Since 2009 AssistKD has supported and sponsored the BA Manager Forum (BAMF). A highly respected professional body, BAMF helped to develop the International Advanced Diploma in Business Analysis, co-ordinated employer efforts to launch the Level 4 Apprenticeship in Business Analysis and is the awarding body for the Expert BA Award.
Regular Events for BA Leaders
Over 100 BA Managers attend regular BAMF events where they:
- engage with and network with their peers
- participate in workshops and presentations, sharing knowledge and best practice;
- develop a common understanding of the (relatively new) BA Manager role;
- work together to advance the BA profession.
Easy-to-Download Business Analysis Resources
We did not realise until we counted, but the BA Manager Forum has now generated output from close to 100 presentations and workshops, across a wide range of BA leadership topics. These downloadable resources include white papers, webinars, session slides, presentation notes and workshop output with many ‘ready-to-use’ sessions.
For ease of accessibility, we have moved the BAMF content to this dedicated area of the AssistKD Learning Zone, where it will be updated after every Forum event. There’s something for everyone, we hope you find the resources useful.
Please find the BAMF output organised by topic, below. Or, if you are looking for something specific, click here to search all content by keyword.
If you would welcome more information on the BA Manager Forum and/or wish to attend future events, please e-mail lawrence.darvill@assistkd.com with your details. Forum events are open to anyone with management or leadership responsibility for business analysis in their organisation.
Output from BAMF November 2023
Through late 2023 BA Managers were invited to complete a short survey aimed at providing an insight to the responsibilities, recognition and remuneration of the BA leader role in the UK. The results provide some useful benchmarks for those in the role. Highlights can be viewed here
Measuring Service Performance
The purpose of this workshop was to review and update the BAMF white paper “Measuring BA Performance”, first published in 2015. It examined the increased emphasis on service delivery and customer centricity, and the impact this has on the tangible and less tangible measures of BA Service performance. Attendees considered different types of performance measurements and their relevance to individual BA services.
- HBR – Don’t let metrics undermine your business
- S.M.A.R.T Way Management Review
- Measuring Performance Slides
How to Transition into Service Design
BAs developing service design capability and adding service design tools and techniques to their toolkit isn't as far-fetched as you might imagine. This workshop provided a useful insights into transitioning from a pure BA role into service design with a case study example of just how service design can be exercised in practical terms. Attendees were introduced to elements of the service design toolkit and provided with practical take aways.
- How to transition into Service Design
- Improving service delivery through design support material
- Core activities of the service design process (toolkit checklist PDF)
Change and Narrative
Whether you are leading your own team or selling change to any audience, mastering the tools of story is a must in our narrative-driven world. This fascinating workshop explored the techniques that make great TV drama work, applying the power of influential storytelling to the challenges BA leaders face every day.
Team Resourcing
This workshop discussed the team resourcing challenges faced and the strategy and tactics employed by NFU Mutual during a period of significant change. The session included consideration of; team roles, external recruitment, third party support and the merits of growing your own.
In this workshop, attendees were encouraged to identify points in an organisation’s lifecycle where disorder can be unwittingly introduced through change initiatives. The ability to recognise or even predict these moments and eliminate ‘disordered thinking’ is a key skill that transforms BAs from simply ‘doing requirements’ into managing organisational change.
ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMA/EXPERT BA
AGILE
Product Owner vs. BA Role June 2022
The BA Role Within Scaled Agile Delivery Slides November 2019
Special Interest Group Ensuring the Quality of Analysis in an Agile Environment Notes May 2019
The Product Owner and the BA: Whose Role is it Anyway? November 2017
To Be or Not To Be Agile Workshop Slides November 2016
Agile BA Workshop May 2015
THE BUSINESS ANALYSIS LEVEL 4 APPRENTICESHIP
BUSINESS ANALYSIS TOOLS/ TECHNIQUES /SKILLS
Business Analysis and the Service Design Toolkit June 2022
Digital Accessibility Slides November 2019
Business Analysis and Cybersecurity Slides and Notes May 2019
Data Analysis and the BA Service Notes and Slides May 2019
Tools and Techniques Triage Notes and Slides and Matric and Techniques November 2018
T-Shaped Skills for BAs Slides and Report May 2018
The Quest for Consistent Requirements November 2017
Business Case Health Check November 2016
Tools of the Trade May 2016
BA Tooling Workshop May 2015
Value Streams November 2013
Requirements Tool Selection November 2013
BUSINESS ANALYSIS IN THE CHANGE LIFECYCLE
Change and Narrative November 2023
Entropy November 2023
Benefits Management Slides and Notes August 2020
Defining Digital Business Analysis Slides November 2018
Special Interest Group on Emerging Functional Areas May 2018
Enabling Innovation through Business Analysis November 2017
The Role of the BA in Strategic Change Slides and Notes June 2017
Embedding New Working Practices May 2016
Open Forum on Business Analysis January 2015
The Competent Business Analyst March 2013
BUSINESS ANALYSIS AS A SERVICE
Establishing and Maintaining a BA Community of Practice June 2022
Business Analysis as a Service Webinar August 2021
Transforming Business Analysis as a Service Workshop Slides Definition and Example plus ‘The BA Elevator Pitch’ November 2021
Practical Tips on Surviving Restructure for BA Leaders and Your Team Slides Notes and Materials May 2019
Transforming the Customer Experience May 2019
Business Analysis as a Service Notes and Slides May 2018
Creating an Engaged Team of BAs Slides and Notes November 2018
The Benefits of Running a Centralised BA Practice November 2017
BA Team Development Slides and Notes November 2016
Leading a Customer Centric BA Practice November 2016
Embedding New Working Practices May 2016
Branding and Marketing the BA Role November 2015
Evaluating the Maturity of the BA Practice November 2015
Journey to a High Performing Practice at National Grid January 2015
Evaluating the Maturity of a BA Practice April 2014
Devising a Business Analysis Capability Framework May 2012
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Instilling a Growth Mindset June 2022
Resilience Webinar Slides and Further Reading August 2020
From Good to Great. Building Exceptional BAs November 2019
Wellbeing and Pressures of BA Life Slides and Notes November 2018
Cognitive Biases May 2018
Special Interest Group Higher Education May 2018
BA Manager Career Next Steps May 2016
Personal Development for BAs May 2015
Career Development for Established BAs January 2015
An Introduction to NLP for BAs April 2014
Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone May 2011
LEADERSHIP / TEAM DEVELOPMENT
Measuring Service Performance November 2023
Team Resourcing November 2023
The Secret to High Performing Teams through Inclusive Leadership June 2023
Leading Well June 2023
Establishing and Maintaining a BA Community of Practice June 2022
The BA Leadership Code Slides and Notes November 2019
From Good to Great. Building Exceptional BAs November 2019
Practical Tips on Surviving Restructure for BA Leaders and Your Team Slides Notes and Materials May 2019
BA Team Development Slides and Notes November 2016
Coaching for Performance November 2015
Measuring BA Performance Draft White Paper May 2015
Remote Working Practices for BAs May 2015
Measuring BA Performance January 2015