Monday, August 21, 2023

Business Analysis Webinars for August 2023 - Week IV

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Designing and Facilitating Effective Hybrid Meetings

Presented by Phillip Edge, Trainer and Consultant, Corporate Education Group

Keeping remote participants actively engaged in virtual meetings requires intentional design and skillful facilitation. In this dynamic webinar, you will gain practical insights and strategies for creating and leading engaging virtual meetings that are relevant, productive, and interactive. Explore key factors for designing virtual meetings, including setting clear expectations, preparation, continuous interaction, and impactful questioning. Learn how to effectively manage dynamics, handle difficult behaviors, and keep conversations focused. Discover best practices for virtual meeting facilitation and gain tips for designing engaging virtual meetings. This webinar will empower you to create impactful virtual meetings that maximize participant engagement and outcomes.

 

Topics covered include:

    Understand the factors involved in designing engaging virtual meetings

    Develop strategies to manage dynamics and challenging behaviors in virtual meetings

    Learn best practices for virtual meeting facilitation and interactive techniques

    Guidelines for designing virtual meetings with engagement in mind

    Strategies for managing difficult dynamics and keeping conversations focused

    Best practices for virtual meeting facilitation and interactive techniques

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, August 22, 2023; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Corporate education Group    @CEG

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How to Respond When There is Resistance to Agile Ways of Working

Presented by Ravi Verma and Tony Lee, Professional Scrum Trainers 

You have probably heard the conventional wisdom that human beings are hard-wired to resist change. And so, whenever someone introduces a change to our life, our default auto-response is to resist, because we project all our worst fears onto the change, before we even consider the merits of the change. Scrum Masters, Scrum Coaches and Scrum Evangelists probably know this resistance better than most. They find themselves getting stuck in a fight, flight or freeze response in the face of resistance. In this Scrum Pulse webcast, PSTs Ravi Verma and Tony Lee will share a simple, 9 step approach that they have started using to integrate the Co-Active coaching model into navigating resistance to Agile principles, values and practices. Ravi and Tony will share how they started using this approach while guiding organizations through their Agile adoption, and achieving dramatically better results. Attendees will also learn about some resources they can use to continue learning.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2023; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT

Host: Scrum.org

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Giving High Impact Feedback

Presented by Christa Kirby, Vice President, Talent Development, Corporate Education Group

The foundation of all effective feedback is this: the intent to improve performance. Without this intention behind it, feedback can fall flat, becoming a missed opportunity for both growth and connection. Transformative change cannot happen without feedback, so it is important to create the conditions where the receiver can take it in, reflect on it, and learn from it.

 

In this interactive webinar, we will explore:

    Key components of high-impact feedback

    The critical connection between feedback and employee engagement

    A neuroscience perspective on feedback

    Emotions as the gatekeepers to rational thought

    Concrete ways to de-escalate emotion and refocus a feedback conversation

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2023; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Corporate Education Group    @CEG

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Unleash the Potential of Team Capacity Planning

Presented by Todd Duchaine

Are you tired of your team feeling overwhelmed and constantly struggling to meet deadlines? Do you wish there was a way to optimize your team's productivity and ensure they're working on the right things at the right time? 

Join our webinar presented by Agile Coach Todd Duchaine on Team Capacity Planning. We will dive deep into the art and science of team capacity planning, unveiling a new formula that will revolutionize the way you allocate resources. Gone are the days of guessing how many hours your team should work. Instead, you'll discover a proven methodology to determine their optimal capacity. 

One common pitfall many teams face is a lack of visibility into their time allocation. Todd has observed this firsthand in the numerous teams he has worked with. In this webinar, he'll shed light on how teams often overlook where they're truly spending their time, be it on feature work, production fixes, or essential refactoring tasks. Understanding the true breakdown of your team's efforts is crucial for maximizing efficiency and ensuring sustainable growth. 

Todd will challenge you to think beyond the immediate demands of urgent tasks. By introducing a capacity allocation policy, you can proactively define how you want your team to invest their time. Imagine having a clear guideline that designates, for example, 65% to 70% of capacity for feature work, 20% to 25% for production fixes, and a dedicated portion for essential refactoring. This deliberate balance ensures that your team focuses on what matters most and avoids being overwhelmed by the constant influx of urgent requests.

Say goodbye to the tyranny of the urgent! Learn how to establish a capacity allocation policy that empowers your team to make informed decisions and prioritize their work effectively. 

Todd will walk you through practical strategies to implement this policy, empowering you to maintain a healthy application while still delivering value through feature development.

Don't miss this golden opportunity to tap into the expertise of a seasoned Agile coach. Join us for this game-changing webinar on Team Capacity Planning and equip yourself with the knowledge and tools you need to drive your team towards success.

Register now and be prepared to revolutionize your team's productivity through effective capacity planning.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2023; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: SoftEd and Bluegrass IIBA Chapter    @SoftEdHQ    @IIBABluegrass

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Five Steps to Successful Negotiation

Presented by Watermark Learning

Being able to negotiate well is critical for any project professional. You need to determine what you hope to gain from negotiating, do your research, know your BATNA (Best Alternative To a Negotiated Agreement) and create an effective environment to reach a mutually beneficial result. This webinar provides a quick overview of negotiation, the key elements needed in a negotiation and 5 steps that will lead you to a successful negotiation.  

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

    Distinguish what negotiation is and is not.

    Learn the 5 critical steps to a successful negotiation.

    Overcoming key negotiation challenges.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, August 23, 2023; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT

Host: Watermark Learning    @Watermark Learning

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"I nearly quit!" and more stories for handling the roughest times at work

Presented by Ryland Leyton, CBAP

Have you had those moments at work where you just wanted to quit? Have you been so mad, or hurt, or fearful, that you didn’t know what to do? Maybe a difficult stakeholder, or all the way up to a conflict with a co-worker that you couldn’t stop running over, and over, and over in your mind?

Of course, you have. Everyone has.

Handling these moments can be hard.

However, handling them successfully is essential to your success as a professional - in any field.

In this session I’ll share with you a couple of these moments from my own life, some of the physical and psychological factors that affect us in those rough minutes, as well as strategies and tactics for handling them.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, August 24, 2023; 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT

Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter    @IIBABluegrass

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IIBA Certification Chats

Presented by Watermark Learning

The event is a free chat session. It features written questions and live answers by an experienced CBAP from Watermark Learning. The topics covered encompass a wide range of IIBA certifications, from the application process for ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, or IIBA-AAC to exams and re-certification.

At the end of this session, you will be able to:

    Understanding the IIBA certification framework and its benefits for your career advancement. 

    Step-by-step guidance on the application process for different IIBA certifications.

    Tips and strategies to prepare effectively for ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, or IIBA-AAC exams.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Friday, August 25, 2023; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT

Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn

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