Join us Oct. 17 as we welcome speaker Mihaela Popescu, Sr. BA and West Mich. resident, as she shares her professional experience and hands-on learning in the talk "Demystifying the BA Role in the Scaled Agile Framework.

The virtual event is free. Please register in advance here: WM IIBA Professional Learning Series.

The SAFe framework is becoming more and more popular with organizations in their quest for business agility, shorter time to market and competitive threats. If your organization has embraced it, you are probably wondering where the BA role and the business analysis activities fit and are all our BA tools still needed.

This presentation will walk through the SAFe core concepts, highlighting areas of the framework where the business analyst brings value. The presenter will share her experience using examples from the field and will navigate key areas of the SAFe framework, roles and concepts that successfully position the business analyst as a key contributor to business agility.
 

Learning Objectives:

1. Understanding the nuances of the BA role required to be successful on Scaled Agile (SAFe) initiatives

2. Overview and understanding of Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) areas and corresponding BA activities as described in the BABOK

3. General understanding of how BAs are key contributors to business agility

Briefly about the speaker: 

Mihaela Popescu is a business analyst professional with over 25 years of experience in the Information Technology arena. She is currently a Lead Business Systems Analyst at Corewell Health where she is providing business analysis leadership on health insurance projects.

Mihaela is a certified SAFe Program consultant, SDP, PO/PM and RTE.