VP, Body of Knowledge and VP, Membership Services of the IIBA
Toronto, Canada Area
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- Senior Consultant at blue sands Inc.
- Co-Chair, Body of Knowledge at IIBA
- Consultant at The SPi Group
- Continuing Education Instructor at Humber College
- Senior Business Analyst at OnX Enterprise Solutions
- Senior Business Analyst at CIBC Mortgages Inc.
- Business Analyst at SBR Global
- Education
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- Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
- University of Toronto - Innis College
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Kevin Brennan’s Summary
I am one of the original members of the IIBA and serve on its Board of Directors as the Vice-President, Body of Knowledge, and on the Senior Leadership Team as the VP, Membership Services. I am responsible for the development of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge and also was one of the authors of the CBAP exam.
I have over a decade’s experience as a business analyst and project manager across several industry sectors, including regulated professions, utilities, automobile manufacturing, courier services, and mortgage banking. During this time I have performed just about every task a business analyst could be expected to do, from developing corporate and product strategies to being paged by end-users looking for technical support. I am now working primarily as an internal consultant for the IIBA, but am available for the occasional short-term engagement elsewhere (and the IIBA’s budget would appreciate that, too).
I have taught project management and requirements analysis at Humber College, have a B.A. degree in History and Political Science from the University of Toronto, and am a graduate of the Second City’s improvisational comedy program.
Kevin Brennan’s Specialties:
requirements analysis, business process analysis, project management, software development, use case modeling, enterprise architecture, product management, strategic planning, education, writing
Kevin Brennan’s Experience
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VP, Membership Services
IIBA
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2008 — Present (7 months)
As VP, Membership Services, I manage the IIBA's international membership, with responsibility for delivering benefits to members, for encouraging membership growth, and overseeing the IIBA's volunteer program.
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Vice-President, Body of Knowledge
IIBA
(Non-Profit; 5001-10,000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 2006 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Kevin is leading the effort by the IIBA to develop a generally accepted body of knowledge for business analysis practictioners. The Body of Knowledge represents the unique knowledge necessary for someone to be a successful business analyst. It sets an industry standard for practice and knowledge, and is maintained by BA practitioners with input from other stakeholders.
He is also working on a contract basis with the IIBA to help build out the processes, policies, and IT infrastructure that the organization will need to sustan rapid growth in membership over the next few years. -
Senior Consultant
blue sands Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2003 — June 2007 (4 years 4 months)
Responsible for working with clients to define IT strategy, system requirements, process definition and improvements, and project planning, and QA. Primary focus was on development of OASys, an application designed to allow the rapid development of new business processes and to ensure consistency of data definitions across the enterprise.
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Co-Chair, Body of Knowledge
IIBA
(Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 2004 — June 2006 (1 year 11 months)
Worked to structure the IIBA Body of Knowledge and led the development of the Requirements Analysis and Documentation Knowledge Area.
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Consultant
The SPi Group
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
April 2002 — January 2003 (10 months)
Led requirements development and test planning for multiple releases of CBASS for the SPi Group (alternating with another team). CBASS is a product that creates and processes XML transactions between electricity distributors and retailers, covering all aspects of customer enrolment, electricity usage, billing, and termination.
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Continuing Education Instructor
Humber College
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 1999 — August 2002 (3 years)
Taught Project Management and Requirements Analysis for the Computer Programming and Analysis Program at SITAE.
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Senior Business Analyst
OnX Enterprise Solutions
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; onx; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 1999 — April 2002 (2 years 9 months)
Managed projects for OnX Enterprise Solutions, including marketing data conversion, web enablement of mainframe application, and maintenance of Mazda Canada’s website, and developed specifications for Mazda’s automotive e-Business initiatives, including online vehicle pricing application, automated dealer website creation and maintenance, and dealer-to-consumer communications. I also defined scope and specifications for an imaging/OCR/automated billing project done by OnX for Purolator and managed the Y2K certification of that system.
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Senior Business Analyst
CIBC Mortgages Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Banking industry)
September 1997 — July 1999 (1 year 11 months)
Analysed requirements as part of a BA team for CIBC’s mortgage advancing system, including workflow, mortgage origination, automatic generation of legal documents, legal documents, and financial reporting.
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Business Analyst
SBR Global
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Management Consulting industry)
1996 — 1997 (1 year)
Worked on projects including Strategic and Business Planning, M&A Target Identification, Regional Marketing and Distribution Strategy, and BPR efforts as a Business Analyst. Also responsible for editing and layout of reports as a desktop publishing specialist.
Kevin Brennan’s Education
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Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Computer Programming and Analysis 1993 — 1994
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University of Toronto - Innis College
1990 — 1993
Additional Information
Kevin Brennan’s Websites:
Kevin Brennan’s Groups:
IIBA, IEEE Computer Society, PMI, ABPMP
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Project Management Institute Group - 6,500+ Members -
IIBA Toronto Chapter
