Monday, August 14, 2017

Business Analysis Webinars for August 2017 - Part II


Make Room for the Agile Business Analyst: Tips for Adding BA Skills to Your Next Agile Projects

Presented by Ori Schibi, Senior Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group



This dynamic session provides participants with knowledge, concepts and techniques on how to perform the business analyst (BA) role effectively in Agile environments and how to benefit from the skills the BA brings to the Agile project. The availability of these skills can improve the project team’s agility and help deliver project success.



More and more organizations and Agile practitioners are realizing the value and critical need for business analysis skills – whether through a dedicate BA role, or business analysis skills employed across the team. This session provides a series of tips that can help maximize the benefits that virtually any Agile environment can reap from having a BA or business analysis skills on the project.



This webinar involves engaging participants with surveys, practical concepts, useful tips and relevant real life examples that will help perform the role of the BA in Agile environments effectively



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 15, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free










Tips for Planning Requirements Elicitation on Large Projects

Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting



The large, complex project brings with it a unique set of problems that may not be encountered in a smaller project. This one-hour webinar will focus on the planning phase for a large, complex project. The participant will learn the importance of developing an understanding of the complete scope of analysis and developing an integrated series of requirements plans to eliminate redundancy of effort and to provide for better input to the high level architectural design decisions that must be made.



LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

·        How to define the complete scope of analysis

·        How to develop comprehensive, integrated Requirements Management Plans

·        How to ensure the necessary and sufficient input is available to optimize the high level architectural design decisions



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 16, 2017; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting

Cost: Free










Managing Remote Teams

Presented by Dana Brownlee



Our workplace has certainly changed and one of the most obvious illustrations of this is the prevalence of non-traditional work environments. This webinar provides specific best practices and tips for how to effectively support remote team members, how to build a sense of camaraderie and maintain high levels of motivation without the luxury of the traditional face to face work environment. You'll hear war stories that provide best practices along with invaluable tricks of the trade learned the hard way!  Whether you are leading the team or collaborating with team members this webinar will give you insight on how to set yourself up for success, when working within a remote team environment.



Audience: IIBA Members

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 16, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Cost: Free








10 No-Nonsense Behaviors that Lead to Exceptional Performance

Presented by Neal Whitten, The Neal Whitten Group



I want to talk with you about you… Success does not just happen—it is made to happen. Success is born of behaviors and choices that lead to exceptional performance. In this webinar, I will reveal 10 important leading-edge, best-practice, results-oriented behaviors that will promote your professional and personal success. These are no-nonsense behaviors that I have observed over the years as being common among those who are the most successful. As you strive to achieve your dreams, these behaviors can lay the foundation for your journey. As a senior guy who has been around the proverbial block many times, I will tell you: This stuff works!



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 16, 2017; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Host: BA Times    @BATimes

Cost: Free










Elements of Requirements Style

Presented by Karl Wiegers, Principal Consultant, Process Impact



This presentation describes numerous techniques for writing software functional requirements, focused on the core objective of clear and effective communication. You’ll see multiple styles of writing functional requirements and you'll learn many vague “weak words” to avoid.
The presentation describes several common types of requirements ambiguity and shows how to rewrite ambiguous requirements to make them clearer. We’ll also explore the common issue of having solution ideas or design constraints embedded in requirements. Applying the techniques described in this presentation will help your requirements specifications speak more clearly to their various audiences.



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, August 17, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free











Presented by Ross Little, Executive Managing Partner, 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, August 23, 2017; 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDT

Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting

Cost: Free










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, August 30, 2017; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting

Cost: Free










FranklinCovey’s 7 Habits® Seminar—Free Online Session  

Presented by Eileen Land, E-Learning Strategist, Senior Consultant at FranklinCovey



Create lifetime success with the 7 Habits®

Get a powerful introduction to the highly popular, hands-on seminar, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People®, based on the international bestseller. In this complimentary online session, discover how the 7 Habits® can help you to lead yourself more effectively, engage and collaborate with others more successfully, and continually renew these capabilities. Your team and organization can also learn and harness these qualities for maximum results.

If you’ve ever wondered if the 7 Habits® are right for you, or just want to learn more, don’t miss this introduction to the world’s premier leadership development solution.



What You Will Learn



·        Why the 7 Habits® are relevant in the 21st century

·        What “effectiveness” means in an ever-changing, chaotic world 

·        How to grow our personal capabilities and interpersonal relationships

·        How our paradigms affect our ability to achieve what matters most to us  

·        The importance of self-renewal in creating and sustaining results



Attending this program is COMPLIMENTARY, but reservations are required.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 30, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet

Cost: Free
Registration:   AMA Public Webcast Registration

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Business Analysis Webinars for August 2017


Writing a Business Use Case in 7 Steps

Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting



This two-hour webinar gets right to the point and covers the essential steps of a practical process for writing business use cases. It is all based on industry best practices and employs IAG's proven experience and techniques for practical requirements definition.  This webinar will explain what Business Use Cases are and how to document them. Using the business case of an innovative iPhone application, the course will follow a simple seven-step process for writing Use Cases as well as provide strategies for dealing with the common challenges of defining them. Participants will learn use-case documentation and modeling techniques using standard templates, worksheets and checklists.  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 identify and write the use cases they need for their next project.



