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Auckland Panel Talk Alert!!! When: 5:30PM - 7:30 PM, Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Where: AUT WZ416 BA Market - Current and Future State The Business Analysis landscape has been on a wild ride over the past 12 months. As companies navigate changing market conditions, we've witnessed a transformation in BA practices.  - A shift in BA practices and expectations - A growing demand for specialist skills over traditional ‘T-shaped’ BAs - The redefinition of the contractor role - The impact of AI—both as a challenge and an opportunity So, what does this mean for the future of Business Analysis in New Zealand? Join us on Wednesday, February 19, for an in-depth panel discussion and Q&A session where experienced industry leaders will share their insights on: - The current state of the BA market - The evolution of business analyst roles - How AI and industry trends are shaping the future Meet Our Speakers: Ankit Biswas – Senior Business Analyst, NZ Super Fund Varun Prasad – Business Analysis Manager, New Zealand Lotteries Sophie Chen – Senior Business Analyst, Westpac NZ & Founder of BA Career Meetup This is a must-attend event for business analysts, aspiring professionals, and anyone interested in the future of BA careers. Bring your questions, expand your network, and be part of the conversation! Light refreshments provided. A special thank you to INSIDE Recruitment for co-organising this event and to AUT for sponsoring the venue! https://lnkd.in/gbVDU7SK

Attention BA community! Join us on an unmissable online event happening TONIGHT - Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM in Auckland (GMT+13). We're diving deep into "Introducing International Business Communication Standards for Better Reporting" with the brilliant Colin Wu, CPA as our guest speaker. Sophie Chen will be expertly hosting this illuminating session. With Colin Wu's 20+ years of experience in FP&A, Business Analysis, and Data Analytics, you're in for a treat. He'll share his wealth of knowledge, giving you an actionable framework to transform your data - reporting game. RSVP now using the link below and level up your business communication skills: https://lnkd.in/g-VxJaXu See you there!

📢 New Online Event Topic: Introducing International Business Communication Standards for Better Reporting Guest Speaker: Colin Wu, CPA Host & Co-host: Sophie Chen Yan Yang Date & Time: Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Auckland, GMT+13 In today’s data-driven world, organisations increasingly rely on actionable insights to make decisions. This puts pressure on analysts to deliver clear insights and on audiences to interpret them quickly. However, many dashboards fail due to inconsistencies, misleading visuals, and poor usability. The International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) address these issues by promoting clarity and consistency in visualising and communicating quantitative information. Inspired by pioneers like Edward Tufte’s Graphical Excellence and Barbara Minto’s Pyramid Principle, IBCS offers a practical framework for turning raw data into clear, decision-ready intelligence. This session will explore the core IBCS principles, structured around the "SUCCESS" formula. You’ll discover how semantic notation taps into natural pattern recognition to highlight insights instantly, how conceptual rules build a compelling storyline, and how perceptual rules ensure graphical integrity with effective visuals. Key takeaways: - Importance of Clarity in Data Visualization - Introduction to IBCS - SUCCESS Formula - Semantic Notation - Conceptual and Perceptual Rules - Actionable Framework About Speaker: Colin Wu, CPA has more than 20 years’ experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Business Analysis, and Data Analytics in multinational organisations. He is both a CPA and an IBCS® Certified Analyst. Currently, he is the Manager of the Performance and Insights Team in a public sector organisation in Wellington, where he transforms complex financial and non-financial data into clear, actionable insights for the executive leadership team. Please RSVP here 👇 https://lnkd.in/g-VxJaXu

We're excited to launch our first 2025 online event of BA Career Meetup on Thursday 30 Jan! Join us with our MBusAn alumnus Colin Wu, CPA introducing the International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) which helps make your business reporting more comprehensible and actionable. Colin will share his unique and practical insights in this talk as a pioneer to explore the application and implementation of IBCS in NZ's public sector!

