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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Business Analysis Webinars for July 2020

Want to be IIBA Certified?
Presented by Adaptive US

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 webinar, Adaptive experts discuss how to be IIBA certified in the very first attempt.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 1, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Adaptive US    @AdaptiveUS
Cost: Free




Azure Functions
Presented by Dustin Miller

You certainly have heard about Azure and Azure Functions by now. You know… little bits of code with no application infrastructure that automatically scale and have a very low cost. Those functions!

In this one-hour webinar, we will take a look at:
• Why use Functions instead of web services or other solutions
• Function costs
• How Functions auto-scale
• The 9 ways to trigger a Function
• The 7 languages you can use to write Functions
• The 2 hosting environments for Functions
• The parts of a Function: the code, configuration, and hosting
• How to create Functions in the Azure Portal, Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code and other editors
• Function best practices
  
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, July 2, 2020; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Host: MAX Training    @MAXtrain
Cost: Free
   



The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - Module 5
Presented by Marlene Barker, Senior Consultant at Veris

Want to effectively facilitate change in your organization? Looking to enhance your leadership skills? Organizations require strong leadership and as Business Analysis professionals we can facilitate the changes and lead our organizations through them! In this six-part series, using The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell as a “game book”, the goal of the presenters, five Business Analysis practitioners, will be to motivate existing leaders and inspire a new generation of Leaders!

MODULE 5: A Leaders Lasting Value is Measured by Success
• The Law of Priorities
• The Law of Sacrifice
• The Law of Timing  
• The Law of Explosive Growth
• The Law of Legacy

“Leadership development compounds. The more you invest in people and the longer you do it, the greater the growth and the higher return.” John C. Maxwell

Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 7, 2020; 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free




Want to be IIBA Certified?
Presented by Adaptive US

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 webinar, Adaptive experts discuss how to be IIBA certified in the very first attempt.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 8, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Adaptive US    @AdaptiveUS
Cost: Free




Rethinking BPMN Part 3: The Business Rule Task and DMN
Presented by Razvan Radulian

In the first webinar of the "Rethinking BPMN" series, we talked about what GOOD Process Models are.
In the second webinar, we talked about a good PROCESS to model GOOD BPMN Processes.
In this webinar/whitepaper, the third in this series, we will talk about how to address the Spaghetti process models problem (unnecessarily complicated process models, due to the fact that they try to capture complex decisions using solely BPMN). We will see how to simplify such process models (using the Business Rule task in BPMN), without losing the ability to model complex decisions (using DMN). As before, we will analyze several examples to demonstrate theoretical concepts.

Topics/examples covered in this webinar:

• Why is process modeling (even when using BPMN) not the best way to model complex business rules/decisions? Introduce/analyze a Spaghetti process model.
• What is the Decision Model and Notation (DMN) standard and why was it created?
• What is the difference between Decision Requirements and Decision Logic? How do you model them (Requirements and Logic) in DMN? 
• Why is modeling Decisions in DMN a better option (than in BPMN)?
• What is a Business Rule Task (in BPMN) and why was it created?
• How do we combine BPMN and DMN to simplify process models/modeling and to achieve more precise and clear decision models?
• Lessons-learned: How can you apply all this information?

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, July 9, 2020; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training     @ASPE_Training
Cost: Free





The BA and Data Mining
Presented by Steve Blais, PMP, Consultant, Author, Teacher, Coach

Data mining has been considered the province of the data scientist and data analyst. But the data scientists and data analysts only solve the business problems that are given to them provided those business problems can be solved with data.  
Someone has to analyze the processes and conditions of the business to determine what the problems are and then determine whether data can solve those problems and answer the questions related to those problems. And that someone is the business analyst.  
This webinar provides guidelines to determining business problems that can be solved with data and provides the details of what data mining is all about. 

