Business Analysis Webinars for December 2015 - Part II

Become a Better Leader: Unleash the Power of Vision
Presented by Jesse Lyn Stoner, Consultant, Author
 
Deepening Your Leadership Skills
 
Research shows that one of the most important roles of a leader is to mobilize their team around a shared vision. But vision comes naturally for only about 1% of leaders. If you’re not part of the 1% or if you haven’t been struck by the lightning bolt of vision, you can still create a shared vision by learning the principles we will discuss in this webcast.

Even if you are not currently a team leader, if you’re on a leadership journey, this webcast will prepare you for one of your most important roles.

What You Will Learn

·         How to create an inspiring vision that mobilizes everyone on your team

·         Goals and actions that help you get where you want to go

·         Six guidelines to help you stay the course and make your vision a reality

·         While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 9, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST

Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet

Cost: Free

Registration:   AMA Webcast Registration

 

 

 

Collaboration on a Distributed Agile Team

Presented by Alan Koch
 
Face-to-face collaboration is highly valued in the Agile methods; but how can we collaborate effectively when some of the team members are distant from the others? Effective collaboration on distributed teams requires clear team norms, the discipline to stick with them, and a variety of technologies to shrink the effect of distance. Come and learn how to achieve the collaborative ideal on your distributed Agile teams.
 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 9, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST

Host: ASPE Training     @ASPE-SDLC

Cost: Free

Registration:   ASPE Training Web Seminar Registration

 

 

 

5 Secrets of Blending Customer Data for the ROI-driven Analyst

Presented by Keith Conley, Director of Analytics & Insight, Bunchball
 
Analysts need a quick and easy way to analyze complex data sets and measure ROI quickly. At Bunchball, the Director of Analytics & Insight faced a similar challenge trying to build data models to measure client engagement. In this webinar, hear Keith Conley, Director, Analytics & Insight at Bunchball, discuss the 5 secrets of how they use Alteryx and Tableau to combine loyalty and engagement data with client, sales and attribute data to show the impact they are having on client ROI.

See how Bunchball enhanced how they analyze and communicate their impact on client ROI and empowered their analysts with:

·         Easy blending of customer information from multiple data sources to determine what marketing programs are driving the highest value customers

·         Repeatable and scalable data blending workflows, resulting in efficient data analytics across multiple projects

·         A way to present results visually so business users can easily spot key insights .

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 9, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free

Registration:   Modern Analyst Webinar Registration

 

 

 

Who's Doing What? The Confusion on Roles & Responsibilities

Presented by Rick Clare, PMP, CBAP, CSM, MSPM
 
Many companies still use different terms and descriptions for Business Analysts and Project Managers, and many other roles can get integrated into both professions. These different terms and the differing corporate interpretations on the job positions, can cause a lot of confusion, especially as you move from one company to another. Come and hear our take on this subject! This webinar will run 30 minutes long followed by a live question and answer session with our instructor.
 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, December 10, 2015; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST

Host: PM Centers USA    @PMCentersUSA

Cost: Free

Registration:   PM Centers USA Webinar Registration

 

 

 

Conducting Requirement Inspections: Achieve Cost Savings through Early Requirement Defect Detection

Presented by Requirements Experts
 
In the 60 minute webinar, you will gain an in-depth understanding of the inspection process developed by Michael Fagan and the benefits of formal inspections to improved requirement quality and decreased project risk.
 
We will examine:
 
      ·         The importance and effectiveness of Inspections.

·         The Inspection process and the players.

·         The basic rules and guidelines for accepting requirements to the inspection process, selecting participants and assigning roles, and moderating the inspection meeting.

