Presented by Eliot H. Sherman, CPA Senior Lecturer, in Finance at Northeastern University
Traditional ratio
analysis provides traditional assessments. Re-examining a few of these key
measurements may yield some different but extremely valuable management
opportunities. We will look at a few basic financial statement ratios and
extend their interpretation beyond the norms, traditionally developed in the
discussion of financial analysis.
Specifically, we
will focus on three areas:
·
Inventory Turnover – traditionally measures how well a company
manages its inventory. How can inventory turnover be expanded to apply to all
industries and to a range of perceptions of inventory?
·
Average Collection Period – traditionally measures the management
of accounts receivable. How can average collection period provide an expanded
view of company management?
·
The DuPont Approach – traditional helps to explain the generation
of Return on Equity. How does the DuPont Analysis give license to
creative analysis?
Audience: IIBA
Members
Date/Time: Tuesday,
May 6, 2014; 11:00 – 12:00 pm EDT
Host: @IIBA
Cost: Free
Register: IIBA Members Webinar Registration
The Next Horizon: The Event
Model
Presented by Barbara von Halle, Knowledge Partners International
Decades ago, the
relational model drastically changed the way we perceive and leverage
data. Today, The Decision Model (TDM) is doing the same for the logic
behind business decisions. Both are pre-defined abstract models that are
technology-independent. Both existed before there was technology to fully
support them. This is important. Each was a vision first and
technology second.
This webinar proposes that the age of abstract pre-defined models need not end here. If history is a guide, we have only just begun. There is, at least one more important dimension to conquer. It is one that deserves its own model, technology independent and business-focused. It is a model for detecting complex events (called Situations) of business interest that require a course of action. Sample Situations are suspicious account activity, luggage lost at carousel, and child not arriving home within expected time. Similar to its predecessors, The Event Model (TEM) is defined by a set of well-defined principles and normalized sets of logic. However, it also includes a full concepts model and executes against the “Internet of Things.” TEM principles allow it to translate into program code, yet remain understandable by non-IT people.
This webinar proposes that the age of abstract pre-defined models need not end here. If history is a guide, we have only just begun. There is, at least one more important dimension to conquer. It is one that deserves its own model, technology independent and business-focused. It is a model for detecting complex events (called Situations) of business interest that require a course of action. Sample Situations are suspicious account activity, luggage lost at carousel, and child not arriving home within expected time. Similar to its predecessors, The Event Model (TEM) is defined by a set of well-defined principles and normalized sets of logic. However, it also includes a full concepts model and executes against the “Internet of Things.” TEM principles allow it to translate into program code, yet remain understandable by non-IT people.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday,
May 6, 2014; 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @KPIUSA
Cost: Free
Register: KPI Webinar Registration
How to Defend Against Common Negotiating Tactics
Presented by Joe Lukas PMP, PE, CSM, CCP
Collaborative
negotiations (win-win) are always nice, but what do you do when the other side
starts using tactics to gain advantage? This webinar will cover the most common
tactics used in negotiations along with suggestions on how to defend and
counter when these maneuvers are used. You will also learn helpful methods
to get the negotiation back on track. This webinar will be 30 minutes long with
a live question and answer session afterward.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday,
May 6, 2014; 12:00 – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: @PMCentersUSA
Cost: Free
Overcome Risk Using Process Management and
Improvement
Presented by Mark
Barnett, PhD, Senior Executive Consultant, Robbins-Gioia, LLC
Process management
helps to provide a line of sight from strategy through execution of
organizational initiatives. Akin to the business analysis (BA) requirements
discipline, this traceability enables performance maturity, better
communication, clearer roles and responsibilities, and good governance.
Clarification of problems or opportunities for improvement is integral to
business analysis and process management. In each, you must elicit and
clearly state a specific problem that quantifiably affects business/operation and
that ultimately matters to your customers. Process management is
·
An integral part of business analysis, implementation, improvement,
and sustainability,
·
Solves problems, and
·
Expedites risk identification, mitigation, and impact.
In this webinar I
will explain how to:
·
Tie process management to organizational strategy,
·
Use process management as a foundation of good decision making,
change management, and governance, and
·
Increase efficiency and value optimization throughout the
organization.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday,
May 8, 2014; 11:00 – 12:00 pm EDT
Host: @IIBA
Cost: Free
Register: IIBA Public Webinar Registration
Sapiens DECISION - Powered
by The Decision Model - Enterprise Scale Decision Management
You know Barbara von Halle’s and Larry Goldberg’s, The Decision
Model, and the results it can deliver to your organization. But do you know how
to take The Decision Model to the next level and enable adoption across your
organization?
