Sunday, February 16, 2020

Business Analysis Webinars for February 2020 - Part II


Transform Your BA Career with Certifications
Presented by Lora McCoy, CBAP and LN Mishra, ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, AAC, Adaptive US, Inc.

Getting IIBA certified can transform one’s business analyst career. Research has proven that certified business analysts earn 16% more on average. Listen from IIBA experts as how you should prepare for IIBA certifications. Transforming one’s BA career with IIBA® Certifications.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
·        Key success factors to succeed in the exam
·        Tips and tricks to crack IIBA certification exams on the first attempt
·        IIBA Application process
·        Strategy for managing time and attempting questions
·        Any other questions on IIBA certification exams

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 18, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: Adaptive US   @AdaptiveUS
Cost: Free




Cybersecurity: Business Analysis Essentials Webinar
Presented by International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) and IEEE

Today’s business analysis professionals are facing a challenge beyond defining systems or solutions; organizations are looking for well-versed BAs to help overcome critical cybersecurity challenges. In this webinar, we examine the basics of cybersecurity for BAs and look at cybersecurity issues, concepts, mitigation procedures and more. 

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 18, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: free




Blockchain Trends
Presented by Adina Suciu

This webinar is designed for everybody interested to find out more about current trends in blockchain.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 19, 2020; 11:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Host: The Great IT Pro
Cost: Free
Registration:   Great IT Pro Webinar Registration  




Agile Process Innovation (Agile Lean Six Sigma)
Presented by Jay Arthur

Can service oriented businesses use a subset of Lean Six Sigma methods to maximize results? The answer is Yes. Can Lean Six Sigma be blended with Agile? Also, yes. In this webinar, you will learn how your people can be trained in a day or less to solve real problems with Agile Lean Six Sigma.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, February 20, 2020; 11:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Host: The Great IT Pro
Cost: Free




Using Strategic Storytelling to Captivate Your Audience
Presented by Christa Kirby, Vice President, Talent Development and Leadership Practice Director at Corporate Education Group

Storytelling is central to human existence. We tell stories to make sense of our lives, to share information, to connect across time and space. Stories can influence, caution, excite, and inspire. They can also change attitudes and catalyze action.

In this session we’ll explore the use of storytelling in a business environment. Incorporating neuroscience research, real-world examples, and – of course! – stories, we’ll examine how to:

·        Create a "master story" to drive higher retention and recall of your message.
·        Interweave stories and data to create a cohesive and powerful narrative.
·        Leverage dramatic structure to amplify key concepts.
·        Utilize story elements to deepen your connection with your audience.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Monday, February 24, 2020; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Corporate Education Group    @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free




Transform Your BA Career with Certifications
Presented by Lora McCoy, CBAP and LN Mishra, ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, AAC, Adaptive US, Inc.

Getting IIBA certified can transform one’s business analyst career. Research has proven that certified business analysts earn 16% more on average. Listen from IIBA experts as how you should prepare for IIBA certifications. Transforming one’s BA career with IIBA® Certifications.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
·        Key success factors to succeed in the exam
·        Tips and tricks to crack IIBA certification exams on the first attempt
·        IIBA Application process
·        Strategy for managing time and attempting questions
·        Any other questions on IIBA certification exams

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 25, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: Adaptive US   @AdaptiveUS
Cost: Free




Business Analysis: Evolution of the Profession and Practice
Presented by Ken Fulmer, Senior Advisor and Former President & CEO at IIBA

The Business analysis profession is growing across the globe. Role delineations of many professions are less clear and there are more overlaps of capability. CNN top jobs indicate growth at 14% annually.1 The average growth rate for all occupations is 5%. As a result, the demand for business analysis related training and courses is also growing. Will you be part of this bright future or left behind? Find out what this evolution means as a revenue opportunity for your institution.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 26, 2020; 9:30 am – 10:30 am EST
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free




When Will My Agile Project Be Complete?
Presented by Dan Galorath

This webinar will help you understand the cost, schedule, and completion dynamics of agile software. 

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 26, 2020; 11:00 am – 11:15 am EST
Host: The Great IT Pro
Cost: Free




Executive Guide to Using Process Mining to Succeed in Major Transformations
Presented by Keith Ellis, Chief Marketing Office, SereoLOGIC Ltd.

Executives have unique issues when facing major transformation projects: they are accountable for the business case, the risk is higher, and there is extreme time pressure to achieve business outcomes. The perspective of executives is NOT project-centric; executives must focus on guarding the customer experience throughout the process of transformation and to ensure this is not only maintained but improved. This session is a practical guide for executive leadership on how mining TRUTH dramatically alters major transformation success rates and magnitude of return. 

