BBC 2023 Sponsors and Partners

International Institute of Business Analysis

International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA®) is a professional association dedicated to supporting lifetime learning opportunities for business and professional success. Through a global network, IIBA connects with over 29,000 Members and more than 300 Corporate Members and 120 Chapters. As the recognized voice of the business analysis community, IIBA supports the recognition of the profession, maintains the global standard for professional certifications, and curates the collective body of knowledge (BABOK®) for the industry. For more information visit iiba.org. Please visit the IIBA booth to learn about the value of membership, certification programs, and the new online BABOK®.

ABACUS is used by companies worldwide to manage Enterprise Architecture, IT and Business Strategy and Digital Transformation. ABACUS users deliver insights and value quickly:  

-Import data in minutes from SharePoint, Excel, Visio, Technopedia, ServiceNow and CMDBs, and using ABACUS’ REST API.   
-Choose an off-the-shelf framework or metamodel. Configure a metamodel specific to your enterprise.  
-Lighten your data workload by allowing data owners across your organization to collaborate with editable cloud-based data registers and dashboards. Embed in MS Teams, Slack etc. 
-Analyze your architecture using bespoke no-code or pre-configured algorithms for metrics such as TCO, Performance, Availability, Agility etc. Create future state architectures and roadmaps. 
-Report with rich visuals including interactive Gantt charts, heat maps, treemaps, timelines, Graph View, charts and dashboards  

ABACUS is used across Enterprise Architecture strategy, Application Portfolio Management, Solution, Information and Data Architecture, Cybersecurity, Cloud Migration, Technical Debt Management, Data Privacy, Business Process Management, IT Service Management, Innovation & Change Management. It is available either on-premise or as a browser-based SaaS tool.  

NTT COMWARE is the “one-stop” solution enterprise that delivers total support for today’s cutting-edge information technology. Our core expertise in networks, middleware, and system development ranks among the best in Japan, and is supported by an array of state-of-the-art facilities.

ValueBlue is market leader in Agile Business Transformation, providing a strategic planning and collaboration solution for enterprises like A.S. Watson, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Wakefern Food Corporation, VolkerWessels, Randstad and Boskalis. Our collaborative software solution BlueDolphin empowers Enterprise Architects and Business Leaders to define business goals, create a business transformation roadmap to meet these goals, enable the broader organization to collaborate on this roadmap, monitor progress, and adjust where necessary based on data. With BlueDolphin, organizations can innovate faster, coordinate their transformation activities and reduce risk. BlueDolphin combines Enterprise Architecture, Application Portfolio Management, Business Process Management, Project Portfolio Architecture and Data Management into an effective strategic steering mechanism for large organizations and enterprises across Europe, the USA and Asia.

Ardoq is a SaaS company reinventing Enterprise Architecture for today’s digital enterprise. The company’s dynamic, data-driven EA platform is designed to plan and execute major change initiatives. The tool provides a digital twin of an organization’s people, processes, systems, data, and infrastructure. With Ardoq, CIOs can confidently deliver digital transformations, and IT leaders can make better technology decisions based on real-time information. With Ardoq, EAs can serve as change agents, supporting business and IT collaboration for better outcomes.

Blackmetric is a niche consultancy specializing in business analysis consultancy and training. Whether you’re looking for a practical, hands-on and tailored virtual training course for your BA team, or remote help when setting up a project, we can help. Check out our website at www.blackmetric.com for more information. Also, be sure to check out our regular courses and free #BACommunity webinars at www.blackmetric.com/events We look forward to seeing you at the conference!  

BRS is the world authority on business rules, policy interpretation, decision engineering, concept models, and business vocabulary. Our mission is to provide leadership, guidance, education, and support for organizations seeking to apply business-oriented analysis techniques. Our practices are proven in leading organizations toward producing better business outcomes, working smarter, managing change and complexity, and developing better requirements. Our training is recognized world-wide for providing critical skills for effective analysis and transformation. We literally teach you how to think differently.

The Process Renewal Group is a consulting organization committed to helping its clients successfully manage business change. Our mission is to help dramatically improve our client’s performance through the renewal of business strategies, capabilities and business processes as well as the innovative application of information technologies. Our services include Business Architecture, Business Process Management, Process Improvement and Culture Change. We do this through hands on consulting, training classes, workshop facilitation as well as coaching and mentoring. Our goal to make a lasting difference in our clients’ effectiveness by helping them to deliver creative, sustainable and pragmatic business approaches and solutions. PRG is the longest running and most experienced BPM professional services company in the world having formed in 1993 and having sustained long-term business relationships with many organizations. We have chaired over fifty conferences and trained over seventy five thousand professionals on advanced process and architectural approaches in this time. PRG is also a founding partner in the establishment of BPTrends.

Founded as a remote company in 1999, Centric is an international management consulting firm with more than 1,400 experts in digital, technology, and business consulting who help to solve significant business challenges. Our mission is to deliver an unmatched experience that you won’t get anywhere else.

We bring firm-wide support to local delivery. We think of ourselves as a big company with a small company feel – a local player with global reach.

Clients choose us because of our ability to deliver solutions at a pace, quality, cost point, and flexibility level that fits their goals, timeline, budget, and needs. Our model is proven, successful, and is customizable to meet the specific client needs.

Watermark Learning delivers world-class training, coaching, and certification preparation that energizes and prepares people to solve business problems and achieve certification success. Business Analysis, Agile, Project Management, Business Process Management, Business Relationship Management, and Leadership & Influencing Skills are our main areas of expertise.

Since 1992, we have turned the complexity of industry standards into practical application. Our courses and coaching are laser-focused and help ensure enduring results in organizations. Our services are realistic and engaging, led by experts who facilitate sessions interactively, making learners energized to learn and motivated to perform.

We have also developed the acclaimed CBAP ® Study Guide, PMI-PBA Study Guide, Online Study Exams, and numerous other study materials. Our customer service is second to none. With expert facilitators and world-class curriculum, we are large enough to meet your needs and small enough to care. Visit us at www.WatermarkLearning.com.

UBC Sauder Continuing Business Studies
Start, Advance or Change Your Career.

Explore UBC Sauder Continuing Business Studies innovative award-winning Certificates and courses that are widely recognized by employers in the local business community and beyond. Designed for early to mid-career professionals who are looking to start, change or advance their career:

• Agile Leadership – Associate Certificate Program
• Behavioral Insights – Advanced Professional Certificate Program
• Business Analysis – Certificate Program
• Change Management – Certificate Program
• Data and Marketing Analytics – Certificate Program (new)
• Leading Professional Teams – Associate Certificate Program (new)
• Product Management – (new)
• Project Management – Certificate Program
• Professional Exam and Test Preparation Courses

Providing a transformative experience. Taught by experienced industry professionals, engage in a transformative and collaborative learning experience. You will learn through doing and applying concepts that can easily be translated to the workplace.

Future proofing your career. We prepare you not just for the jobs of today but also for the jobs of tomorrow and what you need to stay competitive. You will also earn course digital badges, that are verifiable, blockchain-based and electronically shareable through social media that highlight your educational achievements and competencies, to employers.