TechBuzz is a series of tech meetups by Sigma Software combining useful tech talks, Friday drinks, networking with the tech community, and gripping speakers’ insights. The main aim of the project is to contribute to the development of IT professionals in emerging tech countries and empower the local tech community.

The format is super easy: 3 lightning talks from the experts, snacks & drinks, presents, a lot of productive networking, and only 50 free seats available!

• When? June 17, 7 PM
• How? Offline
• Where? Sofia, Bulgaria
• Language of the meetup? English

The topic of the first-ever meetup: “BA+PM+DEV team: how to build the synergy”.

Sometimes roles in the development teams are mixed. Developers perform the Project Manager’s job or Project Managers complete not only PM’s tasks but also Business Analyst responsibilities. Such situations affect overall project success. To make the development process and communication with the customer more efficient, we need clearly distributed roles of the PM, BA, and Dev team in the project.

During the meetup we will talk about:

• How a Business Analyst can make the development process easier
• Why and how the PM’s and BA’s roles should be distributed
• PM tools and best practices for efficient communication with BA and the team
• How to show the BA’s role value to the client and integrate the first BA into the project

The agenda of the meetup:

• 18:30 — 19:00 — Registration, welcome drinks, and networking
• 19:00 — 19:05 — "Hey yo" words from organizers
• 19:05 — 19:35 — Stoyan Atanasov with the topic “How crucial is the BA role in an IT Project"
• 19:35 — 19:45 — Short Break
• 19:45 — 20:10 — Eleonora Budanova “BA+PM+DEV team: how to build the synergy” — Part 1
• 20:10 — 20:35 — Elena Turkenych “BA+PM+DEV team: how to build the synergy” — Part 2
• 20:35 — 21:45 — Joint Q&A for Eleonora & Elena
• 20:45 — 20:55 — Closing Remarks from organizers
• 20:55 — 22:00 — Afterparty with snacks and cocktails

To get access to the meetup, register by the link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bapmdev-team-how-to-build-the-synergy-tickets-342980803817

About speakers:

Olena Turkenych — Project Manager at Sigma Software, 5 years in IT, PMI-ACP Certified. Experienced in managing both startups and enterprise projects. Olena constantly learns with pleasure. Knows that good project management really brings value to the clients.

Eleonora Budanova — Business Analyst at Sigma Software. She works mostly in the AdTech domain and is now increasing her expertise in FinTech. Combining work on 2 projects, Eleonora has built the BA process from scratch and made a huge leap in a project success. Eleonora is a big fan of Business Analysis and constantly improves her knowledge in the sphere.

Stoyan Atanasov — a Business Analyst with 7+ years of experience in the IT sector. Currently, he is taking the role of Senior Business Analyst at SoftServe. During the career, Stoyan has been participating in numerous projects, domains, and technologies (Payments, Identity and Fraud, E-Commerce, Healthcare and others). He has successfully contributed to every stage of the software development lifecycle – from the initial pre-sales phase until go-live and live support. Stoyan is also a career coach and mentor trying to help young BAs unleash their full potential.

Register and join the event!

About organiser:

Sigma Software is a Swedish-Ukrainian IT company offering 100+ remote job opportunities around the globe! Our clients are world-known companies such as AstraZeneca, Scania, SAS, Fortum, DanAds, Viaplay, and others. We create best-in-class tech solutions and integrate 20+ existing products of our portfolio. We help enterprises to digitize their businesses and support startups in their growth. With Sigma Software, you get a flexible schedule, the culture of professional growth and development, a strong international team, world-known customers working in 10+ business domains, a variety of technologies, and a responsible employer. Join us in Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Latin America, and remotely from any corner of the world.

Danir Group is an entrepreneurial company owned by the Dan Olofsson family. Danir was founded in 1986, and our role is to own and develop our companies while contributing to a better society. We do this through entrepreneurship, long-term commitment and community involvement.

The TechBuzz meetup is organised in a partnership with Femmegineering project, an initiative that aims to build a female programmers community by launching educational events, providing free access to IT education and mentorship by industry leaders, as well as organizing hackathons and sharing career stories of female engineers on a Femmengineering platform. Founded by Danir Group in Sweden, Femmegineering aims to contribute to a more equal technology industry by making female role models more visible and creating an inclusive environment where they are equipped with the tools and resources to build successful careers in the tech sector. Sigma Software Group decided to take the initiative to a new level and scale it to the emerging European countries. Since most of the refugees who fled from Ukraine are women and are sole breadwinners for their families, this initiative will practically help families affected by the war by creating job opportunities for women.

For more information contact: pr.team@sigma.software