Kathleen B. (Kitty) Hass

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Books

1.      The Enterprise Business Analyst: Developing Creative Solutions to Complex Business Problems (Vienna, VA: Management Concepts, Inc., 2011)

2.      Managing Complex Projects: A New Model (Vienna, VA: Management Concepts, Inc., 2009)

3.      The 77 Deadly Sins of Project Management (Vienna, VA: Management Concepts, 2009)  

4.      Business Analysis Essentials Library series (Vienna, VA: Management Concepts, 2008)   

a)     Professionalizing Business Analysis,  Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects

b)     The Business Analyst as Strategist, Translating Business Strategies into Valuable Solutions

c)      Unearthing Business Requirements, Elicitation Tools and Techniques

d)     Getting it Right, Business Requirement Analysis Tools and Techniques

e)      The Art and Power of Facilitation, Running Powerful Meetings

f)       From Analyst to Leader, Elevating  the Role of the Business Analyst

2010 Research Projects

1.      The Bottom Line on Project Complexity: Applying a New Complexity Model. This study examines the dimensions that increase project complexity, including team size, project duration, schedule, cost and scope flexibility, understanding of the problem and solution, stability of requirements, strategic importance, level of organizational change, inter-project dependencies, and political sensitivity and validates the new Project Complexity Model profiled in the PMI award-winning book, Managing Project Complexity: A New Model, Management Concepts (2009). 

2.      Is Your Business Analysis Practice Mature Enough? This study evaluates and benchmarks the 2010 maturity levels of Business Analysis Practices in diverse industries and organizations and contributes to the advancement of the body of knowledge and research in the field of business analysis. 

 

White Papers

1.      Organizational Maturity Assessment, A CMM-Based Appraisal of Project Management Practices, Management Concepts, Inc., 2004

2.      From Strategy to Action: Enterprise Portfolio Management, Management Concepts, Inc., 2005

3.      The Strategic Project Leader, Management Concepts, Inc. 2005

4.      Flawless Project Launch Practices, The Bridge From Business Opportunity to Project Execution, Practices, Management Concepts, Inc., 2005

5.      The Pathway from Knowledge to Practice, Map out Your Project Management Mentoring Program, Practices, Management Concepts, Inc., 2005

6.      The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, Management Concepts, Inc., 2005

7.      The Business Analysis Center of Excellence, The Cornerstone of Business Transformation, Management Concepts, Inc., 2007

8.      The Program Management Office, A Center of Excellence for Project Management, Management Concepts, Inc., 2007

9.      Living on the Edge, Managing Project Complexity, Management Concepts, Inc., 2008

10.   Harness the Power of the Project Manager/Business Analyst Partnership, 2008

11.   Business Analyst Proficiency: How capable do I need to be? 2010

12.   Planting the Seeds to Grow a Mature Business Analysis Practice, 2010

13.   Planting the Seeds to Grow a Complex Project Management Practice, 2010

14.   Project Management and Business Analysis Maturity Assessments: The Journey to Professional Excellence, 2010

 

Articles

1.      Leadership and Communication Skills for Project Managers, Knowledge Management Online, 2003

2.      Five Roles for Team Leaders, A High Performing Team Requires Project Managers to Wear Many Hats, Knowledge Management Online, February 22, 2004

3.      Managing Multiple Projects: Transcending Time and Distance, Federal Times, January 2005

4.      Virtual Teams Connect Far-Flung Project Managers, Federal Times, February 28, 2005

5.      Accidental Project Manager or Strategic Team Leader? Federal Times, May 2005

6.      Enterprise Portfolio Management: From Strategy to Action, SBusiness, July 2005

7.      Professional Business Analysis, Reducing the Trend of Failed Business Transformation Projects, Project Times, Winter, 2006

8.      The Coming of Age of the Business Analyst, Journal of Business Strategy, Spring 2006

9.      Why Do So Many IT Projects Fail? Federal Times, August 2006

10.   The Critical Business Analyst Role in Agile Projects, Its All About the Value, gantthead.com, July 2006

11.   When Failure Is Not an Option: Project Management Training at the CIA, GovPro Newsletter, October 2006 and Government Procurement, December 2006

