BA-Cube’s Host & Creator, Angela Wick

Angela Wick is an internationally recognized expert in business analysis, agile product ownership, and modern requirements practices. With over 25 years of experience, Angela is committed to empowering business analysis professionals across the globe as they navigate rapid changes in business, technology, and team dynamics.

She is the founder of BA-Cube, a learning and community platform for BAs and BA Managers, and the CEO of BA-Squared, a consulting and training firm that builds modern BA and product ownership skills for teams and organizations. Angela’s practical, future-focused approach makes her a trusted guide for professionals seeking to elevate their impact in a fast-changing world.

Angela empowers the business analysis community through her work educating, writing, speaking, coaching, and leading communities of practice. Her engaging teaching style and modern strategies have reached millions through:

  • LinkedIn Learning, where she has taught 2M+ learners with courses available in 8 languages

  • Custom training programs for 100+ companies across diverse industries

  • Workshops, coaching, and mentorship for teams and individual BAs

  • BA-Cube, a membership platform offering over 25 courses and a thriving professional community

  • Speaking engagements, including keynotes and sessions at major global conferences

Career Experience:

Business Analyst, BA Manager, and BA Practice Consultant | 1998–2009 (Employee role)

Andersen Consulting (now Accenture)

Industries: Telecom, Retail, Utilities

  • Led BA teams on large-scale projects with 5–100+ BAs
  • Created the Requirements Best Practices Portal
  • Analyzed 3,000+ projects to identify top-performing teams and practices
  • Developed a portal used by tens of thousands of BAs

Consulting BA and BA Lead

Industries: Financial Services, Mortgage, Brokerage, Media, Oil & Gas, Agriculture, Healthcare

  • Led analysis efforts across diverse clients and industries
  • Delivered value through strong requirements elicitation and collaboration

BA Manager

Managed a consulting team of 150+ BAs

  • Interviewed, hired, trained, and aligned BAs with client needs
  • Mentored and coached BA teams
  • Created skill assessment tools and tracking systems
  • Developed BACoE frameworks and best practices

Entrepreneurial Leadership

Founded Consulting Company in 2008

Industries: Healthcare Insurance, Government, Fintech, Utilities, Financial Services, Media, Retail, and more

  • Delivered BA best practice consulting and CoE development
  • Provided agile coaching and product ownership mentoring

Author & Contributor

  • Co-Author: FutureProof: Amplifying Agility with AI and Insightful Business Analysis (2024)
  • Lead Author: BABOK v3 – Use Cases & Techniques chapters
  • Expert Reviewer: Agile Extension to BABOK, PMI Practice Guides
  • Contributor: PMI PMBOK v5, Managing Business Analysts (2012)

Teaching & Learning Design

  • Started teaching BAs in 1999 at Accenture
  • Developed and taught BA curriculum at the University of Minnesota (2009–2017)
  • Delivered training for over 100 organizations across industries
  • LinkedIn Learning instructor: 12 courses, 2M+ learners
  • Created and led live training for O’Reilly Media and BA-Cube (25+ courses)

Professional Involvement & Certifications

  • IIBA Member since 2006
  • CBAP certified since 2007
  • Volunteer leadership roles at IIBA:
    • CBAP Exam Item Writer (2009)
    • BABOK v3 Core Team (2012–2015)
    • Agile Extension Reviewer (2014)
    • Competency Model Chair (v1–v3) (2009–2012)
    • MSP Chapter Board Member (2007–2010)
  • Certifications:
    • PMP (PMI, 2001)
    • CBAP (IIBA, 2007)
    • PMI-PBA (PMI, 2013)
    • ICP-ACC (ICAgile, 2015)

Speaking & Influence

  • Speaker at BA and agile conferences since 2007
  • Presented hundreds of sessions and keynotes worldwide
  • Frequent podcast guest and host of a LinkedIn Live series
  • Started a blog in 2010 that reached millions of readers
  • Current influence:
    • 66,500+ LinkedIn followers
    • 5M+ annual LinkedIn impressions
    • 45,000+ newsletter subscribers

BA-Cube Community Builder

Founded BA-Cube in 2017 to support Business Analysts and BA Managers through modern learning, mentoring, and collaboration.

  • Individual Memberships (B2C): Self-paced learning, events, and community
  • Team Memberships (B2B): Scalable training and coaching for organizations
  • BA Manager Group Membership: Targeted leadership development and support