Saturday, April 17, 2021

Business Analysis Webinars for April 2021 - Part II

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BA in Agile Environments - Communicating Agile Project Status to Executives

Presented by David Mantica, VP and General Manager, SoftEd

 

Agile as a way of working is a fantastic tool for any business analysis professional, especially when looking at it from a business agility prospective.  Agile as a process, framework and practice can be frightening for a Business Analyst as several practitioners/evangelists of agile processes like Scrum and SAFe actively promote the idea that there is no Business Analyst role in Agile.

 

The reality is you must look at Agile through three lenses to get a much better perspective of how Business Analysts and the work of Business Analysis can thrive, not just survive in Agile.

The first lens is “out of project” work.  This is the activity done to design the future state.  This work is critical and revolves around adaptive leadership and value determination.

 

The second lens is business agility. Just like the Business Analyst is the bridge between the technical teams and the user community (aka business). The BA can also be the bridge to bring business agility into an organization.

 

The third lens is BA work done “in project”.  What is the role and activity of the Business Analyst when working on the development team of an agile team? This is where your collaboration and facilitation skills take front stage to help define requirements and user stories, among other activities.

In this presentation we will cover all three lens and discuss how BA can activity communicate with executives within each lens and make the position a critical resource not just a member of the team.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 13, 2021; 7:00 am – 8:30 am EDT

Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter     @IIBABluegrass

Cost: Free

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Exploring Lifelong Learning Options for the Business Architecture Professional

Presented by Brian Cameron, Associate Dean Professional Graduate Program, Penn State Smeal College of Business

 

There is no single career path for today’s business architecture professional. Many wind up in positions that they didn’t expect later in their careers. Today’s business architecture professional requires the flexibility to enable multiple career paths and choices. These programs allow you to sample and evaluate various paths while providing you the opportunity to make changes along the way as your career interests evolve. Join us for this webinar to discuss different pathways to success and to explore educational offerings for aspiring business architecture professionals.

 

Attendees will leave this webinar with an understanding of:

    • The numerous career paths taken by business architecture professionals

    • Educational options that best suit you and your unique career goals

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 13, 2021; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Cost: Free

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8 Culture Hacks for a More Positive & Productive Team

Presented by Cate Murray

 

Did you know that overall performance can rise up to 56% when team members are in an optimistic and happy state of mind? In this webinar, we’ll share our top 8 suggestions for how to take your culture to the next level.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 13, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Pro

Cost: Free

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BA Fringe: Celebrating Ideas at the Edges: Series 2: Episode 4

Presented by Blackmetric Business Solutions

 

Get ready for a brand new type of event. A one-hour, livestreamed event that discusses ideas on the fringes of business analysis. This includes new perspectives, new ideas, and concepts from disciplines that intersect with business analysis.

Imagine a one-hour TV show, with guest interviews and audience interaction. A cross between a TV chat show and Backstage at Glastonbury, but with a BA feel…

… Plus there are other innovative features that will be revealed on the night (we don’t want to spoil the surprise!)

That’s the #BAFringe. It’s fun, experimental and authentically live.

Sign up now to reserve your place. The line-up will be announced soon!

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, April 13, 2021; 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

Host: Blackmetric Business Solutions     @Blackmetric

Cost: Free

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BEING AGILE: The Business and the Analyst

Presented by Bola Adesope, PMP, CBAP, CSM, PSM, CSPO, MBA, Business Transformation Consultant

 

“The world is changing, and changing fast. The big will not beat the small anymore, it will be the fast beating the slow”. In a constantly changing and rapidly evolving world, organizations need to become more responsive and adaptive to changes while delivering value to the customer...organizations need to be more Agile. Who else should be at the centre of driving business agility if not the Business Analyst? This presentation will highlight the global trends in business agility, present two case studies of Agile Transformation, the critical roles Business Analysis played and how Business Analysts would drive Agility and value delivery in organizations.

 

YOU WILL LEARN:

    ▪ The key concept of Agile and Business Agility;

    ▪ The role of Business Analysis in Agile Transformation and Business Agility;

    ▪ How to support your organization in driving Business Agility and Change that delivers value to your customers; and

    ▪ The right mindset and the most effective framework for Business Agility.

 

Audience: IIBA Members

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 14, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis     @IIBA

Cost: Free

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Deciphering Goals - How Good Goals Can Lead to Success

Presented by Ralph Jocham, Professional Scrum Trainer

 

In the world of Professional Scrum there are many goals and objectives: Vision, Strategic Goal, Product Goal, Nexus Sprint Goal and Sprint Goal.

What does each mean, how do they impact each other, when do you use which one and how can you prevent confusion? In this webinar, Professional Scrum Trainer Ralph Jocham, will walk through the different goals in Scrum and share examples of how they are used and how to avoid challenges when using them.

During this webinar, attendees will:
   
Understand the different categories of goals
   
Learn about goal instance examples
   
Understand the risks of being without good goals

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 14, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Scrum. Org

Cost: Free

[REGISTER HERE]

 

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