Monday, June 21, 2021

Business Analysis Webinars for June 2021 - Part IV

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 Should a Project Manager Become a Scrum Master?

Presented by Eric Naiburg, Chief Operating Officer, Scrum.org

 

This question comes up often: “I am a project manager and our company is moving to agile or Scrum, does that mean I will now become a Scrum Master?” In response, we hesitate and then give the unwelcomed answer of “It depends.” And it really does depend. The Scrum Master role is deep and wide. Scrum Masters need to support their teams while working with the rest of the people in their organizations to build awareness and enable greater agility. A Scrum Master’s job is not to manage a project or deliver status reports — duties that people associate with the role of a traditional project manager. As a matter of fact, Scrum Masters may not get involved in status reports at all. In this webinar, Eric Naiburg, COO, Scrum.org, will discuss the potential move to an agile way of working, the role of the Scrum Master, and what that means for people currently in the role of Project Manager.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 22, 2021; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Host: Scrum.org and BA Times     @BATimes

Cost: Free

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Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Product Backlog Management - Chuck Suscheck

Presented by Check Suscheck, Professional Scrum Trainer

 

Do you have a tough time delivering product frequently? Do you seem to always have carry over in your Sprints? Maybe you’re not refining your Product Backlog effectively. Ask all of your questions about Product Backlog management to PST Dr. Chuck Suscheck, in this episode of the Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer webinar series. You will learn about his experience and advice for Product Backlog breakdown. Chuck is a Course Steward for the Professional Scrum Product Owner course and has helped many companies break down work so that they can deliver faster and have more predictability and he’ll be at your disposal in this session of Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 23, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Scrum.org

Cost: Free

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10 Business Analysis Techniques for Business Intelligence Analysts

Presented by Rachel Wilterkink, Senior Business Analyst, Skyline Technologies

 

Are you a Business Intelligence Analyst or Engineer? Are you sometimes tasked with not only developing BI solutions, but also identifying and modeling the requirements for them? If so (or if not), you may struggle with tools to elicit and analyze the right requirements. Well, you are in luck, because the IIBA has a plethora of techniques that anyone performing your job can learn to get better requirements to build the best solutions. Join me to learn more about these basic Business Analysis techniques.

 

Key Objective:

    Add new Business Analysis techniques to your BI Analyst toolbox

 

Audience: IIBA Members

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 23, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Cost: Free

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Cracking CBAP Certification: Smarter Approach

Presented by Satheesh S.

 

IIBA’s Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) is the top Business Analysis certification in the world. Getting CBAP certified enables a professional to build credibility and gain confidence in the workplace. There is a difference between working hard and working smart and there is always a more efficient approach for the same. Busy business analysis professionals are usually short on time. Wouldn’t you like to know how you can be smarter in your approach to prepare for certification? Techcanvass has developed an approach based on discussions with hundreds of CBAP certified professionals over the last few years, and this webinar will help you devise an optimal approach – the smarter way – to crack these certifications.

 

We will focus on:

    • CBAP Certification exam and its format

    • What makes people crack CBAP certification?

    • What are the primary reasons for failure?

    • The smarter way to crack the exam – A step by step approach

    • Questions and Answers FREE TO PARTICIPANTS:

 

During the webinar, Techcanvass Representative will give away access codes for a free Requirements Life cycle Management (RLCM) knowledge area video course with quiz.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, June 24, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis     @IIBA

Cost: Free

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The Thoughtless Design of Everyday Things

Presented by Karl Wiegers, Principal Consultant, Process Impact

 

Why do so many software systems and physical products seem to have been designed by someone who has never used a product like that before? This presentation explores that mystery. You’ll see numerous examples of thoughtlessly designed products that violate nine principles of good design, along with some examples of particularly effective designs. Studying such products reveals many lessons that can help designers, product development managers, and even consumers. You’ll also see multiple techniques to help designers craft products with a focus on how consumers will use them, not just on their features. Whether you're a designer or just an interested and curious consumer -- like me -- you'll find this presentation insightful and entertaining.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, June 24, 2021; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free

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Leveraging the Early Warning Signs of IT Project Failure (and Success)

Presented by John Bowen

 

In this presentation we will explain why the key to project success is tracking the Early Warning Signs of project malfunction, how to monitor them continuously and how to leverage strategic project intelligence to implement a systemic approach to effective project management, and success.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, June 24, 2021; 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Pro

Cost: Free

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 BAs on the Street with Retta Witter       
Presented by Stephanie Hawkins and Retta Witter, Bluegrass IIBA Chapter
 
BAs on the Street is a new live event and video series in which we will have conversations with business analysis professionals in our local community to see what is going on in the local business analysis community. We will talk with business analyst all along the experience spectrum from those new to the profession to those with decades of business analysis experience. We will talk about the thrills and challenges of being a BA; and discuss the daily work of business analysts and where they may see the profession going in the future. We will then take questions from the audience.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, June 24, 2021; 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter    @IIBABluegrass
Cost: Free

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Business Analysis Webinars for June 2021 - Part III

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Networking Strategies for Your Career

Presented by Kristen Call, Intel; and Susan Moore, IIBA

 

Networking should be a key part of your career growth strategy. So why is it so hard? Compounded with the pandemic, connecting with the right people is more difficult than ever.