 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Friday, December 11. 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST

Host: Requirements Experts    @ReqExperts

Cost: $29.95

Registration:   Requirements Experts Webinar Registration

 

 
 

BABOK® Series: Business Architecture Q & A Expert Panel

Presented by: International Institute of Business Analysis, IIBA
 
BABOK Series: Business Architecture Expert Panel

Hosted by Deborah Oliver, Product Manager, IIBA

Meet our panel:

Mike Rosen

Mike Rosen is a Research Vice President for IDCs IT Executive Program. He is a Founding Member of the Business Architecture Guild and an author of the BABOK^® Guide Business Architecture Perspective chapter. He has more than 35 years of leadership experience architecting, designing, and developing enterprise applications and products.
 

Emily Iem

EMILY IEM is a consulting professional with 15 years of experience. She has created and managed Project Management Offices and Business Analysis Centers of Excellence as well as worked on information technology and business transformation projects. Emily served as the Chair of A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge^® (BABOK^® Guide) Version 3.0 Committee and contributed content to the guide. 

 

Dean Larson

Dean is an enterprise business analyst and business architecture consultant in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He received his CBAP^® in 2007 and was recently a member of the writing team for the Strategy Analysis knowledge area in the new BABOK^® Guide v3. Dean has an MBA from the University of St. Thomas

Audience: Members Only

Date/Time: Tuesday, December 15, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: IIBA    @IIBA

Cost: Free

Registration:   IIBA Members Webinar Registration

 

 

 

Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration

Presented by Blueprint Systems
 
Accelerate projects and deliver more business value

Join us for a live, interactive demonstration of Blueprint, a visually driven requirements platform that resolves many of the time-consuming, costly, and error- prone functions, thus ensuring that mission critical projects are completed successfully, on time and on budget.

 
Blueprint helps:

•        Deliver applications that meet business expectations;

•        Increase standardization, consistency and reuse;

•        Improve visibility and accountability;

•        Improve application quality;

•        Reduce costs.

 
Offering seamless integration with application lifecycle management tools, Blueprint works with different development methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 16, 2015; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Blueprint Systems   @Blueprintsys

Cost: Free

Registration:   Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration Registration

 

 

Business Analyst vs. Project Manager: Eliminating the Confusion!

Presented by Edwina Simons, MBA, CBAP, SSGB, Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group
 
Although the presence of a Business Analyst on a project does not seem odd, the role still brings a great deal of confusion among stakeholders. The role of a Business Analyst versus the role of a Project Manager is an age old discussion that has caused quite a bit of controversy over the years. This confusion has been the root of much tension on projects and has put the Business Analyst on some occasions at odds with the Project Manager. Eliminating the confusion between the two roles is critical for project success.

This webinar will explore real-life scenarios that will provide you with proven techniques to:

·         Eliminate the confusion between BA and PM responsibilities once and for all;

·         Maximize synergies between the two roles; and

·         Make sure your project has continuous success.

 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 16, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free

Registration:   Corporate Education Group Webinar Registration

 

 

From Models to Stories: Building Your Agile Backlog

Presented by Joy Beatty, Vice President, Seilevel
 
Business analysts, product managers, and product owners have embraced the power of visual models in software requirements projects. However, as teams transition to Agile, the place for visual models is evolving.

This presentation will discuss the use and timing of visual models in agile, how to use models to identify user stories and system stories for the backlog, and how models can be employed when elaborating stories in the backlog. We will show you specific examples of this approach, using a simple scenario.
 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, December 17, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free

Registration:   Modern Analyst Webinar Registration

Business Analysis Webinars for December 2015

Powerful and Creative Change Communications Strategies that Work
Presented by Kelly Norgate, Senior Corporate Communications Leader
 
The Toronto Chapter of the Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP), in partnership with Global Knowledge, welcomes Kelly Norgate to share information about her success in leading change with powerful change communication strategies.
 
In this hour-long webinar, Norgate will examine the link between creative change communication solutions and great corporate culture. You will learn practical change communications strategies and tactics that generate the energy and commitment required to get employees on board with transformational change.
 
