Business Analysis Webinars for November 2016

Have You Crowdsourced Today?
Presented by Arlene Minkiewicz
 
This webinar explores the particulars of crowdsourcing and discusses what impacts it will have on the future of software cost estimating.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 1, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics and Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Outsourcing Requirements Discovery
Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting
 
This session is for project managers that sometimes need to contract externally for requirements discovery services in order to make their project a success.  This session shares hard facts, case studies, and a wealth of experience in successful – and not so successful – contracting approaches for the senior project manager.  Supercharging a project by accelerating the requirements discovery phase is a solid strategy – but how do you ensure the company will get solid business value from the activity?
 
Learning Objectives:

1.       Effective analyst engagements models that drive value

2.       Red flags in your review cycle:  clear signals that you have, or will have, issues with your requirements discovery team.

3.       Setting targets for timetable and turnaround:  what should you expect from a top notch analyst team?

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 2, 2016; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:    IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
Dataviz: The New Must-Have Skill for Managers
Presented by Scott Berinato, Senior Editor, Harvard Business Review
 
Creating Charts That Tell Stories

Visual communication and data visualization are our most effective tools to help organizations and customers understand the ideas found in the increasingly massive volumes of data that govern our lives. The ability to create diagrams that tell stories and move people will help you better communicate ideas as well as impress and persuade your audience.

 
This program will lay out the case for dataviz as a core management discipline and then answer the seemingly simple question, “What is a good chart?”
 
We’ll then walk through a simple process to help you turn your ordinary charts into more effective ones that far surpass what you would normally create with your spreadsheet program.
 
What You Will Learn

If you need to understand what makes a good chart and how you can do it, this webcast is a great place to start. Join us and:

 

·         Learn why dataviz is a must-have skill for managers and organizations

·         Understand what makes a good chart

·         Learn a simple process for improving your charting skills 

·         Learn how to think critically about charts you use

·         Understand the landscape of tools and techniques that will improve your dataviz

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 2, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet
Cost: Free
Registration:   AMA Public Webcast Registration
 
 
 
 
CBAP and CCBA Certification Q & A
Presented by Dayle Beyer, PMP, CBAP, Watermark Learning
 
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, November 4, 2016: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermarklearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Chat Registration
 
 
 
 
Building and Maintaining Agile Teams
Presented by Terrell Smith, Senior Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group
 
As organizations transition to the agile environment, they must transition to an agile mindset. This requires the definition of new roles, which can cause added confusion. Unfortunately there is no concise definition of how to build an agile team and there tends to be a lot of debate over the traditional roles of the project manager and the business analyst, as well as other players on agile projects. Organizations that maintain a traditional IT way of thinking on roles are likely putting their adoption of agile at risk.
   
Two questions that those new to agile usually ask are: - what are the roles on an agile team? And how do you organize an agile team? This webinar addresses these questions by examining best practices in how to develop and maintain an agile team.

This webinar will explore:

1.       Drawing lines from traditional titles to agile titles

2.       Staying focused on the agile manifesto and agile principles

3.       Focusing on building a team with skills that align with agile versus focusing on roles

4.       Defining components of a successful agile team and some core principles

5.       Getting good people and the importance of effective communication

6.       Adopting the agile mindset

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, November 4, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corp Education Group Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Decision Making: What A BA Does
Presented by Kupe Kupersmith, President, B2T Training
 
In this session, Kupe will be discussing the Underlying Competency of Decision Making. After this session, you will look at business analysis in a whole new light.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 8, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Myth-busting The Path to Requirements Success
Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting
 
The optimal path to mature requirements practices is often obscured by misinformation.  Register now to see how to make significant operational improvement in requirements maturity and select a path based on a strong foundation of research and quantified success. 
 
The Business Analysis Benchmark is rapidly becoming the world's leading source of information on the impact of requirements quality on project outcome.  We are pleased to announce the release of the 2009 survey results and will discuss:
  

- The Facts of Performance:  What is the impact of requirements maturity on technology projects?
- Myth Busting:  there are many commonly held beliefs that prevent organizations from successfully making change.
- Path To Success:  What activities can be taken to improve development success

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 9, 2016; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:    IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Continuous Delivery 101
Presented by Chris Knotts, ASPE Training
 
Continuous Delivery (CD) is gaining steam as a practical set of technical processes for delivering end-to-end application value in a faster, more incremental fashion. Continuous Delivery is also closely associated with DevOps, although there is much debate about exactly how the two terms overlap.

In this one hour web seminar, we will bring some clarification to these topics as we present an overview and take questions on Continuous Delivery. We will relate CD as a set of workflow and IT management practices to DevOps as a cultural movement, and discuss the complex relationship between the two. Key areas of discussion will include:

 

·         CD: What is it?

