
168 June 12, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Barb Monson on Chameleons and Peacocks: Helping You Stand Out at Work 12:50
167-A June 5, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 15: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
167 June 5, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Iryna Sizikova on Regulatory Framework in Healthcare 12:23
166-A May 29, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 14: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
166 May 29, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- David Vrbanek on Four Practices for Effective Business Analysis 11:05
165-A May 22, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 13: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
165 May 22, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Dr. Tracie Edwards on Continual Career Improvement 9:13
164-A May 15, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 12: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
164 May 15, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Stefani Havel on Enhancing Workplace Communication 11:00
163-A May 8, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 11: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
163 May 8, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
162-A May 1, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 10: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
- Cossi passes the ECBA!
162 May 1, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Van Miller on How BAs Can Use Generative AI 10:58
161-A April 24, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 9: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4) 24:15
- Applying to Take the Exam (from the beginning)
161 April 24, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Silas Dulan on Measuring the Intangible: The Enduring Value of Business Analysts in the Age of AI 7:49
160-A April 17, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 8: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
160 April 17, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Howard Podeswa on Story Mapping 7:16
159-A April 10, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 7: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
159 April 10, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- BA Skills Needed (with Recruiters) 6:24
- Mendy Mainard
- Jason Ricci
- Tracie Mitchell
- Allison Voss
158-A April 3, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 6: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
158 April 3, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Aaron Whittenberger and Thea Soehren on Spark Your Stakeholder Interactions: Interactive Collaborative Games 4:25
157-A March 27, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 5: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
157 March 27, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Kim Merritt on From Onboarding to Upskilling: Master the Art of Online Course Development for Your Team 11:05
156-A March 20, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 4: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
156 March 20, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Alicia Funderburk on The Power of Connection in Business Analysis (interactive exercise not recorded)
155-A March 13, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 3: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1) 26:16
- BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies (from the beginning)
155 March 13, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Chris Craft on Sensus Plenier: A Revolution in Business Wisdom (Process Improvement) 11:43
154-A March 6, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 2: BABOK Ch 1 Introduction, BABOK Ch 2 BA Key Concepts
154 March 6, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Aaron Whittenberger on Strategy Analysis 12:02
153-A February 27, 2025 Cycle 4, Week 1: Introduction to Certification Study Cycle 4
153 February 27, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Jodie Huss on Dysfunction Mapping 10:45
- Introduction to Thea/Tampa Bay's BABOK Certification Prep Course 55:24
152 February 20, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on The CBAP Certification Journey 8:45
151 February 13, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Lightning Talks with Women In Agile and Product Group
- Introduction by Nisha 11:46
- Diana Ward on Change Management in an Agile World 13:20
- Vicki Braun on The Power of Looking Back: Retrospectives for Business & Beyond 26:58
- Etinosa Agbonlahor on Why Your Customers Don't Act — And How to Fix It 38:03
- Simas Bandzevicius on Automating Client Requests with Jira Service Manager 50:32
- Nisha Patel on Networking while Searching for a Job 1:00:35
150 February 6, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Nidhya Palaniappan on SAFe Release Train Engineering 14:19
149 January 30, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Rianat Abbas on Embedding Cybersecurity in Business Requirements Gathering 11:32
148 January 23, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Christine Ketterlin on Creating Your Leadership Recipe 11:16
147 January 16, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Eksara Jayan on Using Design Thinking to Initiate a New Project 13:35
146 January 9, 2025 Guest Speaker Series
- Breanne Casteel on Increasing Efficiency via Business Rules 10:06
145 January 2, 2025 Welcome 2025! Social and Reconnect
144 November 14, 2024 Annual General Meeting
143 November 7, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Pam Paterson on How to Make Your Stakeholders Talk 9:51
142 October 31, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Felicia Joyner on Tekkie Visions: Crafting Your Future 8:08
141 October 24, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Tom Henricksen on The Care and Feeding of Developers 8:28
140 October 17, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- David Odepidan on Influencing without Authority 9:13
139 October 10, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Promise Akwaowo on Exploring Salesforce as a Business Analyst 8:11
138 October 3, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Tampa Bay Women in Agile and Tampa Bay Product Group on AGILE Lean Coffee 7:46
- Vicki Braun, Nisha Patel, and Diana Ward
137 September 26, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Rachael Wilterdink on Mastering the Art of Splitting User Stories 12:51 (website)
136 September 19, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Douglas Ferguson on Lean Coffee and other Techniques for Facilitation 12:49
- Felicia Joyner holds a brief raffle for VIP passes to her event Tek Dream Maker on October 8-10, 2024 7:00-8:00 pm EST, 7:00-9:00 pm EST for VIPs (via Zoom) 8:28
135 September 12, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Esther Folorunso on IIBA Certifications Beyond the BABOK (IIBA-AAC, CBDA, CCA, CPOA) 11:59
134 September 5, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on Business Analysis Centers of Excellence 6:32
133 August 29, 2024 Guest Speaker Series
- Esther Folorunso on Business Initiative Canvas Technique 6:17
- (Note that some of the meeting involved participants working in breakout rooms which are not recorded.)
