News for business analysis professionals throughout Washington

January 2014

In This Issue

Event Information

Member News

CBAP/CCBA Study Group

Chapter Membership

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MISSION STATEMENT:

Our mission is to build awareness of the Business Analysis discipline within the Washington State community through promoting standards and practices in support of the International organization.

Your IIBAŽ Seattle Chapter Board

President	Vicki James
VP Membership	Cathie Groesbeck
VP Marketing & Communications	Uma Singh
VP Programs	Nicole Gersper
VP Education	Shirley Nelson
VP Special Projects & Events	Christiane Fortin
Secretary	Iryn Cuenca
Treasurer	John Clemmons
Past President	LeAnn Morgan

Chapter Sponsors

The IIBA Seattle Chapter is proud to be sponsored by:

We are proud to have Watermark Learning has our chapter sponsor. Since 1992 Watermark Learning has provided business analysis training and project management training

that turns the complexity of industry standards into practical application. Their courses are laser-focused for the business analyst, project manager, and process analyst

and lead to enduring results in organizations.

We encourage you to follow Watermark Learning to get first-hand information of their course offerings and specials.

Introducing B2T Training as our newest Gold Chapter Sponsor. B2T Training has trained and equipped some of the most successful and high performing business analysts in the field since 2000. For more information: B2T Training ... We Get It. We'll Help You Get It Too

Get your logo here! Find out more about our sponsorship program.

Join us on Facebook and LinkedIN

Helpful Links for BAs

New Location

Our new meeting location:
MERCER ISLAND COMMUNITY & EVENT CENTER
8236 SE 24TH Street
Mercer Island, WA 98040

Driving Directions

Happy New Year!

Welcome to the New Year! There are many exciting opportunities coming in 2014 for the IIBAŽ and especially the Seattle Chapter. A new BABOKŠ is expected before the end of year (so be sure to consider joining the Study Group to take advantage of earning your CBAP before the changes). The chapter events are designed with increasing your value as a Business Analyst in mind. And let's celebrate together as you achieve the personal and profession milestones you set out accomplish. We look forward to helping you achieve your goals for 2014!

Event Information

IIBA Seattle Chapter Event: Realities of Requirement Definition - Power of 3

January 28th, 2014 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM PST
Mercer Island Community & Event Center

      8236 SE 24TH Street
      Mercer Island, WA 98040

Washington local, Richard White will be discussing the realities of Requirements Definition and providing tools and techniques to drive requirement definition success! Richard is a Principal Business Systems Analyst at T-Mobile and has extensive experience in a variety of organizations.

     6:00 - 6:30 Networking
     6:30 - 6:45 Chapter News
     6:45 - 8:00 Special Guest Speaker

IIBA Seattle Chapter Event - Model Based Requirements

Tuesday February 25, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM PST

Mercer Island Community & Event Center

Steve Tockey, Principal Consultant at Construx Software will be discussing Model Based Requirements.

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Plan now to attend April seminar by B2T Training in cooperation with the IIBA Seattle Chapter

Agile Requirements and Fundamentals

April 29-30, 2014

Kent McDonald, Agile Practice Lead, B2T Training will be conducting a 2-day session on Agile Requirements. This course is designed to introduce students to the agile values, principles, and techniques and takes an in-depth look into the skills necessary to ensure that the team is identifying and delivering the right things. Earns 14 PDU/CDU's

**25% discount for this session for chapter members. Use the Code SEA25 when registering**

Visit B2T Training for more information and register today!

B2T Training: Agile Requirements & Fundamentals

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Past Events

September 2013workshop:
Bullet Proof Business Cases

Were you able to attend this fantastic workshop? Be sure to provide your feedback to the board members as they plan more opportunities for the Seattle chapter.

If you didn't have a chance to attend, check out the photos on the chapter's Facebook page.

Previous Chapter Meetings:

Remember The Influencing Formula in September?
October's Personal Branding & Your Career presented by Matthew Youngquist of Career Horizons?

If not, be sure to review the presentations for the career enhancing tips!

Please share these great opportunities by forwarding this newsletter to your peers and colleagues.

Chapter Member News

Vicki James gets a new Position

Watermark Learning has named Vicki James, PMP, CBAP, to the position of Director of Business Analysis. James joins Watermark with 15 years' experience in the public and private sectors as a project manager, business analyst, author, and independent industry consultant ...Continue reading -->

Nicole Gersper achieves her Project Management Professional

Please join us in congratulating Nicole Gersper on her Project Management Professional (PMPŠ) from the Project Management Institute. She was already a CBAP, but now has more letters to add behind her name. This achievement demonstrates her commitment as a project professional. Congratulations Nicole!

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Do you have news to share! We would love to know of events happening with you so we can all encourage and share in great accomplishments in the lives of our chapter members.

CBAP/CCBA Study Group

Last November, at the Building Business Capability conference in Las Vegas, NV, the IIBAŽ announced that version 3 of the BABOKŠ would be published in late 2014. With a new BABOKŠ version comes new exams for the CBAPŽ and CCBAŽ certifications. A six-month transition period is expected before testing on the new BABOKŠ begins.

The IIBAŽ Seattle Chapter wants to help you achieve your certification before the new edition. A study group will be forming in February. The group will meet 90 minutes a week virtually for 10 weeks. Stay tuned for additional information. Please contact our VP of Education, Shirley Nelson, if you have questions regarding the group.

Chapter Membership

Not a chapter member? Here are a few benefits that you are missing out on.

Benefits of Membership

Free meeting attendance
Reduced fee to attend major paid events and symposiums sponsored by the chapter
Reduced fees for Business Analysis Certificate Courses through Sponsors

Visit our Membership page today.

Renewal options for Chapter Membership coming soon!

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We hope you enjoyed this newsletter. Please share your comments, ideas, or articles for future editions. You can always reach me at the email address below.

Sincerely,

Vicki James, Chapter President

president@seattle.iiba.org
IIBAŽ Seattle Chapter

Free Meeting	IIBAŽ Seattle Chapter monthly meetings are free to chapter members. Not a member yet? We invite you to attend one meeting for FREE so that we may show you the value of membership. Members, please pass this on to your BA peers. When registering for the meeting, simply choose "First Time Attendee". We look forward to meeting you!
Next Meeting: January 28, 2014 Realities of Requirement Definition - Power of 3

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