Dubai International Project Management Forum

About the Program
Has business analysis as a profession had its day? Is it destined to be another back water of information systems like Business Process Reengineering? Has the onset of Agile Software Development and Agile Project Management eliminated the need for business analysts? Or has the profession transitioned into a larger and more strategic role in the organization? This interactive seminar discusses where business analysis is today, where it is going, and the unlimited possibilities for business analysis and those who practice it.

Learning Objectives

• Examine the status of today’s business analysts
• Evaluate the role of the business analyst in today’s business and information technology projects
• Identify the role of the business analyst in a data-oriented world
• Determine the direction business analysis and business analysis professionals will take
• Review the newer technologies that business analysts will be using in the future
• Discuss the transition from business analytics to data analytics, and the impact it is having on the profession

 
Course Overview
 
What is different about today’s business analysis?

• Traditional business analysis
• Project-oriented business analysis
• Tactical business analysis
• Strategic business analysis
  
  

The Fading Project Business Analyst 

• The impact of Agile Software Development on the business analyst
• Business analysis behind the scenes
• Options for business analysts in an agile environment
  
  

The Data-Oriented World

• Problems looking for solutions
• Solutions looking for problems
  
  

Business Analysis Directions

• Decision support for strategic decision making
• Identifying actionable insights for the organization
• Driving innovation in products and processes
  
  

Business Analytics versus Data Analytics

• Getting a handle on predictive analytics
• It's not what can be done, it's why it should be done

Business Analysis Technologies to Know

• Big Data and Big Data analytics
• The Blockchain: security, reliability, and complexity
• Artificial intelligence and deep learning
• Design thinking and innovation generation
• Data driven decision-making
• Digital transformation and Omni channels
• Machine learning
• Robotics in business
• Incorporating the Internet of Things in business processes
  
  

The Future of Business Analysis and of Those Who Practice It