Key content covered in the webinar:



·        Business Use Cases and Business Requirements

·        Use Cases, the Application Life Cycle, and the Project Management Process

·        The Components of a Use Case

·        The Different Forms of Use Cases

·        The Seven Steps to Writing a Business Use Case

·        Detailed Use Case Modeling

·        Tips for Eliciting Use Cases

·        Use Cases and Business Rules

·        Use Cases and User Stories in an Agile Approach

·        Next Steps - What do you do when you're done?



Get specific answers to:



·        "Which comes first use cases or requirements? or What's the difference between use cases and requirements?"

·        "What is the difference between a business and a system use case"

·        "How do you determine what the uses cases are for a system/project?"

·        "How many use cases do I need?"

·        "How detailed do the use cases need to be?"

·        "What questions should I ask to build a good use case?

·        "How many alternate flows do I need?"

·        "When do I know I'm done?

·        "What is the purpose of use case diagrams?"      



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 2, 2017; 10:00 am – 12:00 am EDT

Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting

Cost: Free










No More Throw-Away Projects – Evolve Your Development Practices to Support Continuous Delivery

Presented by Blueprint Software Systems



Gartner Group, a leading analyst firm, has found that as organizations deliver digital experiences from hybrid portfolios of projects and products, IT leaders need a new way to manage the flow of value; one that is not tied to application purchases or project deliveries, but is a continuous, product-focused value stream.



 Join Claytie Moorman and Grant Street, Blueprint Global Services, to learn how their team has supported more than 260 IT teams transition to a continuous delivery model that increases the speed of delivery, improves quality, drives business alignment, and reduces risk across the organization.



 In this session you will learn:



·        The benefits of moving from a Project to a Product based solution model

·        How to use Blueprint’s agile framework to support the transition to a product-based approach

·        The top considerations for successfully rolling out a continuous delivery product model with a focus on building the right foundation, supporting governance, change management, and adoption



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 2, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Blueprint Software Systems    @Blueprintsys

Cost: Free










Introducing Responsive Prototyping with iRise

Presented by Dominic Infante, iRise



Today’s applications need to perform optimally on many different devices and screen sizes. So do your prototypes. iRise now provides a unique set of tools that lets you easily build and test responsive prototypes.



During this webinar, you'll learn how to build fluid and dynamic layouts that respond to browser size and device type. This will allow your team to better define requirements, collaborate with stakeholders, and build better designs using responsive prototyping.



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, August 3, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00pm EDT

Host: iRise

Cost: Free










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, August 4, 2017; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn

Cost: Free










Effective Communication Techniques to Steer and Influence Any Conversation

Presented by Crystell Anthony, M.Ed. MBTI, Senior Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group



Both individual and team success depend upon clear and effective interpersonal communication. Whether face to face or virtual, every interaction with another person influences how you are perceived and provides an opportunity to develop trust and build a positive relationship. Whether presenting one-on-one or in front of an audience of 1,000, conveying information to a project team or delivering a difficult message, communicating effectively is one of the most powerful skills for achieving your objectives.

This webinar will teach you how to focus on your outcome, tune in to your audience, and develop your messages for clarity and impact. Your ability to create an environment for open discussion and ongoing dialogue is crucial for communication success. The communications skills covered can increase your ability to exercise choice and control for every type of conversation, influence without authority, and improve the quality of relationships and productivity.


Learning objectives include:



·        A blueprint for designing any important communication

·        Six principles to guide your interactions

·        Emotional intelligence to manage challenging conversations

·        Alignment of the four key components of communication to achieve your outcome



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 8, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free










Requirements Definition Best Practices for Business Intelligence Projects

Presented by Ross Little, Executive Managing Partner, IAG Consulting



This two hour webinar gives an overview of key business intelligence and data warehouse concepts for Project Managers and Business Analysts. We will provide a simple, easy-to-understand and easy-to-apply process that analyzes and defines the business objectives, usage scenarios, questions and queries that will yield a conceptual multi-dimension model and form the basis of the business requirements for the data warehouse and business intelligence system requirements of your projects.



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 9, 2017; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting

Cost: Free










How to Best Prepare for ECBA

Presented by LN Mishra, ECBA, CCBA, CBAP



ECBA™ is the right product for anyone who would like to initiate a career in business analysis. It not only gives a good foundation for getting into the BA profession but also helps with a global certification with the backing of market recognition. ECBA™ also helps professionals unlock their potential to a host of job opportunities in the corporate segment.
 

This webinar tries to achieve the following objectives/outcomes:
 

·        Explain how ECBA™ is better suited to budding / aspiring BAs

·        Detailed preparation process for ECBA™ examination

·        Aspects to focus when preparing for the ECBA™ 

·        Tips and tricks for handling a proctored exam



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 9, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Cost: Free
Registration:   IIBA Public Webinar Registration