Jamie Champagne on Building the Business Case for AI

Join Jamie Champagne in a session to build your business case for AI. Step back and consider your goals. Learn to build a solid business case for AI, align capabilities strategically, and justify resources effectively. Gain insights on driving positive ROI with two distinct approaches to AI investments.

Join us virtually for our January IIBA Portland Metro Chapter Event, co-hosted with Seattle and other Western America Region Chapters!

Presentation: Building the Business Case for AI

Are you distracted by the “shiny new objects” around you but unsure how they fit in to daily work? Or have you been told “We need AI!” but have no clue where to start? Why don’t you join Jamie and step back a second and pause. Consider WHY you’re having conversations about AI. What’s the goal? What’s the purpose?

An honest discussion that you fear becoming irrelevant is a far better business need than simply “because everyone else is doing it…” So how do you build the business case for AI? How do you strategically align capabilities that you didn’t even know you needed? Or how do you simply justify the time and resources to even know what’s possible and out there now?

This session is all about exactly that – building AI business cases for our organizations that drive positive ROI. In fact, this session will give you not only the structure, but will build out not one but TWO different approaches to AI investments to help you no matter where you are at in your AI journey.

Learning outcomes:

• Identify the pitfalls of being “distracted” by AI without an aligned business need
• Explore the structure AI business cases need to evolve to
• Define the steps to build both a business case for starting your venture into AI as well as for committing the resources to integrate AI into your business

Presenter: Jamie Champagne

Do you often find yourself yearning for more productivity in your day? Dreaming of crafting solutions that dazzle your customers? Longing for your projects to wrap up as triumphant successes? Meet Jamie Champagne – she's not just your average "passionate BA." She's a powerhouse in the realm of business analysis, dedicated to injecting value into every interaction and leveraging technology so that it works for you!

Jamie's expertise extends far beyond mere analysis worksheets and task lists. With a career deeply rooted in technical business analysis, she's also fervently engaged in process improvement, project and change management, and fostering productivity among future leaders. As the acclaimed author of "Seven Steps to Mastering Business Analysis, 2nd edition," and the creator of popular courses on platforms like LinkedIn and Pluralsight, Jamie is your go-to guide for infusing excitement into tech projects and facilitating sessions with a dash of enjoyment.

Her mission? To ensure that your requirements not only meet expectations but also pave the way for enduring success long after the project wraps up. And when she's not collaborating with business partners, you'll find her collaborating on the Hawaiian waters with friends and family on a surfboard. With Jamie Champagne on your team, you're not just getting a business analyst – you're getting a collaboration catalyst for innovation and success

Agenda:

6:30 - 6:45 - Networking
6:45 - 6:50 - Welcome and Announcements
6:50 - 7:50 - Presentation

Please register only if you intend to attend the session. Please connect to the meeting by 7 pm Pacific Time.

Meeting Cost:

IIBA Members - Free
Non Members - $10

IIBA members: You must login to our website in order to register for free. Your login and password is the same as your IIBA login.

Accessing the Zoom Meeting: On registration, you will receive a confirmation email with your personalized Zoom link and a calendar invite that you need to download to add to your calendar.

Organizers

J

Jennifer Colburn

marketing@portland.iiba.org