The 21st Century BA with Vanessa Khan

Speaker’s Profile, Vanessa Khan

Vanessa Khan (Honours BA) is a Business Analyst, author, and speaker on thought leadership. She strives toward influencing and growing the BA practice. She is passionate about inspiring people and bringing about positive change. In her spare time, Vanessa engages in professional coaching, career mentoring, and writing. As a strong presence in Business Analysis, she engages in thought leadership through her professional company, VK Inc.

In 2013, Vanessa volunteered for the Calgary IIBA® Chapter as the Vice President of the Marketing and Communications portfolio. The President, VPs, and former VPs at the time have worked together to achieve the esteemed Top Chapter and Most Sustainable Chapter awards.

Presentation Description: 

Business Analysis is an ever evolving and changing practice. Many employers hire BAs for various functions, and as such, Business Analysts must engage in a state of continuous professional development. The Business Analysis Renaissance continues with an entrepreneurial approach and a focus on engaging in Thought Leadership. In the 21st Century BA, you will learn strategies to unlock your entrepreneurial skills and enhance your BA career. In an ever-changing profession, these skills will help you improve upon already strong BA skills (i.e. Requirements elicitation) with an entrepreneurial spin that will help you stay relevant in any economy.

Key benefits include:

• Learning to thrive in a downturn economy
• Focusing on professional development
• Successfully engaging with the Business and Stakeholders
• Helping to evolve the Business Analyst practice 
• Connecting with like-minded entrepreneurial BAs
• You earn PDU/CDU.
• You get a chance to win the door prize. A FREE Coaching session with Vanessa.

Event Details:

Event Location: Virtual via Zoom
Date & Time: January 17, 2023 @ 11:30am – 12:45pm (CST) (10:30am – 11:45am MST)

Cost:

• Guests $10
• Members $5

Members, you will receive a separate email from the Director of Marketing regarding a special discount code which you can apply on EventBrite for a 50% discount on the event price and thus, you will only pay $5. If you have not received the email, please email marketing@saskatchewan.iiba.org

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