132 August 22, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 13: All Chapters
131 August 15, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 12: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
130 August 08, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 11: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
129 August 01, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 10: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
128 July 25, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 9: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
127 July 18, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 8: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
126 June 27, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 7: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
125 June 20, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 6: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
124 June 13, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 5: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
123 June 06, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 4: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
122 May 30, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 3: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
121 May 23, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 2: BABOK Ch 1 Introduction, BABOK Ch 2 BA Key Concepts
120 May 16, 2024 Cycle 3, Week 1: Introduction to Certification Study Cycle 3
119 May 09, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren and Heather Mylan-Mains on Building Your Best Toolkit 6:20
118 May 02, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
117 April 25, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Patty Soltis on Awareness of and Alignment to Goals 4:26
116 April 18, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Hugo Zampieri on Near-Shore Development 4:22
115 April 11, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Katiya Plummer on Productivity at Work 6:00
114 April 04, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Leanne (Sau Yin) Tsang on Taking – and PASSING – the CBAP Exam! 5:14
113 March 28, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Seven International Business Analysts on How They Work Around the World 3:17
- James Dean, Ireland
- John Wisner, England
- Karolina Zmitrowicz, Poland
- Renu Jain, Canada
- Eksara Jayan, Sri Lanka
- Niño Lopez, Philippines
- Andrea Tarelli, New Zealand
112 March 21, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Betsy Stockdale on Artificial Intelligence for the Business Analyst 3:47
- (slide deck for above)
- (ChatGPT Cheat Sheet - MS Word)
- (ChatGPT Cheat Sheet 1 - PDF)
- (ChatGPT Cheat Sheet 2 - PDF)
111 March 14, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Robert Snyder on People-Centric Methodology 9:13
- (slide deck for above)
110 March 07, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Jennifer Battan on Design Sprints for Analysts 6:48
109 February 29, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Paula Bell on being a BA Martial Artist7:00
108 February 22, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- LN Mishra on Preparing for the Certification Test, the Application, and the Mechanics of the Test 7:51
- (slide deck for above)
107 February 15, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Heather Mylan-Mains on Understanding Organizational Change and Empathy 6:00
106 February 08, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Heather Noggle on Cybersecurity 2:24
105 February 01, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Clifford Gray on LinkedIn and Networking 4:33
104 January 25, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
103 January 18, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Cathy Gaston on Simplifying Business Analysis 4:40
102 January 11, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Rohit Thakur on Data Conditioning and a Simple Dashboard in Excel 10:37
101 January 04, 2024: Guest Speaker Series
- Clifford Gray on Data Organization and Transformation 7:06
100 November 16, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 45: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 15 Data Modeling 4:54 (Thea)
- 48 User Stories 28:57 (Jim)
- Chapter Business Ahead of Holiday Break 56:26
099 November 09, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 44: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 08 Business Model Canvas 4:17 (Thea)
- 04 Benchmarking and Market Analysis 17:34 (Bob)
- 03 Balanced Scorecard 40:29 (Thea)
098 November 02, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 43: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 22 Functional Decomposition 5:30 (Bob)
- 44 State Modeling 29:18 (Thea)
- 17 Decision Modeling 42:14 (Bob)
- Plans for the New Year 48:32
097 October 26, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 42: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 41 Scope Modeling 4:51 (Thea)
- 39 Roles and Permissions Matrix 40:56 (Bob)
096 October 19, 2023Cycle 2, Week 41: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques (General Review)
