Guest Speaker: Paula A. Bell, CBAP
With over 21 years of corporate experience, Paula Bell is a high-impact speaker, coach, and consultant known as "The BA Martial Artist™." A certified Master Life Coach and Business Analyst, she has led multi-million dollar transformations and held executive leadership roles across diverse industries. Paula leverages her extensive background in project management and business analysis to help organizations and individuals achieve peak performance and self-development.
Presentation: Future-Proofing the Business Analyst: Skills, Mindset, and Influence in an AI World Protect People
AI is changing how work gets done and redefining the role of the Business Analyst. In this session, we explore the evolving skill set BAs need to stay relevant and influential, from data literacy and AI-supported analysis to prompt engineering and ethical decision-making. Participants will leave with practical guidance for strengthening AI-ready skills starting today. This session explores how business analysts and project leaders can embed empathy, bias awareness, and ethical decision-making into AI requirements and workflows. Participants will learn practical strategies to design AI solutions that enhance trust, fairness, and user experience, ensuring technology supports people rather than unintentionally causing harm.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the core technical, analytical, and human skills required for BAs in an AI-enabled environment
- Distinguish which traditional BA skills remain critical, and which must evolve
- Apply AI tools to support requirements analysis, modeling, and documentation
- Strengthen data literacy to better interpret, question, and validate AI outputs
- Create a personal roadmap for becoming an AI-ready Business Analyst
This event is eligible for 1 CDU
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