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The NextGen BA - Your BA Role is Changing!

Mar 10, 2026 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time  

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Join Western Region Chapters for Angela Wick's presentation on BAs in the Age of AI. Business Analysis is changing fast, while their organizations are investing heavily in analytics, AI, and automation. That gap in business analysis is clear! It's not about templates, process adherence, or documentation. It's about value, and enabling delivery of real value with AI. This session explores what it means to be a high-value BA in an AI-enabled enterprise. You’ll learn how modern BAs are expanding beyond traditional requirements and work into a new BA mandate. This session focuses on how you can evolve your skills, services, and mindset to stay relevant and influential. Attendees will walk away with a clear picture of how the BA role is shifting, and how to step into the new BA reality and future!

Join us virtually for our March IIBA Portland Metro Chapter Event with Angela Wick, co-hosted with Bay Area, Calgary, Sacramento, Saskatchewan, Seattle and Utah Chapters!

The NextGen BA - Your BA Role is Changing!

Business Analysis is changing fast, while their organizations are investing heavily in analytics, AI, and automation. That gap in business analysis is clear! It's not about templates, process adherence, or documentation. It's about value, and enabling delivery of real value with AI.

This session explores what it means to be a high-value BA in an AI-enabled enterprise. You’ll learn how modern BAs are expanding beyond traditional requirements and work into a new BA mandate. This session focuses on how you can evolve your skills, services, and mindset to stay relevant and influential.

Attendees will walk away with a clear picture of how the BA role is shifting, and how to step into the new BA reality and future!

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Understand how AI is reshaping the BA role and the value we provide

  • Identify what personal BA maturity looks like in an AI-driven enterprise

  • Recognize the emerging BA tasks, skills, and services that increase influence, relevance, and career resilience

Presenter: Angela Wick

Globally recognized expert in business analysis, AI, and product ownership with 25 years of experience practicing, leading, teaching, and modernizing analysis practices. Passionate About: Elevating requirements and analysis quality to drive innovation and strategic value.

Industry Contributor: Co-Author of Futureproof, Core Team Member of BABOK v3, Expert Reviewer for Agile Ext to BABOK,  and Author of the BA Career Models chapter in Managing Business Analysts.Speaker & Trainer: Frequent keynote speaker and workshop leader at conferences, private clients, and online.

Founder and Host of BA-Cube – A learning community for BAs, BA Teams, and BA Managers.

LinkedIn Learning Instructor: Creator/Instructor of courses on Business Analysis, AI, & Product Ownership

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 prior to 7 pm Pacific Time in order to be admitted. 
This is a virtual event.

Meeting Cost:

  • IIBA Members - Free

  • Non Members - $5
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. If you don't receive the link, please reach out to the meeting organizer. 
Organizers

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Jennifer Colburn
marketing@portland.iiba.org