095 October 12, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 40: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques (General Review)
094 October 05, 2023: Guest Speaker Series
- Illia Iarmolenko on Taking – and PASSING – the CBAP Exam! 7:01
093 September 28, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 39: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 13 Data Flow Diagrams 7:16 (Bob)
- 18 Document Analysis 31:51 (Bob)
092 September 21, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 38: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 29 Mind Mapping 7:19 (Andrei)
- 16 Decision Analysis 33:20 (Bob)
091 September 14, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 37: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 27 Lessons Learned 4:28 (Bob)
- 30 Non-Functional Requirements Analysis 24:12 (Bob)
090 September 07, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 36: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
089 August 31, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 35: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
088 August 24, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 34: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 26 Item Tracking 6:26 (Jim)
087 August 17, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 33: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 07 Business Cases 8:40 (Bob)
- 11 Concept Modeling 37:43 (Bob)
086 August 10, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 32: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 36 Prototyping 5:55 (Bob)
- 05 Brainstorming 38:22 (Thea)
085 August 03, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 31: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 06 Business Capability Analysis 5:21 (Bob)
- 10 Collaborative Games 26:51 (Thea)
084 June 29, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 30: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 46 SWOT Analysis 8:30 (Thea)
- 32 Organizational Modeling 23:36 (Bob)
- Discussion About Maintaining Certifications 47:26
083 June 22, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 29: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 20 Financial Analysis 4:41 (Renu)
082 June 15, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 28: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 47 Use Cases and Scenarios 6:45 (Bob)
- 12 Data Dictionary 33:12 (Renu)
081 June 08, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 27: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 14 Data Mining 4:11 (Yulia)
080 June 01, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 26: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 34 and 35 Process Analysis and Process Modeling 8:24 (Bob)
- 24 Interface Analysis 37:30 (Bob)
- Cliff on Reporting and Tracking Attendance for Credit 4:49
079 May 25, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 25: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 38 Risk Analysis and Management 4:25 (Bob)
- 42 Sequence Diagrams 32:59 (Bob)
078 May 18, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 24: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 40 Root Cause Analysis 5:49 (Bob)
- 01 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 37:36 (Bob)
077 May 11, 2023Cycle 2, Week 23: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 21 and 50 Focus Groups and Workshops 6:51 (Bob)
- 09 Business Rules Analysis 16:55 (Bob)
076 May 04, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 22: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 19 Estimation 5:25 (Jim)
075 April 27, 2023: Guest Speaker Series
- Mike Russell on Artificial Intelligence and the Business Analyst 9:41
- Ashish Recommends a Categorized BA Techniques Mind Map 6:25 link
074 April 20, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 21: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques (no recording)
- 23 Glossary (Bob)
- 31 Observation (Bob)
073 April 13, 2023Cycle 2, Week 20: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- General Discussion on Solution vs. Engagement 5:53
- 28 Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 13:29 (Bob)
- 25 Interviews 35:07 (Bob)
072 April 06, 2023Cycle 2, Week 19: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 43 Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas (including the RACI Matrix) 3:25 (Thea)
- 39 Roles and Permissions Matrix (Thea) (I'm not sure this actually happened, please verify)
March 30, 2023 Shared Presentation w/East Tennessee chapter (no recording)
071 March 23, 2023Cycle 2, Week 18: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 33 and 02 Prioritization and Backlog Management 8:05 (Bob)
- Thea Recommends the Book Joy, Inc. and General Discussion of Technique 19 Estimation 37:24
070 March 16, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 17: BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies
069 March 09, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 16: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
068 March 02, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 15: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
