The IIBA Bay Area Chapter is delighted to co-host this event along with the Portland Metro and Seattle IIBA Chapters.
Presentation:
V.U.C.A. is an acronym that stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. The term was originally coined in the 1980s but has since been adopted in a leadership and management context to describe the environmental conditions that a leader might be required to navigate.
In this increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, business analysts can play a key role in helping today’s organizational decision makers to chart a more effective course into the future. In this brief presentation, Jay will share an overview of some of the key concepts of business analysis, strategic foresight, futurism, and business agility, and how these lenses and tools can help organizations better prepare for whatever future unfolds in front of them.
Presenter:
Jay Ashford, PMP, ACP, CBAP
Jay has worked in the information technology industry for almost 30 years, the most recent 15 of which as a consulting project manager and business analyst. He is the founder of ATS Partners, a process and technology focused consulting firm that helps clients realize top value from their technology investments, through thoughtful analysis, effective implementation, and successful adoption methodologies.
Jay teaches project management part-time at the University of San Francisco’s Masagung School of Management, and Agile Principles and Practices at the University of California Berkeley Extension. He has volunteered for the local Bay Area chapters of PMI and IIBA, is a mediocre piano and guitar player, and is a big fan of the Bay Area’s outdoor trails, as well as its local food and libation scene.
V.U.C.A. is an acronym that stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. The term was originally coined in the 1980s but has since been adopted in a leadership and management context to describe the environmental conditions that a leader might be required to navigate.
In this increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous world, business analysts can play a key role in helping today’s organizational decision makers to chart a more effective course into the future. In this brief presentation, Jay will share an overview of some of the key concepts of business analysis, strategic foresight, futurism, and business agility, and how these lenses and tools can help organizations better prepare for whatever future unfolds in front of them.
Presenter:
Jay Ashford, PMP, ACP, CBAP
Jay has worked in the information technology industry for almost 30 years, the most recent 15 of which as a consulting project manager and business analyst. He is the founder of ATS Partners, a process and technology focused consulting firm that helps clients realize top value from their technology investments, through thoughtful analysis, effective implementation, and successful adoption methodologies.
Jay teaches project management part-time at the University of San Francisco’s Masagung School of Management, and Agile Principles and Practices at the University of California Berkeley Extension. He has volunteered for the local Bay Area chapters of PMI and IIBA, is a mediocre piano and guitar player, and is a big fan of the Bay Area’s outdoor trails, as well as its local food and libation scene.
