Thursday, February 2, 2017

Business Analysis Webinars for February 2017

Managing Requirements Maturity
Presented by Doug McGouldrick, Sr. VP, Professional Services, IAG Consulting
 
Improving organizational Requirements Maturity is a strategic approach to improving project success and aligning IT with the business to meet objectives on time and on budget consistently.
 
According to the recent IAG BA Benchmark study of 437 large and medium organizations in North America and Europe, the organizational level of Requirements Maturity is directly proportional to the likelihood of project success. Companies invest millions of dollars in recruitment, hiring, and training of Business Analysts every year without a detailed understanding of the role and how to integrate into the enterprise; the average Requirements Maturity level in North America is only 1.8 on a scale of 1-5, and only a fraction of those measured qualified at a level 3 or higher. For individual and organizations that are serious about improving in a consistent and measureable way, IAG will explain the key concepts and results you can expect by improving organizational Requirements Maturity

 
Learning Objectives:

1. The impact of requirements maturity on overall business and project objectives. 
2. The Requirements Maturity Model.
3. A high level roadmap to improving requirements capabilities.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 1, 2017; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
 
IIBA Certification Chat
Presented by Rich Larson, 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 ECBAP, CCBAP or CBAP application to the exams to re-certification.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, February 3, 2017: 11:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermarklearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Chat Registration

 

 
 
 
ECBA – IIBA’s Newest Certificate! Certificate Q&A
Presented by Dr. Susan Heidorn, Ed. D., CBAP, PMP, BRMP
 
Join us for an overview on IIBA’s newest certificate: Entry Certificate in Business analysis (ECBA®).  The ECBA certificate is targeted at individuals entering the BA profession, those in transition, and professionals who want to know more about business analysis.

Find out how ECBA certificate can benefit the organization and individuals and discover why IIBA created this new credential. Attendees will learn what the requirements are to sit for the ECBA certificate exam and come away with a clear idea of what the exam covers, as well as tips for applying for, preparing for, and passing the exam.  Much of the session will be devoted to open questions from session participants and answers from the presenter.
 
Learning Objectives

·   Cite the personal and organizational benefits of the new ECBA certificate.
·   Understand the requirements and preparation needed for this certificate.
·   Locate preparation resources and get tips for passing the certificate exam.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, February 3, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   Watermark Learning IIBA Certification Registration
 
 
 
 
Harmonizing Agility and Discipline
Presented by Ross Little, Executive Managing Partner at IAG Consulting
 
This session demystifies the wide range of agile and more traditional requirements and development methodologies. The session looks at the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and gives prescriptive guidelines to requirements leadership looking to improve results by striking a better balance between agile and disciplined practices. This session refocused the agility versus discipline dialogue: it is not that these practices are mutually exclusive – the real issue is to look at your current circumstances and find the right balance to maximize success.
 
Learning Objectives:

1. Look at the structure of agility and discipline-based methods
2. Provide guidelines for adding agile practices to traditional software development environments
3. Provide guidelines for reapplying traditional development practices to the agile software development environment.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2017; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:  IAG Consulting Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Get Ready for Agile Learning and Development
Presented by Jon Younger, Founder at Agile Talent Collaborative
   
The Imperative for Agility in Learning and Development
 
With organizations using more part-time, project-based freelancers to supplement the work of permanent staff, learning and development (L&D) is going to have to be just as agile as the workforce — where speed, flexibility, and innovation are critical.

While global investment in learning and development continues to grow by double digits, the focus of that spending is shifting. What this means is that more learning will happen in teams, and on platforms where training can be delivered any time, any place, at the user’s convenience.

Join this webcast to explore how L&D is changing to meet the needs of today’s organizations and their increasingly agile workforce.
 
What You Will Learn
 
You’ll hear examples which illustrate new and different approaches to workplace learning, including:
 
·      How technology-supported peer learning is disrupting the old paradigm
·      Ways that L&D is being transformed and reinvented with:
o Focused micro-learning
o Personalized learning via chapterships
o Technology enabled expert/peer learning
o Project-based action learning
o Co-opetition: more partnership in shared learning
o The rise of agile mentorships 
·   How forward-facing companies are connecting L&D to strategy and driving business results
·   Ways analytics can be used to shape L&D priorities
 
While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet
Cost: Free
Registration:   AMA Public Webcast Registration
 
 
 
 
Business Value is a Conversation, Not a Number 
Presented by Kupe Kupersmith, CBAP, President at B2T Training
 
Teams often talk a great deal about how projects need to deliver “business value”, but what does that really mean? The true use of business value in projects is to determine what to deliver and in what order. Teams may try to quantify their business value but that activity may be entirely unnecessary. 
 
This session describes a set of techniques that teams use to guide their conversations to determine if they are building the right thing in the right order to solve a problem that is worth solving. We will also discuss how the conversation ends in decisions about how to proceed and the metrics that demonstrate the value is delivered. 
 
Session Objectives:

·   Determine whether a need is worth satisfying
·   Figure out how unique your solution needs to be
·   How to use goals and objectives to figure out the right thing to build
 
Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free
Registration:   IIBA Members Only Webinar Registration

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