Sapiens DECISION is the first Decision Management Solution designed upon the principles of The Decision Model. Developed as an enterprise-scale solution, Sapiens DECISION capitalizes upon the company’s decades of experience as a trusted solution provider in the financial services sector. Sapiens DECISION has been implemented by a number of the world’s largest and most successful institutions to enable more effective management of complex business logic. As a result, these firms are significantly decreasing costs by improving operational efficiency, minimizing operational and regulatory risk by providing greater visibility to decision logic, and rapidly growing their business through their ability to adapt quickly to changing business conditions.
Sapiens DECISION is the first Decision Management Solution designed upon the principles of The Decision Model. Developed as an enterprise-scale solution, Sapiens DECISION capitalizes upon the company’s decades of experience as a trusted solution provider in the financial services sector. Sapiens DECISION has been implemented by a number of the world’s largest and most successful institutions to enable more effective management of complex business logic. As a result, these firms are significantly decreasing costs by improving operational efficiency, minimizing operational and regulatory risk by providing greater visibility to decision logic, and rapidly growing their business through their ability to adapt quickly to changing business conditions.
Audience: Financial
Institution Professionals
Date/Time: Thursday,
May 8, 2014; 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @KPIUSA
Cost: Free
Register: KPI Webinar Registration
Top Down Estimating Techniques for Early Project Estimates
Presented by Rick
Clare PMP, CBAP, CSM, MSPM
Management wants
accurate early estimates to make decisions on which projects to pursue. The
problem is a lack of scope definition needed for preparation of a detailed
estimate. This webinar will discuss best practices for preparing and
communicating early project estimates. Techniques for making early estimates
will be reviewed along typical accuracy ranges. This webinar will run 45
minutes long followed by a Q & A Session.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday,
May 8, 2014; 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @PMCentersUSA
Cost: $14.95 Special Deal: 4 webinars for $39.95
Register: PM CentersUSA Webinar Registration
IIBA Chapter Leadership: Meet IIBA's New Leaders
Join us on May 14,
2014 at 1 p.m. EDT to meet IIBA's new leaders. This is your opportunity to
learn about the vision for IIBA and for Chapters, and to ask your questions.
The panel will include:
· Stephen Ashworth, President and CEO
· Lori Gotlieb, Head of Chapters and Volunteers
· Kevin Brennan, CBAP, Chief Business Analyst
and EVP
· Heather Mylan-Mains, Vice President, Chapters
· Brenda Cziraki, Chapter Operations Manager
We hope you will
encourage all the leaders of your Chapter to attend – it promises to be a lively
and informative discussion.
Audience: IIBA
Members
Date/Time: Wednesday,
May 14 2014; 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: @IIBA
Cost: Free
Register: IIBA Members Webinar Registration
Vendor Showcase Webinar Series: Data
Modeling - BABOK® Guide Technique
Presented by TechnoSolutions Corp., Sandhill Consultants, Polarion
Software
Join us on Thursday
May 15, 2014 at 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC/GMT -4
hours, Toronto, Canada) for our next Vendor Showcase on Data Modeling - BABOK®
Guide Technique
The purpose of a data
model is to describe the concepts relevant to a domain, the relationship
between those concepts, and information associated with them.
· Learn how these tools provide the ability to
document and maintain the concepts, attributes, relationships, and metadata for
a domain.
This webinar series is
open to everyone in the BA community and we strongly encourage you to invite
the senior leaders and key decision makers in your organization to attend.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday,
May 15 2014; 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @IIBA
Cost: Free
Register: IIBA Public Webinar Registration
Agile Business Transformation
Presented by John
Parker, CEO of Enfocus Solutions
Agile has become mainstream for developing software. Organizations
that have adopted agile have seen improvements in quality, cycle time, and
customer satisfaction. Standish Group research shows that agile projects are
three times more successful than traditional plan driven projects.
However using Agile Development practices does not make an agile
organization. Frequent delivery of software provides little value if the
software cannot be deployed because of rigid release and change management
processes. Another significant challenge facing enterprises is how to
coordinate agile teams across multiple projects in multi-disciplined
environments. Companies are appointing agile coaches to individual
projects, but there is little or no company-wide coordination. In addition,
little has been done to help transform the business to be able to respond more
rapidly to change.
