Barbara Davis

As the author of "MANAGING BUSINESS ANALYSIS SERVICES: A FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE PROJECTS AND CORPORATE STRATEGY SUCCESS" and contributing author to the "CANADIAN BUSINESS STRATEGY ASSOCIATION BODY OF KNOWLEDGE", as well as champion for technology standards and infrastructure for over 13 years, Barbara Davis is not only an international speaker, she also works with Fortune 500 companies to re-align Business Analysis services, critical and struggling projects, and establish operational infrastructure.

Barbara is a dynamic and savvy consulting leader with track record of driving high levels of software quality, stakeholder engagement and strategic alignment by leveraging over 20 years of diverse business experiences including expertise in the areas of developing high performing teams, re-organization, operational excellence and organizational change management.

She has served as SME Editor for the 2014 PMI BA PRACTICE GUIDE, has been published in Strategize Magazine, created the world's first university-accredited Business Analysis diploma program, and has spoken at Project Summit/BA World conferences across Canada, the United States and India. Barbara is a past Chapter President for the National Association for Professional Women Peoria AZ Chapter.

Ms. Davis is a proven thought leader and expert in business management, various aspects of information technology management, leadership and conflict resolution. She has been a champion of IT quality standards and infrastructure for the past 13 years, during which time she developed the world's first university accredited business analysis diploma program, as well as proprietary resource maturity and requirements methodologies.

Prior to entering the technology field, Barbara gained more than 15 years of functional business experience in operational management, project management, change management and training which continues to serve her well in the context of her current roles working with companies to ensure successful outcomes even in the face of conflict and very challenging circumstances.

As a first-generation Canadian and the daughter of a Polish-Moor-Mongolian immigrant family, Barbara overcame numerous adversities throughout her life. She leverages all of these life lessons and experiences in helping companies to flourish.

Throughout her career Barbara has interviewed and assessed hundreds of resources, and has held titles & roles including Business & IT Portfolio Management, IT Operational Management, Methodologist, Solutions Consultant, Project Manager, Business Analyst, Author and Professional Skills Trainer. Her experiences include Operational Management, Organizational Change Management, Document Management, Vendor Management, Configuration Management, Change Control, Practice Management, Business Analysis, Project Management, and auditing PMO methodologies.

"For those of you who haven't touched base with Barbara, I will highly encourage you to do this." - Sajan Pillai, CEO, UST Global Inc

"Having Barbara Davis work with our team meant that in spite of a two month delay to fix nearly 400 defects from the first implantation, we still implemented the next phase on time. We couldn't believe it. She not only led her team to fix the defects, but she also delivered the next phase requirements. We implemented the next phase with only two defects! We actually had to withdraw a change request for an additional $4 million! This has never happened in the history of our company and just would not have been possible with her." - Carol McLean, Project Manager, ICBC