Business analysts are known to be strategic thinkers, adept at analyzing current state and defining future state, but how do we do that with our careers? How do we move from where we are, to where we can be? Just as we do for our stakeholders, we need to be able to assess risks and define our change strategy but for our own careers. We need to understand the job market and the skills needed by employers. We also need to get through the dreaded HR robot known as the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Join Pamela Paterson, international best-selling author of Get the Job, to learn how you can apply strategy analysis to your own career and bring it to an entirely new level.
 
 
Learning Objectives:
 
In this session you will learn how to:
·      Identify your career goals in business analysis
·      Determine additional skills you may need to meet your goals
·      Apply business analysis thinking in pursuit of your dream job
 
 
About Pamela Paterson
Pamela Paterson, BJ, MS, CBAP, LSSGB, APO is an international best-selling author and a senior IT business analyst consultant, having worked with +50 organizations including Red Cross, KPMG, PwC, Hewlett-Packard, and the federal government. She is an award-winning speaker, has presented to thousands of business analysts at conferences and IIBA chapters in the U.S, Europe, Canada, and Asia, and has written six books, two of them international best-sellers: Creating Requirements for Software Projects: A Business Analyst’s Guide to Requirements Management and Get the Job: Optimize Your Resume for the Online Job Search. Previously, Pamela taught project management at a Toronto college, and has a stealth bio in communications, information design, engineering, and chemistry. She can be reached at www.pamelapaterson.com.