067 February 23, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 14: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
066 February 16, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 13: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
- Jim's Excellent Study Spreadsheet and General Certification Discussion 57:57
065 February 09, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 12: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4) - BABOK Walk-through and Group Discussion
- Jim Thinks About Stakeholders 7:04
064 February 02, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 11: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4) - BABOK Walk-through and Group Discussion
- (link needed for related errata, see ~23:45)
- Categorized BA Techniques Mind Map ~31:03
063 January 26, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 10: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
062 January 19, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 9: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4) (begins at 21:19)
061 January 12, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 8: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
060 January 03, 2023 Cycle 2, Week 7: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3) (no recording)
059 October 25, 2022 Cycle 2, Week 6: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
058 October 18, 2022 Cycle 2, Week 5: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
057 October 11, 2022 Cycle 2, Week 4: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
056 October 04, 2022 Cycle 2, Week 3: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
055 September 27, 2022 Cycle 2, Week 2: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
054 September 20, 2022 Cycle 2, Week 1: BABOK Ch 1 Introduction, BABOK Ch 2 BA Key Concepts, BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
053 September 13, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Bob Churchill on Simulation 4:59
- (apologies for the recording quality, please watch speeded up)
052 September 06, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Yulia Petrunina on Taking – and PASSING – the CBAP Exam! 3:42
051 August 30, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Matthew Green on Agile, Part 2 5:49
050 August 23, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Matthew Green on Agile, Part 1 4:53
049 August 16, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Kimberly DeWitt on Project Management 3:40
048 August 09, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Tammy Bearden on Knowledge Management 6:07
047 August 02, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Keith Nolen on Business Architecture 4:03
046 July 26, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Bob Churchill on What BAs Should Know About Software 3:44
- (please watch speeded up)
045 July 19, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Damon Drake on Software Development 4:03
- Extended Discussion: Exam Prep Questions by Yulia 57:05
044 July 12, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 40: BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies
043 July 05, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 39: BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies
- Discussion by Thea Part 3 4:59
041 June 28, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 38: BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies
- Discussion by Marlon Ward Part 2 6:48
040 June 21, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 37: BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies
- Discussion by Marlon Ward Part 1 4:46
038 June 14, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
- Thea Soehren on How to Use Linkedin to its Best Advantage 5:57
037 June 07, 2022: Guest Speaker Series
BABOK Ch 10: Techniques Not Covered This Cycle
- 06 Business Capability Analysis
- 42 Sequence Diagrams
036 May 31, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 35: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 09 Business Rules Analysis 6:02 (Benhur)
- 17 Decision Modeling 25:34 (Bob)
- Thea on Words BAs Should Know 54:22
035 May 24, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 34: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 19 Estimation 6:03 (Bob)
- 16 Decision Analysis 19:33 (Bob)
- Thea on Resumes 51:47
034 May 17, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 33: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 26 Item Tracking 6:28 (Bob)
- 28 Metrics and KPIs 38:20 (Thea)
- Thoughts on Taking Certification Exams 1:03:23
033 May 10, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 32: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 37 Reviews 2:17 (Benhur)
- 04 Benchmarking and Market Analysis 28:53 (Bob)
- Normal Session Intro 52:45
032 May 03, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 31: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 38 Risk Analysis and Management 7:02 (Benhur)
- 14 Data Mining 24:24 (Bob)
031 April 26, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 30: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 44 State Modeling 5:23 (Bob)