Topics: 
·        Business analyst or data analyst or data scientist? 
·        Determine the right data 
·        The process of getting value from data 
·        Produce actionable insights 
·        Provide the questions and interpret the answers

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, July 9, 2020; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDt
Host: Modern Analyst   @ModernAnalyst
Cost: Free




IIBA® Certification Screen-side Chat
Presented by Bill Powers, CBAP and Bronson Zell, CBAP

This is a free online chat session with some of our CBAP® and CCBA® recipients. The CBAP and CCBA mentors will tell you of their journey to become IIBA® Certified, provide tips & tricks on anything related to IIBA Certification from the application process to re-certification. Anyone interested in ECBA™, CCBA® or CBAP® certification is welcome to come and ask questions of our CBAP and CCBA mentors.   

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, July 10, 2020; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter    @IIBABluegrass
Cost: Free




IIBA Certification Chat
Presented by Watermark Learning

The event is a free chat session using webinar technology. 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; July 10, 2020; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free




CAJ Virtual Lean Coffee 010
Presented by Coaching Agile Journeys

Join us for our virtual lean coffee.
We will be dynamically creating our agenda from agile topics and discussing as time allows.
If possible, please join the discussion with your video turned on.
You can learn about Virtual Lean Coffee in this post from Mark Kilby

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Monday, July 13, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Coaching Agile Journeys    @CoachingAgileJo
Cost: Free




Intro to Business Relationship Management
Presented by Dustin Miller

This brief introductory session is targeted towards anyone looking to gain knowledge of why and how to leverage a Business Relationship Management (BRM) capability to move IT (and other functions) to a converged strategic partner, driving exponential business results.

Areas reviewed include: An introduction to BRM Institute/Community; defining BRM and its key focus areas; convergence; short overviews on strategic partnering, culture, and value; relationship maturity model; top failure modes when implementing BRM.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2020; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Host: MAX Training    @MAXtrain
Cost: Free




Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Jim Sammons - Answering Your Toughest Questions about Scrum
Presented by Jim Sammons, PST

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 master. 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, PST Jim Sammons will be available to answer any questions you may have live on this webinar. He is happy to answer any questions about challenges your Scrum Team is facing. Please bring your most pressing questions for this opportunity!

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2020; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Host: Scrum.org
Cost: Free




Cybersecurity Analysis Virtual Study Group Series | Session 2
Presented by Ken Fulmer, Former CEO and President at IIBA

Session 2 | Enterprise Cybersecurity Concepts
The cybersecurity virtual study group webinar series is an exclusive benefit for IIBA members to help guide you through the key learning areas for the Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis (IIBA®-CCA). Each session will cover the core concepts in cybersecurity. In the second session of the series, we will discuss and review Enterprise Cybersecurity Concepts.  

Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free




Where Do Business Analysts Fit into the Scaled Agile Framework?
Presented by Michael Roberts, ASPE Training

For many years, the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) has been a leading scaling methodology for large enterprises wanting to apply agile practices for large groups of individuals.  Published by Dean Leffingwell and his fellows at Scaled Agile Inc., they have had Fortune 1000 companies adopting the framework left and right as a way of working differently to adapt to market changes and implement a better way of working.  In the SAFe model however, the term “Business Analyst” doesn’t exist.  In this informative talk, we will discuss the SAFe 5.0 framework and provide some context on how Business Analysts would survive and thrive in such an environment/implementation of the Scaled Agile Framework.

We Will Cover:
·        Organizational challenges that are addressed by SAFe 5.0
·        An introduction to the SAFe framework “BIG Picture” 
·        How an Agile Release Train (ART) powers SAFe
·        How Business Analysts fit into the Scaled Agile Framework as team members, POs or PMs
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, July 14, 2020; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training    @ASPE_Training
Cost: Free


 

I'm a BA Girl in an Agile World
Presented by Mindy Bohannon, CBAP, Managing Consultant at Excella

