Presented by Deanne Earle of Unlike Before, Michael Luciano of AtTask, and Doug Nuter of onTrack
Managing complex enterprise projects requires a robust and evolving
skill set. Not only are project managers expected to manage a colossal amount
of projects, they’re expected to direct resources to properly plan for those
projects. Often times, those two sides of the business don’t align very well.
Join AtTask and Project Times as we explore three ways you can align people and
process for a more productive team. Get insights from specialists in the PPM
field that can help you take your skillset from project manager to project
leader.
Key topics of discussion:
Key topics of discussion:
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What small tweaks can I make to increase my team’s productivity and
my own productivity?
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What is the difference between project management and project
leadership?
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How can I coordinate efforts between teams and departments to
increase productivity?
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How can I measure my progress on the road to higher productivity?
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What types of tools can I use to align management of resources with
management of projects?
Attendance: Public
Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2014; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: @BATimes
Cost: Free
Registration: BA Times Webinar Registration
Best Practices to Establish an Effective Projects
Portfolio
Presented by Joe Lukas, PMP, PE, CSM, CCP
While project management is about doing projects right, portfolio
management is about doing the right projects. This webinar will explain the
roles and responsibilities of people involved with portfolio management, along
with processes including how projects are evaluated and selected; and
monitoring and controlling the portfolio. Best practices for portfolio
governance will be explained, along with effective techniques for portfolio
risk management.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, August 7,
2014; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @PMCentersUSA
Cost: $14.95 August
package: Four webinars for $39.95
Registration: PM Centers USA Webinar Registration
Effective Communication Techniques to Steer and
Influence Any Conversation
Presented by Crystal
Anthony, M.Ed., MBTI®, of Corporate Education Group
Both individual and team success depend upon clear and effective
interpersonal communication. Whether face to face or virtual, every interaction
with another person influences how you are perceived and provides an
opportunity to develop trust and build a positive relationship. Whether
presenting one-on-one or in front of an audience of 1,000, conveying
information to a project team or delivering a difficult message, communicating
effectively is one of the most powerful skills for achieving your objectives.
This webinar will teach you how to focus on your outcome, tune in to your audience, and develop your messages for clarity and impact. Your ability to create an environment for open discussion and ongoing dialogue is crucial for communication success. The communications skills covered can increase your ability to exercise choice and control for every type of conversation, influence without authority, and improve the quality of relationships and productivity.
Learning objectives include:
This webinar will teach you how to focus on your outcome, tune in to your audience, and develop your messages for clarity and impact. Your ability to create an environment for open discussion and ongoing dialogue is crucial for communication success. The communications skills covered can increase your ability to exercise choice and control for every type of conversation, influence without authority, and improve the quality of relationships and productivity.
Learning objectives include:
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A blueprint for designing any important communication
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Six principles to guide your interactions
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Emotional intelligence to manage challenging conversations
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Alignment of the four key components of communication to achieve
your outcome
Attendance: Public
Date/Time: Monday, August 11, 2014; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration: Corporate
Education Group Webinar Registration
Enterprise Agile
Requirements
Presented by Matthew Dodgson, Director of Solution Engineering of Blueprint
Software Systems
It is possible to scale agile for use on larger, complex IT
software projects but many challenges need to be overcome. A key challenge is
how to deal with requirements, which affect so many key business functions.
Presentation Highlights
As larger enterprises race to adapt an agile approach, there are many questions and misconceptions out there that impact how Business Analysts will do their job. This webinar will help answer how Requirements Management fits in the agile process. The presentation will discuss how more traditional requirements approaches still apply and are necessary, along with user stories, in projects using agile on a larger scale. We’ll attempt to separate the myths from the realities when it comes to making agile work in the enterprise, so you can be better equipped to succeed in this changing world. The presentation will include a demonstration of how a Requirements Definition and Management system fits in the agile process and integrates with agile ALM systems, such as Rally, Jira, VersionOne, and MS TFS.