Agile transformation requires focus on four key areas:
1.
Agile Discovery
2.
Agile Delivery3. DevOps
4. Agile Business Change
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday,
May 15 2014; 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @EnfocusSolution
Cost: Free
Register: Enfocus Webinar Registration
How to Make Change Management Successful on Your
Project
Presented by Joe Lukas PMP, PE, CSM, CCP
Collaborative
negotiations (win-win) are always nice, but what do you do when the other side
starts using tactics to gain advantage? This webinar will cover the most common
tactics used in negotiations along with suggestions on how to defend and
counter when these maneuvers are used. You will also learn helpful methods
to get the negotiation back on track. This webinar will be 30 minutes long with
a live question and answer session afterward.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday,
May 15, 2014; 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @PMCentersUSA
Cost: $14.95 Special
Deal: 4 webinars for $39.95
Register: PM CentersUSA Webinar Registration
Business Book Reports: "Dealing with People
You Can't Stand" by Dr. Rick Brinkman & Dr. Rick Kirschner
Each month we pick a valuable, substantive
business book we think will benefit the professionals we serve. Some are new;
some are classics. Either way, we do the reading, then use one of our free web
seminars to deliver a one-hour "book report."
This month's book pick is "Dealing with
People You Can't Stand" by Dr. Rick Brinkman & Dr. Rick Kirschner.
Dealing with difficult people and getting
things done in spite of interpersonal conflicts are some of the hottest human
resource topics our customers talk about. In this fun yet comprehensive
instruction manual, Drs. Brinkman and Kirschner skillfully illustrate how
effective collaboration with difficult people essentially boils down to a set
of communication challenges. Rather than trying to change someone's personality
or get frustrated by their behavior, they argue the focus should really be on
understanding why difficult people behave as they do and outsmarting it,
adopting a practical set of tools for maintaining productive interaction
despite unappealing personalities and habits.
Join us as we discuss how the authors break
down annoying behaviors and personalities, including:
·
The know-it-all· The "no" person
· The sniper
· The meddler
· The judge
· Annoying behaviors regarding email, phone habits, and other communication challenges
We'll take a look at each, and learn a little
about "bringing out the best in people at their worst."
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, May 15,
2014; 12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @ASPE-SDLC
Cost: Free
Register: ASPE
Webinar Registration
Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) Primer
Presented by Razvan Radulian CBAP, OCEB, PMP
In the last couple of years, more and more
organizations have switched to Business Process Model and Notation (BPMN) as their
preferred (often, the standard) way to capture, model, and analyze business
processes.
There are several reasons for this trend:
Simple Notation
Easy to learn and communicate with all stakeholders, on both the business and the technical sides.
Flexibility
3 levels of abstraction that allow modeling simple high-level processes (Descriptive level), analysis and optimization (Analytic level), and specifying complex processes for IT implementation and/or execution (Execution level).
Showing the Whole Picture + Hierarchal Structure Allows abstraction at high-levels and elaboration into further details, without losing the relationships between different process components.
Efficiency/Reusability
Projects and analysts reuse/elaborate same models as more details are added throughout the Solution/System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Widely Adopted Standard
Common set of conventions and symbols, with no need to (re)invent the wheel.
Wide Adoption by Tool Providers
Virtually all major vendors, commercial or open-source, have adopted BPMN.
In this seminar we will introduce core
concepts and principles of Business Process Management (BPM) and BPMN and
demonstrate how this knowledge will significantly improve Business Analysts'
ability to elicit/capture, analyze, manage, and communicate business and
solution requirements.Easy to learn and communicate with all stakeholders, on both the business and the technical sides.
Flexibility
3 levels of abstraction that allow modeling simple high-level processes (Descriptive level), analysis and optimization (Analytic level), and specifying complex processes for IT implementation and/or execution (Execution level).
Showing the Whole Picture + Hierarchal Structure Allows abstraction at high-levels and elaboration into further details, without losing the relationships between different process components.
Efficiency/Reusability
Projects and analysts reuse/elaborate same models as more details are added throughout the Solution/System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
Widely Adopted Standard
Common set of conventions and symbols, with no need to (re)invent the wheel.
Wide Adoption by Tool Providers
Virtually all major vendors, commercial or open-source, have adopted BPMN.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, May 16, 2014;
12:00 – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @ASPE-SDLC
Cost: Free
Register: ASPE
Webinar Registration
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