Sunday, September 3, 2017

Business Analysis Webinars for September 2017


Outsourcing Requirements Discovery

Presented by Rob Stewart, Senior Consultant, IAG Consulting



This session is for project managers that sometimes need to contract externally for requirements discovery services in order to make their project a success.  This session shares hard facts, case studies, and a wealth of experience in successful – and not so successful – contracting approaches for the senior project manager.  Supercharging a project by accelerating the requirements discovery phase is a solid strategy – but how do you ensure the company will get solid business value from the activity?



Learning Objectives:

1.      Effective analyst engagements models that drive value

2.      Red flags in your review cycle:  clear signals that you have, or will have, issues with your requirements discovery team.

3.      Setting targets for timetable and turnaround:  what should you expect from a top notch analyst team?



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 6, 2017; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Host: IAG Consulting    @IAGConsulting

Cost: Free


 

 





Technique: BCG Matrix

Presented by Venkadesh Narayanan



In this session, we will discuss about BCG Matrix.

Learning Outcomes:

·        What is BCG Matrix?

·        When to use this technique?

·        Why - The Pros and Cons of using this technique

·        How to use it in your business analysis activities?



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 6, 2017; 10:30 am – 11:00 am EDT

Host: Fhyzics Business Consultants

Cost: Free









Applying Agile Concepts in a Waterfall World 

Presented by: Dan Johnson



In this webinar, we present a real-world example of an SAP implementation that was completed ahead of time and under budget.



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, September 7, 2017; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: IT Metrics & Productivity Institute    @ITMPI

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, September 8, 2017; 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT

Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn

Cost: Free










Best Practices in Business Analysis for Data Science

Presented by Susan Meyer



Join IIBA® Analytics SIG Guest Speaker and payments industry veteran Susan Meyer for a real-world discussion of the challenges faced by data science teams while building a new-to-world products on a tight deadline. What are the six ways business analysts need to think differently about doing analysis for a data-driven product? For business analysts interested in learning how to effectively participate on data science teams, professional development paths are suggested.



Audience: IIBA Members

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 12, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Cost: Free










Leading with Emotional Intelligence - Free Online Session

Presented by Susan Mason, Principal at Vital Visions Consultants



How to Lead with Presence and Impact



Why does emotional intelligence (EI) matter? Because at the core of every outstanding leader are the abilities to connect, achieve, inspire and act with resilience.

Emotional intelligence has evolved from an area of research to a recognized set of best practices and core competencies that are at the heart of successful leadership. Today we use EI as an integrated set of skills that underpin highly effective, fast-reacting, and innovative organizations.

This webcast offers you a powerful introduction to the highly popular hands-on AMA seminar, Leading with Emotional Intelligence.

To give a real sense of EI in practice, we’ll take a deep look at how EI drives and facilitates your ability to lead collaboration.  You’ll also learn about the F.L.I.P. Modes of Conversation as a “must have” tool for collaboration and relationship enhancement.

If you want to become the consummate emotionally intelligent leader, this webcast is a great place to start.



What You Will Learn



·        Emotional Intelligence:  What it is and why it’s such a critical leadership skill

·        The 4 cornerstones of EI 

·        How EI underpins and facilitates 6 core leadership competencies

·        The role EI plays in leading collaboration

·        How EI skills can help you overcome defensiveness 

·        Learn how to F.L.I.P. a conversation toward collaboration



While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 13, 2017; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: American Management Association    @AMAnet

Cost: Free










Waterfall to Agile — How to Change Your Documentation Style

Presented by Terrell Smith, MPA, PMP, CBAP, Corporate Education Group



As organizations move from a traditional waterfall methodology to agile, a question that is often asked is, "How do I begin to adapt from my current process documentation to an agile approach?" This webinar will explain how you can apply agile documentation practices side by side with traditional documentation methods. The two life-cycle methods, as they relate to documents, will be compared and contrasted. You will receive practical guidance for project documentation, where a blend of both traditional waterfall and agile projects may exist. The big question to be addressed is, "How does the documentation compare and how do I become more agile?"



This webinar will highlight and examine methods to prepare documentation for agile projects when transitioning from waterfall to agile, including:



·        Parallel worlds: agile and waterfall – document comparison

·        Moving to iteration-oriented development – five levels of agile planning

·        A deeper look at agile documentation

·        Iteration zero – what kind of documentation?

·        Agile documentation recommendations



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Friday, September 15, 2017; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup

Cost: Free









The Who, What, When, Where, Why of Requirements!

Presented by Jamie Champagne, Mana’olana International, LLC



Requirements are the key aspects to successful projects and the foundational concept of where business analysts can bring value to an organization. When done with rigor and discipline, requirements keep projects on scope, validate testing efforts and ensure alignment with overall organizational strategies while ensuring value continues to be delivered. However, managing requirements well in our constantly changing and dynamic environments is the challenge every project manager, business analyst, product owner and subject matter expert today faces regardless if they are novice level and entering the analyst field or seasoned professionals managing complex environments.

In this session we walk through practical applications of requirements analysis & design and managing requirements in the 'real world' - where strict processes and templates may not always be followed (or even created), learn tips and tricks to help keep efforts on track and moving in a positive direction even when you're not the leader or person in charge (or even get the title of Business Analyst of Requirements Manager) and while having some fun (didn't know requirements were that exciting, did you…?) !

Topics to be covered during this session are planning for requirements elicitation, elicitation techniques, traceability, testing plans, validation, approvals, tracking and even reuse. As well as there will be room for questions to bring up your own situations and challenges you face in your environments today.



Audience: Public

Date/Time: Friday, September 15, 2017; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Host: BA Times    @BATimes

Cost: Free

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