Learning objectives: 

·        Compressing project planning timelines and controlling scope
·        Isolating opportunistic benefit
·        Reducing the burden on frontline staff and key subject experts throughout transformation 
·        Smoothing the communication burden in reporting errors, delays, system issues, process failure 
·        Proving your business case outcomes and harvesting incremental benefit

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, February 27, 2020; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst
Cost: Free




10 Tips to Facilitate Enterprise Agility
Presented by Ali Cox, General Manager and Senior Instructor at Netmind

The days of thinking that transformation is isolated to the IT department are over. One of the biggest challenges of a global organization is not only adapting to market demands but doing so in a way that advances new business lines, encourages customer-oriented collaboration, and promotes continuous improvement. This new way of working must be based on promoting new cultural changes, rethinking management practices, transforming processes organization-wide, and optimizing all departments by focusing on the core business. As a result, many organizations are adopting agile principles and practices to effectively respond to today’s volatile business environment and better meet customer needs. But adopting agile is not the same as achieving business agility.

JOIN US TO UNDERSTAND:
·        What is Agile (beyond the buzzwords)?
·        How the scope of Agile has gone beyond IT and translates to the entire enterprise
·        What practices enable enterprise agility
·        Applying analysis at all levels of the enterprise
·        Actionable items you can implement to enhance agility

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, February 28, 2020; 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Business Analysis Webinars for February 2020

IIBA Certification Chat
Presented by Rich Larson, PMP, CBAP, PMI-PBA, Consultant at 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 ECBA, CCBA, or CBAP application to the exams to re-certification.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, February 7, 2020; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free




Agile Analysis Virtual Meetup
Presented by: Lauren Jeandervin, AAC, Technical Writer at Verisk 3E

This is an online chat session with one of our Agile Analysis mentors. Whether you just want to learn more about the business analyst role in an agile context, the agile framework, your organization is going through an agile transformation, or you are interested in obtaining the IIBA® Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA®-AAC) this session is for you. We can discuss the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide, the Scrum Guide™, the agile framework, or the IIBA®-AAC certification. Whatever you wish to discuss, come let’s talk. Anyone interested in talking agile, or pursuing the IIBA®-AAC Certification is welcome to come and ask questions of our Agile mentor. 

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Monday, February 10, 2020; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EST
Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter    @IIBABluegrass
Cost: Free
Registration:    IIBA Bluegrass Webinar Registration                              




Industry 4.0/Work 4.0/Risk 4.0
Presented by Carl Pritchard

Has the comprehensive integration of IoT, systems thinking and automation taken hold in your day-to-day life yet?  This webinar examines the mindset necessary to jump into the 4.0 environment.  

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 11, 2020; 11:00 am – 11:30 am
Host: The Great IT Pro
Cost: Free




Strategic Planning for a Digital Transformation
Presented by Peggy Salvatore

In this webinar, we will examine the decision making that drives digital transformation. A case study will be discussed.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 12, 2020; 11:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Host: The Great IT Pro
Cost: Free




The What, Why + How of Agile and Scrum Webinar
Presented by Netmind  

Are you ready to make 2020 the year that you finally start your agile transformation? Or maybe you have started but are struggling. Or maybe you understand the new way of work but your team members and those in other departments still don’t get it. Join us for this free webinar to get an introduction to Agile and Scrum! 

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, February 12, 2020; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Host: Netmind    @Netmind
Cost: Free
Registration:   Netmind Webinar Registration
  



Best Practices for Writing Requirements
Presented by Preston Mitchell, Business Consulting Manager at Jama Software

“Needs.” “Features.” “Requirements.”

What your team calls the things it wants to achieve with a product isn’t important. The highest priority should be ensuring a product’s promise, functionality, appearance, and value are all clearly and effectively defined for a variety of stakeholders.

In this webinar, we’ll walk through the different ways teams can write better requirements. We’ll also show how improving requirements benefits products by anchoring alignment through the chaotic shifts of development.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to:

·        Create a simple, systematic process everyone can follow
·        Separate requirements from design and establish hierarchy
·        Ensure traceability of requirements during development

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, February 13, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: Jama Software
Cost: Free




Ugly Babies and What to Do with Them
Presented by Vincent Mirabelli, Gobal Project Synergy Group

Ugly babies are everywhere in your organization, and they are taking you down from the inside, causing you unknown (and unneeded) pain. Despite likely hiding in plain sight, these Ugly Babies may be negatively impacting your ability to deliver on important projects, improve organizational processes, which leads to a disengaging of your staff and team and worst of all, costing you a ton of money. (Disclaimer: All babies are beautiful...I’m obviously not talking about REAL babies – VM)

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

·        First and foremost, we’ll answer the question, “What is an Ugly Baby?”
·        Learn what elements are needed and how to put them in place, to most effectively mitigate the impact and influence of all our Ugly Babies
·        Identify the largest sources of Ugly Babies in your organization, and the role they play in your organizational processes

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday; February 14, 2020; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Host: BA Times    @BATimes
Cost: Free