Business Analysis Webinars for January 2016 - Part II

Effective Scope Management: Beginning with the End in Mind
Presented by Bonnie Cooper, PMP, trainer and consultant for Corporate Education Group
 
Are you looking for techniques for successfully scoping a project? Then, this webinar is for you! You’ll not only explore how to get from a starting point to an end result that satisfies the business goal, but you’ll also examine the requirements process and learn strategies for successfully managing scope changes; in addition, you’ll distinguish between product and project scope, and also discover how your project team can set boundaries and better manage stakeholder expectations. Key learning points include:

·         Best practices for identifying and documenting scope

·         Difference between product and project scope

·         Techniques for identifying requirements and managing changes

 
Audience: Public

Date/Time:  Wednesday, January 20, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free

Registration:   Corporate Education Group Public 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, January 27, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Blueprint Systems   @Blueprintsys

Cost: Free

Registration:   Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration Registration

 

 

 

 

Managing Change with Living Models: Introducing Decision Management Powered by Decision Modeling

Presented by Barbara von Halle, Co-inventor of The Decision Model and Co-author of The Decision Model Sapiens DECISION
 
Barbara von Halle is the co-inventor of The Decision Model, The Event Model, and co-author of The Decision Model: A Business Logic Framework Linking Business and Technology published by Taylor and Francis LLC 2009.  The fifth recipient of the Outstanding Individual Achievement Award from International DAMA, she was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1995. Her earlier book, Business Rules Applied (Wiley) was a Jolt Award finalist from Software Development Magazine.  And her first book, Handbook of Relational Database Design, continues to be a standard reference in database design.  She was the most popular columnist in the leading publication, Database Programming and Design magazine for over five years.
 
She began her career in data management, consulting to major corporations on enterprise data architecture.  She subsequently started Knowledge Partners Inc (data management) which evolved into Knowledge Partners International (business rules and decision modeling).  She holds a BA degree in Mathematics from Fordham University and was valedictorian.  She earned an MS degree in Computer Science from Stevens Institute of Technology.  She can be reached at Barbara.vonHalle@sapiens.com. 
 
Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, January 28, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free

Registration:   Modern Analyst Webinar Registration

Applying Enterprise Business Architecture

I recently had opportunity to take a business analysis educational class from ASPE Training entitled Applying Enterprise Business Architecture.  This was a four half-day virtual classroom class with about 15 students; which may be the largest class I have ever attended.  The instructor for the class was Gina Schmidt.  I had opportunity to discuss with Gina the class, ASPE and her involvement with ASPE Training.

I had an idea of what business architecture is.  The class solidified my thinking and taught me that business architecture cannot be just a set of diagrams, models and maps.  If it does not assist in identifying problems and opportunities, support management decision making and identifying business capability gaps then it is not adding value to the enterprise.  Business Architecture will have multiple views of the same areas of the business to aide all stakeholders in understanding the business, its culture and its capabilities.  It outlined some popular architectural frameworks, such as Zachman Framework, TOGAF and ACORD.  The class compared the business architect to an urban planner instead of a building architect.  Whereas a building architect is focused on one building, the urban planner is concerned with the whole city or geographic location and the quality of life of its residents. It referenced many sources of knowledge, including A Guide to the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge (BIZBOK™ Guide) from the Business Architecture Guild and A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge® (BABOK® Guide) from International Institute of Business Analysis.

Gina has been an instructor and course developer with ASPE for about 10 years, along with running her own consulting business.  She has always tried to balance training and consulting engagements to stay active in the areas that she teaches.  She teaches in the areas of business analysis, general management, project management and agile.  She got associated with ASPE Training some ten years ago by some training associates who developed business analysis training material for ASPE.  When they needed instructors to teach these courses they thought of Gina because of her talents.  She signed on and hasn’t looked back since.  She figures she has taught more than a hundred classes for ASPE as well as several presented webinars.  Whereas this Enterprise Business Architecture course is fairly new, she has taught variations of it a few times for ASPE Training. One course she has helped develop, and is very proud of, for ASPE is the Business Analysis Masterclass Series.  It is a series of twenty 3-hour courses that touch on many skills and techniques of business analysis.  Gina lives in Michigan with her husband, who she says comes from a large family; so family game night was a regular occurrence at her house.  For herself, she enjoys playing golf and gardening.  She hopes to at some point start volunteering at an animal shelter.

When speaking about the Applying Enterprise Business Architecture class that I attended, she recognized that it was a large audience of students, which gave it great interaction and engagement from those students.  She always learns a lot from the students during class about their environment and brushes with business architecture of whatever topic she is teaching.  For those reasons, she enjoys having a large, diverse student base in class.  It allows students to learn from each other, which she views as a valuable learning experience.  She was able to split the audience into separate breakout sessions, creating separate private breakout rooms in the online meeting service.  She was able to sneak into each of our rooms and let us know we were about to rejoin the main room.  We had a group of students from Texas that shared with the class that they were currently implementing business architecture and shared where they were in their process.

I thoroughly enjoyed the class and learned from Gina and the students in the class.  If you are interested in business architecture or have a need to implement one, take a look at this course from ASPE Training.

