FROM BUSINESS ANALYST TO BUSINESS ACCELERATORBUSINESS ANALYSIS, as a
career, is unique in that it can be challenging to define a set of
specific skills and capabilities required to be successful. There are
IT-oriented BAs who focus on technical content, ensuring they are
always ready to discuss cutting edge technologies in the ever-changing
industry. Other BAs are more business-oriented and focus on specific
functional areas such as HR and Finance. Then there are the rest of us
– hybrids that span both the IT and Business sectors along with one
or more industries to ensure that success is the final destination for
our projects.
As a BA with over 20 years of practical software development
experience across many disparate industries, Tami Cole has gained
many unique skills and experiences that have led to her greatest
career challenge to date – owning and leading Documentation
Strategies, Inc., an IT consulting and training organization.
In this presentation, Tami will share with you the many business
analyst traits and skills she leans on every day to support the
growth of her clients, her team, and her organization.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
* Gain a better appreciation of the skills BAs have.
* Realize how they can be utilized beyond basic project work.
* Realize just how far they can take you.
SPEAKER: TAMI M. COLE
As President and CEO of Documentation Strategies, Inc. (Docstrats),
Tami has engaged new clients and staff, resulting in an 8% growth in
revenue in her inaugural year, followed by double-digit growth in
2016. Running a small BUSINESS GIVES TAMI THE OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE
THE MANY SKILL SETS SHE HAS ACQUIRED. She loves learning and is always
looking to stretch beyond her comfort zone.
Tami’s background includes nearly twenty years in designing and
implementing business applications, working for two of the Capital
Region’s well-known consulting companies: CGI (previously Deloitte
Consulting/DRT Systems), on her own as an independent consultant and
with PwC.
She has worked in every facet of business application development,
from analyzing and documenting business’ needs to coding and
testing, to writing user guides and training employees on using
applications effectively. Her passion for IT Business Analysis
propelled her into project management, where she became a Certified
ScrumMaster.
Her extensive portfolio includes designing coding and compliance
software used in hospitals nationwide and working on projects with
teams from all over the world.
AGENDA:
5:30: Networking and Refreshments
5:50: Facilitated "Burning Question of the Month" (See website
[https://albanyny.iiba.org/burning-question-month] for details)
6:00: CHAPTER ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPDATES
6:15: Presentation
7:45: Q&A
8:00: Meeting adjourned
COST:
Free for chapter members. $10 for guests (non-chapter members).
Click here [http://albanyny.theiiba.org/index.php/membership] if you
would like information about the chapter or how to become a chapter
member.
CHAPTER SPONSORS:
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