📢 New Online Event Topic: Introducing International Business Communication Standards for Better Reporting Guest Speaker: Colin Wu, CPA Host & Co-host: Sophie Chen Yan Yang Date & Time: Thursday, January 30, 2025 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM Auckland, GMT+13 In today’s data-driven world, organisations increasingly rely on actionable insights to make decisions. This puts pressure on analysts to deliver clear insights and on audiences to interpret them quickly. However, many dashboards fail due to inconsistencies, misleading visuals, and poor usability. The International Business Communication Standards (IBCS) address these issues by promoting clarity and consistency in visualising and communicating quantitative information. Inspired by pioneers like Edward Tufte’s Graphical Excellence and Barbara Minto’s Pyramid Principle, IBCS offers a practical framework for turning raw data into clear, decision-ready intelligence. This session will explore the core IBCS principles, structured around the "SUCCESS" formula. You’ll discover how semantic notation taps into natural pattern recognition to highlight insights instantly, how conceptual rules build a compelling storyline, and how perceptual rules ensure graphical integrity with effective visuals. Key takeaways: - Importance of Clarity in Data Visualization - Introduction to IBCS - SUCCESS Formula - Semantic Notation - Conceptual and Perceptual Rules - Actionable Framework About Speaker: Colin Wu, CPA has more than 20 years’ experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Business Analysis, and Data Analytics in multinational organisations. He is both a CPA and an IBCS® Certified Analyst. Currently, he is the Manager of the Performance and Insights Team in a public sector organisation in Wellington, where he transforms complex financial and non-financial data into clear, actionable insights for the executive leadership team. Please RSVP here 👇 https://lnkd.in/g-VxJaXu

We are proud to share our 2024 Annual Impact Report, showcasing the achievements, milestones, and collective efforts of our community over the past year. This report highlights the impact we've made together—through inspiring events, meaningful connections, and shared growth. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to this journey: our partners, volunteers, speakers, and attendees. Your support and dedication continue to drive our mission forward. As we look ahead to 2025, we remain committed to empowering and connecting the business analysis community!

Another fantastic evening in partnership with Victoria University of Wellington. This time, we hosted our first-ever TEDx-style event, MBusAn Graduate Stories: How to Stand Out from the Competition? We had four fantastic Alumni of the MBusAn Programme who shared their international student study and career journeys to becoming Business Analysts, with a keen and eager-to-learn audience of over 50 current students, alumni, guests, and staff. Thank you to Anshul Sharma, Ananya Garg, Jackie Yan, and Dana Abiyoga for sharing your open and inspiring journeys to becoming Business Analysts. Your insights on making the most of university life, tips for building networks, embracing opportunities, and celebrating small wins truly resonated with the audience, especially at a very timely part of the student journey. The lessons shared at this event were some of the advice and guidance we wish we had known on our own BA journeys. It was a lovely night of stories and insights to give back to the next generation of Business Analysts and help move them a few steps closer to their personal goals. It’s incredible to see how the BA Career Meetup—established no less than two years ago by alumni Sophie Chen, continues to foster a strong partnership with the programme, delivering valuable, tailored and curated networking and knowledge-sharing events for students. A special shoutout to our incredible student and alumni-led volunteer group, who planned, organised, and delivered this truly unique by-the-student-for-the-student event with support from our academia partners at Victoria University of Wellington. Well done to current students Theora Dang, Beibei Ma, Chris Lei, and alumni Zi Ye Tey for dedicating themselves to delivering the event. Thanks also to Jackie Yan, who was part of the volunteer team and spoke beautifully, sharing her story. Special mention goes to Gregory Thomas Ng for his timely advice and support behind the scenes. Finally, a big thank you to Charlotte Deans and Jocelyn Cranefield for your ongoing support from the VUW Professional Programmes Offices. We are looking forward to organising future events and continuing to support the journeys of MBusAn students, to grow together as new in career and aspiring BAs.

So proud to witness the incredible growth Theora Dang has made over the past six months, along with the amazing progress of the BA Career team. The event on "How to Stand Out from the Competition" truly showcased how our volunteers put into practice the key ideas of being recognized in diverse fields, including the job market. A heartfelt thank you to the Victoria University of Wellington PPO and MBusAn program for their continued support in making these events possible!