12.   The Five Deadly Sins of Agile Project Management, gantthead.com, October 2006

13.   The Five Deadly Sins of Project Start-Ups, Power Magazine, October 2006

14.   The Blending of Traditional and Agile Project Management, Project Management World Today, Spring/Summer 2007

15.   Introducing the Project Complexity Model, A New Approach to Diagnosing and Managing Projects, Project Management World Today, Spring/Summer 2007

16.   The Role of the Business Analyst in Agile Project Management, Project Management World Today, Spring/Summer 2007

17.   The Business Analyst as Strategist, Business Analyst Times, Spring/Summer 2007

18.   An Eye for Value: What the Business Analyst Brings to the Agile Team, BA Times, March 2008

19.   Managing Complex Projects Is Not a Simple Matter, PM World Today, March 2008

20.   The 21st Century’s Perfect Storm: The Transformation of IT, Project Times, September 2008

21.   Introducing the Project Complexity Model, The Icfai University Press, September 2008

22.   A series of articles: Introducing the Project Complexity Model, Project Times, Fall 2008

23.   Business Analysis Center of Excellence, The Journey to Professional Excellence, Modern Analyst Media, May 2009

24.   Complex Project Management Trends, Project Times, October 2009

25.   BA Proficiency: How capable do I need to be? IIBA Newsletter April 2010

26.   The Living Business Case, IIBA Newsletter March 2010

27.   Use Virtual Teams as a Competitive Advantage, IIBA Newsletter March 2010

28.   Change management Best Practices, PMI Community Post, June 25 2010

29.   2010 Complex Project Management Series based on the 2009 PMI Book of the Year, Online at Project Times, ModernAnalyst.com, and ProjectAtWork

a)      Complex Project Management, What’s All the Fuss About?

b)     Complex Project Management: The “Next Big Thing” for Experienced Project Managers

c)      Managing the Complexities of Projects that are Too Large, Too Long, Too Costly

d)     Managing the Complexities of Projects that are Large, Diverse Project Teams: The Good, the Bad and the Complexity

e)      Managing the Complexities of Projects that are Urgent with no Flexibility, Aggressive Scope, Urgent Milestones, Over-Ambitious Schedules

f)      Managing the Complexities of Projects that have Ambiguous Problem, Opportunity and Solution, and have Undefined, Groundbreaking, Unprecedented Innovative

g)      Managing the Complexities of Projects that have Requirements Volatility and Risk: Uncertain, Evolving, and Poorly Understood

h)     Managing the Complexities of Projects that have Strategic Importance, Political Implications,  Critical Impacts to the Core Mission of Multiple Organizations

i)       Managing the Complexities of Projects that Require Large Scale Organizational and Cultural Change: Transformative , Groundbreaking

j)       Managing the Complexities of Projects that are High Risk with Multiple External Constraints, Unprecedented Integration Needs

k)     Significant IT Complexity: Unprecedented Engineering Accomplishments; Systems of Systems

Keynotes, Presentations, Workshops and Webinars

2011

1.      Calgary IIBA Chapter Dinner Keynote, If it’s Creativity You Want, then Creativity You Will Get! Expert Facilitation that Fosters Creativity, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 2011

2.      BAWorld Calgary, Adapting BA Practices for Complex Projects, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 2011

3.      Enmax Power and Utility, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Cenovus Energy, Business Success in the New Economy: Critical Business Practices for the 21st Century, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, April 2011

4.      Philadelphia IIBA and PMI Chapters, Critical Business Practices for the 21st Century, May  2011

5.      Pfizer Inc, Business Success in the New Economy, Collegeville, PA, May  2011

6.      IIBA BBC Conference, Adapting BA Practices for Complex Projects, Ft. Lauderdale, FL  November 2011

 

2010

1.      Keynote Presentations

a.      Implementing an Enterprise Practice Center: The Cornerstone of Business Transformation

b.      Finally Getting it Right: Complex Project Management, a 21st Century Imperative

c.      Business Analysis: Where is the Profession Heading?

d.      The Journey to Professional Excellence: Planting the Seeds to Grow a Mature BA Practice

e.      Is Your Business Analysis Practice Mature Enough?