As larger enterprises race to adapt an agile approach, there are many questions and misconceptions out there that impact how Business Analysts will do their job. This webinar will help answer how Requirements Management fits in the agile process. The presentation will discuss how more traditional requirements approaches still apply and are necessary, along with user stories, in projects using agile on a larger scale. We’ll attempt to separate the myths from the realities when it comes to making agile work in the enterprise, so you can be better equipped to succeed in this changing world. The presentation will include a demonstration of how a Requirements Definition and Management system fits in the agile process and integrates with agile ALM systems, such as Rally, Jira, VersionOne, and MS TFS.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Monday, August
11, 2014; 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT
Host: @Blueprintsys and IIBA Pittsburgh Chapter
Cost: Free
Registration: Blueprint Systems Webinar Registration
The BAs Requirements Analysis Constant - A
Standard Model for Eliciting, Analyzing and Communicating Requirements
Presented by Perry J McLeod, Incorporated Management
Consultant Facilitator and Instructor
Business Analysts
should not elicit requirements directly, that is to say the business analyst
should not simply ask “what do you require stakeholder?” Requirements should be
formed or constructed into S.M.A.R.T declarative statements using the wants,
desires, problems, issues, threats, opportunities, constraints and the like
that the BA discovers throughout the entire engagement process. Requirements
are therefore reasonably induced from the discoveries mentioned above. To
accomplish this, the analyst must examine information within a given problem
space at various focal-points, perspectives and depths. Discussed as a proof, The BAs
Requirements Analysis Constant is a new paradgim that business
analysts, project managers, testers or anyone who needs to elicit, discuss,
analyze and communicate requirements in a predictable and repeatable way. Using
an easy to follow formula teams can agree to approach requirements the same
way, at the same time, all the time.
Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 12, 2014;
11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Host: @IIBA
Cost: Free
Register: IIBA
Members Webinar Registration
The Curious Leader: Harnessing the Power of
Inquiry
Presented by Warren Berger
Are you ready to take on the role of “Questioner-in-Chief?”
In this webcast, Warren Berger, author of the new bestselling book A
More Beautiful Question, explains why today’s business executives must be
more comfortable asking questions, and encouraging those around them to
question more.
What You Will Learn
In this 60-minute program, Berger will walk you through:
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How dynamic change in today’s marketplace creates the need for more
and better questioning by leaders
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Research showing that the most successful CEOs are usually expert
questioners
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How to create a “Culture of Inquiry” in your company
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Why some leaders don’t feel comfortable asking questions (and how
they can overcome that)
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How to get better at asking “actionable questions” that lead to
tangible results
Berger will also share some of the most important questions that
every business leader today should be asking him/herself. And he’ll explain why
you might want to consider replacing your company’s “mission statement” with
something more engaging and compelling—namely, a “mission question.”
Attendance: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 13, 2014; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @AMAnet American Management Association
Cost: Free
Registration: AMA Webcast Registration
Get Up to Speed on the Business Benefits of Unified Requirements
Management
Presented by Jim Ferranti, Polarion Software
If you're chartered to improve collaboration across your disparate
development environment in any of the industries where systems and software are
key drivers for innovation, you're likely interested in real-world best
practices for effective requirements management.
Looking into success factors across Polarion’s customer base worldwide, we've been able to glean great insights on what has helped leading organizations accelerate their development processes while protecting product integrity. We will share best practice tips and tricks covering the following topics:
Looking into success factors across Polarion’s customer base worldwide, we've been able to glean great insights on what has helped leading organizations accelerate their development processes while protecting product integrity. We will share best practice tips and tricks covering the following topics:
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Capture and manage user stories “easy-as-word” but real-time online
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Leverage existing Microsoft Office work product in a unified,
collaborative environment
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Save time and money by reusing requirements, user stories and test
cases
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Link requirements and user stories to test cases for contextual
testing
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Assign user stories to backlogs and releases
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Collaborate with outside stakeholders including customers,
incorporate feedback and capture signoff
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Achieve guaranteed traceability and comprehensive impact analysis
from requirements definition all the way through actual implementation, to
change and variant management, as well as reuse
Join us for this interactive webinar to see how leading
organizations benefit from a unified approach to requirements management where
all software development processes and engineering artifacts are connected, as
are the teams that originate, manage and review them.
