BA Development Day 2014
The IIBA® New Zealand Chapter is pleased to announce that we are accepting proposals for presentations
and workshops for this year’s BA Development Day, to be held in Wellington, New Zealand on 17
November 2014.
The conference theme is “Stepping Outside the BA Box – Business Analysis and
Beyond”.
Presentation and Workshop Proposals
We are seeking presentation and workshop proposals for 60 and 90 minute presentations including time
allowed for questions.
Proposals should draw from the real world experiences of the New Zealand business analysis community.
This is a prime opportunity for practitioners and subject matter experts to share their knowledge and
experience with other professionals involved in business analysis. Important aspects to consider are what
you learned as a BA and what the audience will learn.
Successful proposals will receive one complimentary pass to BA Development Day 2014 with no
restrictions and speakers/facilitators are encouraged to attend the entire day.
Guidelines for Proposals

Proposals should include:
o an abstract of your presentation or workshop (500 words max);
o ideally a bullet point list of the order of your presentation/workshop;
o motivation for the topic, key talking points, and key take-aways for attendees; and
o describe which BABOK area(s) the proposal relates to.

Proposals may be submitted by an individual, or multiple individuals working together. In the case
of multiple individuals, at most two (2) complimentary passes to BA Development Day 2014 will be
provided.

Content should focus on real world stories and lessons learned from the field, which will enrich the
knowledge of attendees and help them to grow in their current role. For example: tips, tricks and
traps; case studies.

Presentation proposals are encouraged to include some interactive content for delegates attending
their presentation.

Please ensure that you have clearance from the IP owner if you are presenting a case study.

Please ensure that your subject matter is relevant to the conference. Learning objectives must
relate to the conference theme.
Page 1
BA Development Day 2014
How to submit your proposal


Use the template at the end of this document to submit your proposal.
Send proposals to speakers@badevelopmentday.com by Friday 16 May 2014.
Proposed Schedule
Activity
Date
Final date for presentation and workshop proposals
16 May 2014
Notification to successful applicants
13 June 2014
Notification to remaining applicants
20 June 2014
Meet and greet sessions with successful applicants regarding presentation content
Month of September
Final date for submission of presentation for audio visual set up where applicable
Friday 31 October
Conference Theme
Stepping Outside the BA Box – Business Analysis and Beyond
The goal of BA Development Day 2014 is to deconstruct and reconstruct the role of a BA in or outside an
organization.
We are particularly interested in presentations and workshops that challenge our current thinking about
business analysis – for example, that put the BA role in a new context or provide information of how the
BA role can use tools and techniques that are not typically the domain of the BA. This could include (but is
not limited to):






Unpacking the role of the BA
Expanding the box to Enterprise Analysis and beyond
Camouflaging the BA with a different job title
Utilizing other “non-BA” skills in your role as a BA
Inspirational learnings from other disciplines that helped you in your BA career
Future trends
Another perspective on the theme is to have presentations and workshops examining skills outside
requirement elicitation, documentation, and elaboration; skills that help a BA to truly deliver business
analysis rather than just capture requirements. Some of these could be analytical techniques from outside
the traditional BA realm. Some could be focused on organizational or people issues.
Page 2
BA Development Day 2014
Why is this theme important?
Sadly, the BA on a project is often pigeonholed as the person who writes requirements or sometimes as a
PA for a PM. In reality, the BA is a key member of a project team who uses a variety of tools and
techniques from many disciplines to help a project deliver value. But BAs can also use the same skills, tools
and techniques to effect a career change and move into other non-BA roles.
It is time we recognized that business analysts can step out of the box to be much more than just a project
scribe. In this conference we plan to explore the frontiers, and beyond, of what it means to be a BA.
Target Audience
We are expecting 200 attendees at the 2014 conference, which is the maximum for the venue.
The registration profile below is from the 2012 attendees.
Role
Consulting
Public
Sector
Health &
Education
Financial
Services
Other
Total
% by role
Business Analyst
27
18
2
13
9
69
46%
Senior Business
Analyst
13
7
4
10
8
42
28%
Consultant
8
2
10
7%
BA Leadership
1
1
2
3
3
10
7%
Other
4
7
3
2
4
20
13%
Total
53
35
11
28
24
151
35%
23%
7%
19%
16%
% by industry
group
Page 3
BA Development Day 2014
BA Development Day Presentation & Workshop Proposal Form
Note that the details below will be uploaded to the BA Development Day website if your proposal is
successful.
Speaker/Facilitator Details (repeat this box if multiple speakers)
Name
Organisation and Role
Qualifications and
Accreditations
Profile
Max 200 words in paragraph form. Include links to linkedin, twitter, and other
sites as appropriate.
Photo
Attach photo
Presentation/Workshop
Title
Picture
Attach visual image that supports your presentation or workshop. This image
must be able to be published to the website without copyright issues
Abstract
Max 500 words in paragraph or bullet point form
Learning Objective
Three key learning points or takeaways that attendees will gain. The points
must relate to the conference theme.
Target Audience & Size
Select one of: Beginner/Intermediate/Experienced.
BABOK Knowledge Areas
or Underlying Skills and
Competencies
Page 4
BA Development Day 2014
Logistics
Contact details
Email address, Skype address and/or cellphone number
Audio visual needs
You will need to use your own laptop. The venue will have microphone,
projector and flip charts. Please indicate any additional audio or visual
requirements for your presentation.
We will have recording equipment available. If you wish to have your
presentation recorded so it can be made available to IIBA members not able to
attend the conference, please make this known with your proposal
Anything else?
Page 5