2.      Colorado Springs IIBA Chapter Launch, The Journey to Professional Excellence: Planting the Seeds to Grow a Mature BA Practice, January 2010

3.      Requirements.net Podcast, Requirements and Application Modernization, February 2010

4.      IIBA Webinar Series, ABC: Authors, Books and Conversations, Discovering REAL Business Requirements for Software Success, April 2010.

5.      Chevron Corporation, Business Success in the New Economy, Webinar September 2010

6.      IIBA Slovenia, first IIBA Conference Keynote: Business Success in the New Economy: Critical Business Practices for the 21st Century,  October 2010

7.      PMI Global Congress 2010-North America, The Bottom Line on Project Complexity: Applying a New Complexity Model,  National Harbor, Maryland, October 2010

8.      PMI Global Congress, Finally getting It Right: complex Project Management, a 21st Century Imperative, Washington DC, October 2010

9.      IIBA Business Helping Business Conference, Chapters Helping Chapters Seminar and Leadership Institute, Washington DC, October 2010

10.   IIBA New Zealand, Keynote, IIBA Conference Keynote Address BA Development Day, Business Analysis: 21st Century Imperative for the New Economy?  November 2010

11.   Joint Denver/Colorado Springs IIBA, Business Success in the New Economy: Critical Business Practices for the 21st Century,  November 2010

12.   Sun Life Financial, 2010 Analyst Summit Keynote Address: Business Success in the New Economy: Critical Business Practices for the 21st Century,  December 2010

2009

1.      Las Vegas IIBA Chapter Anniversary Celebration, The Journey to Professional Excellence, January 2009

2.      IIBA Greater Rochester, NY Chapter Kick-off Meeting, The Journey to Professional Excellence, January 2009

3.      DC / Baltimore Joint PMI/IIBA 5th Anniversary Celebration, The Journey to Professional Excellence, February 2009

4.      IIBA Salt Lake Chapter Kickoff Meeting, The Journey to Professional Excellence, February 2009

5.      Central PA Joint PMI/IIBA Meeting, The Power of the PM/BA Partnership, Who Needs A BA Anyway? March 2009

6.      Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Business Analysis Center of Excellence, The Cornerstone of Business Transformation, March 18, 2009

7.      New York City IBA Chapter Meeting, The Power of the PM/BA Partnership, Who Needs A BA Anyway? March 2009

8.      New Jersey IIBA Chapter Meeting, The Power of the PM/BA Partnership, Who Needs A BA Anyway? March 2009

9.      Philadelphia IIBA Chapter Meeting, Improve Your BA Performance, March 2009

10.   GlaxoSmithKline, An Eye for Value, What the Business Analyst Brings to the Agile Team , March 2009

11.   The Vangard Group, BSA Vision Conference and Practitioner Forum, Business Analysis Trends, March 2009

12.   IIBA Webinar, Business Analysis, Where the Industry is Heading, April 2009

13.   Denver IIBA Chapter Meeting, Where the Industry is Heading, May 2009

14.   BusinessAnalysisWorld Seattle, Keynote Address Where the Industry is Heading, and track presentation, BA as Politician, June 2009

15.   BusinessAnalysisWorld Minneapolis, Keynote Address Where the Industry is Heading, and track presentation, BA as Politician, June 2009

16.   CIO Forum sponsored by IIBA, The Value of Corporate Membership, Baltimore, June 2009

17.   BusinessAnalysisWorld Denver, The Living Business Case, and The BA Center of Excellence, The Foundation of a Mature BA Practice, September 2009

 

2008

1.      IIBA Greater Boston Chapter Presentation, Professionalizing Business Analysis,  January 2008

2.      Office of Surface Mining (Virtual Roundtable),  Living on the Edge: Managing Project Complexity, February 2008

3.      IIBA Greater Philadelphia Chapter, The Business Analysis Center of Excellence, The Cornerstone of Business Transformation, March 2008

4.      PMI Region 5 2008 Symposium Hosted by the Baltimore Chapter, Living on the Edge, Managing Project Complexity, 75 Minute Workshop, April 2008