Take your next change communication plan from good - to great.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, December 3, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Global Knowledge    @GlobalKnowledge
Cost: Free
Registration:   Global Knowledge Webinar Registration

  

  

 

IIBA Certification Chat

Presented by Rich Larson, PMP, CBAP
 
The event is a free chat session using webinar technology. It features written questions and live answers by an experienced CBAP from Watermark Learning. Topics include anything related to IIBA's certifications you want, ranging from the CBAP or CCBA application to the exams to re-certification.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, December 4, 2015; 12:00 pm – 12:30 EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Chat Registration

Business Analysis Webinars for November 2015

Creating the Solution Business Case
Presented by Scott Young, Consultant
 
The business case is a key step used to articulate the value of the solution and positioned to the customer's business objectives. The business case needs to be compelling and present the proposal aligned to how the customer will evaluate the opportunity.

To be credible the business case must not only articulate the advocated solution, but also highlight the business benefits that will be realized by the customer.

In this hour-long webinar, business technology expert Scott Young will cover:

 

·         Cause and Effect Benefit Logic Model - Understanding how we can use this process to look at both the direct and indirect business benefits of a solution architecture.

·         Benefit Credibility - Use the target state blueprint views to facilitate the stakeholder review of benefit. From this review we can assess the benefits per objective. Then we score and weight, rating to evaluate the relative importance of benefits to business objectives.

·         Solution Business Value Justification - This process allows for the business to weigh the risk and reward of the benefit and does so through assessment by the key stakeholders. Usually the key stakeholder will be sponsors, SMEs and the executive.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2015; 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST

Host: Global Knowledge    @GlobalKnowledge

Cost: Free

Registration:   Global Knowledge Webinar Registration

  

 

  

   

BABOK® Series: Business Intelligence Q & A Expert Panel
Presented by: International Institute of Business Analysis, IIBA
 
BABOK Series: Business Intelligence Expert Panel

Hosted by Deborah Oliver, Product Manager, IIBA

Meet our panel:

Edwina Simons MBA, CBAP, SSGB, Founder & CEO, Tech Hybrids, Inc
Peter Lefterov, CBAP, Manager, BA Consulting Ltd
Matthew Leach, NTT Data
 
Audience: Members Only

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: IIBA    @IIBA

Cost: Free

Registration:   IIBA Members Only Webinar Registration

   

   

 

Defining Business Applications for Scaled Agile Projects

Presented by Blueprint Systems
 
Defining a business application correctly is a challenge, even more so as the size and complexity of the project increase. Add to this a shift to Agile, which is underway in many IT organizations, and the situation can get very daunting indeed. In this webinar, Tasktop and Blueprint will join forces to explore how requirements fit into scaled Agile projects along with the supportive tooling that works in concert with Atlassian JIRA.
 
In this session you will learn:
 
      ·         The key needs of large-scale, complex IT projects when defining business applications

·         The role of requirements for scaled Agile projects

·         How modern tooling supports the definition of applications on scaled Agile projects

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Blueprint Systems     @Blueprintsys

Cost: Free

Registration:   Blueprint Systems Webinar Registration

 

 

   

 

 

Predictive Analytics and the Hybrid Cloud

Presented by Cindy Waxer, Contributing Editor, Ziff Davis
 
Predictive analytics is a powerful tool for businesses in anticipating what will happen in the future. From credit card companies forecasting delinquent accounts to retailers predicting which hair products will sell best during a heat wave, predictive analytics is helping companies leverage the power of data in ways never before possible.

In getting a predictive analytics system up and running many companies turn to cloud computing for its ease of deployment, low capital investment and faster time-to-value. However, while cloud computing delivers its fair share of benefits, there is more than one way to support a predictive analytics environment. Enter the hybrid cloud: the perfect combination of public, private and on-prem assets. In fact, market research company MarketsandMarkets.com estimates the global hybrid cloud market will reach $84.67 billion by 2019.

