Business Analysis Webinars for September 2021 - Part V

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 Is What You Know Really True?

Presented by Peggy Salvatore

 

In this webinar we will discuss how to avoid wasting valuable resources retaining outdated information and how to qualify new information which may be coming from outside your organization, or from more experimental parts of your enterprise.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 28, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Evidence-Based Management

Presented by Mark Wavle and Chris Conlin

 

Scrum itself is a simple framework for effective team collaboration on complex products. While it is lightweight and simple to understand, it is difficult to apply effectively. The Scrum.org Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer series, features Professional Scrum Trainers (PSTs) in a live session, answering your most pressing questions regarding the challenges and situations your Scrum Teams are facing.

In this episode of Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer, PSTs Mark Wavle and Chris Conlin along with Patricia Kong from Scrum.org will take your questions about Evidence-Based Management (EBM) and content covered in the new Professional Agile Leadership - Evidence Based Management (PAL-EBM) training course! EBM is an Agile approach to help leaders guide their teams toward continuously improving customer outcomes, organizational capabilities, and business results. Mark, Chris and Patricia will be available on this session to answer all of your burning questions about measuring value, shifting to a more agile mindset, outcomes over outputs thinking and more!

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Scrum.org

Cost: Free

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Why Your Project Will Be Late (and What You Can Do About It)

Presented by Payson Hall

 

In this webinar we reveal the mathematical truth behind what our intuition has told us all along about traditional schedules and offer insights to improve estimates and schedules going forward.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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5 Key Areas to Standardize: Start and Grow a Business Analysis Community of Practice

Presented by International Institute of Business Analysis  

 

Standardizing has been used for years in manufacturing, operations, finance, human resource, even in sales mainly for consistency and efficiency. As competition and complexity in projects and programs increases, the need for organizations to optimize productivity while reducing costs is driving the need to standardize business analysis practices.

Depending on the maturity level of your organization areas of standardization will vary.

In this upcoming webinar we will look at how business analysis team leads and managers can start standardizing 5 key areas

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis   @IIBA

Cost: Free

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IIBA Certification Prep Webinar 

Presented by  LN Mishra, AdaptiveUS

 

The demand for BAs is all time high with the US Department of Labor predicting a 14% increase every year. IIBA certified BAs earn 19% more, they progress faster in their career and win the best jobs. At the same time, IIBA examinations are hard to conquer. ~30% students are unable to complete the certification in their first attempt. In this live expert webinar, Adaptive experts discuss how to be IIBA certified in the very first attempt.

 

Agenda

    • How to earn $100K+ with IIBA certifications
    • IIBA certification requirements

    • IIBA certification process

    • Tips for the examination

    • Study aids and support from Adaptive for getting yourself IIBA certified.

    • Q&A on IIBA Certifications

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 29, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Adaptive US      @AdaptiveUS

Cost: Free

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Business Analysis Webinars for September 2021 - Part IV

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Agile 2.0

Presented by Denise Canty

 

Agile is on the brink of a new beginning, and this new version of Agile will address many of the weaknesses of the first. We call this new beginning Agile 2.0.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 22, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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IIBA Certification Prep Webinar 

Presented by  LN Mishra, AdaptiveUS

 

The demand for BAs is all time high with the US Department of Labor predicting a 14% increase every year. IIBA certified BAs earn 19% more, they progress faster in their career and win the best jobs. At the same time, IIBA examinations are hard to conquer. ~30% students are unable to complete the certification in their first attempt. In this live expert webinar, Adaptive experts discuss how to be IIBA certified in the very first attempt.

 

Agenda

    • How to earn $100K+ with IIBA certifications
    • IIBA certification requirements

    • IIBA certification process

    • Tips for the examination

    • Study aids and support from Adaptive for getting yourself IIBA certified.

    • Q&A on IIBA Certifications

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 22, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Adaptive US      @AdaptiveUS

Cost: Free

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7 Definitive Steps to Success In Your IIBA Certification

Presented by LN Mishra, CBAP, AAC, CBDA, CPOA, President, Adaptive US

 

Achieving IIBA® certifications is a turning point for business analysts' careers. They are most sought after globally. They help business analysts unlock their potential to a myriad of opportunities. It also gives them a solid foundation to build a fantastic Business Analysis career.

This webinar is an initiative to assist the global pool of Business analysts in achieving IIBA certification on the first attempt.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, September 23, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Cost: Free

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5 Steps For Greater Business Agility

Presented by Hector Del Castillo

 

This webinar will examine how business leaders can boost organizational agility in the face of unprecedented market shifts, exponentially changing buyer behavior, and new requirements for remote working.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, September 23, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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The Business Analyst and Systems Thinking

Presented by Steve Blais, PMP, PBA, Author, Teacher, Coach

 

Have you ever heard of a project, perhaps one of your own, that was successful in what it delivered, but caused unexpected consequences in other parts of the organization or collateral damage on other projects?

