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CAPCO | Global Technology and Management Consultancy

As a sponsor for several years, Capco is delighted to be a Partner of BA Life for BA Life 2025. What's more, our Managing Principal Consultants Martha Férez and John Wisner will both be presenting; Martha in The Human Touch track with "Improving BA's decisions through Behavioural Science", and John closes the day with the 'Fireside Chat'.

As a global technology and management consultancy, the Business Analysis skillset is critical to our business, and we are committed to supporting the growth and professional development of our BA community.

BA Life brings together BAs from across industry to learn, reflect, network and build new connections. It delivers compelling content alongside practical tips for Business Analysts, helping enhance day-to-day skills and behaviours, notably around collaboration and adding a human touch in the delivery of successful outcomes.

We look forward to seeing you there.

"CAPCO: Supporting our Business Analysts to live their best BA Life!"

AVALOQ | Leading the way in wealth management technology

Avaloq is an industry-leading provider of wealth management technology and services for financial institutions around the world, including private banks and wealth managers, investment managers, as well as retail and neobanks. We are the only independent provider of digital banking solutions to both develop and operate our own software through cloud-based software as a service (SaaS) or on-premises models.

Our platform brings together nearly 40 years of experience in developing sophisticated financial software with the best-in-class technology from the financial ecosystem, so it only seems right we sponsor the best Business Analysis conference, BA Life.

“We are very happy to return as a sponsor of BA Life. Their commitment and passion for Business Analysis is an inspiration to us all”

BE POSITIVE | Consultancy, Training and Resourcing

Be Positive are a proud owner-managed business. Our customer’s problems are our personal challenges. No faceless corporation here, just committed experts responsive to customer needs with senior leaders happy to talk anytime.

Firmly rooted in Scotland, we harness the value of top-class universities and a dynamic business culture. And in the Scottish tradition, we’re outward looking – constantly searching for creative, innovative solutions to problems.

Our core values of ownership, adaptability, professional expertise and fairness are pivotal to everything we do.

Our fully accredited BAs are carefully chosen in terms of their experience and skills to meet the particular requirements of your business.

We’ve got big plans and are looking to inject new talent into the business to help make our plans a reality. So, wherever you are in your career, get in touch with us.

"Be Positive is delighted to be Partners of BA Life 2025. It’s a great opportunity to showcase BA talent and to support the evolution of the profession through demonstration of professional expertise – all things which wonderfully align with Be Positive’s values. We are looking forward to seeing everyone at BA Life"

YBA | Young Business Analysts

YBA (Young Business Analysts) was founded in 2020 as a network for young and early career BA’s to learn, share best practice, seek out advice and extend their network. Just under two years later, YBA now has nearly 1300 members and followers across LinkedIn and Instagram, with lots of exciting events in the pipeline for the coming year.

IIBA UK | The International Institute of Business Analysis, UK Chapter

Recent events have escalated the need for BAs to heighten their skills and understand upcoming technologies. Conferences are an excellent way of doing that, but can be expensive.

IIBA UK has been involved with BA Life since its inception. Originally an IIBA UK Professional Development Day, it has rapidly grown into an independent conference, run by experienced Business Analysts in Scotland.

The enthusiastic steering committee has a proven track record of attracting interesting and relevant speakers to share their insights at BA Life.

The Passionate BA | Igniting a passion for Business Analysis worldwide

The Passionate BA Blog aims to inspire business, requirements, and systems analysts, product owners, product managers, and others who drive the process of creating informational systems from the perspective of business needs and goals, management of solution scope and planning, system design creation, and, specifically, requirements engineering. 

Created by the very passionate and enthusiastic Iurii Gomon, who is also speaking this year with his talk "Balanced scorecard: The one for all", The Passionate BA Blog is a go to resource for all BAs.

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IIBA Ireland | The International Institute of Business Analysis, Ireland Chapter

IIBA Ireland is the Irish arm of IIBA®, the International Institute of Business Analysis. They are here to help the Irish business analysis community grow, and to provide opportunities for individual business analysts to start conversations with each other, improve their professional practice and develop their careers. The most important way they do this is by running knowledge sharing and networking events. 

Their three main goals are to increase engagement within the Business Analysis community, increase awareness of Business Analysis and enhance support for aspiring, junior and experienced Business Analysis Professionals in their career journey. 

The Brazilian BA | Fabricio Laguna

Business Analysis in an approachable and charming way. Connect with Fabrício Laguna to enjoy videos, articles, podcasts, public speaking and BA courses.

Fabricio will be joining Thando Jacobs for the panel discussion in our AI+ track, "AI and BAs".

BA Insights | Insightful Business Analysis

John Wisner is the founder of the BA Insights YouTube channel, a Managing Principal at Capco and regular contributor to the global Business Analysis community. With over 25 years experience in Business Analysis, John is always happy to meet others in the BA community and share experience.

And you can see John in action at BA Life 2025, when he closes the day with the "Fireside Chat - Turning the tables".

Bridging the Gap | Yes, YOU can THRIVE as a Business Analyst!

Bridging the Gap provides practical business analysis training designed to help professionals be more effective on software projects. With hands-on coaching and documentation reviews, you’ll create work samples showcasing your experience while making an immediate positive impact on your projects. 

Find out more about their training, along with a multitude of free business analysis resources at their website.

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Inside Business Analysis | Inspire, inform, ignite!

Inside Business Analysis is an online platform created to inspire, inform and ignite BA practitioners through real, relatable and resourceful content. The Inside Business Analysis podcast is hosted by Thando Jacobs.

Thando will be hosting the panel discussion "AI and BAs" in the afternoon of BA Life 2025.

IIBA South Africa | The International Institute of Business Analysis, South Africa Chapter

The proud winners of the IIBA's 2023 & 2024 Chapter of the Year and the 2022 Business Partner of the Year awards, IIBA South Africa are vision-focused, values-driven, and mission-led organisation that has been serving the growing needs of Southern Africa's Business Analysis community since 2008.

Every week the chapter hosts professional development events, online and in-person, that support our community's need to learn at the speed of need. 

IIBA Tampa Bay | The International Institute of Business Analysis, Tampa Bay Chapter

The chapter aims to equip Business Analysts with the knowledge, tools, and support needed to excel in their roles through targeted training, mentorship, and fostering a professional community. They empower Business Analysts to drive impactful decisions, collaborate closely with stakeholders, enhance organizational efficiency, and elevate the practice of Business Analysis.

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BA Force Multiplier | Business Analyst Leaders

A force multiplier is a factor or combination of factors that gives a person the ability to accomplish greater feats than without it. It is a capability that significantly increases the potential of that person and enhances the probability of success ...and that is what BA Force Multipliers do. Each member of this group has the ability to raise up the people around them through speaking, training, leadership, encouragement, and so much more.