Business Analysis Webinars for February 2021 - Part IV

 From Project to Product: Unlocking Product Agility

Presented by Anne Steiner, Vice President, Product & Technology, Cprime

 

Adherence to time, budget, and scope has been the gold standard measure of project success since the beginning of time. Most of the time we are super happy if we even get two of those! Now, as the digital world shifts from thinking in fixed-time period projects to ongoing product efforts with associated teams, markets, and horizons, adherence to time, budget, and scope has little do with the actual success of an initiative.

In this talk, Anne Steiner, VP of Product and Technology at Cprime, talks about the challenges and advantages companies and teams unlock when they apply product thinking over project thinking. We’ll explore topics like team formation, budgeting and planning, and reducing cycle times in order to fuel continuous product learning. You’ll be challenged to think beyond traditional project management norms and to elevate the delivery of value as the gold standard for success.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

Host: Cprime     @CprimeLearning

Cost: Free

[REGISTER HERE]

 

 

 

 

How Scrum Guide Updates can Help Organizations Increase Value Delivery

Panelists: Derek Holt and Danny Presten of Digital.ai, and Eric Naiburg of Scrum.org

 

The new year is finally here! And it is time to start understanding the new version of the Scrum Guide released in late November. Now, with organizations looking for ways to have a bounce back in 2021 and greater agility helping them lead the way, a question must be asked. How do Agile organizations recognize value and what can the Scrum Guide updates teach us about connecting outputs to realized value?

Join Digital.ai and Scrum.org for this discussion-based webinar to learn the updates to the Scrum Guide you need to know, why they were updated, and what they mean for your Scrum Teams moving forward. We’ll also discuss:

    • Why value is the ultimate measure of success

    • How certain tools better enable your organization to measure value across Scrum Teams

    • Why Agile organizations need to be all-in on delivering outcomes in 2021

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Tuesday, February 23, 2021; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST

Host: Scrum.org

Cost: Free

[REGISTER HERE]

 

 

 

 

How to Learn Any New Domain in Less than 30 days

Presented by LN Mishra, CBAP, AAC

 

Employers throughout the world look for business analysts with specific domain knowledge. Business analysts can become productive in a shorter period of time which in turn can help reduce training costs, creating value for the organization. For many aspiring business analysts, lack of domain knowledge becomes a huge barrier to get jobs.

 

This webinar will:

  • Explain core elements of any domain

  • Provide a step-by-step approach to learn any new domain quickly

  • Outline resources to leverage

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Wednesday, February 24, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA

Sponsor: Adaptive US    @AdaptiveUS

[REGISTER HERE]

 

 

 

 

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: Learnings from Ken France’s Personal Agility Journey

Presented by Ken France, Vice President, Scaled Agile, Cprime

 

In celebration of the 20th year of the signing of the Agile Manifesto, I thought I would share my professional journey which has been centered around application development and agility. I will explain how planes, trains, and automobiles are directly tied to the long and winding road I traveled from an application developer with a computer science degree to the Head of the Scaled Agility Practice at Cprime and a SAFe Fellow.

This session will highlight things I’ve learned and done along that way and share experiences and insights that may benefit others in their professional journey. My talk will feature some “cameo” appearances from well-known industry icons who have influenced and supported me. I believe the audience will find their inputs insightful and amusing.

We'll leave some time for comments and Q&A. My goal is to entertain as well as provide the attendees with some nuggets that might help each one in their own personal and professional journey. I hope you can join me!

Audience: This talk is for everyone, from beginners to experts. Knowledge of agility is not required to benefit from the talk. Experienced participants will likely be able to take away and apply more of the insights, ideas, and learnings.

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, February 25, 2021; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST

Host: Cprime

Cost: Free

[REGISTER HERE]

 

 

 

 

The Business Analyst and Blockchain Technology

Presented by Steve Blais, PMP, PBA

 

How can we trust people we don’t know to perform transactions correctly, completely and accurately on the Internet? The answer to that, at least for now, is the Blockchain. The Blockchain is more than simply the mechanism by which Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital currencies function. Blockchain has worked its way into many organizations, primarily financial, but also into supply chains and any other form of business that conducts transactions. So what does that have to do with the business analyst other than finding requirements for Blockchain? Blockchain technology has amazing potential: it could create entirely new foundations for global financial, economic and social systems.
This webinar discusses the current usages of Blockchain and its potentialities. It also addresses how the business analyst can fit in and take advantage of the Blockchain.

Topics:

    • the Blockchain is more than Bitcoin

    • using Blockchain technology as a transaction ledger

    • current uses of Blockchain technology

    • the business analyst’s application of Blockchain technology

    • the future of Blockchain technology and how the business analyst fits in

 

Audience: Public

Date/Time: Thursday, February 25, 2021; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST

Host: Modern Analyst     @ModernAnalyst

Cost: Free

[REGISTER HERE]