Attendance: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, August 14,
2014; 11:30 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: @PolarionNews
Cost: Free
Registration: Polarion
Software Webinar Registration
The State of Decision Management: The Future Looks
Bright!
Presented by Larry Goldberg
The decision
management market is growing rapidly. The future looks bright as
firms from across a variety of industries have begun to realize the strategic
advantage that sound decision management principles and practices can have on
organizational growth and stability. Knowledge Partners
International (KPI) has been one of the key innovators and early pioneers in
this movement with the development of The Decision Model, and is continuing to
enable the market to evolve and mature.
Sapiens’ acquisition of KPI is a major developmental milestone in the market that will help to increase the global rate of adoption of decision management, bringing great value to enterprises, their customers and stakeholders. Join this webinar with Larry Goldberg on August 14th, to learn more about:
• The impact of the Sapiens acquisition on KPI
• The future of The Decision Model
• The market impact of the Object Management Group’s (OMG)
Decision Model & Notation (DMN) specification
• Predictions about key industry milestones on the horizon
Those that have embarked upon decision management initiatives in their organizations, or are considering such a move, can’t afford to miss this enlightening presentation.
Sapiens’ acquisition of KPI is a major developmental milestone in the market that will help to increase the global rate of adoption of decision management, bringing great value to enterprises, their customers and stakeholders. Join this webinar with Larry Goldberg on August 14th, to learn more about:
• The impact of the Sapiens acquisition on KPI
• The future of The Decision Model
• The market impact of the Object Management Group’s (OMG)
Decision Model & Notation (DMN) specification
• Predictions about key industry milestones on the horizon
Those that have embarked upon decision management initiatives in their organizations, or are considering such a move, can’t afford to miss this enlightening presentation.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday,
August 14, 2014; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @Sapiensins
Cost: Free
Registration: Sapiens Webinar Registration
Five Reasons Why QuickSTEP Requirements Are Better for
Business Transformation Projects
Knowledge Partners International (KPI), originators of The Decision
Model and thought leaders in Business Requirements and Business Process
Management, invite you to learn about the value of QuickSTEP Requirements for
business transformation projects.
KPI’s unique practice, developed through decades of leading enterprises
to successful deployment of mission-critical applications, combines aspects of
modern requirements gathering and agile project management.
Attendance: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, August 14, 2014; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @KPIUSA
Cost: Free
Registration: KPI
Webinar Registration
User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Business Analysts
(BAs)
Presented by Vince Bordo
All too often software products delivered to the business do not
meet their expectations, especially with regard to their quality. An
effective User Acceptance Testing (UAT) process addresses this issue by
confirming the functionality and performance of these products prior to its
release to the end users.
This webinar looks
at the business issues which drive the need for UAT and describes the
components of such a process. It is designed to help the Business Analyst
(BA) to develop an understanding of their role, the process, and the
deliverables associated with UAT. In this webinar we will cover the
following three topics:
·
Describe the
benefits of an effective UAT
·
Describe the role,
activities, and deliverables of the BA during UAT
·
How to transform a
Use Case into a UAT test documents
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, August 14,
2014; 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm EDT
Host: @MAXCincinnati
Cost: Free
Register: MAX Training
Webinar Registration
Essential Elements to Include in a Request for
Proposal
Presented by Joe Lukas, PMP, PE, CSM, CCP
A badly written Request for Proposal (RFP) can result in a
unhealthy relationship between the buyer and seller. This webinar will cover
the essential elements of a well-written RFP to ensure contract execution goes
smoothly. Best practices and things to avoid when preparing a RFP will be
explained in this webinar.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, August 14,
2014; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: @PMCentersUSA
Cost: $14.95 August
package: Four webinars for $39.95
Registration: PM Centers USA Webinar Registration
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