Sunday, December 6, 2015

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


 

 
 

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


 

 

 

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


 

 

 

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


 

 
 

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


 

 

 

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


 


 

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


 


 

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

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