Do the Business Analyst's (BA) roles and responsibilities on an agile project differ from those on a waterfall project? Should the three amigos always include the analyst? At a minimum, the answer is certainly yes to both questions, although how the work is done depends on the team and project. During this session we will review how the role of a Business Analyst on an agile project can vary, and further discuss the impact on the development team and what makes a Business Analyst good at his/her job. All analysts bring excellent communication, collaboration, and trust to their work on project teams – but how we communicate and collaborate will differ.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 15, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Bluegrass, Cincinnati, Palmetto IIBA Chapters    @IIBABluegrass   @IIBACincy   @PalmettoIIBA
Cost: Free




I'm a BA Girl in an Agile World
Presented by Mindy Bohannon, CBAP, Managing Consultant at Excella

Do the Business Analyst's (BA) roles and responsibilities on an agile project differ from those on a waterfall project? Should the three amigos always include the analyst? At a minimum, the answer is certainly yes to both questions, although how the work is done depends on the team and project. During this session we will review how the role of a Business Analyst on an agile project can vary, and further discuss the impact on the development team and what makes a Business Analyst good at his/her job. All analysts bring excellent communication, collaboration, and trust to their work on project teams – but how we communicate and collaborate will differ.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, July 15, 2020; 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm EDT
Host: Bluegrass, Cincinnati, Palmetto IIBA Chapters    @IIBABluegrass     @IIBACincy   @PalmettoIIBA
Cost: Free




BA Observatory Preliminary Results: Understanding the Business Analysis Experience with an Agile Mindset
Presented by Prassede Colombo, CBAP and Cristina Patermoster, CBAP

The IIBA Italy Chapter has worked diligently to launch the BA Observatory this spring and will share some insights into the profession with IIBA Members. The BA Observatory is a survey designed to understand the level of knowledge, maturity and use of Business Analysis for companies and professionals around the world. Thanks to their work and the contribution of many business analysis professionals, they will present the survey insights in their preliminary results.

Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Thursday, July 16,2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis    @IIBA
Cost: Free




A Golden Partnership - PMs, BAs, and POs
Presented by Peter Monkhouse, President at MonkArt

Organizations need great products to implement their strategy. They also need products that meet customers’ needs and demands. One of the challenges organizations have is how to align the roles to execute strategies better and produce more value for their customers. This presentation will explore the roles of project managers, business analysts, and product owners working together in partnership through the project and product lifecycles. We will first define the roles of project managers, business analysts, and product owners and their interactions. We will discuss how the roles fit into the product lifecycle to deliver value to customers. We will present the iterative product development approach through an example and why this approach is key to delivering value to customers. Then we will show how project managers, business analysts, and product owners support each other in the iterative approach to ensure appropriate stakeholder engagement and communications and getting feedback from customers. Through continuous feedback, integration, and product improvement will result in products meeting customer needs and organizations achieving their strategic objectives. This virtual presentation has been designed with interactive discussions and activities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
·        Describe roles of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and Product Owners on projects
·        Apply the three roles to an effective iterative product development cycle
·        Understand how the three roles need to work together to improve communications and gather customer feedback

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, July 16, 2020; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Host: BA Times    @BATimes
Cost: Free

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Business Analysis Webinars for April 2020


Short Cycle-Time Projects
Presented by Carl Pritchard

In this webinar, we will help you identify the tools that are vital to the success of short-term projects with near-term goals.
 
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 1 ,2020; 11:00 am – 11:15 am EDT
Host: The Great IT Pro
Cost: Free




Value Stream Mapping: What and Why
Presented by Alan Koch

Your organization’s success depends on your ability to deliver value to your customers. This is true whether your organization is for-profit, non-profit, educational, government, or any other type. With that in mind, a key question is this: How effectively do your organization’s processes deliver value?

Value Stream Mapping is a technique that is designed to give you the answer to that question. And more importantly, it gives your team the insights they need to tune, change, and automate the processes they use so they can deliver value in the most effective way. Instead of optimizing merely for cost (with the risk of negative impacts on our customers), we can seek the most efficient ways to delight our customers.

