Monday, April 20, 2015

Business Analysis Webinars for April 2015 - Part II

BPM of Things: Making Smart Objects Smarter
Presented by Philip Ozil, Bonitasoft

It’s been said that by 2020, there will be 10 times more connected objects than people. What does that have to do with BPM? Connecting smart objects to BPM is a way of extending their intelligence. And more - the “things” in the Internet of Things provide another way to interact with a process. (Instead of kicking off a process by clicking on a web form, imagine kicking it off with your garage door opener!)  Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about the BPM of Things.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Bonitasoft     @bonitasoft

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:

        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, April 22, 2015; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Blueprint Systems   @Blueprintsys

Cost: Free


 


 

5 Best Practices of Successful Support Leaders
Presented by Rich Gallagher, Author

Every support manager or supervisor wants to be effective and, let’s face it, promotable. But did you know that there are specific, actionable traits that differentiate best-of-breed support leaders from everyone else?

Join former support exec and bestselling business author Rich Gallagher to learn five best practices that will make you an effective support leader.

During this free webinar, you’ll learn:

·         Ways to build responsibility and ownership within the team
·         How to deliver results without inviting burnout
·         What to look for when recruiting and hiring the perfect rep
·         And more...

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 22, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Ziff Davis    @ZDB2B

Cost: Free

Registration:   Ziff Davis Event Registration

 


 

How to Implement Change
Presented by: Rick Clare, PMP, CBAP, CSM, MSPM

Projects are designed to implement changes needed by the business in order to grow, but most people have trouble embracing change. This webinar will discuss techniques for ensuring the organization and stakeholders are prepared to handle project changes, along with methods to make the change process efficient and painless.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 23, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: PM Centers USA    @PMCentersUSA

Cost: $14.95


 


 

The 5 Critical Differences in Requirements for Package Software
Presented by: Angela Wick, Founder of BA-Squared, LLC.    @wickang

Requirements for vendor package software are different! Depending on the type of vendor package project the requirements process and artifacts are unique and need some special attention. Our typical templates and processes do not set these projects up for success.

In this webinar we will look at how the BA role may change, approach (agile or traditional), and how the requirements process and deliverables change.

Come learn what needs to be considered to successfully set up efficient requirements when working with COTS, vendor, and package software implementations. 

Learning Objectives
·         Learn what makes COTS, Vendor, Package Software projects different from a requirements perspective
·         Learn how the role and process changes
·         Learn how our BA artifacts, templates, and deliverables need to change
·         Learn tips and tricks to set these projects up for success

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, April 23, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Business Analyst Times   @BATimes

Cost: Free


   
 

 

Under Pressure: Your Embedded System Needs to Modernize RM
Presented by: Andre Girard, Research Analyst at VDC

VDC Research analyst Andre Girard will describe the market drivers for modern requirements management and explain why your organization is in peril if it maintains the status quo. He will discuss how modern requirements management tools can dramatically improve delivery times, slash product line complexity and enhance communication across all players in the product ecosystem.

Embedded market companies face increasingly complex market pressures to accelerate the product-delivery process. Their business goals require products to be delivered to customer satisfaction, with no defects, and faster than ever. And yet, 42% of embedded systems are behind schedule. Among the many challenges to efficient, on-time product delivery are competing, yet equally critical, imperatives:

·         Managing growing complexity in distributed organizations, within their products, and across a network of interrelated and interdependent products
·         Maintaining consistent software security and quality standards
·         Integrating the supply chain, formalizing acceptance benchmarks for code from supply chain partners
·         Demonstrating compliance to process standards
·         Verifying requirements traceability
·         Inadequate and changing specifications
·         Shifting priorities
Despite widespread knowledge of these mounting challenges, engineering organizations are not doing enough to adapt. They need to make fundamental changes in the planning, management, and execution of system designs; they need new tools and methodologies to change outcomes because in-house and ad-hoc tools are inadequate for modern requirements management.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 28, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Jama Software    @jamasoftware

Cost: Free


 
 

 

Models for Data Requirements
Presented by: Joy Beatty, Vice President of Seilevel    @joybeatty   @Seilevel

Many analysts think that “data modeling” means designing databases and technical data models. Business users have no capability of creating and consuming that level of technical design, but they very much do care about their business data requirements. They can describe how the data is used to make business decisions and how they want to see it processed by the system.