 

In this panel discussion we will cover:

    -  The importance of networking & tips you can employ to make those vital connections

    -  Experiences and successes with networking from our panelists

    -  How to use your network to find the right mentors or land you your next job opportunity

  

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 15, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Cost: Free

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Prepare Your People for the Challenging Business World: Management Certification and Women’s Leadership Development

Presented by Lauren McNally, Director at AMA Women’s Leadership Center; and Jeff Becker, Director at Corporate Learning Solutions at AMA

 

This webinar will highlight the benefits of the Global Knowledge’s exciting new offerings through the American Management Association (AMA)—AMA’s Certified Professional in ManagementTM (AMA-CPM) and AMA’s Women’s Leadership Center (WLC).

 

In order to keep up with the changing ways of business, organizations need their people to be prepared to lead. The American Management Association has developed AMA-CPMTM as the ground-breaking professional certification for managers. Attend this event to discover the four critical competencies successful managers need to respond to the growing demands of today’s business world. In addition, learn how AMA’s Women’s Leadership Center (WLC) can bring value and long-term benefits to your present and future women leaders through community and meaningful education.

 

In this Webinar, you will learn:

    -  The value of a Management Framework, AMA-CPMTM for your organization

    -  How having higher performing managers can reduce turnover and inefficiencies in your organization

    -  How your women’s leadership initiative can strength leadership skills for women and support achieving a more diverse and inclusive workplace

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 15, 2021; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Host: Global Knowledge    @GlobalKnowledge

Cost: Free

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BA Career Series: What is Organizational Change Management?

Presented by Mary Valli, CBAP, Lead Business Analyst, Progressive Insurance

 

Come join us as Mary Valli walks us through the principles and tenets of Organizational Change Management. Attendees will learn:

    ·   What is Organizational Change Management?

    ·   Why use OCM?

    ·   How can it integrate with “common” methodologies?

    ·   What BA skillsets are used with OCM?

    ·   What to avoid?

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 15, 2021; 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT

Host: Cleveland IIBA Chapter and Bluegrass IIBA Chapter    @IIBABluegrass

Cost: Free

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Want to Flow faster? Then get your 4x4 in gear.

Presented by Jim Sammons, Professional Scrum Trainer 

 

Understanding the 4 Kanban practices and the 4 Kanban metrics of Professional Scrum with Kanban

Scrum is an excellent framework for many teams, but in my experience some teams want or need more.
More data, more visualization, more focus on getting things done. But, sometimes the team needs less.
Less anxiety. Less ambiguity. Less waste.

By combining Professional Scrum with Kanban principles and metrics we have a phenomenal opportunity to ask the right questions sooner, solve the right problems faster and measure more of what matters. In this webinar, Professional Scrum Trainer Jim Sammons will discuss the Professional Scrum with Kanban “4x4”. The 4 principle and 4 metrics that will help your Scrum Team focus on flow and be able to use data to solve the right problems sooner, have better conversations with stakeholders and optimize their flow. Jim will discuss the practices and metrics that Scrum Teams can use with Kanban to focus on their flow and create a basis for continuous improvement.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 16, 2021; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT

Host: Scrum.org

Cost: Free

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Business Analysis Webinars for June 2021 - Part II

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Leveraging the Early Warning Signs of IT Project Failure (and Success)

Presented by John Bowen

 

In this presentation we will explain why the key to project success is tracking the Early Warning Signs of project malfunction, how to monitor them continuously and how to leverage strategic project intelligence to implement a systemic approach to effective project management, and success.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, June 10, 2021; 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Pro

Cost: Free

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IIBA® Certification Chat

Presented by Susan Heidorn, CBAP, PMP, AAC, Watermark Learning

 

The event is a free chat session. 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, CBAP, or IIBA-AAC application to the exams to re-certification.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Friday, June 11, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT

Host: Watermark Learning     @WatermarkLearn

Cost: Free

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Business Analysis Webinars for June 2021

 

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Women in Leadership & Technology: Elevate with Grit Panel Series

Presented by Marie-Christine Legault, Head of Canada at Cprime; and Joanne Yo, Canada Regional Lead at Atlassian

 

What is "Elevate with Grit"?

 

Hear from women in the workforce as they share obstacles overcome and lessons learned from climbing the career ladder to positions of power and influence. Listen to their stories and be inspired to continue barreling a wider path forward and upward for females and their careers. Marie-Christine Legault, Head of Canada at Cprime, and Joanne Yo, Canada Regional Lead at Atlassian, will host and moderate each episode of the panel series.

Theme: Speaking Up

This episode features Debra Christmas (Sr Executive Partner, Gartner), Judy Croon (Canada’s Key Humorist), and Sarah Monzel (Sr Director of Product Agility, Cprime). We will explore different ways they have spoken up and made their voices heard, whether it is a boardroom, on stage, or a Zoom meeting!

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 1, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Cprime     @Cprimeinc

Cost: Free

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You Need User Acceptance Tests (UATs) as well as User Story Acceptance Tests

Presented by Robin Goldsmith

 

In this webinar you will learn how to create true UATs that catch and prevent Agile’s well-known difficulties integrating multiple pieces of working code.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, June 1, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Pro  

Cost: Free

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Finding Your Place in a New, Digital World

Presented by Michael Milutis

 

In this webinar, we will address the bewilderment that many of you feel when faced with new, difficult to understand technology trends and will give you the mindset you need to flourish in this new world.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, June 3, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Pro

Cost: Free

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