What You Need to Know to Be an AI-Literate BA
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future trend. It is actively reshaping how products are built, decisions are made, and organizations operate. For Business Analysts, AI literacy is quickly becoming a core competency, not a niche specialty.
This session is designed to help BAs understand what AI really is, where it adds value, and how to engage with it responsibly and strategically within their role. You will gain practical clarity on how AI intersects with requirements, data, stakeholder conversations, risk, governance, and solution design. No hype. No coding required. Just what you need to confidently participate in AI-driven initiatives.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this session, you’ll know how to:
- Understand foundational AI concepts in plain language and how they apply to business analysis
- Identify where AI can enhance products, processes, and decision-making
- Ask better questions when AI is part of the solution
- Position yourself as a strategic contributor in AI-enabled projects
If you want to stay relevant, expand your impact, and speak the language of AI without becoming a data scientist, this session will give you the practical grounding to do exactly that.
About the Speaker
Brian Hattaway has more than 35 years of IT and consulting industry experience. His unique knowledge and ability to blend technical architecture with process improvement techniques, deep industry knowledge, and Salesforce platform capabilities make him an invaluable resource to his clients.
His career spanned 12 years at Accenture, after which he founded ProCore Resource Group to provide technology consulting with a "process first" proprietary methodology. Brian also founded IOLITE Solutions, a software products company focused on developing and delivering solutions on the Salesforce platform.
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