Everyone involved in a project has the goal of completing the project on time and within budget and having the results solve the intended problem. If the project is being executed in an agile or scrum-like manner, the focus will be on completing the backlog items within the given timebox or sprint. Everyone is too busy focusing on the immediate results and meeting the immediate deadlines to consider the overall impacts of the work that is being done or the organizational impacts of the results of that work. And that is good, because that is the essence of tactical thinking: focus on achieving the immediate goal. However, projects, and their results, do not exist in a vacuum and are always part of some larger system, not necessarily a computer system.

While the business analyst typically engages in some impact analysis during the problem or requirements definition stages or when assessing potential solutions, once the solution has been adopted and the project set in motion, no further thought is given to the complex system interactions of the organization and its people. Successful projects and initiatives have someone who keeps the Big Picture in mind to ensure the results achieve their intended goals without any negative impact elsewhere in the organization. The business analyst is the primary role that must apply system thinking to the overall solution. The business analyst can also look at the entire problem and solution domain and may suggest solution alternatives that require only a change in the way people think.

This webinar will acquaint you with the fundamental concepts and principles of system thinking which you can apply at your current and future projects as well as other aspects of your work and social life.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, September 23, 2021; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Host: Modern Analyst    @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free

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Business Analysis Webinars for September 2021 - Part III

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What does it mean to be a business analyst?

Presented by Yulia Kosarenko, Principal Consultant, Why Change Consulting

 

There is more demand than ever for business analysis professionals. But what does it mean to be a business analyst? What do they do all day?  What are their responsibilities? Do they just “gather” requirements?

In this session, we will focus on the key aspects of being a BA:

    • Required skills and competencies

    • How to “do business analysis”

    • Where do requirements come from

    • What are the deliverables of the business analysis process

    • What makes a business analyst successful

  

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2021; 7:00 am – 8:30 am EDT

Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter    @IIBABluegrass

Cost: Free

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Expert Panel Discussion: Understanding the Internet of Things (IoT) and its Impact

Panelists: Henry Will, Dr. Larry Dribin, Don Shafer

 

This expert panel discussion with Henry Will, Dr. Larry Dribin, and Don Shafer will explore the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT).

We will provide a basic introduction to the key concepts of IoT, we will discuss examples of IoT in the world around us, and we will examine how companies are leveraging the internet of things in innovative ways.

Our goal is to give attendees a vocabulary and mental model for understanding the impact of IoT in the modern world, and a roadmap for becoming more actively involved in this exciting new technology.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer

Presented by John Coleman, Professional Scrum Trainer

 

Scrum itself is a simple framework for effective team collaboration on complex products. While it is lightweight and simple to understand, it can be difficult to apply effectively. The Scrum.org Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer series, features Professional Scrum Trainers (PSTs) in a live session, answering your most pressing questions regarding the challenges and situations your Scrum Teams are facing.

In this episode of Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer, John Coleman will answer your burning questions about Scrum and the challenges your teams are facing. Bring your toughest Scrum challenges for this interactive experience with an expert!

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Scrum.org

Cost: Free

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Systems Thinking: Practical BA Techniques for Business Agility

Presented by Adrian Reed, Principal Consultant, Blackmetric Business Solutions

 

The business environment is moving at a rapid pace.  More than ever we need the ability to quickly sense and respond to change, and there is increasing focus on enabling agility within organizations. Achieving agility can be tricky when working in large, seemingly bureaucratic, organizations with a whole legacy of technology, political and process issues that seemingly need resolving.  With tricky stakeholders and conflicting perspectives, change initiatives stall and our organizations risk falling behind market and customer expectations.

Business analysis is a crucial enabler that plays an important part in overcoming these issues and helping organizations strive towards achieving agility. As practitioners we can draw techniques and approaches from the world of systems thinking to help us.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2021; 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT

Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter and Cincinnati IIBA Chapter    @IIBABluegrass

Cost: Free

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IIBA Certification Prep Webinar 

Presented by  LN Mishra, AdaptiveUS

 

The demand for BAs is all time high with the US Department of Labor predicting a 14% increase every year. IIBA certified BAs earn 19% more, they progress faster in their career and win the best jobs. At the same time, IIBA examinations are hard to conquer. ~30% students are unable to complete the certification in their first attempt. In this live expert webinar, Adaptive experts discuss how to be IIBA certified in the very first attempt.

 

Agenda

    • How to earn $100K+ with IIBA certifications
    • IIBA certification requirements

    • IIBA certification process

    • Tips for the examination

    • Study aids and support from Adaptive for getting yourself IIBA certified.

