Business Analysis Webinars for February 2017 - Part II

Business Analysts Driving Corporate Culture: The 9 Levels of Value Systems
Presented by Peter Gerstbach, Managing Director at Gerstbach Business Analyse GmbH
 
People often talk about Business Analysts being trusted advisors within the organization. Whether they are IT Business Analysts, Business Architects or Process Analysts they will work with many people within the organization. To get all needed information, they have to gain trust from every stakeholder. “The 9 Levels of Value Systems” describes the underlying pattern of social evolution through trans-cultural stages of development. The knowledge about the 9 levels adds significantly understanding of social processes and help Business Analysts to become trusted advisors.

In this talk Peter and Ingrid present findings from a world-wide study conducted in cooperation with IIBA^® about the value systems of Business Analysts and how to use the knowledge to address cultural issues within organization.
 

What Attendees Will Learn:
 

·   How values drive corporate culture

·   How to measure and analyze values using the 9 Levels of Value Systems

·   Findings from our research study

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 14, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free
Registration:   IIBA Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Predicting Project Outcomes
Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant at IAG Consultant
 
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, February 15, 2017; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Consulting Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Scrum in Hardware by Christian Antoine
Presented by Christian Antoine, PMI-ACP, EST
 
In this webinar, Christian Antoine (PMI-ACP, EST) will examine Scrum in Hardware (eXtreme Manufacturing or XM) and leverages Scrum, eXtreme Programming, and Object Oriented Architecture to enable both rapid prototyping and full scale manufacturing in hardware.
 
Learning Objectives
 

·   Learn why principles of scrum apply to hardware

·   Learn how eXtreme Manufacturing (XM) leverage Scrum, eXtreme Programming, and Object Oriented Architecture

·   Hear stories and examples from companies (both local and international) using Scrum in hardware

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, February 17, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning Agile Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
A Day in the Life of a Requirement — The Importance of Verification
Presented by Terrell Smith, MPA, PMP, CBAP, Senior Trainer and Consultant at Corporate Education Group
 
Verifying and validating requirements early on will help ensure your team develops a solid set of project requirements with minimal change as the project progresses. A good verification process not only weeds out the requirements you don’t need, but further identifies missing requirements you do need. Requirements verification is critical to maximizing successful outcomes and aids the business analyst in determining when a design is complete.

The webinar will explore the four fundamental methods for requirements verification: Inspection, Demonstration, Testing and Analysis. You will be taken on a journey through the life of a requirement and will learn:
 

·   What requirements verification is and what are its benefits

·   Why we need verified requirements

·   How to plan for verification and execution

·   Requirement verification attributes

·   Verification methods and modeling

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, February 17, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
Registration:   Corporate Education Group Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Crucial Conversations: 5 Critical Concepts to Effectively Discuss What Matters Most
Presented by Bob “the BA” Prentiss
 
Let's face it, there are just some conversations that you don't want to have. There are some people you simply don't want to talk to. What happens when we don't? Everyone loses. It is perfectly natural for us to avoid difficult conversations. We fear rejection, retaliation, emotional outbreaks, the dismissal of our ideas, and don't forget those incredibly awkward moments! However, many conversations need to be had. The solution is not going to work and one person is the roadblock, the performance of an individual is lower than expected, an individual's behavior is impeding team productivity, someone is dominating too much, the BA and PM are just not communicating, and the list goes on and on. If we want healthy, productive teams and projects, crucial conversations must be had. Its time to stop ranting, raving, complaining and avoiding, and to start having meaningful, persuasive conversations that make an impact. Are you ready for less stress and more successful conversations? Do you want behaviors to change? Do you want ideas to be heard? Then its time we have a crucial conversation about crucial conversations. This highly interactive and dynamic session will take you on a journey to discover the critical concepts of crucial conversations that will help you effectively discuss what matters most.

