James Robertson has been associated with hundreds of projects. From this rich experience he has witnessed time and again that development efforts only succeed when they profoundly understand the problem to be solved, and derive a solution that elegantly delivers the needed functionality and qualities. James is the author of six books, numbers courses, video instruction, and many articles and talks that have provided insights to better business analysis.
Colin White is the founder of BI Research and president of DataBase Associates Inc. As an analyst, educator and writer he is well known for his in-depth knowledge of business intelligence, business analytics, and data management technologies. With many years of IT experience, he has consulted for dozens of companies throughout the world and is a frequent speaker at leading IT events.
Christian Gijsels currently works as an independent consultant and trainer. Before that, Christian was employed at the Cronos Holding, where he, as a co-founder, was responsible for the Consulting Groep The Business Analysts, a group of 85 business analists, functional analists and project managers.
Bart Baesens is a professor at KU Leuven (Belgium), and a lecturer at the University of Southampton (United Kingdom). He has done extensive research on big data & analytics, customer relationship management, fraud detection, and credit risk management. His findings have been published in well-known international journals.