In this webinar, after clarifying what Value Stream Mapping is and how it differs from process mapping or process analysis, we will show how the Value Stream Mapping technique enables you to see your processes as more than just sequences of actions. We will see how to picture a process as a value-delivery mechanism, how to see waste as any negative impact on value delivery, and how to measure the efficiency of value delivery.

We will survey a variety of analyses that are done in Value Stream Mapping, the view of the process that they provide, and the insights they can provide to support true process improvement.

After this webinar, you will be able to:

·        Define Value Stream Mapping and contrast it to Process Mapping
·        Use your teams’ Value Stream Maps to truly improve your processes
·        Use results to improve customer satisfaction with your products and services

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, April 2, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training    @ASPE_Training
Cost: Free




Digital Leadership – Best-in-class talent profiles for leading in the digital organization
Presented by Melissa Swift and Christoffer Ellehuus  

Organizations are projecting to spend more than $1 trillion globally on digital transformation in 2020 to change their business and products and refine the customer and employee experience. However, as many as 84% of those transformation projects fail. Lack of the right skills and capabilities of their people and leaders is a leading concern and reason why.

Organizations are looking for leaders with not only the right technical skills and understanding, but also with an adaptive and creative mindset; those with the ability to pivot and thrive amid unexpected change.

Korn Ferry has analyzed the traits, competencies and drivers of more than 511 best-in-class digital transformation leaders compared to a population of 4.5 million assessment data points to create a distinctive profile of the qualities needed for the digital age. 

Join this webcast to learn how you can transform your leaders with the skills and mindset needed to thrive in the digital age and realize your organization's growth objectives.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, April 2, 2020; 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
Host: Strategy Execution
Cost: Free




IIBA Certification
Presented by Watermark Learning

The event is a free chat session using webinar technology. 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; April 3, 2020; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Watermark Learning    @WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free




Intro to Microsoft Teams – Chat and Conversations
Presented by Andy Huneycutt

Learn how to effectively communicate in Teams. We’ll guide you through the different ways to chat with one or more teammates whether it's a private chat or an open conversation for the whole team. Learn how to manage conversations about work in channels as well as keeping the team informed with news and updates through announcements. Also, discover how to organize and search your communications. Finally, we'll discuss best practices to make everyone's Teams experience great!

We Will Cover:

·        Private chat for communicating 1-to1 or within a small group
·        Posts for open conversations for the whole team
·        Using the message formatter
·        Expressing yourself with emoji, GIFs, and memes
·        Making calls and scheduling meetings from chat/posts
·        Setting important and urgent messages
·        And More

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Monday, April 6, 2020; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training    @ASPE_Training
Cost: Free

  


Why IIBA Certifications Live Discussions?
Presented by Lora McCoy, CBAP and LN Mishra, ECBA, CCBA, CBAP, AAC, Adaptive US, Inc.

IIBA examinations are hard to conquer. In this live training, Adaptive faculty will discuss different types of questions that come in IIBA exams, their answers and how to reach those answers.

This training is invaluable for all those who want to get IIBA certified.

The demand for BAs is all time high with US Department of Labor predicting 14% increase every year.

It's worth repeating that IIBA certified BAs earn significantly more, they progress faster in their career and win the Best jobs.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
·        IIBA certification requirements and process
·        IIBA exam model questions discussions (5 knowledge based + 5 scenario based)
·        Any other questions on IIBA certification exams or BABOK

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Adaptive US   @AdaptiveUS
Cost: Free




5 Tips for Uncovering Expectations
Presented by Elizabeth Larson, Consultant at Watermark Learning

Many stakeholders think once they’ve provided the vision of their solution, the project team should go away and give them what they’ve asked for. Yet they are often unhappy with the final product. This presentation provides tips and techniques for avoiding the trap of “Oh no! You gave me what I asked for.” Using scenarios and real-life examples, this presentation provides techniques for not only for defining the real need, but for asking the right questions to uncover expectations.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Palmetto IIBA Chapter
Cost: Free

 
  

Best Practices for Building Data Apps
Presented by Kevin McGinley, Field CTO at Snowflake

Whether you are building a startup or adding features to an existing data-intensive application, the underlying infrastructure and architecture is what will determine its scale, efficiency, and flexibility—and whether your app will gain user traction or not.

