Business Analysis Webinars for October 2016

You Don’t Need No Stinking Test Cases?
Presented by Robin Goldsmith
 
In this webinar we will examine the essential elements of a test case, four keys to effective test cases, five different ways to view the same test, and advantageous alternative low-overhead test case formats.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 4, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Fast Tracking Project Concepts
Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting
 
So you’ve been assigned a complex, poorly defined project concept… now what?

Nothing is worse (or better) for a senior project manager or analyst than being handed a project that is:  strategic, very large, and way outside your comfort zone in complexity.  These projects will sometimes roll around the halls of big companies for months while they struggle to gain sufficient momentum and clarity to really move forward with a sense of purpose and direction. Let’s say one of these career-bruisers/-builders is yours?  What do you do next?

This session is about the tactics of early-stage project intake and clarification – getting clarity efficiently.

 
Learning Objectives:

1.       Inside the project intake process – why is intake so dysfunctional?

2.       The action plan – simple steps that drive project clarity and milestones that deliver benefit.

3.       Targeted result – time tested deliverables that work

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 5, 2016; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Agile Introduction for Leaders (more than just deploying software)
Presented by: David Mantica, President, ASPE Training
 
Over 200,000 people have become certified in some form of Agile practice or flavor. The industry standard body for Project Management, PMI, has introduced a certification for Agile (PMI-ACP introduced officially in Jan 2013). Steven Denning has written a book about his development of a new flavor of Agile for management and leader called Radical Management and finally IC Agile, a world-wide standards organization for Agile is working on a designation for using Agile in marketing and product management. I don’t think there is much more proof needed to show that this thing called Agile is here to stay. The reality thought is the vast number of SDLC and business professionals might have heard of it but really don’t know what it is. Or they were given a small snap shot picture of an element of how it works. In this presentation, we will take a very methodical approach to providing a full picture of what Agile is, how it works, who is using it and how you can use it.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 5, 2016; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training    @ASPEinc
Cost: Free
Registration:    ASPE Training Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
CBAP and CCBA Certification Q & A
Presented by Rich Larson, PMP, CBAP, Co-founder and President, 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, October 7, 2016: 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermarklearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Chat Registration
 
 
 
 
How to Make Change Management Successful on Your Project
Presented by Rick Clare, PMP, CBAP, CSM, MSPM
 
Effective management of project changes is essential for project success. This webinar will describe the two types of changes on projects, along with a recommended change management process and template for handling change requests. Best practices for managing project changes will be reviewed, including use of a change log and contingency drawdown graph.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, October 7, 2016; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: PM Centers USA    @PMCentersUSA
Cost: Free
Registration:   PM Centers USA Complimentary Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
The Executive Dashboard: Tell Them What They Need to Know, Then STOP
Presented by Laura Barnard
 
In this webinar, you will learn how to keep reporting simple and straightforward. We will teach you how to create a one page executive dashboard that can be used for a single project or modified to provide information for an entire portfolio of projects. Give executives the information they need to make educated and informed decisions, and then stop!
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 11, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute     @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:    ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Managing Requirements Operational Excellence
Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting
 
This session is for business analyst leadership and development executive looking to make long term, systematic improvement to their business analyst organization.  IAG will draw from its project experience with over 700 customers to baseline organizations, assess the value of improvement, and determine the action plan for success.
 
Learning Objectives:

1.       How do you assess the maturity of an analyst organization?

2.       Where do you focus for improvement?

3.       What implementation guidelines should be used to enhance success?

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 12, 2016; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
What You Need to Know before Going Agile
Presented by Louis Poulin
 
This webinar looks at Agile methods, and SCRUM in particular, from an implementation perspective, based on observations made in the field as part of detailed appraisals of organizations that have succeeded or ailed at implementing such methods.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 12, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:    ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Is Your Daily Scrum Dysfunctional?
Presented by Angela Johnson
 
The 15 Minute daily planning event was made popular by Scrum but has this degenerated into a status meeting in your organization?  Does it last well beyond 15 minutes?  Does it feel like team members say the same thing every day?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, join us for this complimentary webinar on the Daily Scrum.  In this session we’ll identify Daily Scrum or "Stand Up" dysfunctions and provide tips to remedy these in order to get your Daily Scrum back on track.
 
Learning Objectives:

·         Understand the Daily Scrum as an empirical process.

·         Understand the focus of the Daily Scrum on the Sprint Goal.

·         Learn how to keep the Daily Scrum duration to 15 minutes or less.  

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Friday, October 14, 2016; 11:00 am – 12:00 am EDT
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning Public Webinar Registration