- 49 Vendor Assessment 25:52 (Tish)
- 46 SWOT Analysis 35:34 (Tish)
- 23 Glossary 48:03 (Thea)
030 April 19, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 29: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 32 Organizational Modeling 8:14 (Thea)
- 39 Roles and Permissions Matrix 17:03 (Thea)
- Talking Up the IIBA 26:10
- 50 Workshops 38:05 (Thea)
029 April 12, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 28: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 11 Concept Modeling 6:50 (Bob)
- 03 Balanced Scorecard 24:02 (Bob)
- 08 Business Model Canvas 38:21 (Bob)
- General Discussion: Thea on Talking to People in an Organization 53:44
028 April 05, 2022Cycle 1, Week 27: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 45 Survey or Questionnaire 5:00 (Bob)
- 29 Mind Mapping 21:53 (Bob)
- General Discussion: Extended Engagement Life Cycle 42:26 (Bob)
027 March 29, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 26: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 15 Data Modeling 7:46 (Bob)
- 33 Prioritization 33:09 (Illia)
- 22 Functional Decomposition 46:44 (Bob)
027 March 22, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 25: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
026 March 15, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 24: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 12 Data Dictionary 2:15 (Bob)
- 41 Scope Modeling 29:03 (Bob)
- Normal Session Intro, General Discussion, and Taking the Exam 38:52
025 March 08, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 23: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques (no recording)
- 20 Financial Analysis (Bob)
- 27 Lessons Learned (Bob)
- 25 Interviews (Thea)
024 March 01, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 22: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 30 Non-Functional Requirements Analysis 6:10 (Bob)
- 24 Interface Analysis 10:47 (Bob)
- General Discussion 29:15
- 43 Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas 35:34 (Thea)
023 February 22, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 21: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 18 Document Analysis 5:28 (Bob)
- 10 Collaborative Games 16:56 (Sylvia)
- 36 Prototyping 35:11 (Illia)
- 40 Root Cause Analysis 52:44 (Illia)
021 February 15, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 20: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 31 Observation 0:00 (Bob)
- 47 Use Cases and Scenarios 16:33 (Illia)
- 48 User Stories 24:30 (Illia)
- 05 Brainstorming 38:14 (Bob)
020 February 08, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 19: BABOK Ch 10 Techniques
- 07 Business Cases 3:56 (Thea)
- 34 and 35 Process Analysis and Process Modeling 15:21 (Bob)
- 02 Backlog Management 36:57 (Illia)
- 01 Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria 47:35 (Illia)
019 February 01, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 18: BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies
018 January 18, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 17: BABOK Ch 9 Underlying Competencies (no recording)
017 January 11, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 16: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
016 January 04, 2022 Cycle 1, Week 15: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
015 December 14, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 14: BABOK Ch 8 Solution Evaluation (KA6)
??? December 07, 2021 (no recording) Did this actually happen?
014 November 30, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 13: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
013 November 16, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 12: BABOK Ch 7 Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
012 November 09, 2021: Technical Problems, General Discussion
- Bob's Framework Review 42:15
011 November 02, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 11: BABOK Ch 6 Strategy Analysis (KA4)
- (first 20 minutes missing)
010 October 26, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 10: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
009 October 19, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 9: BABOK Ch 5 Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
- Benefits of Belonging to the IIBA 57:07
008 October 12, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 8: Registering For and Taking Certification Exams
007 October 05, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 7: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2) (no recording)
006 September 28, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 6: BABOK Ch 4 Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
005 September 21, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 5: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
- Question about test prep materials 1:04:58
004 September 14, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 4: BABOK Ch 3 Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
003 September 07, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 3: BABOK Ch 1 Introduction, BABOK Ch 2 BA Key Concepts
