Presented by David Mantica
As organizations flatten to meet the
dramatic impacts that disruption and change are having on business, the
dynamics of influence are changing rapidly. The old concept of managing up and
managing down is being replaced by executing and engaging horizontally
throughout the entire organization. To become effective you must show you can
get things done while navigating the complexities brought by flat
organizations.
Flat organizations might at first seem
simple to work through. But the reality is much different. Flat organizations
can bring more politics and road blocks as the number of people involved in a
decision increase. When you democratize the decision making in an organization,
things will slow down and there will be some level of dysfunction.
This presentation will explain why
organizations have started to flatten and how professionals can successfully
navigate any organization type. We will compare matrix, command and control,
and bottom up influence. Then we will look at the psychology of organizational
behavior in order to highlight the key professionals skills required to get
execution as well as give real-world examples to show different pathways to
execution.
Things you will learn in this
presentation:
·
Professionals skills
required to be a strong influencer
·
Basics of matrix
organizations
·
Basics of command and
control organizations
·
Basics of self-organized
management style
·
High level look at
organizational psychology
·
What happens to
"bad" or manipulative Influencers, staying away from the "strategy
person" trap
·
Tips and techniques to be
an executing Influencer
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 16, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training
@ASPE_SDLC
Cost: Free
Presented by Michelle Moore and Jalene Lumb, Global Knowledge
In this world of volatility and
complexity, it seems that the only certainty is the unstoppable advancement of
technology. As people and organizations look to improve productivity, innovate
their business models and processes, and differentiate their client and
employee experiences, they need to be prepared to work in new and different
ways. The challenge is that recent data reveals that Canada is falling behind
the rest of the world in innovation, especially regarding new and disruptive
technologies that promise to significantly impact every industry and
organizations of all types and sizes.
In this 60-minute webinar, we will
explore the concept of digital disruption and provide information about how to
future-proof yourself and your organization to succeed in this new world. You
will learn:
·
What digital disruption
is.
·
What the building blocks
for success for both people and organizations are.
How you can use the new Canada Job
Grant Program to develop the skills and knowledge required today and into the
future.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 16, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Global Knowledge
@GlobalKnowledge
Cost: Free
Blueprint Systems Live Product Demonstration
Presented by
Blueprint Systems
Accelerate
projects and deliver more business value
Join us for a live, interactive demonstration of Blueprint,
a visually driven requirements platform that resolves many of the
time-consuming, costly, and error- prone functions, thus ensuring that mission
critical projects are completed successfully, on time and on budget.
Blueprint helps:
•
Deliver applications that meet business expectations;
•
Increase standardization, consistency and reuse;
•
Improve visibility and accountability;
•
Improve application quality;
•
Reduce costs.
Offering seamless integration with application lifecycle
management tools, Blueprint works with different development methodologies,
including Agile and Waterfall.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 17, 2015; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EDT
Host: Blueprint Systems
@Blueprintsys
Cost: Free
Using 'Master
Specifications' for Requirements Variability
Presented by
Regg Struyk of Polarion Software; and Lynda Gaines of Vector Software
In this introductory webinar you will learn how the
definition of variability in software product lines represents a key to mass
customization efficiency. Learn how being agile while meeting your customer’s
needs can differentiate your business and keep you ahead of your competitors as
you develop, test and deploy more efficiently.
Polarion and Vector Software support a new way of
delivering testing efficiency and mass customization in a world of quickening
demands and changing regulations. When testing multiple configurations, team
members could easily create common tests for all configurations or specialized
tests for a subset of configurations at the touch of a button.
In this introduction to Requirements Variability, you will learn about:
In this introduction to Requirements Variability, you will learn about:
·
Understanding Master Specification, Features, Feature
Models, Linking and Traceability
·
How feature modes are used to describe the full variability
of all different product attributes
·
Modeling Variability in the Business Process
·
Documenting Product Variability across Product Lines
·
Using UML to Model System Variability
·
Applying Variant Description Model (VDM) and Variant
Specifications
Seize this opportunity to learn the benefits of Functional
Variability and Cost Saving Testing methods to meet your customer demands so
you can outpace your competition without compromising quality or functionality.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 17, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Modern Analyst
@ModernAnalyst
Cost: Free
Hybrid Integration in the
era of Cloud, Mobile and Analytics
Presented by
Jonathan Kempel, Senior Product Manager, Hybrid Integration Services and Cast
Iron
With the adoption of cloud, mobility and analytics on the
rise, differentiation is increasingly driven by digital transformation projects.
