Kathleen B. (Kitty) Hass

The Award Winning Author, Consultant, Facilitator, and Presenter

Principal Consultant, Kathleen Hass & Associates, Inc.
STRATEGY EXECUTION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS ANALYSIS PRACTICE

IIBA Board of Directors and Nominating Committee Chair
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS

Tel: 303.663.8655 Email: KittyHass@comcast.net

Principal consultant and founder of Kathleen Hass and Associates, Inc. specializing in strategic planning and execution, enterprise business analysis, and complex project management. Ms. Hass is a prominent presenter at industry conferences, author, and lecturer. Expertise includes maturity and competency assessments, strategic planning, implementing Centers of Excellence, organizational transformation, portfolio management, leading software-intensive projects, executive coaching, building and leading strategic project teams, and managing complex programs.

Education and Professional Certifications

· B.S. in Business Administration, summa cum laude, double major in Management Information Systems and Economics, Western Connecticut University. Recipient of the Dean’s Award for the Most Outstanding Student.

· Certified Organizational Capability Maturity Assessor based on the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute Capability Maturity Model (SEI CMMI®)

· Certified Baldrige National Quality Program Examiner

· Certified Facilitator, Zenger-Miller

· Certified Project Management Professional, Project Management Institute

· Director, IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis), Chair of the Board Nominating Committee, and member of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®) version 2.0 Committee, contributing to several chapters and lead author of the Enterprise Analysis chapter

· Member of the International Center for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) Education Focus Group

· Member of the Capella University IT Advisory Council

· Developer and Instructor for Villanova University Mastering Business Analysis Online Certificate Program