Snowflake provides builders and developers of data-intensive applications a platform to build solutions that meet the demands of today’s organizations and their customers

Join Kevin McGinley, Field CTO at Snowflake, for a live webinar and Q&A session, where he will cover key best practices for building data apps using Snowflake.

You will learn: 
·        Modern architecture for building apps that help break out of scalability, concurrency, and performance barriers 
·        Tips for keeping costs under control 
·        Key features that reduce DevOps overhead

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2020; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm  EDT
Host: Snowflake    @SnowflakeDB
Cost: Free




5 Tips for Uncovering Expectations
Presented by Elizabeth Larson, Consultant at Watermark Learning

Many stakeholders think once they’ve provided the vision of their solution, the project team should go away and give them what they’ve asked for. Yet they are often unhappy with the final product. This presentation provides tips and techniques for avoiding the trap of “Oh no! You gave me what I asked for.” Using scenarios and real-life examples, this presentation provides techniques for not only for defining the real need, but for asking the right questions to uncover expectations.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, April 7, 2020; 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
Host: Palmetto IIBA Chapter
Cost: Free

 
 

Ask a Professional Scrum Trainer - Wim Heemskerk - Answering Your Questions about Scrum and Agile Leadership
Presented by Wim Heemskerk  

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 master. 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, PST Wim Heemskerk will be available to answer any questions you may have live on this webinar. He is happy to answer any questions about challenges your Scrum team is facing, and has some deep expertise in facilitation and leadership in agile, specifically. Please bring your most pressing questions for this opportunity!

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2020; 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Host: Scrum.org
Cost: Free



  
Turning Data Into Dollars
Presented by Jay Arthur

Most companies will spend a fortune trying to increase sales, but few know how to analyze and reduce preventable costs. In this webinar you will learn how to use and manage data about defects, mistakes and errors to easily pinpoint and fix these problems.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2020; 11:00 am – 11:30 am EDT
Host The Great IT Pro
Cost: Free




Fixing YourScrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems
Presented by Ryan Ripley, Professional Scrum Trainer

Presentation will be from 12pm-1pm Eastern time. You must be a DC Agile member to receive access to the on-line event.

Broken Scrum practices limit your organization's ability to take full advantage of the agility Scrum should bring: The development team isn't cross-functional or self-organizing, the product owner doesn't get value for their investment, and stakeholders and customers are left wondering when something--anything--will get delivered. Learn how experienced Scrum masters balance the demands of these three levels of servant leadership, while removing organizational impediments and helping Scrum teams deliver real-world value. Discover how to visualize your work, resolve impediments, and empower your teams to self-organize and deliver using advanced coaching and facilitation techniques that honor and support the Scrum values and agile principles.

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2020; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: Derby City Agile
Cost: Free





BYOBA - (Bring Your Own BA!) Happy Hour Special!
Presented by Bob Prentiss (Bob the BA) and Amy Ruddell  

Join Bob and Amy for their first BYOBA (Bring your Own BA!) Happy Hour Special!
Bob will kick off the hour with a 15 minute presentation centered on maintaining calm and focus (both professionally and personally) in these uncertain times. We will then jump into a fully interactive experience: real time Q&A, Trivia, Prizes and - if you know Bob and Amy – a lot of singing! Bring your questions and your sense of humour (even a glass of wine!). Our goal is to have fun, share insight and experiences. Did we mention there will prizes? And wine? This will be the Happiest Happy Hour ever!
You are welcome to send your questions beforehand. They can be about the future of the Project/BA profession, your own career path, personal life etc. Mail to: aruddell@macgregorcom.com
We will try our best to answer all questions!

Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, April 8, 2020; 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Host: BA Times    @BATimes
Cost: Free