Awards

  • Awards,  BAOTY,  General Musings,  IIBA

    BA of the Year 2019 – One year on

    Around this time last year, I was delighted to win Business Analyst of the Year and be presented with the award at the European BA conference in London. I remember the moment well and being utterly surprised. I know everyone says that, but I was sitting there with 8 other extremely talented BAs and having chatted to many of them I knew the competition was tough. When my name was announced and I had to go on stage to collect the award. It wasn’t quite Oscar-style but nevertheless, I was still nervous and my one overriding thought was “don’t trip up”! (You see, in my family, I am well-known for my occasional bout…

  • Awards,  BAOTY

    Linda Parker wins Business Analyst of the Year 2019

    I am very happy to say on 24th September 2019 I won Business Analyst of the Year and was presented with the award by Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson. As I said at the time… “In the past, this award has been won by business analysts from Wales and England so it feels pretty good to see it come to Scotland this year. As a winner, I now have the opportunity to be involved in the London conference next year which means I can continue to give something back to the business analyst community. This is in addition to chairing a committee organising a business analysis festival in Edinburgh in June 2020.…