Business Analysis Webinars for January 2016

The 3 Imperatives of Becoming a Great Leader
Presented by Linda A. Hill Ph.D., Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School
 
What You Will Learn

·         Managing Yourself — Begins with who you are and how others perceive you.  Managing yourself requires dealing with multiple paradoxes. It is a transformative and influential role which should focus less on authority and friendship with your team and others in the organization and more on trust in your competence and character.

·         Managing Your Network — Begins with the need to work effectively in political environments without becoming enmeshed or controlled by them. Learn to influence with integrity and the understanding of the political realities of organizational life. Build 3 networks: operational, strategic and developmental of critical people you must work with and whose help you need.

·         Managing Your Team — Begins with defining the future, clarity about how your team works (systems), its norms, values and standards.  Manage both the team and the individuals in the team. Every day is a new opportunity to establish your ability to lead your team.

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 6, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet
Cost: Free
Registration:   AMA Webcast Registration

 

 

 

 

CBAP and CCBA Certification Q & A

Presented by Dayle Beyer, PMP, CBAP, ACC
 
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, January 8, 2016: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermarklearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Chat Registration

 

 

 

 

Communications Secrets for Challenging Conversations

Presented by Michele Gravelle, MA, Trainer and Consultant for Corporate Education Group
 
Delivering tough messages, giving critical performance feedback, saying "no" to a client or supervisor - these are just some of the challenging conversations we all face in the workplace; and, as a leader, you're directly impacted by your ability to communicate effectively. The business results you produce, the strength of your internal collaborations, the effectiveness of your corporate strategy, and the retention of your key employee talent, all depend on the skills you bring to communication and relationship management. In this webinar, you will learn:

·         The three crucial elements of a conversation that will determine success or failure

·         A systematic process to prepare for your most challenging conversations

·         Four key skills for persuading and influencing others

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, January 8, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corporate Education Group Public Webinar Registration

 

 

 

 

Better Decision Making: Science or Stories?

Presented by Lisa Rising
 
This webinar discusses the merits of science and stories when it comes to decision making
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 12, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration

 

 

 

 

Why is Business Intelligence important to a Business Analyst?

Presented by Edwina Simons, MBA, CBAP, SSGB is a trainer and consultant for Corporate Education Group
 
When it comes to business intelligence, the good thing is we live in a society where there is no shortage of raw data. The bad thing is most companies need skilled professionals to help them transform the raw data into meaningful and useful information and integrate it into their strategic, tactical and operational decision making processes.

This webinar will provide you with proven techniques to:

·         Help Business Analyst Integrate business intelligence into the requirements development process;

·         Become confident in delivering data driven solutions; and

·         Learn 5 tips for successful business intelligence projects.

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, January 12, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corporate Education Group Public Webinar Registration

 

 

 

 

Predicting Project Outcome

Presented by Rob Stewart, Sr. Consultant, IAG Consulting
 
This session provides attendees with hands on techniques for determining the outcome of their projects before the project really gets rolling.  This session is about facts, and presents extensive research from IAG’s new Business Analysis Benchmark Study to help project managers build a predictive risk assessment model.  This session puts the intake and requirements gathering process of the project lifecycle under the microscope to determine what actions Project Managers can take to more consistently achieve a successful outcome on their projects.
 
Learning Objectives:
     1. Quantify the impact of requirements quality on project time and cost
     2. Learn an assessment tool for identifying high risk projects
     3. Understand proactive strategies for driving success when faced with odds stacked against you
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, January 13, 2016; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Webinar Registration

 

 

 

 

Seven Steps to Passing the CBAP or CCBA Exam: A Foolproof Plan
Presented by Richard Larson, PMP, CBAP
 
The CBAP and CCBA certifications have grown in popularity and value the past few years. They represent the leading credential for professional business analysts and both have high standards. The CBAP credential requires 7500+ hours of business analysis experience, and the CCBA requires 3750 such hours. They both have an involved application process. Candidates must pass a strenuous 150-question exam spread over 3.5 hours. Yes, many thousands of dedicated BAs have succeeded.
 
If you are a business analyst and committed to your profession, the certification will become a necessity. It shows your current and future employers your commitment to your profession, and will set you apart from colleagues who don’t have it. If you are considering CBAP or CCBA certification or are actively pursuing it, you probably have many questions and challenges.
 
This presentation will answer your most critical questions about CBAP and CCBA certification. By attending, you will learn a proven 7-step process to achieving certification that can be applied by anyone with the experience and motivation to do it. No matter what stage of preparation you are in, the plan has many practical tips and advice. It also includes access to application worksheets that will simply the CBAP and CCBA application process.

Attendees will be able to:
 

·         List a 7-step plan to become CBAP or CCBA certified, and be ready to apply it to your own plan to become certified.

·         Describe how to overcome the daunting application process and have your application be accepted by IIBA^®.

·         Put the BABOK® into perspective for how it will help with certification preparation.

***Two lucky attendees will be randomly selected to win a free 30-day CBAP/CCBA online study exam subscription.***

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, January 15, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermarklearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning Public Webinar Registration