002 August 31, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 2: BABOK Ch 1 Introduction, BABOK Ch 2 BA Key Concepts
- Bob's Framework Intro 55:50
001 August 24, 2021 Cycle 1, Week 1: Introduction to Certification Study Cycle 1 (no recording)
Links by BABOK Chapter
Chapter 1: Introduction and Chapter 2: Business Analysis Key Concepts
Chapter 3: Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring (KA1)
Chapter 4: Elicitation and Collaboration (KA2)
Chapter 5: Requirements Life Cycle Management (KA3)
Chapter 6: Strategy Analysis (KA4)
Chapter 7: Requirements Analysis and Design Definition (KA5)
Chapter 8: Solution Evaluation (KA6)
Chapter 9: Underlying Competencies
Links by BABOK Technique
Chapter 10: Techniques (General Discussion)
20231012 20231019| Technique | Blog | Cycle 1 | Cycle 2 | Extra Links | ||||||
| 01 | Acceptance and Evaluation Criteria | 20230517 | Illia | Bob | ||||||
| 02 | Backlog Management | 20230323 | Illia | Bob | ||||||
| 03 | Balanced Scorecard | 20220411 | Bob | Thea | ||||||
| 04 | Benchmarking and Market Analysis | 20220510 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 05 | Brainstorming | 20220215 | Bob | Thea | ||||||
| 06 | Business Capability Analysis | 20230803 | __ | Bob | ||||||
| 07 | Business Cases | 20230817 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 08 | Business Model Canvas | 20220412 | Bob | Thea | ||||||
| 09 | Business Rules Analysis | 20230510 | Benhur | Bob | ||||||
| 10 | Collaborative Games | 20240110 | Sylvia | Thea | ||||||
| 11 | Concept Modeling | 20220407 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 12 | Data Dictionary | 20220314 | Bob | Renu | ||||||
| 13 | Data Flow Diagrams | 20230927 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 14 | Data Mining | 20220426 | Bob | Yulia | ||||||
| 15 | Data Modeling | 20220328 | Bob | Thea | ||||||
| 16 | Decision Analysis | 20220524 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 17 | Decision Modeling | 20220531 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 18 | Document Analysis | 20220217 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 19 | Estimation | 20220517 | Bob | Jim | 20230323 | |||||
| 20 | Financial Analysis | 20220307 | Bob | Renu | ||||||
| 21 | Focus Groups | 20230503 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 22 | Functional Decomposition | 20220329 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 23 | Glossary | 20230419 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 24 | Interface Analysis | 20170713 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 25 | Interviews | 20230322 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 26 | Item Tracking | 20220516 | Bob | Jim | ||||||
| 27 | Lessons Learned | 20220303 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 28 | Metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) | 20230405 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 29 | Mind Mapping | 20220331 | Bob | Andrei | ||||||
| 30 | Non-Functional Requirements Analysis | 20220301 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 31 | Observation | 20170717 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 32 | Organizational Modeling | 20230621 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 33 | Prioritization | 20230323 | Illia | Bob | ||||||
| 34 | Process Analysis | 20220208 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 35 | Process Modeling | 20220208 | Bob | Bob | ||||||
| 36 | Prototyping | 20220322 | Illia | Bob / Thea | 20230810 | |||||
| 37 | Reviews | 20220418 | Benhur | Thea | ||||||
| 38 | Risk Analysis and Management | 20230524 | Benhur | Bob | ||||||
| 39 | Roles and Permissions Matrix | 20231026 | Thea | Bob | ||||||
| 40 | Root Cause Analysis | 20230516 | Illia | Bob | ||||||
| 41 | Scope Modeling | 20220315 | Bob | Thea | ||||||
| 42 | Sequence Diagrams | 20230523 | __ | Bob | ||||||
| 43 | Stakeholder List, Map, or Personas | 20231102 | Thea | Thea | ||||||
| 44 | State Modeling | 20220419 | Bob | Thea | ||||||
| 45 | Survey or Questionnaire | 20220404 | Bob | Thea | ||||||
| 46 | SWOT Analysis | 20230614 | Tish | Thea | ||||||
| 47 | Use Cases and Scenarios | 20230607 | Illia | Bob | ||||||
| 48 | User Stories | 20240116 | Illia | Jim | ||||||
| 49 | Vendor Assessment | 20240109 | Tish | Thea | ||||||
| 50 | Workshops | 20230503 | Thea | Bob |
Links for Miscellaneous Subjects
Chapter Planning and Survey Meetings
20241114 20250102Applying for, Preparing for, and Taking the Exam
20220906 20231005 20240404 20250703 20260613 20260618Guest Speaker Series (most recent at bottom)
20220607 – Bob Churchill on his Framework for Business Analysis
20220614 – Thea Soehren on How to Use Linkedin to its Best Advantage
20220719 – Damon Drake on Software Development
20220726 – Bob Churchill on What BAs Should Know About Software
20220802 – Keith Nolen on Business Architecture
20220809 – Tammy Bearden on Knowledge Management
20220816 – Kimberly DeWitt on Project Management
20220823 – Matthew Green on Agile, Part 1
20220830 – Matthew Green on Agile, Part 2
20220906 – Yulia Petrunina on Taking – and PASSING – the CBAP Exam!
