Annual General Meeting

2019

President – Annual ReportBob Gregory

President’s Report – Board Governance

• Increased the board from 7 to 9 positions• Added VP – Chair of Conference• Split the VP position for Development and Events

• VP of Events• VP of Development

• Changed bylaws for some board member terms• Changed bylaws for electronic voting and allow

voting to begin in November

President’s Report –Chapter Governance

President’s Report – Chapter Governance • Began a reciprocal chapter sharing in our

conference• MSP Chapter board attendee (1)• Central Iowa board attendee (2)

• Central Regional Director monthly conference calls• Attended the Annual Chapter Leadership

Conference (virtual – IIBA.org) hosted by the Central Regional Director for chapter leaders

• Began a two part program offered by IIBA to offer mentorship program for chapters

Election Results– Chapter Board Openings

• President – Erik Laessig

• VP & Conference Chair – Open

• Secretary – Chris Salvo

• Treasurer – Misti Poynter

• VP Professional Development - Open

• VP Technology – Karla Saathoff

• VP Communications & Marketing – Neosha Broadway

• VP Events – Sam Teal

• VP Membership – Kelly Casey

Treasurer’s – ReportMisti Poynter, Treasurer

Treasurer’s Report

We have money in the bank!

• The board continues to control expenses and manage our revenue.

• Annual Conference (PDD) continues to grow revenues

• 10th Year celebration for becoming a non-profit organization

2019 Focus

• Balance Budget Expenses and Revenue for Upcoming Events

• Evaluate Technology Platforms for Payment Options (i.e.. credit card via PayPal)

Vice President –Conference Chair

Erik D. Laessig

VP & Conference Chair

• Increased overall attendance and volunteers for the IIBA Heartland Chapter 9’th Annual Conference held on September 27, 2018: Innovation and Evolution....The Transformational Journey of Business Analysis

• Started recruiting Volunteers for 2019 Annual Conference Planning and increasing Vendor/Sponsor participation by promoting more panel type discussions

• Planning for increased mentoring type opportunities and improved footprint within universities for 2019

VP & Conference Chair, con’t• Conference Speaker and Vendor Chairs ramping up

• Keynotes are holding dates and being discussed• 3-4 potential new Vendors

• Narrowing down the 2018 Conference theme (i.e. Ongoing Evolution of Business Analysis)

• Narrowed down 2019 Conference Venue selection• Walkthroughs scheduled for last week in

February• Marketing planned for early

• Leveraging YAPP application and LinkedIn as primary

• Attending Monthly Americas Central Region meetings as able

MembershipKelly D. Casey

Chapter MembershipTo be a member in good standing, you must:

• Be a member of IIBA International• Regularly attend Chapter events

Membership Benefits• Regular professional development events geared

toward business analysis• IIBA resources and tools (newsletter, templates,

webinars, etc.)• Networking opportunities with business analysis and

IT professionals• Leadership opportunities• Volunteer opportunities• Discounts for Chapter events

Membership Challenges• Uncertainty around the role of the Business Analyst in

Agile; Some employers are no longer defining employees as BAs

• Retaining existing members; making members feel connected to the organization

• Company downsizing, layoffs, no budget for membership renewals

• Membership reporting was impacted by technological changes in updates from IIBA – We can no longer count members as active if they have opted out of local communications (even if they have paid their IIBA membership dues)

• Communication challenges – We no longer have access to active members who have opted out of local communications

Professional DevelopmentKaren Lofgren-Anderson

Professional Development

• First joint workshop with PMI Heartland and Heartland Chapter of the IIBA: Better Together! Collaboration Between Project Managers and Business Analysts July 19, 2018

• Organized the first integrated study group for CBAP®, CCBA®, ECBA®, and IIBA-AAC® candidates to be held January 9 – February 27, 2019

Vice President - EventsSam Teal

EventsIntroduction of BA's and Beer - DJ’s Dugout June & October great turnout

4 Quarterly events with an average of 30 attendees, up from 20 in 2017

Joint workshop with PMI and Heartland IIBA in June at TD Ameritrade good turnout and excellent workshop

Vice President –Communication & Marketing

Asha Sunil

Communication and Marketing

• “Agile Business Analysis Round Table”

• Panel discussion based on 2018 survey results

• IIBA Heartland LinkedIn Group

• 43% increase in Members

• IIBA Heartland chapter Facebook Page

• 135% increase in Followers

• 518% increase in page engagement (organic + paid)

Thank You