Wonder where the business analysis industry is heading? This presentation addresses hot topics like DevOps, Digital Transformation, the role of the BA on Agile projects, and much more. It also briefly addresses why some current trends that were hot no longer are. There will be discussions about what these trends mean for business analysts and project managers.

Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to discuss:

• Seven of the latest trends in business analysis
• How the BA can help organizations with DevOps on Agile projects
• The Digital BA
• Agile business cases
• What these trends mean for practitioners of business analysis
• And much more

Praise for past Trends presentations

• “awesome presentation!!”
• "Wow! That's an excellent presentation. Great inputs from a person with a vast experience and knowledge in the field of business analysis and project management."
• “Absolutely fantastic presentation. One of the most valuable I´ve seen in the last years. Congratulations, Elizabeth.”
• “Thanks a lot for the fantastic presentation, and the Q&As are also wonderful. Look forward to your next session presentation.”
• “Informative, insightful, excellent presentation. Thanks”
• “Excellent presentation. Thank you very much for sharing your expertise, insights and knowledge”
• “I love the key takeaways. I equally love the Q&A. Thank you Elizabeth Larson for this presentation.”

Speaker Bio
Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, CSM is Co-Principal and CEO of Watermark Learning and has over 30 years of experience in project management and business analysis. Elizabeth’s speaking history includes repeat keynotes and presentations for national and international conferences on five continents.
Elizabeth has co-authored five books and chapters published in four additional books, as well as articles that appear regularly in BA Times, Project Times, and Modern Analyst. Elizabeth was a lead author on the PMBOK® Guide 4th and 5th editions, as well as the BA Practice Guide, the BABOK® Guide 2.0, and an expert reviewer on the BABOK® Guide 3.0, and the PMI standard in Business Analysis.
Elizabeth enjoys traveling, hiking, reading, theater, and spending time with her 6 grandsons.