AGILE BA TRAINER & COACH | MIND AT WORK CONSULTING
Kathy Berkidge
Kathy Berkidge is an agile BA professional with over 30 years of experience delivering software solutions and process improvements in multiple roles including business analyst, product owner, project manager and agile team lead. She provides business analysis and agile training and consulting services to many organisations in Australia and around the world including large companies and government departments. Working with teams and individuals, Kathy helps people understand the business analysis mindset as well as learn agile techniques to improve teamwork, be more innovative and deliver better customer value. Kathy is passionate about seeing people, teams and organisations succeed and thrive in an environment of collaboration and cooperation.
Session: Beating BA imposter syndrome
As a BA, we fulfil many roles in any organization: product owner, UX designer, team lead, change manager or tester. We adapt as needed.
But many of us feel out of our depth, suffering from impostor syndrome, putting on ‘masks’ to cope with fear and self-doubt, resulting in anxiety and exhaustion. To remove these masks, we need to challenge the stories we tell ourselves and accept that we are adequate and valuable. Then we can embrace our true authentic selves and feel more confident and connected.
This session will explore how to recognise and remove these masks to reduce impostor syndrome, increase well-being and be a more effective and happier BA.
Kathy will deliver this session as a presentation in Melbourne and a workshop in Sydney.