This webinar will introduce a set of requirements models for data that help describe the relationship of data in the system, details about fields, how data is used to make decisions, and how data is processed by the system. We’ll describe how the models can be used together from top to bottom to create a complete picture of the data needs and how they integrate to other requirements models to fully round out the requirements. 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 29, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free


 


 

Proven Best Practices for Managing Risks on Your Projects
Presented by Joe Lukas, PMP, PE, CSM, CCP

Dealing with risks effectively has become a critical consideration on projects. This webinar will help you become more skilled at managing project risks. We will review and explain proven best practices for identifying, analyzing and responding to project risks. Instructions on how to prepare a thorough risk register using an Excel workbook will be presented and webinar attendees will receive a copy of the Excel Risk Management workbook. Attend this webinar and become a specialist in managing risks for your organization!

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 30, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: PM Centers USA    @PMCentersUSA

Cost: $14.95


 

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Business Analysis Webinars for April 2015

Singletasking: How to Get More Done, One Thing at a Time
Presented by: Devora Zack, CEO at Only Connect Consulting, Inc.

How a Single-Focused Approach Delivers Results

We have become a nation addicted to the enticing and dangerously misleading drug of multitasking.
You might be hooked yourself.

The popular notion is that by doing several tasks at once we can accomplish more — but a host of neuroscientific research shows that the opposite is true. The fact is that your brain is simply not built to multitask.

In any situation, we're most efficient focusing on one task at a time. But with all the information and interruptions that bombard us, how is that possible?

In this webcast, you’ll discover how to clear and calm your mind, arrange your schedule and environment, and gently but firmly manage the expectations of people around you so that you can accomplish a succession of tasks, one at a time — and be infinitely more productive and effective.

What You Will Learn

·         Discover tangible tools to focus your mind and harness your potential
·         Learn why multitasking is a myth — and how to singletask your way to success
·         Simple methods for tackling your list of "to dos" with less effort and greater ease
·         Gain practical techniques to manage your environment - including people around you
·         Uncover methods to do more in less time with better results
·         Apply fascinating cutting edge science to improve your relationships and quality of life

Only clowns should juggle. Singletasking is the key to success and sanity! While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet

Cost: Free

Registration:   AMA Webcast Registration

 

 

 
IIBA Certification Chat
Presented by Dayle Beyer, PMP, CBAP, ACC, PMI-RMP, PMI-PBA    @DayleBeyer

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, April 3, 2015; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST

Host: Watermark Learning   @WatermarkLearn

Cost: Host


 

 

 
Business Success in the New Economy, Critical Business Practices for the Complexity of the 21st Century
Presented by: Kathleen B. (Kitty) Hass, Principal Consultant, Kathleen Hass & Associates, Inc.

This presentation begins by describing the challenges posed by what the National Academy of Sciences calls “The Gathering Storm”, the game-changing effects on business success of three intersecting worldwide phenomena:  the integrated global economy, the proliferation of the Internet and Information Technology, and the convergence of the digital, social and mobile spheres.  These three happenings have forever changed the way the world economy functions, the way companies operate, the way employees work, and the way customers behave.  We look to the IBM CEO study that identified complexity as our biggest challenge; and that creativity is the most important skill needed in organizations today to manage complexity.  Furthermore, the 1500+ 21st century CEOs declared that they have not groomed creative leaders throughout their organizations.  We then explore two relatively new disciplines that are emerging to capitalize on complexity to bring about creativity and innovation for the competitive advantage of their organizations: enterprise business analysis and complex project management.
Learning Points:  

·         Innovation requires two distinct accomplishments: (1) arriving at a novel, creative idea (the enterprise analysis functions of business analysis,) and (2) implementing the innovation (the project management discipline).
·         Our current BA and PM maturity and competency levels are not commensurate with the demands of 21st century complexity. 
·         We need to close the capability gaps in business analysis and complexity management if we are to maintain our position of strength in the 21st century global economy.
·         Complex project management and enterprise business analysis are both essential for project success.

