Events

Portland Chapter sponsoring Bluegrass IIBA Winter 2025 BABOK Study Group - you will be directed to register with the Bluegrass Chapter.

Skills Development Group Presents GenAI Day 5: From Policy to Practice - Building AI-Enabled Enterprises Sponsored by Portland Metro IIBA

Be sure to join the IIBA Bay Area Book Club on Wednesday, April 2nd at 6:00pm Pacific Time, as we discuss the book "Humble Inquiry" by Edgar Schein. This session will be facilitated by our book club hosts Jeannine Schumm and Mohan Vemulapalli.

Portland Chapter sponsoring Bluegrass IIBA - Spring 2025 Business Data Analytics Virtual Study Group. You will be directed to register with the Bluegrass Chapter.

Portland Chapter promoting Sacramento IIBA event. Changes to ECBA Certification are coming soon. Learn more about the changes from LN Mishra (CBAP, CBDA, CPOA, ECBA, CCBA, AASC, CCA) as he talks about upcoming changes to ECBA certification. You will be directed to their site to register.

In this increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, business analysts can play a key role in helping today’s organizational decision makers to chart a more effective course into the future. In this brief presentation, Jay will share an overview of some of the key concepts of business analysis, strategic foresight, futurism, and business agility, and how these lenses and tools can help organizations better prepare for whatever future unfolds in front of them.

Portland Chapter sponsoring Systems Thinking Fundamentals Workshop delivered by Astrevo.

The Portland Metro IIBA is co-hosting the Phoenix Chapter's event: Four Habits for Effective Business Analysis Four Habits for Effective Business Analysis - What the Last 20 Years Have Taught Me Join us for an information-packed webinar. Learn the essential lessons that have shaped a seasoned Business Analyst's career. Don't miss this opportunity to gain invaluable strategies and elevate your business analysis skills. We will cover topics such as: Question & Verify Be From Missouri Document, Document, Document Never Stop Learning Meet our Speaker: David Vrbanek is a senior business analysis practitioner with over 20 years of real-world project experience in industries such as financial services, health sciences, automotive, IT service management, and retail. He has led software development and business process improvement projects in blended PM/BA roles. David is a Lead Business Analyst at Computershare, a Certified Scrum Product Owner®, and a Certified SAFe® 5 Product Owner/Product Manager. He is passionate about teaching and developing business analysts and is active in the business analysis community sharing his industry and professional expertise. David received the 2022 Career Impact Award from the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, an Excellence in Teaching Award based on nominations from learners in the courses he teaches. You will be directed to the host chapter site to register.

Portland Chapter sponsoring Bluegrass IIBA - Agile Analysis Virtual Study Group. You will be directed to register with the Bluegrass Chapter. Are you interested in IIBA®-AAC certification, or just would like to learn more about the content of Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide version 2? Then this agile business analysis training opportunity is for you! Bluegrass IIBA Chapter will host a virtual Agile Analysis Study Group for those individuals interested in IIBA®-AAC certification or learning the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide to elevate their career. All students will receive an AAC Study Guide. This study group uses additional study material, student homework and provides a practice exam experience for students. Bluegrass IIBA Chapter will run the study group for five (5) sessions on Tuesday evenings beginning on June 3, 2025. This study group will provide 12.5 Professional Development (PD) Hours for those students seeking IIBA® core certification, and provide a practice exam opportunity for all students. We ask students to begin studying early so it is a good idea to be registered at least one week prior to the first session. Register two weeks prior to the first session to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing. Students will be provided with course material. This study group is an instructor-led course by instructors from the Bluegrass IIBA Chapter.

Please join us for our IN PERSON Annual General Meeting where we will conduct elections for President, Treasurer and VP of Marketing and Communications, reflect on our chapter successes and have some fun gaming!

Leveraging AI in the Stakeholder Requirements Process with Pamela Paterson. Hosted by the Vancouver Chapter. You will be directed to their Eventbrite site to for more details and to register for the event. The landscape of requirements elicitation is evolving rapidly. Traditional methods struggle with incomplete information, miscommunication, and pressing deadlines. Artificial intelligence presents unprecedented opportunities to enhance accuracy, efficiency, and depth in requirements processes. This comprehensive presentation demonstrates how AI can transform every aspect of requirements management - from initial elicitation through analysis, refinement, and modelling. Participants will explore practical applications of AI-driven techniques and tools that streamline processes, eliminate ambiguities, and foster superior stakeholder communication.

Hosted by the Sacramento Chapter. You will be directed to their website for more details and registration. In this event, Tom Henricksen gives us a look at different aspects of leadership growth. This dynamic and engaging session, proven successful with IIBA chapters globally, equips your team with: Stronger Leadership Foundations: Defining leadership, understanding its fundamentals, and identifying your role in driving success. Essential Leadership Qualities: Developing key traits, skills, and characteristics for effective leadership within the business analysis domain. Enhanced Relationships: Building stronger stakeholder relationships and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Hosted by the Sacramento Chapter. You will be directed to their website for more details and registration. Emily Tom will be presenting.

Fall into Lean Coffee with the Portland Metro IIBA Chapter! Fall is here and we'd like to talk about what you want to talk about! Bring any topics you would like to share or learn more about. We will use Miro for our board. This event requires everyone to participate. What is Lean Coffee? Lean Coffee is a structured but informal way to have group discussions without a set agenda. At the start, everyone suggests topics they’d like to talk about. The group then votes on which ideas are most interesting or important, and those become the focus of the conversation. We’ll start with the top-voted topic, discuss it for a short, time-boxed period, and then decide together whether to keep going or move on. This keeps the discussion focused and ensures everyone’s time is spent on what matters most. Lean Coffee is a great way to share ideas, ask questions, and learn from others in a collaborative and engaging format. All you need to bring is your curiosity and willingness to join the conversation!

This virtual workshop is Sponsored by Bluegrass IIBA Chapter and Delivered by Astrevo. Monday, September 22 and Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | 3PM - 5PM PDT Design Thinking has emerged as a major trend for how innovative organizations and teams are approaching problem-solving. This hands-on, interactive workshop explores the intersection between Design Thinking and project teams and will provide participants with a high-level overview of Design Thinking methods and tools. Participants will work in small teams and will learn about useful tools to use in a more agile, discovery-driven world. Case studies are used to show concretely how to integrate design methods into projects with lessons learned and unique outcomes. The workshop includes a warm-up rapid-fire sketching exercise and several individual and group hands-on exercises to expose participants to various design methods for user research, idea generation, visualization and prototyping. At the conclusion of the workshop, participants should be able to describe the benefits of incorporating design methodologies on projects for increased customer alignment and business impact and be able to illustrate multiple design-thinking tools that could benefit current or future projects. This course qualifies for 4 PDHs/CDUs for all IIBA® certifications. This course will contribute 4 PMI® PDUs towards your chosen certification. You will be directed to the Bluegrass site to register.

The Portland Metro IIBA is co-hosting the Sacramento Chapter's Event: IIBA Partnership Programs - Growing Your Team's Capabilities. You will be directed to the host chapter site to register. IIBA Program Manager Darren Schaan will share the many benefits offered by IIBA's Partner Programs. This presentation is intended for Business Analysis practitioners working in medium-to-large sized organizations, Leaders of IT departments, business analysis centers of excellence (CoEs), and program management offices (PMOs). College and university program directors, professors, and instructors in the areas of business administration, product management, information technology, and data analysis.