By seamlessly linking public cloud services with private infrastructure, the hybrid cloud allows companies to keep the data they analyze within their own walls for maximum privacy and security while reaping the cost-saving rewards of the cloud. Join this webinar to:
 

·         Find out how hybrid clouds address serious data security and confidentiality concerns

·         Discover how hybrid clouds impact performance in terms of eliminating latency, increasing resiliency and improving disaster recovery

·         Learn how to make the most of predictive analytics in a hybrid cloud environment while recognizing the hybrid cloud's limitations

 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2015; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST

Host: Ziff Davis Events    @ZDB2B

Cost: Free

Registration:   Ziff Davis Event Webinar Registration

 

   

  

   

     
Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration
Presented by Blueprint Systems
 
Accelerate projects and deliver more business value

Join us for a live, interactive demonstration of Blueprint, a visually driven requirements platform that resolves many of the time-consuming, costly, and error- prone functions, thus ensuring that mission critical projects are completed successfully, on time and on budget.

 
Blueprint helps:

•        Deliver applications that meet business expectations;

•        Increase standardization, consistency and reuse;

•        Improve visibility and accountability;

•        Improve application quality;

•        Reduce costs.

 

Offering seamless integration with application lifecycle management tools, Blueprint works with different development methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2015; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Blueprint Systems   @Blueprintsys

Cost: Free

Registration:   Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration Registration

 

     

 

   

 

 

The Engaged Project Sponsor
Presented by Bonnie Cooper, PMP, Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group
 
An engaged and effective project sponsor is one of the most important ingredients for a successful project outcome. This is such an important role that it has its own guiding framework for performance standards with a spotlight on three critical competencies: 1) take accountability for the project, 2) support the project manager, and 3) support the project. In this webinar, you will learn more about these competencies and how they are evaluated. As well, some practical tips on how to create a solid relationship with your project sponsor and work in partnership to ensure success.

In this webinar you will learn to:

·         Describe the competencies and performance criteria for the project sponsor

·         Differentiate between project manager and project sponsor responsibilities

·         Practical examples of effective project sponsorship

 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, November 18, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Corporate Education Group     @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free

Registration:   Corporate Education Group Webinar Registration

 

   

 

   

 

 Empowering the Citizen Data Scientist with Self-Service Advanced Analytics

Presented by Dan Donovan, Lead Technology Evangelist, Lavastorm
 
The tsunami of valuable data has hampered the ability of the few highly skilled technologists to take advantage of it. To bridge the gap, more and more companies are providing advanced analytics tools to its super users – a group Gartner calls “citizen data scientists.” In this live, one-hour webinar, you’ll learn how democratizing data can help:
 

·         quickly place massive data sets into a business context and provide critical insight

·         more easily tap into predictive modeling and other sophisticated analyses once reserved for data technologists

·         explore new methods of analyzing data that can lead to cutting-edge decision making.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, November 19, 2015; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

Host: Lavastorm     @Lavastorm

Cost: Free

Registration:   Lavastorm Webinar Registration

  

 

   

 

   

It’s the Goal, Not the Role: The Work of Agile Business Analysis, Product Management, & Project Management.
Presented by Ellen Gottesdiener, Founder and Principal, EBG Consulting
 

The goal of agile teams is to continuously deliver high-value outcomes—as quickly as possible. To achieve this, these teams focus on skills rather than titles or traditional role delineations. So what does that mean for the experienced business analyst, product manager, or project manager?

Where do planning and analysis skills fit into agile’s fierce focus on frequent delivery?
One of the most vexing debates within the agile community is around the topic of roles. Typical questions include: What does the business analyst (BA) do on an agile project? Can a BA be a Product Owner (PO)? What happens to product management on an agile project? Is the product manager the PO? Can a BA be a ScrumMaster? Is there an agile project manager? Can a ScrumMaster also be a business analyst?