Audience: IIBA Members

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1;00 pm EDT

Host: IIBA   @IIBA

Cost: Free


 

 

5 Steps to Gain Control Under Pressure: Tips from an FBI Hostage Negotiation Trainer
Presented by: Mark Goulston, Psychiatrist, Business Consultant, Executive Coach, FBI and Police Hostage Negotiation Trainer

Much of the respect that people have for you rises or falls according to how you act under pressure. Wouldn't you agree?

How you handle yourself in stressful situations can mean the difference between reaching people or blowing it with them. 

During this webcast, you will learn from Dr. Mark Goulston, former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer and author of AMACOM’s bestselling book, Just Listen, how to both gain self-control and control of a situation when you're under pressure. You'll learn 5 steps you can take to keep your composure and focus when stressful circumstances arise.

What You Will Learn

You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, and if you lose control, people will always know that part of you exists and it will work against you.  Dr. Goulston will share the 5 steps to gain control under pressure so you become that cool, calm, and collected person that you always wanted to be, but didn't think you could.  Among the things you will learn in this webcast are:

·         How your amygdala hijacks you to kick you off balance and how you can foil such a hijack
·         How to talk yourself down from fear and anger to acceptance and control
·         How to have your internal mentors talk you back into control and how to remember what they meant to you
·         How to realize that an "ounce of anticipation" is worth a "ton of poise"
·         How to stay on diets and exercise regimens by making a Santa's list of who's been naughty and nice to you

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet

Cost: Free

Registration:   AMA Webcast Registration

 

 

Software Requirements: 7 Critical Success Factors
Presented by: Karl E. Wiegers, Principal Consultant, Process Impact    @karlwiegers   

Those of us who have been writing software for a while know that if you don’t get the requirements right, it really doesn’t matter how well you execute the rest of the project. But eliciting, analyzing, specifying, validating, and managing requirements is hard, and not everyone understands why it’s so critical. This presentation describes seven critical success factors that will go a long way toward making the requirements activities in your organization pay off for the many project stakeholders. 

The success factors are:

·         A shared understanding of what requirements are and why we care
·         Clearly defined business objectives
·         Trained, skilled, and motivated business analysts
·         A collaborative partnership with customers
·         Rigorous and ongoing requirements prioritization
·         Taking an incremental and iterative approach to requirements development
·         Anticipating and accommodating change

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free


 

  

Mastering Difficult Conversations
Presented by: Casey Mitchell, Consultant at Corporate Education Group

At some point, you may need to give critical feedback to an employee, talk to your boss about his or her behavior, deliver bad news to someone or resolve a conflict between you and a co-worker. These kinds of conversations can be difficult to undertake. Most of us would rather avoid them altogether. Even when we do attempt them, we are often disappointed with the results. We don’t say what we mean and don’t mean what we say. Issues go unresolved and resentment and bad feelings linger.

What kind of difficult conversations are you facing? Are you dealing with them successfully?
Whether for yourself or to coach others, this webinar will help you develop the skills and techniques needed to master difficult conversations. It will help you:

·         Strengthen your working relationships.
·         Turn difficult conversations into learning conversations.
·         Structure the conversation using a working model.
·         Coach others on how to navigate a crucial conversation.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free


 

 
 

The Power of BPM in your Business Applications
Presented by: Barry Valentine, Bonitasoft    @bonitasoft

Business applications are the heart of today’s business. Customer satisfaction, business efficiency, and optimized time-to-market are all tied to relevant and flexible applications.

During this webinar, you’ll see how Bonita BPM helps you create great process-based applications for your business users.


