Presented by David Mantica
With anything new there are going to
be difficulties. What starts out a small test with a pilot team leads to a huge
bandwagon affect. This is great but some bandwagoners get nervous when the
problems start and ultimately become the naysayers and finger pointers that can
kill Agile before it even gets a chance to provide benefit.
In this web seminar we will discuss in
detail the top issues that lead to problems deploying Agile. This session will
give you the information you need to keep the bandwagon's wheels here on earth
and avoid the bubble burst when expectations are set too high.
Problems we will discuss include:
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Self-organized team
function
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Poor Product Owner
performance
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Lack of adequate training
and coaching
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No change management plan
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Lack of executive support
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Inconsistent business unit
support
Ultimately Agile success requires an
organization to do some creative destruction which leads to inefficiency and
confusion for a period of time. Be prepared to weather that storm by preparing
your sponsors and management with an understanding of the problems you will
face on your road to incorporating Agile methods into your organization.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, March 24, 2015;
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training @ASPE_SDLC
Cost: Free
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:
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Deliver applications that meet business expectations;
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Increase standardization, consistency and reuse;
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Improve visibility and accountability;
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Improve application quality;
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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, March 25, 2015; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EDT
Host: Blueprint Systems
@Blueprintsys
Cost: Free
Presented by Techno Solutions, Yonix, and iRise
As the definitive guide and the internationally recognized
standard, the BABOK® Guide is a
comprehensive and essential tool for the practice of business analysis. In
April 2015, IIBA will release BABOK® Guide v3. This webinar will provide you with insight
on the alignment of Document Elicitation Results from BABOK® Guide v2 -- Task 3.3 and how they link to the new BABOK® Guide v3.
IIBA® Vendor
Showcase Webinars will be hosted by industry expert Tom Karasmanis, IIBA and
will be
open to all IIBA Members and non-Members.
Document Elicitation Results
One of the core activities of a business analyst is to
document the various stakeholder needs and solution requirements. There are
various formats and media than can be used to document the elicitation results.
It is important to present the results in a format that is easy for the reader
to understand and navigate and lends itself to updates that are sure to come.
Activities include capturing and documenting requirements as well as importing
and exporting them from various other formats.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: IIBA @IIBA
Cost: Free
Presented by David Mantica
The Agile evangelists would say it is
a skill the entire team needs. The IIBA would say it is a role that needs to
grow in order for companies to gain competitive advantage with their technology
deployments and internal automation. PMI (the Project Management Institute) has
also spoken on this topic. Their position, based on the certification they
developed (PMI-PBA) is it's a skill successful project managers add to their
tool kit of skills and techniques. What can be factually attested to is the
following; as SDLC practitioner positions like developers, testers and
architects were being outsource, larger enterprise organizations depended on
building software and systems for competitive advantage have been hiring
Business Analysts. Just look at Indeed or Dice or Monster and see which tech
jobs are HOT and Business Analyst will be in the top 5.
This presentation will break out the
current trends in the software development industry and where BA is seen as
skill and were it is being built out as a role. From there we will take a look
at the pros and cons of each view and where things may end up in the end.
Ultimately giving you critical information as you plan your career growth goals
for 2015 and beyond.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26, 2015; 12:00
pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training @ASPE_SDLC
Cost: Free
How to Prioritize Your
Project Requirements
Presented by
Rick Clare, PMP, CBAP
Requirements are not equal – and that’s the reason for
prioritization, to ensure the implementation efforts focus on the most critical
requirements. This webinar will discuss what’s needed to establish the basis
for requirements prioritization. Techniques for prioritizing requirements will
also be covered including timeboxing and budgeting, MoSCoW, Kano and risk
analysis, and voting. Challenges in prioritizing requirements will also be
reviewed.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: PM Centers USA
@PMCentersUSA
Cost: $14.95
Webinar: Requirements for
Business Analytics
Presented by
Joy Beatty, VP at Seilevel
Normal people don't look at data sets just for fun; they
analyze them to make business decisions. Business analysts are more frequently
finding themselves on strategic projects that turn large and often highly
complex data sets into meaningful information from which conclusive decisions
and actions can be derived. Analysis of big data is already a reality today in
most IT organizations and will grow in significance as businesses look to gain
a better understanding for capturing, structuring and learning from their data.
In this presentation, we will offer advice on tackling requirements for business analytics projects. This webinar outlines how to elicit strategic analytics decisions to help prioritize requirements work, and how to prepare for the future of big data by specifying data needs. Participants will hear examples of questions they can use to engage businesses to think outside the box about their requirements, and consider new possibilities from analytics projects.
In this presentation, we will offer advice on tackling requirements for business analytics projects. This webinar outlines how to elicit strategic analytics decisions to help prioritize requirements work, and how to prepare for the future of big data by specifying data needs. Participants will hear examples of questions they can use to engage businesses to think outside the box about their requirements, and consider new possibilities from analytics projects.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Modern Analyst
@ModernAnalyst
Cost: Free
How IT Megatrends Like Cloud
Computing, Big Data and Mobility can Help Your Career
Presented by
Eric Bloom, President and Founder at Manager Mechanics
Following the wave of new and exciting IT megatrends and
leading edge technologies has forever been the road to rags or riches .
Trends like cloud computing, big data, mobility and others are now driving the industry and are here to stay. So as Project Managers and Business Analysts, what should you know about these technologies and how do you pivot yourself toward them, given your current skill set and current employment? Join us on the webinar and find out!
Trends like cloud computing, big data, mobility and others are now driving the industry and are here to stay. So as Project Managers and Business Analysts, what should you know about these technologies and how do you pivot yourself toward them, given your current skill set and current employment? Join us on the webinar and find out!
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, March 26, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: BA Times @BATimes
Cost: Free
Owning the Collaboration
Circle on All Your Future Projects
Presented by
Jama Software
Learn how modern and collaborative requirements management
tools make it easier to ensure everyone in the collaboration circle has a clear
way to find out what is being discussed, what was decided, and where to provide
input when expectations are not being met. Watch this recording webinar for
tips on to help you get better visibility into the entire product lifecycle,
identify and locate key stakeholders and develop continuous feedback loops that
keep your projects humming along.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, March 25, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Jama Software
@JamaSoftware
Cost: Free