Drawing on her insights from coaching many agile teams in a variety of industries, Ellen Gottesdiener addresses these questions and outlines the dynamic relationships between agile work, disciplines, and skills. Join in to discover how shifting from role-based to skill-based work enables you to collaboratively contribute to any agile effort.

Ellen Gottesdiener is an internationally recognized leader in the convergence of agile + requirements + product management + project management. Ellen is founder and principal of EBG Consulting, which helps organizations adapt how they collaborate to improve business outcomes. Many people in the agile community have found EBG’s innovations in agile requirements discovery both powerful and practical. EBG provides training, coaching, and facilitates discovery and planning workshops across diverse industries.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, November 19, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: IIBA    @IIBA

Cost: Free

Registration:   IIBA Public Webinar Registration

  

   

  

  

  

Balancing Security Requirements with Open Knowledge Sharing

Presented by Ken Lobenstein and Vandana Mysore, Deloitte & Touche
 
According to APQC’s research, 77 percent of organizations expect changes in information security to affect their knowledge management programs in the next 2 to 3 years. But as security policies and technologies evolve, how can organizations balance the need to protect sensitive data and intellectual property with KM’s imperative to facilitate broad access to enterprise knowledge?
 
Join us for APQC’s November Knowledge Management Community Call on November 19 at 12:00 p.m. CDT, featuring Deloitte & Touche's Ken Lobenstein, Cyber Security Specialist Leader and Vandana Mysore, Associate Director, Global Knowledge Services. The call will focus on the relationship between information security and KM—two disciplines that seem to have opposing guiding philosophies. After highlighting the latest on security requirements and frameworks, they will discuss how to evaluate competing KM and security needs and how knowledge managers can work with in-house information security teams to ensure compliance while still preserving an open knowledge-sharing environment.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, November 19, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: APQC     @APQC

Cost: Free

Registration:   APQC Webinar Registration

 

   

 

   

Manage Your Requirements in Any Methodology: Agile, Traditional or Hybrid
Presented by Jiri Walek, Vice President, Product Development, Polarion Software
 
As a Business Analyst, if you are charged to improve collaboration across your disparate development environment in any industries where systems and software are key drivers for innovation, then this webinar is mandatory for you.

Learn how you can build highly complex products easier and faster. Discover an innovative and collaborative approach to managing your business requirements so you can improve your organization's ability to reduce risk as well as how to improve your ability to manage traceability and audits more effectively by providing a clear line of sight for all changes.

Join us to discover best practices and how:

·         the hybrid process will enhance your team’s unique requirements

·         to work on multiple components at the same time and avoid errors

·         to benefit from traceability between regulatory requirements and user stories

·         to expand agile from Software teams to Hardware teams as well

·         to allow engineers to communicate product specifications to the development team easier and faster

·         the benefits of connecting your traditional methodology with agile for your products

 

Register today to learn how you can benefit from the use of a unified tool that allows your team to directly connect development efforts with the underlying business requirements so the inevitable change arising during the product lifecycle can be managed in context and with access to real-time feedback. See how a unified and highly transparent approach to software development can accelerate your innovation and time to market momentum while protecting the integrity of your products.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, November 19, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free

Registration:   Modern Analyst Webinar Registration

   

   

 

 

Delivering Benefits Realization to the Customer

Presented by Scott Young, Consultant
 
If the elements of the business case, including the solution design, financial impact and benefits, can be thought of as the promises made to the customer, benefits realization is the technique to ensure these promises are delivered.

It is vital to ensure that not only does the project deliver all of the benefits predicted, but there is also a process to measure, demonstrate and articulate that the benefits have been realized.

In this hour-long webinar, business technology expert Scott Young will cover the main elements required to successfully deliver benefits realization as part of the customer engagement.

 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, November 24, 2015; 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST

Host: Global Knowledge    @GlobalKnowledge

Cost: Free

Registration:   Global Knowledge Webinar Registration