Business Analysis Webinars for February 2016

Preparing Your Organization for Millennial Leaders
Presented by Dan Schawbel, Partner and Research Director, Future Workplace
 
What Everyone Should Know About Millennial Leaders

In the next 5 years, 20 million baby boomers will retire, leaving organizations with leadership positions to be filled. In 2015, millennials eclipsed boomers in the American workforce, yet most organizations haven't adapted to their needs and will struggle to fill this leadership gap.

Now in 2016, over a fourth of Millennials are in leadership positions and new challenges have surfaced.

This presentation will review these challenges, while helping you solve them through new research, case studies, and strategies.

 
What You Will Learn

·         Debunk the common millennial myths and discover what makes them both a unique and valuable part of your company

·         Explore their strengths, weaknesses, and leadership style based on new research

·         Examine different strategies and programs that can support your current and future leaders

 
While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 3, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet
Cost: Free
Registration:   AMA Webcast Registration

 

 

Virtual Teams: Fact vs. Fiction

Presented by Claire Sookman
 
Increasingly, people need to work together remotely, yet the research shows that effectiveness dramatically decreases as soon as people are more than 90 feet away from each other. In fact, did you know that 39% of people are sleeping during your virtual meetings? Some are multitasking; they’re catching up on email, and sorting through their to-do list. Others are engaging in Social Media, and some are simply not even paying attention. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. If your virtual project team meetings suffer from any of these symptoms then you need to join us for Fact Vs. Fiction: An interactive session about the myths surrounding virtual teams This engaging 45 minute lunch and learn will uncover the myths surrounding virtual teams, and give you the tools you need to ensure productive and engaging virtual meetings. Who should attend? Project Managers, BA’s and Team members of virtual teams
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, February 5, 2016; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Host: Business Analysis Times    @BATimes
Cost: Free
Registration:   BA Times Webinar Registration

 

 

 

CBAP and CCBA Certification Q & A

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, February 5, 2016: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermarklearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Chat Registration

 

 

How to Elaborate Requirements Through Use Cases and User Stories

Presented by Dr. Martin Schedlbauer, Ph.D., CBAP, OCUP, Senior Trainer and Consultant
 
Use cases and user stories are both excellent techniques for understanding what a user needs from a product. While both have a similar purpose, use cases and user stories are not meant to be used interchangeably. That is why it’s important for a business analyst to understand the difference.

The older of the two techniques is the use case, which captures usage scenarios. In other words, a use case documents how an individual uses a product to accomplish something of value. This technique works well for projects where functional requirements and usage scenarios must be – and can be – specified upfront. However, what if you can't know the requirements upfront?

In a user story, the user and what they need the product to accomplish is also specified, but in contrast to use cases, at a much higher level.

Recognizing which technique is best suited to your situation is the key.

In this webinar you will learn to:

·         Determine when to apply use cases and user stories to define stakeholder requirements.

·         Elaborate use cases through scenarios.

·         Augment use cases and user stories with diagrams and visuals for better communication

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, February 5, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corporate Education Group Webinar Registration

 

 

 

CBAP and CCBA Certification Q & A

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, February 5, 2016: 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermarklearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Chat Registration
 

 

 

Requirements Management Made Simple - 5 Easy Steps

Presented by Jiri Walek, VP of Product Management, Polarion Software
 
In this webinar you will learn how you can manage requirements for highly complex products in 5 easy steps. We'll show you an innovative and collaborative approach to requirements management which can ensure your process will become simpler and more efficient for all your stakeholders.

The agenda for this event includes:

·         Online Authoring allows for flow of all imported documents

·         Traceability and Audit Trails - automatically know who’s behind them

·         Works with any methodology or workflow

·         Web-based collaboration

·         Reuse data easily as all changes are automatically synced

·         Test Case Management execution on a single platform

·         Text, drawing and diagramming all easily expressed 

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, February 11, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst
Cost: Free
Registration:   Modern Analyst Public Webinar Registration
 

 

 

Targeted Communication – The Key to Effective Stakeholder Engagement

Presented by Lynda Bourne, IT Metrics & Productivity Institute  
 
This webinar explores the effective ways to engage with stakeholders, who are different and unique for every project.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, February 11, 2016; 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Live Webinar Registration