{"id":1658,"date":"2011-08-22T08:23:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T13:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2022-08-04T10:54:45","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T15:54:45","slug":"south-africa-journal-5-iiba-cape-town-aug-10-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/south-africa-journal-5-iiba-cape-town-aug-10-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa Journal #5 \u2013 IIBA Cape Town \u2013 Aug 10, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a few days of enjoying the scenery of the southern coast, and the fun of whale watching every day, we ventured back to Cape Town. The Southern Right Whales had begun their migration <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1659 size-thumbnail\" title=\"IIBA-Capetown Meeting 01\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IIBA-Capetown-Meeting-01-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Meeting Cape Town Partners\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\">up from Antarctica &#8211; what a sight!<\/p>\n<p>The local branch of IIBA hosted a presentation on \u201cCBAP\/CCBA Application Tips and Tricks.\u201d There were 30 interested, motivated BAs present and asking great questions about their applications and qualifications for the CBAP or in some cases a few CCBAs.<\/p>\n<p>We came away thinking that an international organization like the IIBA is adding tremendous value to the practice of business analysis. It is fostering a common BA language around the world, and bringing us together as a profession. (No, Kathleen Barrett did not pay me to write that!) I had assumed the presentation audience would be similar to US-based ones, and I had no idea just how similar they would be. Heck, they even laughed at all my lame jokes!<\/p>\n<p>Before leaving, we of course posed for more pictures. We were glad to return home, and at the same time, had already <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1664\" title=\"IIBA-SA-CapeTown Board and EL, RL\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IIBA-SA-CapeTown-Board-and-EL-RL-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Cape Town Board\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IIBA-SA-CapeTown-Board-and-EL-RL-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IIBA-SA-CapeTown-Board-and-EL-RL-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watermarklearning.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/IIBA-SA-CapeTown-Board-and-EL-RL-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>missed our South African friends and colleagues. We&#8217;d love to go back!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a few days of enjoying the scenery of the southern coast, and the fun of whale watching every day, we ventured back to Cape Town. The Southern Right Whales had begun their migration up from Antarctica &#8211; what a sight! 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