Linda Finley

January 11, 2010

Linda is a senior consultant and coach working in all functional aspects of organizations, with specific expertise in strategy formation, leader assessment and development, and business architecture. Linda is a popular and active proponent of business architecture in her local professional community and globally over the last few years; launching the successful Twin Cities Business Architecture Forum in 2010 and continuing to serve as the Board Chair and leader of this thriving community of professionals. Linda is a member of the Advisory Board and former director for the Business Architecture Guild, an international Business Architecture professional association, and a primary author of the BIZBOK, a Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge. She serves on the Competency Modeling and Certification work groups and as the Collaboration Chair for the Business Architecture Guild. Linda is an instructor with the Institute for Professional Development at Metropolitan State University, teaching an 8 week certificate course she created focused on business architecture. She completed undergraduate degrees in Interpersonal Communication and Industrial Relations and graduate programs in Management from the University of MN, and today serves as a board member of the College of Liberal Arts Alumni Association. She completed a Master program in Leadership with the University of St Catherine, and holds certifications with the Adizes Institute and the John Maxwell Company; Linda is a frequent conference speaker, facilitator and writer.

A consultant now, Linda worked with Prudential for 17 years; always in delivery-focused and leadership roles. She led efforts in new business planning and launch, new program and product introduction and Business Delivery. She joined Governor Ventura’s leadership team at the State of MN and after serving several years as the technology leader in MN, Linda became CIO for NOVON and then moved to Trissential to focus on Leadership, Strategy Formation and Business Architecture. Linda is owner and president of her own firm specializing in strategy formation, leader development, and business architecture.
Leadership Advantage
Faculty Member, BAInstitute.org and Architect and Owner
Business Architecture (BA)
Business Architecture (BA)
Business Process Management (BPM)
Customer Experience
Design Thinking
Digital Transformation (DX)
Operational Excellence (OPEX)
Organizational Change Management (OCM)
Web Services / SOA

Articles by: Linda Finley

Career Options for Business Analysts and Project Managers

Career Options for Business Analysts and Project Managers

Speaker(s):

Gregg Rock
Editor & Founder, BrainStorm Group, Inc.
Andrew Spanyi
Faculty Member, DBizInstitute.org and Managing Director, Spanyi International
Linda Finley
Faculty Member, BAInstitute.org and Architect and Owner, Leadership Advantage
Joanne Carswell
Faculty Member, BPMInstitute.org, Agile SME

We live in times where the only constant is change. Efforts to shift to Digital Business and transformations are underway everywhere. It’s no wonder that many of our members, especially analysts and project/portfolio managers, are trying to figure out where they’ll go next in their careers and what types of skills they’ll need to have continued success.

This webcast brings together three preeminent subject matter experts to provide you with insight into three disciplines that we believe have staying power and are potentially a good fit for you and your career.

For each topic, we discuss:

Walking the Business Architecture Talk

Walking the Business Architecture Talk

Author(s):

Linda Finley
Faculty Member, BAInstitute.org and Architect and Owner, Leadership Advantage

One of the questions I’m asked frequently is “how do I launch business architecture in my company?” I know it can be challenging–I have a lot of great responses to this question, and I offer classes specifically on this topic and consulting with organizations to do it. At the same time, I believe that benefits from business architecture techniques and models are already attainable for you regardless of your defined role, position or formality in the business. I always say, once you start thinking and acting like a business architect, regardless of where you sit, things will make sense to you in a new way and you will provide value for the business. I was a few minutes early for a lunch meeting a few weeks ago, so I stopped by a furniture store across the street from the restaurant that had a big sale sign out front. When I stepped into the store, it became clear by the room vignettes (and the prices) that this was an interior design retail showroom.

Business Architecture Curriculum

Business Architecture Curriculum

Speaker(s):

Gregg Rock
Editor & Founder, BrainStorm Group, Inc.
Linda Finley
Faculty Member, BAInstitute.org and Architect and Owner, Leadership Advantage
Patrick Salaski
Global Business Architecture Practice Leader, Medtronic, PLC
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