    • Q&A on IIBA Certifications

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 15, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Adaptive US      @AdaptiveUS

Cost: Free

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Virtual Agile

Presented by Susan Parente

 

In this webinar, you will learn how to leverage agile project management best practices for virtual, agile teams that are not co-located.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, September 16, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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Business Analysis Webinars for September 2021 - Part II

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Don’t Let Your Design Thinking Silver Bullet Be a Blank

Presented by Robin Goldsmith

 

Over-hyped design thinking can often mislead you. In this webinar, you will learn the secrets for delivering perfect, on-demand design innovation.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, September 7, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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Inherent Simplicity – How to Deal With Complexity in Knowledge Work in a Simple Way

Presented by Alan Shalloway

 

This webinar discusses how the concepts of Inherent Simplicity provide us with nine factors for efficient value streams in knowledge work.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 8, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: The Great IT Professional

Cost: Free

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IIBA Certification Prep Webinar 

Presented by  LN Mishra, AdaptiveUS

 

The demand for BAs is all time high with the US Department of Labor predicting a 14% increase every year. IIBA certified BAs earn 19% more, they progress faster in their career and win the best jobs. At the same time, IIBA examinations are hard to conquer. ~30% students are unable to complete the certification in their first attempt. In this live expert webinar, Adaptive experts discuss how to be IIBA certified in the very first attempt.

 

Agenda

    • How to earn $100K+ with IIBA certifications
    • IIBA certification requirements

    • IIBA certification process

    • Tips for the examination

    • Study aids and support from Adaptive for getting yourself IIBA certified.

    • Q&A on IIBA Certifications

  

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 8, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Adaptive US      @AdaptiveUS

Cost: Free

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10 Steps to Integrate Evidence-Based Management with Scrum in 60 Days or Less

Presented by Anca Tanase, Magdalena Firlit, Nagesh Sharma and Ravi Verma

 

Many companies use the steady rhythm of Scrum to make steady improvements in quality or time to market. Over time, they start expanding their focus from optimizing activities to optimizing business outcomes like customer delight, customer retention, revenue, profit, and cash flow. This is when they start gravitating towards outcome-based frameworks like Evidence-Based Management (EBM). However, this is when they seem to run into some common challenges…

1. How to integrate outcome-based frameworks like EBM into Scrum principles, values, roles, events and artifacts?

2. How to create a starter set of steps to convert the theory of EBM into concrete actions?

3. How to integrate these steps into the pressure and rhythm of Scrum time-boxes to shorten the learning loop?

In this webinar moderated by PST Ravi Verma with Anca Tanase, PST Magdalena Firlit and PST Nagesh Sharma, they will propose one possible approach that evidence based Agile organizations can take to overcome these challenges. They will propose 10 steps that can be followed in 60 days or less to integrate EBM with Scrum.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, September 9, 2021; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Scrum. Org

Cost: Free

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Business Analysis Webinars for September 2021

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IIBA Certification Prep Webinar 

Presented by  LN Mishra, AdaptiveUS

 

The demand for BAs is all time high with the US Department of Labor predicting a 14% increase every year. IIBA certified BAs earn 19% more, they progress faster in their career and win the best jobs. At the same time, IIBA examinations are hard to conquer. ~30% students are unable to complete the certification in their first attempt. In this live expert webinar, Adaptive experts discuss how to be IIBA certified in the very first attempt.

 

Agenda

    • How to earn $100K+ with IIBA certifications
    • IIBA certification requirements

    • IIBA certification process

    • Tips for the examination

    • Study aids and support from Adaptive for getting yourself IIBA certified.

    • Q&A on IIBA Certifications

 

Audience: Public

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

Host: Adaptive US      @AdaptiveUS

Cost: Free

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Using Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in Scrum

Presented by Ralph Jocham

 

Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) act as goal-setting framework for defining and tracking objectives and their outcomes. OKRs are often misunderstood and are a powerful practice to create razor sharp organizational focus. Isn’t Scrum about goals and focus as well? There is the Vision, the Product Goal, the Sprint Goal as well as the Sprint Review.
These elements of Scrum can be very well combined with OKRs. Actually, you might want to turn it around, start with OKRs and map your Scrum implementation to them. In this Scrum Pulse webinar Professional Scrum Trainer Ralph Jocham with Agile Actors #learning will give a quick intro to OKRs, and you then you will learn how Scrum can benefit from using OKRs to create a network of responsibility from the vision down to individual Sprint Goals. This responsibility network offers a transparency most corporations long for.

 

Audience: Public

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

Host: Scrum.org

Cost: Free

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From BA To BA Product Owner - Navigating The Complexities Of Requirements in an Agile World

Presented by Chris Sims, CEO and Chief Product Owner, Sigoa Studios

 

Often, when organizations make their initial steps into the Agile world, their BA's are trapped as Product Owners.  Given their experience interacting with customers and teams, that makes sense.  However, this journey is fraught with potential pitfalls.  Learn how to identify and overcome those as your organization learns to accomplish twice the work in half the time.

 

Audience: Public

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

Host: Birmingham IIBA Chapter and Bluegrass IIBA Chapter     @IIBABluegrass

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