Events

Get ready for a night you won't want to miss! The Bluegrass, Southeast Michigan, and Chicagoland IIBA Chapters are coming together for a special Agile After Hours event where we're celebrating the season, the stories, and the snacks that make us who we are! May 11th is a triple celebration — Mother's Day, National Share a Story Day, and National Eat Whatever You Want Day — and we are leaning ALL the way in! 🌸 Come Share Your Story We're inviting attendees to come ready to share your favorite story about your mom. Funny, heartfelt, or somewhere in between — all stories are welcome! We'll also be putting an Agile spin on the evening with a fun, quick activity that will have you thinking about mom in a whole new way. This promises to be a fun and interactive event, one You Won't Want to Miss! Hosted by Bluegrass, Southeast Michigan and Chicagoland IIBA Chapters

Early Bird Pricing Ends April 24, 2026 | Elevating Business Analysis Excellence | This premier virtual professional development conference for new and seasoned professionals alike is designed to sharpen your business analysis skills, expand your thinking and professional network, and propel your career forward. You will gain insights into the latest trends, skills, tools and techniques that you can put in your BA toolbox. Gain insights from industry experts, enjoy various presentation formats, convenient virtual event site, and exceptional value in this learning experience. 12 IIBA Chapters have pooled their resources together to deliver this unprecedented, exceptional event to you. This conference will consist of Half-Day Workshops on Thursday, May 14, 2026, for a deeper learning experience, and the Full-Day Conference on Friday, May 15, 2026, for industry insights on multiple topics | Virtual Conference and Workshops

The Bluegrass IIBA Chapter will host its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and induct the eleventh class of professionals into the Bluegrass Business Analysis Hall of Fame (BBAHoF). The AGM will look at what the Chapter has accomplished in the past year in relation to its strategic plan, its community outreach efforts, relationships it has built and inform participants of the strategic plan for the coming year. There are transformational changes happening in the global business analysis community, we will look at how the Bluegrass IIBA Chapter will bring those changes to the Bluegrass business analysis community. The Bluegrass Business Analysis Hall of Fame recognizes those from the community that have made a significant individual contribution to the advancement of business analysis as a profession within the Bluegrass region. Presented by: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter Board of Directors | Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | 6:00PM EDT | Virtual Presentation

Early Bird Pricing Ends May 16th | Model smarter. Communicate better. | Business modeling practices are often unclear definitions, resulting in miscommunication amongst stakeholders, and contributing to project failures, due to the inability to describe and understand an organization’s business processes end-to-end and top-to-bottom. Let us help you build your skills! Bluegrass IIBA Chapter is hosting an all-day workshop on Saturday, May 30, 2026, during which participants will learn how to: ● A best practices approach to developing a Business Process Model ● Practical exercises in Business Process Modeling based on real-world examples ● The use of the Business Process Modeling Notation (BPMN) for business-oriented and IT-oriented views of a given process This course qualifies for 6 PDHs/CDUs for all IIBA® certifications. This workshop is Sponsored by Bluegrass IIBA Chapter This Workshop is Delivered by David Vrbanek

Early Bird Pricing ends July 24th | Are you interested in IIBA®-AAC certification, or just would like to learn more about the content of Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide version 2? Then this agile business analysis training opportunity is for you! Bluegrass IIBA Chapter will host a virtual Agile Analysis Study Group for those individuals interested in IIBA®-AAC certification or learning the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide to elevate their career. All students will receive an AAC Study Guide. This study group uses additional study material, student homework and provides a practice exam experience for students. Bluegrass IIBA Chapter will run the study group for five (5) sessions on Tuesday evenings beginning on August 4, 2026. This study group will provide 12.5 Professional Development (PD) Hours for those students seeking IIBA® core certification, and provide a practice exam opportunity for all students. We ask students to begin studying early so it is a good idea to be registered at least one week prior to the first session. Register two weeks prior to the first session to take advantage of the Early Bird pricing. Students will be provided with course material. This study group is an instructor-led course by instructors from the Bluegrass IIBA Chapter. | Hosted by Bluegrass IIBA Chapter.