20220913 – Bob Churchill on Simulation
20230427 – Mike Russell on Artificial Intelligence and the Business Analyst
20231005 – Illia Iarmolenko on Taking – and PASSING – the CBAP Exam!
20240104 – Clifford Gray on Data Organization and Transformation
20240111 – Rohit Thakur on Data Conditioning and a Simple Dashboard in Excel
20240118 – Cathy Gaston on Simplifying Business Analysis
20240125 – Bob Churchill on Practice Areas Converging
20240201 – Clifford Gray on LinkedIn and Networking
20240208 – Heather Noggle on Cybersecurity
20240215 – Heather Mylan-Mains on Understanding Organizational Change and Empathy
20240222 – LN Mishra on Preparing for the Certification Test, the Application, and the Mechanics of the Test (slides)
20240229 – Paula Bell on being a BA Martial Artist
20240307 – Jennifer Battan on Design Sprints for Analysts
20240314 – Robert Snyder on People-Centric Methodology (slides)
20240321 – Betsy Stockdale on Artificial Intelligence for the Business Analyst (slides)
20240328 – Seven International Business Analysts on How They Work Around the World
20240404 – Leanne (Sau Yin) Tsang on Taking – and PASSING – the CBAP Exam!
20240411 – Katiya Plummer on Productivity at Work
20240418 – Hugo Zampieri on Near-Shore Development
20240425 – Patty Soltis on Awareness of and Alignment to Goals
20240502 – Lynn Baumeister on UI/UX (slides)
20240509 – Thea Soehren and Heather Mylan-Mains on Building Your Best Toolkit
20240829 – Esther Folorunso on Business Initiative Canvas Technique
20240905 – Thea Soehren on Business Analysis Centers of Excellence
20240912 – Esther Folorunso on IIBA Certifications Beyond the BABOK (IIBA-AAC, CBDA, CCA, CPOA)
20240919 – Douglas Ferguson on Lean Coffee and other Techniques for Facilitation
20240926 – Rachael Wilterdink on Mastering the Art of Splitting User Stories (website)
20241003 – Tampa Bay Women in Agile and Tampa Bay Product Group on AGILE Lean Coffee
20241010 – Promise Akwaowo on Exploring Salesforce as a Business Analyst
20241017 – David Odepidan on Influencing without Authority
20241024 – Tom Henricksen on The Care and Feeding of Developers
20241031 – Felicia Joyner on Tekkie Visions: Crafting Your Future
20241107 – Pam Paterson on How to Make Your Stakeholders Talk
20250109 – Breanne Casteel on Increasing Efficiency via Business Rules
20250116 – Eksara Jayan on Using Design Thinking to Initiate a New Project
20250123 – Christine Ketterlin on Creating Your Leadership Recipe
20250130 – Rianat Abbas on Embedding Cybersecurity in Business Requirements Gathering
20250206 – Nidhya Palaniappan on SAFe Release Train Engineering
20250213 – Lightning Talks with Women In Agile and Product Group
20250220 – Thea Soehren on The CBAP Certification Journey
20250227 – Jodie Huss on Dysfunction Mapping
20250306 – Aaron Whittenberger on Strategy Analysis
20250313 – Chris Craft on Sensus Plenier: A Revolution in Business Wisdom (Process Improvement)
20250320 – Alicia Funderburk on The Power of Connection in Business Analysis (interactive exercise not recorded)
20250327 – Kim Merritt on From Onboarding to Upskilling: Master the Art of Online Course Development for Your Team
20250403 – Aaron Whittenberger and Thea Soehren on Spark Your Stakeholder Interactions: Interactive Collaborative Games
20250410 – BA Skills Needed (with Recruiters)
20250417 – Howard Podeswa on Story Mapping
20250424 – Silas Dulan on Measuring the Intangible: The Enduring Value of Business Analysts in the Age of AI
20250501 – Van Miller on How BAs Can Use Generative AI
20250508 – Kevin Tan on BPMN Made Easy: Clarity Before Complexity