5.      HP Webinar, The Interdependence of ITIL, ITSM, PM & BA,  April  2008

6.      PMI 2008 Rocky Mountain Project Management Symposium, April 2008

7.      Living on the Edge, Managing Project Complexity, 90 Minute Workshop

8.      Organizational Maturity Assessments

9.      PMI Denver Roundtable, Ball Aerospace, Living on the Edge: Managing Project Complexity, April 2008

10.   University of Southern Mississippi IT Leadership Team Executive Seminar, April 2008

11.   Mid Atlantic Project Summit/ Business Analyst World, April/May 2008

12.   Living on the Edge, Managing Project Complexity presentation

13.   Top Five Challenges for Senior Business Analysts 1-day Workshop

14.   PMI Denver Roundtable – Quest, Living on the Edge, Managing Project Complexity, May 2008

15.   IIBA Fort Worth Chapter, Professionalizing Business Analysis, Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects, May 2008

16.   PMI Denver Roundtable, Coors, Living on the Edge, Managing Project Complexity, May 2008

17.   Business Analyst World Symposium Series, Denver Professionalizing Business Analysis, June 2008

18.   IIBA Silicone Valley Chapter, The Business Analyst: The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, June 2008

19.   China Webinar, Building a PMO to Last, June 2008

20.   Regional Project World &World Congress of Business Analysis, June 2008

21.   The Business Analysis Center of Excellence, The Cornerstone of Business Transformation 1-day workshop

22.   Organizational Business Analysis Maturity Assessments, a CCM Appraisal of BA Practices

23.   IIBA Denver Chapter, Business Analyst as Facilitator, July 2008

24.   IIBA Dallas Chapter, The Business Analyst: The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, May 2008

25.   Harness the BA/PM Partnership Webinar, July 2008

26.   Cisco BA Forum, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future

27.   Project Summit/BA World – Fall Conference in San Francisco, Professionalizing Business Analysis, Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects, October 2008

28.   IIBA Silicon Valley, East Bay and Sacramento Chapters Joint Chapter Event at Project Summit/BA World, – Fall Conference in San Francisco Palo Alto CA, The Business Analyst and IIBA – What’s in it for me? October 2008

29.   PMI Global Congress, The Project Management Center of Excellence, The Cornerstone of Business Transformation, October 2008

 

2007

1. PMI LA Chapter, From Strategy to Results, Portfolio Management, April 2007

2. Denver PMI 2007 Rocky Mountain Symposium, Leading Complex, High-Risks Projects, April 2007

3. Project Summit/BA World, Washington DC, April 2007. Professionalizing Business Analysis, Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects, Improve Your Business Analysis Performance, Five Challenges for Senior Business Analysis, (1-day workshop)

4. PMI, Minneapolis, MN, Business Case Development (1-day workshop), May 2007

5. PMI Atlanta PDD 2007, Living on the Edge, Project Complexity Management, Atlanta, GA, August 2007

6. PMI 2007 Northern California Fall Symposium, San Francisco, Harnessing Project Complexity, Applying Complexity Thinking to Manage High-Risk Projects, September 2007

7. Fairfax County Public Schools  Leadership Team Executive Seminar, September 2007

8. PMI Global Congress, Living on the Edge, Project Complexity Management, Atlanta GA, October 2007

9.   Project Summit / BA World, San Francisco, October 2007. Living on the Edge, Applying Complexity Thinking to Manage High-Risk Project, Professionalizing Business Analysis, Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects, Top Five Challenges for Senior Business Analysis (1-day workshop)

10. Project Summit / BA World, Boston, October 2007. Living on the Edge, Applying Complexity Thinking to Manage High-Risk Projects, Professionalizing Business Analysis, Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects, Top Five Challenges for Senior Business Analysis (1-day workshop)

11. Project Summit / BA World, Chicago, November 2007. Living on the Edge, Applying Complexity Thinking to Manage High-Risk Projects, Professionalizing Business Analysis, Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects, Top Five Challenges for Senior Business Analysis (1-day workshop)

12. IIBA Washington DC Chapter, BA Center of Excellence, The Cornerstone of Business Transformation, December 2007

13. PMI Washington DC Chapter, Living on the Edge, Applying Complexity Thinking to Management High-Risk Projects, December 2007

 

2006

1.      PMI Rochester Chapter Professional Development Day, Rochester, NY, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, May 4, 2006

2.      PMI Denver 2006 Symposium, Denver CO, Project Management Maturity Assessment, A CMM Appraisal of Project Management Capabilities, May 2006

3.      Project Summit and Business Analyst World, Arlington VA, Harnessing the Power of Professional Business Analysis Workshop, June 2006