 

Audience: Public
Date/time: Tuesday, February 21, 2017; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Host: BA Times    @BATimes
Cost: Free
Registration:   BA Times Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Top 10 Things about Business Architecture for BAs and PMs
Presented by Ross Little, Executive Managing Partner at IAG Consulting
 
Business architecture is a strategic differentiator. However there are practical applications of tools and techniques that will support and link business strategy to the tactical outcomes. By applying models and standards the business analyst and the project managers benefit from the alignment, clarity and re-usability of the business architecture. The objectives of the webinar are to:
 

·   Explain why bother doing business architecture

·   Describe business architecture as a complementary and supporting methodology to analysis deliverables

·   Demonstrate some cool tools PMs and business analyst could use

·   Show you how to be a hero to your business, developers, testers and customer

·   Provide a description of value Participants will acquire a functional knowledge of business architecture. The adoption of business architecture tools and techniques will support the management of requirements & risk by establishing clearer scope.

 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 22, 2017; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Consulting Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Live Storyteller Demonstration

Presented by Blueprint Software Systems 

 
Join us for a live and interactive demonstration of Blueprint’s game changing solution, Storyteller.

More and more organizations are embracing Agile as a development methodology that enhances efficiency and speeds project delivery for bigger, enterprise projects. In so doing, they are often looking for additional capabilities to support them with these challenges:

 

·   How can you facilitate engagement and collaboration across the organization?

·   What can you do to ensure better Business & IT alignment?

·   How do you get everybody writing good, effective and consistent user stories? 

 
Storyteller addresses these challenges head on
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 22, 2017; 11:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Host: Blueprint Software Systems    @Blueprintsys
Cost: Free
Registration:   Live Storyteller Demonstration Registration
 
 
 
 
The Business Analysis Value Proposition Best Practices: True Tales From the Field
Presented by Marlene Barker, Practice Lead and Senior Consultant at Vires, Inc.
 
In this complex rapidly changing world, it is becoming vital that each business analysis practitioner is clear about and can effectively articulate their value proposition. The value proposition is the number one thing that determines whether your client or your company will bother to include your contribution to the solution of their problems and opportunities. Join this interactive session to gain insight into a topic which is absolutely essential for the business analysis practitioner to master.
 
What Attendee Will Learn:
 

·   Learn what tools will help you develop your value proposition

·   Learn what works and does not work when creating a value proposition

·   Learn the key components and how to build an effective value proposition

 
Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 22, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free
Registration:   IIBA Members Only Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Mind Mapping
Presented by Jegan Jayabal, B.E., MBA, Business Consultant
 
Tony Busan is credited with the popularisation of mind mapping. Mind mapping is used to articulate and capture thoughts, ideas and information. During this webinar the participants will gain a complete understanding of mind mapping and its elements such as main topic, topics, sub-topics, branches, keywords, colour and images. We will also make a mind map using cloud based software for greater understanding.
 
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: Thursday, February 23, 2017; 8:00 am – 9:00 am EST
Host: Fhyzics Business Analysis Company
Cost: Free
Registration:   Fhyzics Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Introduction to Business Value Analysis
Presented by David Mantica, President at ASPE Training
 
Agile is a great way to build solutions, products or software in a way to reduce waste, connect to needs, and protect you from risk. But you still have to understand what to build. A number of Agile teams are learning the hard way that their real value isn’t in following the science of the agile practices. It is about picking the right things to build for the right reasons. Without a strong Product Owner, agile teams can start providing output that misses needs or opportunities in much the same ways as waterfall projects. Business Value Analysis looks at the way teams make decisions on what to build next. Usually this responsibility was left to the project sponsors (executives in the company) but the speed of change and the complexities of work systems are changing how decision on “what” is made. This web seminar provides SDLC professionals with a first step in to understanding the very esoteric concept of Value. It can mean many different things based on someone prospective or position, but this session will provide tangible ways to assess value and who critical thinking skills are used to support the decision process. On top of that, this session will discuss how to look at business direction and connect it with the work you are planning to do. Understanding this critical topic is the key to long term agile success, especially at the program and portfolio level.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 28, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: ASPE Training    @ASPEinc
Cost: Free
Registration:   ASPE Training Webinar Registration