·         A brief history of continuous delivery

·         Why CD is so important

·         Continuous Delivery and DevOps

·         Real-world case study: implementing Agile, DevOps, and CD at scale

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 9, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: ASPE Training    @ASPEinc
Cost: Free
Registration:   ASPE Public Web Seminar Registration
 
 
 
 
Our Requirements Are Good, So Why Aren’t We Delivering Value?
Presented by Joy Beatty, Vice President, Seilevel
 
To have a successful project, you need to start with understanding the desired "value" of the project. You then align the requirements effort to elicit and specify only those requirements that will deliver that value.  
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, November 10, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
The Power of Personalization in Learning & Development
Presented by Nicholas Igneri, Zach Posner and Allison Rossett
 
Join us for this captivating panel session exploring the successes, failures and new directions in forms of personalization being applied in adult learning and development.
 
What You Will Learn
 
 What is Personalization?
• Definition of Personalization in L&D
• Explore the different forms Personalization can take in the L&D function
 
Why move towards Personalization?
• What the research is saying about the effects of Personalization
• If Personalization is a “top priority” then why aren’t we there?
 
Who is implementing Personalization?
• Success stories – who is implementing Personalization in L&D?
• Common challenges faced
 
How to begin?
• The role of technology
• Embedding into the classroom experience

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, November 10, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet
Cost: Free
Registration:   AMA Public Webcast Registration

Business Analysis Webinars for October 2016 - Part II

Making Meetings Magic
Presented by Carl Pritchard
 
In this webinar we will provide powerful insight on ten tips and tricks that you can use to build energy, increase control and garner the all-important AMEN moment at your next presentation.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Business Analysis is Not Just a Job Title: How to Leverage Your Career Experience to Become a Business Analyst
Presented by Laura Brandenburg, CBAP, Host at Bridging-the-Gap.com
 
One of the most common questions I receive is “How do I become a business analyst if I’m a ______?” And in the blank goes anything from software engineer to tester to manager to customer service representative. 
 
Each individual’s path into business analysis is unique, and depends heavily on their skills and career experience. In this webinar, you’ll learn about the core skills to becoming a business analysis, and see how transferrable skills show up in common job functions. 
 
You’ll leave prepared to speak more confidently to the business analysis skills you have, based on your past experience in related roles under different job titles. You’ll also learn what steps to take to grow your business analysis responsibilities no matter what role you are in or what title you have. 
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 18, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free
Registration:   IIBA Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Personal Credibility and Leadership
Presented by Byron Love
 
In this webinar, we will explore the relationship between your personal credibility and your leadership, and between your leadership and the success of your project.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute     @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Inside Effective Business Requirements Documentation
Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting
 
This session is a deep dive into requirements documentation issues showing examples of good documentation practices, and samples of materials that only look good on the surface, but have significant buried problems.
 
Learning Objectives:

1. Know what material must be present in high quality requirements documentation.
2. See how documentation defects impact project performance.
3. Learn how to simplify your strategy for documentation by focusing on the right information at the right time.

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host; IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Mapping the BA's Stakeholders in a DevOps Workflow
Presented by Chris Knotts, ASPE Training
 
With the application of DevOps management principles impacting entire enterprise IT departments, it is important for the BA to understand who the stakeholders are in a DevOps-style project and how they map to the stakeholder profiles described in the BABOK. This short session will explain the contemporary roles of the various stakeholders one might find along the way on projects which espouse the principles of DevOps.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corporate Education Group Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
IIBA Leadership Series: Practice Five - Encourage the Heart
Presented by Jared Gorai, BA Consultant
 
The IIBA Leadership Series: A Study of “The Leadership Challenge” by James Kouzes and Barry Posner 
 
Please join us as Jared Gorai explores the Fifth Practice of the book and uses his real life experiences to relate his Leadership experiences and how his leadership style has Encouraged the Heart! 
 
Jared loves being a Business Analyst and has done so for almost 15 years. He is passionately employed for a Canadian Oil and Gas Company headquartered in Calgary Alberta. He holds his Bachelor of Arts degree in French from the University of Calgary and the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP^®) designation. He is a Past President of the Calgary IIBA^® Chapter and is currently the Deputy VP of Chapters for International Institute of Business Analysis™ (IIBA^®). He will take any chance possible to evangelize the role of the Business Analyst and will talk your ear off about it if you let him. 

  

In this Practice you will learn how Jared’s life and leadership experiences has helped others by Encouraging the Heart. 
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 19, 2016; 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free
Registration:    IIBA Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Energize Leadership
Presented by Bob Faw, Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group
 
Learn secrets of motivation being unlocked by researchers. Bob Faw has turned these scientific insights into tried and true tools. He’s taught these simple tools to many thousands of people around the world.

Energize others. Leaders, use Energize to motivate your teams. Jam-pack your communication with these tools to calm fears, energize passion, and convince people. Even influence those you have little power over using these neuroscience nuggets. Become a master of motivation. Ignite passion for goals, involve people in meaningful ways, and inspire the action you need.