4.      Project Summit and Business Analyst World, Arlington VA, Professional Business Analysis, Breaking the Cycle of Challenged Projects, June 2006

5.      Federal Executive Board Professional Development Series, Leadership in a Project Environment, July 2006

6.      Los Padres, CA PMI Chapter, From Strategy to Action, Enterprise Portfolio Management, August 2006

7.      PMI Global Congress, North America, Seattle WA, Improving Projects with Business Analysis Micro-seminar, October 2006

8.      PMI Global Congress, North America, Seattle WA, Increasing Project Management Maturity in Your Organization, October 2006

9.      ProjectWorld & World Congress For Business Analysts USA. Orlando Florida, Enterprise Analysis:  Value-Based Portfolio Management, November 2006

 

2005

1.      ProjectWorld Canada/Business Analysis World Toronto, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, May 2005  

2.      ProjectWorld Canada / Business Analyst World Toronto, Harnessing the Power of the Project Manager and Business Analyst Partnership, May 2005  

3.      PDS’05 PMI IS SIG Professional Development Symposium 2005, San Francisco, CA, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, June 2005  

4.      SD UML & Design World, Austin, TX, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, June 2005  

5.      PMI Region 14 Seminar/Symposium 2005, Atlanta, GA, From Strategy to Action: Enterprise Portfolio Management, June 2005

6.      PMI Region 14 Seminar/Symposium 2005, Atlanta, GA, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, June 2005

7.      PMI Global Congress 2005-North America, Toronto, Canada, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, September 2005   

8.      SD Best Practices Conference and Expo, Boston, MA, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, September 2005   

9.      PMI Mile High Chapter, Denver, CO, Harnessing the Power of the Project Manager and Business Analyst Partnership Workshop, October 2005  

10.   Project Summit / Business Analyst World, Boston, MA, Harnessing the Power of the Project Manager and Business Analyst Partnership Workshop, October 2005

11.   Project Summit / Business Analyst World, Boston, MA, The Business Analyst, The Pivotal IT Role of the Future, October 2005  

12.   Project World & the World Congress for Business Analysts, Orlando, FL, Using Maturity Assessments to Unleash Organizational Capabilities, A Case Study, November 2005  

2004

1.      ProjectWorld, Los Angeles, Organizational Project Management Maturity Assessment - CMM Based Appraisal of PM Practices, March 2004

2.      PMI Information Systems SIG Professional Development Symposium 2004
Saint Louis, MO, Organizational Project Management Maturity Assessment - CMM Based Appraisal of PM Practices, June 2004

3.      PMI Pittsburgh Chapter, Pittsburgh, PA, IT Project Quality & Risk Assessments - A Systematic IT Risk Management Practice, September 2004

4.      ProjectWorld, Washington DC, Organizational Project Management Maturity Assessment - CMM Based Appraisal of PM Practices, September 2004

5.      PMI Global Congress 2004-North America, Anaheim, CA, Strategically Manage Your Portfolio, Micro-seminar, October 2004

6.      16th Annual International Integrated Program Management Conference, Co-Sponsored by CPM-PMI (College of Performance Management of Project Management Institute), NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), & SCEA (Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis), IT Project Quality & Risk Assessments - A Systematic IT Risk Management Practice, November 2004

 

2003

1.      Sixth Annual Original The Performance Conference, Sponsored by the National Academy of Public Administration, Center for Improving Government Performance, Capital Asset Planning, Tips, Tricks and Traps, May 2003

2.      Project World Boston, Organizational Project Management Maturity Assessment - CMM Based Appraisal of PM Practices, June 2003

3.      PMI Global Congress 2003-North America, Enterprise Portfolio Management, Micro-seminar, September 2003, Baltimore

4.      Knowledge Exchange Forum, Co-Sponsored by the PMI Washington DC Chapter and Virginia Tech, Project Management Mentoring, Pathway From Education To Implementation, October 2003

5.      15th Annual International Integrated Program Management Conference, Co-Sponsored by CPM-PMI (College of Performance Management of Project Management Institute), NDIA (National Defense Industrial Association), & SCEA (Society of Cost Estimating and Analysis), IT Project Quality & Risk Assessments - A Systematic IT Risk Management Practice, November 2003