IIBA Houston June 2015 Event

From Business Analyst To Product Manager: Challenges & Opportunities

 Come at 5:30 to spend time meeting and getting to know your fellow BAs.

Presentation Details

Product management has a lot in common with business analysis, and for many BAs, it becomes a natural progression in a business analyst career. In this presentation, Adriana will describe the differences and similarities between the business analyst and product manager roles, and explain how you can augment your core business analysis skills in order to become a rounded product manager.

This presentation will be useful for BAs not interested in moving into a product manager role as well, for two reasons:

First, It will explain how to develop skills that are critical for product managers but also very helpful for business analysts interested in elevating their role in their organizations.

Second, it will expose you to new practices in software development and requirements elicitation that can be useful for you to understand and even copy in your BA work.

Presenter

Born and raised in Brazil, Adriana Beal has been working in the U.S. since 2004, helping Fortune 100 companies, innovation companies, and startups build better software that solves the right problem and aligns with business strategy. Adriana is a recognized leader in the international business analysis community, with frequent invitations to speak at events sponsored by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) and other international organizations. Prior to becoming a permanent resident of the United States, she received an O-1 (Alien of Extraordinary Ability) from the U.S. government.

Adriana has two IT strategy books published in her native country, and work internationally published by IEEE and IGI Global. Her educational background includes a B.Sc. in electronic engineering and MBA in strategic management of information systems received from two fo the most prestigious graduate schools in Brazil.