Saturday, July 1, 2017

Business Analysis Webinars for July 2017

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, July 5, 2017; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:   IAG Consulting Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Digital Transformation: A Roadmap For Successful Organizations
Presented by: Varun Patel
 
Executives in all industries are using digital advances such as analytics, mobility, social media and smart embedded devices. Learn what you need to know in this webinar.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 5, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics and Productivity Institute     @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
What if Analytics Drove the Information Architecture Development?
Presented by: Bert Brijs
 
This webinar presents a vision for the future on how information architectures can benefit from an analytical approach.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, July 6, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics and Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
IIBA Certification Chat
Presented by Rich Larson, CBAP, PMP
 
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 ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP application to the exams to re-certification.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, July 7, 2017; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free
Registration:   IIBA Certification Chat Registration
 
 
 
 
Measuring Engagement (and Doing Something About It)
Presented by: Jamison Manion
 
In this webinar you will learn the key performance indicators that will keep you ahead of the curve and able to measure engagement.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 11, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics and Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
 
  
 
 
Political Martial Arts
Presented by Paula Bell, CBAP
 
How many times have you tried to move a project forward but politics stop you? How many times have you tried to help others make decisions but politics get in the way?  How many times have you just been frustrated with the politics of the organization that you don't know what to do?  No matter the line of work, politics occurs.  As long as individuals and corporations exist, so will politics.  It's imperative that you don't let politics get the best of you.  Not all a politics is bad, but the majority of the time politics has a very negative connotation.  Leveraging martial arts concepts to navigate the political waters, especially when deemed negative or challenging, can be extremely successful.  The martial arts concepts can help keep you focused on how to interact with those who tend to want to make everything political.  This session will focus on the following objectives: 
 
·        The Martial Arts Framework
·        What is politics?
·        What is political martial arts?
·        How to navigate the political water  
 
Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 11, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free
Registration:   IIBA Members Only Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Requirements Definition Best Practices for Software RFPs
Presented by IAG Consulting
 
This two-hour webinar covers techniques and guidelines for defining the type of requirements needed for inclusion in an RFP for application software. In order for Project Managers and Business Analysts to evaluate vendors and their software proposals, the business requirements need to be appropriately defined and structured.

The methods for defining requirements for a software product are different than for custom developed solution. The documentation and templates of business requirements is different when they’re being written for vendor selection. The level of detail and what included and excluded is critical to a successful vendor assessment. Learn answers to these questions and more in this valuable webinar.

Learning Objectives:
1.      Learn an effective approach for collecting requirements for inclusion in an RFP
2.      Understand the essential types of requirements to be elicited and included in commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) RFP
3.      Learn what should be included and the sufficient level of detail for an RFQ/RFP
4.      Learn the best format and templates for writing requirements for a COTS solution
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2017; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting
Cost: Free
Registration:    IAG Consulting Public Webinar Registration
 
  
 
 
Building a More Sustainable Project Outcome
Presented by: Kristina Kohl
 
In this webinar you will learn how to combine project management methodologies with social and environmental vision to reap shared benefits.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics and Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:  ITMPI Public Webinar Registration
  
 
 
   
Women and the Gig Economy: Secrets to Succeeding in the New World of Work
Presented by Diane Mulchy, Author, Senior Fellow at Kauffman Foundation
 
How to Make the Most of Your Skills, Passions, and Future

In an economy marked by the volatility and uncertainty of corporate layoffs, downsizings, and outsourcing, traditional full-time employment is declining.

Increasingly in its place are short-term assignments, contract and consulting work, and freelance assignments – a new way of working called “The Gig Economy.”

In this eye-opening program, Diane Mulcahy, author of The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want, narrows the lens even further and focuses on how women, more than ever before, can leverage this new way of work in order to more favorably (and more easily!) juggle the multiple roles and hats they have always worn.
 
What You Will Learn
 
·        How to manage the risks of “gig work” while maximizing the rewards
·        Ways to thrive in this new landscape by cultivating multiple sources of income, skills, and a financial safety net
·        Secrets for how to finance time off between gigs – travel, volunteer, or pursue your passions
·        How to regain power over your calendar and control over you time
·        Ways to increase financial flexibility by reducing fixed costs and boosting income and savings
 
While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.
  
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet
Cost: Free
Registration:   AMA Public Webcast Registration
 
 
 
 
The Agile Model of Leadership
Presented by David Snyder  
 
The Agile Model of Leadership can be simply put as:

1.      Help
2.      Explain
3.      Lead by Example and Expertise
4.      Coach and Train
 
To say that we don’t live in a world that is obsessed with power would be foolish—since the dawn of time people have been obsessed with power and they always will be. But to imagine that “command and control” type power works as a leadership style would be foolish as well. Egomaniacs may thrive on their power trips—but power trips never work. The lack of genuine leadership in the workplace—leadership based on influence as opposed to “command and control”—may be one of the main reasons that employee engagement is at an all time low and not getting any better. In an Agile Environment of Leadership, every department in every organization functions like the project map of an Agile Sprint. And here is the way it looks, with levels of productivity and engagement reaching maximum potential:

The leader of the team will be widely known for having a high level of expertise in the job being done by other team members.

 
1.      The leader will be widely known for being the most helpful person on the team.
2.      The leader will have vast knowledge of all of the steps that were needed to bring projects to successful completion.
3.      The leader will be a master at making sure every person on the team receives the feedback, help and training they need to finish their own tasks, feel valued and work together successfully as part of the team.
4.      If the leader behaves this way, everyone will grant “authority” and respect to the leader the way great athletes grant authority to their coach—and take their advice.
 
Many trophies would be won. Performance, engagement and productivity will be at an all time high. If, on the other hand, a leader has to “demand” respect and authority, he or she will never get it, true teamwork will never happen, engagement will be low and employees will be miserable. Beginning with the premise that Agile Leadership is better that Hades, this information-packed webinar will show all of the steps that are needed to:
 
1.      Demonstrate the power of caring
2.      Demonstrate the power of engagement
3.      Build an “agile model” of leadership based on coaching and education
4.      Create systems for accountability that are neither “flat” nor “hierarchical”—but based on individual commitments to the team
5.      Manage and lead people from an agile, team-based model while still remaining “in charge” as the respected coach
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training    @ASPEinc
Cost: Free
Registration:   ASPE Public Webinar Registration
 
 
 
 
Effective Data Engineering for Data Science (Analytics)
Presented by: Prashanth Southekal

In this webinar we will learn why Data Engineering is the foundation for Data Science and we will review the key elements for effective Data Engineering.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, July 13, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: IT Metrics and Productivity Institute    @ITMPI
Cost: Free
Registration:   ITMPI Public Webinar Registration  

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