Learning Objectives
·         More flexibility for user experience
·         Dashboards and custom pages
·         Native AngularJS support
·         BonitaApps creation
·         Advanced monitoring
·         Process Health Monitoring
·         Process diagram visualization

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, April 9, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Business Analyst Times   @BATimes

Cost: Free


 


 
 

Testing Methods Explained
Presented by: Rick Clare, PMP, CBAP, CSM, MSPM

This webinar will discuss the basic concepts and best practices behind successful testing on projects. The objective of testing, types of testing, testing documentation and when testing is done during the project life cycle will be covered. Also covered is the traceability that connects the requirements and the test cases.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 14, 2015; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: PM Centers USA    @PMCentersUSA

Cost: Free


 

 

BABOK® Guide v3 Exclusive Webinar
Presented by: International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®)    @IIBA    @bakevin

A webinar for IIBA members to announce the launch of the newest version of the Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®)

Audience: IIBA Members

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 15, 2015; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Host: IIBA   @IIBA

Cost: Free


 




Benefiting from Analytics – Governing Data to Create Uniformity, Transparency and Knowledge
Presented by Jonathan Wu, President of NAVinture

Analytics provides value if the information is timely, relevant and accurate to address business questions or foster new insights. As a foundation for supporting analytics and achieving value from information, data must have some level of consistent definition, structure, and availability. Those organizations that benefit the most from analytics have embraced data governance.

This webinar will address:

·         The need and components of data governance
·         The approach to creating a data governance program
 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 15, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Ziff Davis     @ZDB2B

Cost: Free

Registration:   Ziff Davis Event Registration

 

 

BABOK® Guide v3 Exclusive Webinar
Presented by: International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®)    @IIBA   @bakevin

A webinar for IIBA members to announce the launch of the newest version of the Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK®)

Audience: IIBA Members

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 15, 2015; 9:00 pm – 10:00 pm EDT

Host: IIBA   @IIBA

Cost: Free


 




The Tricky, Icky, Sticky Stuff: How to Drive Successful Project Outcomes Using Data Modeling Techniques
Presented by Laura Brandenburg, Founder of Clear Spring Business Analysis, LLC

Do you ever feel like everything that can go wrong does go wrong? Do you wonder if there are special techniques to resolve tricky issues? Would you like to be the solution for creating positive change and driving successful project outcomes?

As a lead business analyst, I’ve realized that no project is perfect. As a business analyst you solve tricky issues, create clarity, and drive positive change.  In this live 60-minute webinar session, you’ll learn how to quickly resolve tricky, icky, and sticky project challenges using a variety of business analysis techniques. And although we’ll cover a wide range of skills, we’ll be specifically highlighting how to use data modeling techniques without getting too technical.

We’ll cover:

·         How to clarify requirements when the business stakeholders use industry jargon and the technology lead is wedded to an outdated database structure, by creating a glossary, conceptually modeling the data, and facilitating working group sessions.
·         How to use a data matrix or data definition document to clearly communicate how a new software system should connect to a pre-existing database structure, even if you do not know how to technically query the database.
·         How to overcome a deeply entrenched forms-based mindset and help stakeholders envision that all necessary information could be collected more efficiently and accurately via web-enabled technology, using interviews, data mapping, and wireframes.

You’ll experience a real-life case study of a project that faced all 3 of these tricky issues, and learn how I selectively applied tried and true business analysis techniques to create successful project outcomes.

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 15, 2015; 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT

Host: Bridging-the-Gap    @llbrandenburg

Cost: Free

Registration not necessary, attend event here:   Attend Bridging the Gap Webinar  
 
 

 
 

Better, Stronger, Faster: Plan and Conduct More Effective Requirements Workshops
Presented by: Scott Kastner, PMP, CSM, IT Systems Operations at Jetblue Airways

Well-run requirements workshops are considered one of the most effective ways for delivering high-quality requirements quickly and accurately. They can also promote trust, mutual understanding, and strong communications amongst the project stakeholders and project teams, and increase the probability of producing the desired deliverables to the end-users.

In this webinar, you will learn useful guidelines for planning and conducting an effective requirements workshop; additionally, you will also get familiar with some of the most common processes and techniques used to overcome the challenges of requirements elicitation.
 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Friday, April 17, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free