Webinar Recording: Leading From the Front: Balancing Vision and Value with Ryan Folster

With technology evolving at a breakneck speed it is becoming ever more challenging to decipher between useful and wasteful uses of that technology. It has become all to common for solutions to be imposed on problems rather than being designed to address them. What is needed is a healthy balance between future thinking and tangible business value. It is imperative to be aware of what the future looks like but we have to be cautious in how we get there.

Working with cutting edge technology paints a unique conundrum. While it can be exciting with obvious benefits, experts are scarce and limited case studies can make it difficult to navigate. It is easy to build and design when a simple google search or phone call to a colleague returns an abundance of information.

This presentation will harness the speaker’s experience working on large, multi year, digital transformation projects and focus on the key skills and techniques that utilise technology to deliver the value that is needed.The webinar was recorded and can be viewed below:

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About the Speaker

Ryan Folster is a Business Analyst Lead and Product Professional from Johannesburg, South Africa. His strong focus on innovation as well as his involvement in the Business Analysis community have seen Ryan develop professionally from a small company, serving a small number of users, to large multi-national organisations. Having merged into Business Analysis through the business domain, Ryan has developed a firm grounding and provides context to the methodologies applied to clients and projects he is working on. Ryan has gained exposure to the Human Resources, Asset Management as well as Financial Services sectors, working on projects that span from Enterprise Line of Business Software to Business Intelligence and Compliance.

Ryan is also heavily involved in the local chapter of IIBA®, having previously served as the chapter president he currently serves as a non-executive board member. Ryan is passionate about the role a Business Analyst plays within an organisation, and is a firm believer that the role will develop further in the future and become a crucial aspect of any successful business.