 

Learning objectives:

·         Learning to motivate three areas of the brain critical to long-term performance through calming, convincing and energizing

·         How to rebalance one’s own negativity biases to be more realistic and optimistic

·         How to positively prime oneself and others for more positive attitudes 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, October 20, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corporate Education Group Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
How Top C-Suite Cybersecurity Concerns Become Your Own
Presented by David Wilson, CISSP, Titan Info Security Group
 
Company reputation damage, financial loss and compromised intellectual property are just a few of the major issues that need to be conveyed and clearly understood. Collaboration and education throughout an organization are key to facing and overcoming the devastating effects of a data breach. Learn the issues, how to educate employees companywide and help your leaders move forward quickly with a cybersecurity action plan.
 
Learning Objectives:

·         Brief Introduction to the cyber security threat landscape

·         What are the pains and pressures faced by the C-Suite?

·         What risks exist for a company not prepared for a breach?

·         How to develop a risk mitigation plan

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, October 20, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Global Knowledge    @GlobalKnowledge
Cost: Free
Registration:   Global Knowledge Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Concept Modelling
Presented by Venkadesh Narayanan, MBA, CBAP, CSCP, PMI-PBA, CBPP, CPRE-FL
 
Business analysis is like a two-sided coin. On one side we have the business analysts tasks and techniques and the other side we have the underlying competencies, of which domain knowledge is the most important competency. A concept model is used to organise the business vocabulary needed to consistently and thoroughly communicate the knowledge of a domain. During this webinar we will review the various elements of concept modelling such as noun concepts, verb concepts, categorisations, classifications, partitive connections and roles.

Learning Outcomes:

1.       Understand the technique and its purpose

2.       Gain insights on when and where to use the technique

3.       Apply the technique in their day-to-day business analysis activities

4.       Identify the software tool associated with the technique.

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 25, 2016; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host: Fhysics Business Analysis Company  
Cost: Free
Registration:    Fhysics Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Getting it Right: Best Practices for Requirements Management
Presented by Dr. Martin Schedlbauer, Ph.D., CBAP, OCUP, Senior Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group
 
Requirements are at the core of any project, and therefore, must be carefully managed. In this webinar, you will learn the essential requirements management practices, including the requirements lifecycle from inception to implementation, requirements management planning, and requirements management tools. In addition, you will learn how to write SMART requirements statements that are useful and actionable. Finally, we will contrast and compare the traditional requirements management approach with agile requirements management. Learning objectives include:

 

·         Understand the requirements management process

·         Learn how to write good requirements

·         Appreciate the value of a requirements management plan

·         Contrast plan-driven and change-driven requirements management approaches

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 25, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corporate Education Group Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Requirements Prioritization Best Practices
Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting
 
This two-hour webinar for project managers and business analysts gets right to the point and covers the essential steps for prioritizing business requirements -- a process based on industry best practices ranging from QFD, MoSCoW and others --  and employing IAG's experience and proven techniques for practical requirements prioritization.  

This webinar will explain why prioritization is important, when it is needed (and when it isn't,) when it should be done, what different strategies could be used and what techniques work best. 

Participants will learn a practical process that is adaptable to various types of projects (from large to small) and a variety of environments from agile to waterfall.

It will provide Project Managers and Business Analysts with a clear understanding of what they need to know, and what they need to do, to easily and effectively prioritize the product requirements for their next project. 

 
Key Content Covered in this Webinar:

·         The Most Effective Prioritization Strategies

·         Different Prioritization Techniques

·         Why Prioritize?

·         When to Prioritize Knowing

·         What to Prioritize

·         The Six Steps to Prioritizing Business Requirements

·         Key Requirements Prioritization Success Factors

·         Facilitating Requirements Prioritization Meetings

·         Rating Facilitation Methods

·         Next Steps

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2016; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:    IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration
Presented by Blueprint Systems
 
Join us for a live, interactive demonstration where we will demonstrate how Blueprint helps teams and stakeholders engage effectively to produce great business applications.

Learn more about:

·         Defining requirements for large enterprise Agile projects;

·         Driving efficiency through reuse across multiple projects;

·         How multiple groups can engage to seamlessly implement project changes

 
Offering integration with application lifecycle management tools, Blueprint works with different development methodologies, including Agile and Waterfall.
 
Register now and see why Blueprint is a better, visual way to drive the success of mission critical IT projects
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2016; 11:00 am – 11:30 pm EDT
Host: Blueprint Systems   @Blueprintsys
Cost: Free
Registration:   Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration Registration
 
 
 
 
Techniques for Bringing Out True Soft Side
Presented by Angela Wick
 

This webinar will examine the soft skills that are critical to the success of an agile Product Owner.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, October 26, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI

Cost: Free

Registration:    ITMPI Public Webinar Registration