20250515 – Stefani Havel on Enhancing Workplace Communication
20250522 – Dr. Tracie Edwards on Continual Career Improvement
20250529 – David Vrbanek on Four Practices for Effective Business Analysis
20250605 – Iryna Sizikova on Regulatory Framework in Healthcare
20250612 – Barb Monson on Chameleons and Peacocks: Helping You Stand Out at Work
20250619 – Heath Rust on Creating Significance: Workplaces that Make People Feel Essential
20250626 – Joel Aimuemojie on Leveraging Risk Management Practices and Competencies
20250703 – Simas Bandzevicius on Driving Workforce Transformation with AI Automation
20250710 – Heather Noggle on Business Analysis and Emerging Technology
20250717 – Alan Austin on The Critical Step of Data Validation
20250724 – Breanne Casteel on Successful Navigation from BA to Business Architecture
20251023 – Bob Churchill on The SDLC and BABOK Mapped to A Simulationist's Framework for Business Analysis
20251030 – Lora McCoy on Strategically Driving Agility
20251106 – Laura Brandenburg on The Business Analyst Framework for Success
20251113 – Christi Hughes on Using Clifton Strengths
20260108 – Thea Soehren and Esther Folorunso on Logic and Math Puzzles in the BA Role
20260115 – Esther Folorunso and Simas Bandzevicius on AI Agents: What Are They? How Are They Made?
20260122 – Rochelle Tan on Design Thinking in Action
20260129 – Thea Soehren on CBAP Test Prep
20260205 – Shweta Chhajlani on Lead(ing) Without Authority
20260212 – Scott Ambler on Data Skills for Business Analysts (slides) (blog)
20260219 – Taiwo Olatunde on Automating Business Workflow with MS Fabric & Power Automate
20260226 – Rochelle Tan on Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs
20260305 – Ashley Snow on The Velocity of Value: Decoupling Solution and Project Domains
20260312 – Tamara Copple on The Art of Just Enough: Practical Business Analysis for Small Business
20260319 – Thea Soehren on How BAs Shape Responsible, Effective AI Systems
20260326 – Ugochi Ekoh on Sustainability Through the BA Lens
20260402 – Laura Brandenburg on How to Think and Act Like a Business Analyst
20260409 – Oludayo Oluwatosin on Strategic Frameworks in Business Analysis
20260416 – Taiwo Olatunde on Accelerating Data Insight with Copilor in PowerBI
20260423 – Rianat Abbas on Designing AI-Augmented Enterprise Workflows
20260430 – Esther Folorunso on The BA Strategy Lab: Games, Grit, and Great Decisions
20260507 – Thea Soehren on Using CoPilot M365 to Make Your Own CBAP Test Bank
20260514 – Esther Folorunso on Sharpening Your Saw
20260521 – Ayokunmi Sodamola on The Gap Between Insight and Outcome
20260528 – Varun Sharma on 3 Leadership Levers Every BA Should Master
20260604 – Ignace Mba on AI That Augments, Not Replaces
20260611 – Aoi Minamoto on Human-Centered Cognitive Monitoring
20260618 – Joel Silverstone on Give Feedback That Inspires Action, Not Resistance
20260625 – Thea Soehren on Stakeholder Management Practices for Better Project Outcomes
20260702 – Thea Soehren on Memory Perception: What You Know Isn't the Whole Story
20260709 – Adwoa Arhin on From Hidden Workflow Dependencies to Scalable Automation: A BA Case Study
SDLC Simulation 2025
01 20250807 Kickoff and SDLC Overview
02 20250814 Requirements and Elicitation
03 20250821 Requirements Analysis & Modeling
04 20250828 Backlog Grooming & Prioritization
05 20250904 Design & Architecture
06 20250911 Development & Prototyping
07 20250918 QA Strategy & Early Testing
08 20250925 UAT & Feedback
09 20251002 Deployment & Launch Ramp
10 20251009 Retrospective & Continuous Improvement
11 20251016 Final Demo & Executive Review