But in order to turn innovation into tangible results, organizations must find
new ways to integrate systems that traditionally operated in isolation as well
as turn the challenges of Two Speeds IT into productive collaboration. Join
this webcast to learn how IBM's Hybrid Integration offerings can help connect
SaaS applications, cloud data sources and mobile projects with on-premises
systems to create new revenue channels, cut costs, and reduce time to market.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 17, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Ziff Davis Events
@ZDB2B
Cost: Free
How to Write Effective Use
Cases
Presented by
Rick Clare, PMP, CBAP, CSM, MSPM
Use Cases are an effective method to document requirements.
This webinar will describe the components and structure of a use case. The
differences between a user story, use case and use case diagram will be
explained. Guidelines for writing effective use cases will also be reviewed.
Attend this webinar learn how to successfully utilize use cases on your
projects.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, June 18, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: PM Centers USA
@PMCentersUSA
Cost: $14.95
Ask Jama About Review Center
Presented by
Preston Mitchell, Jama Software
Looking to improve real-time collaboration into your review
process? Join Ask Jama about Jama Review Center to learn how to use this feature
to improve your requirements and speed approval cycles. We’ll discuss best
practices for Review Center, tips for using it with your team and creative ways
Jama customers are using Review Center to add value to their
organization.
Whether you currently use Review Center and want to evolve
your use or are new to it altogether, join this one-hour session with an expert
to learn how to harness Review Center’s capabilities to work for you.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, June 19, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Jama Software
@jamasoftware
Cost: Free
Presented by Deb Oliver
This web seminar is a special
presentation by the IIBA.
With the launch of BABOK Guide v3,
everyone is anxious to start delving into the finer details of the Guide to
gain further insight into today's global view and expectations placed on
business analysis professionals to create better business outcomes and drive
business success. Join us on June 22nd to discuss these expectations and the
way in which BABOK Guide v3 expands the scope of business analysis to support
the evolution of the business analysis profession.
Key Points:
·
The journey to BABOK v3
·
What's New… the Major
Changes
·
Why these changes are
important to the Business Analysis practitioner
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Monday, June 22, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training
@ASPE_SDLC
Cost: Free
Transitioning Enterprise IT
to the Digital World
Presented by Dave Dalton, Senior Product
Manager, IBM Systems Group
IT architectures built over decades are facing their greatest
opportunity and challenge in supporting a new digital world where applications
are created rapidly and by a whole new generation of developers. In this 2
speed world the winners who build truly engaging customer experiences will
build upon the value of the existing systems whilst nurturing new innovation
and rapid application delivery. Join us as we look at the technology journey,
the key perspectives and integration and API Management products, which
underpin the transition of an established business into a successful digital
enterprise.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, June 23, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Ziff Davis
Events @ZDB2B
Cost: Free
Registration: Ziff
Davis Events Webinar Registration
Applied Big Data – Using Data
from Hadoop to Improve Your Business
Presented by
Roger Yeh, Senior Sales Engineer at Lavastorm Analytics
Are you taking full advantage of the power of
big data? Is it enhancing the data you already have, or simply slowing down
your speed to insight? Learn how leveraging Hadoop, one of the world’s most
popular big data repositories, can help you:
·
add greater context and create a powerful, comprehensive view of the
business situation
·
integrate big data with traditional enterprise data sources more
efficiently
·
enable the fastest, most accurate way to discover insights and transform
them into business improvements
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 24, 2015; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EDT
Host: Lavastorm Analytics
Cost: Free
Registration: Lavastorm
Webinar Registration
Striving for Excellence, Not
Perfection
Presented by
Rikki Klieman, Legal Assistant and Contributor, CBS News
Having It All,
But Not at the Same Time
Women who have a “Be the Perfect Driver” outlook are bound
to be disappointed. In our busy lives, if we see ourselves as having and
doing it all at the same time to be perfection, failure is all that we will
get.
Superman is a fictional character and so is
Superwoman.
If we strive for excellence in certain domains at different
times, such as happiness, achievement, and significance, we can leave a legacy
of a life well lived.
What You Will Learn
·
An assessment of what “having it all” is NOT
·
Techniques of creating your day with gratitude and
acknowledgement
·
Looking at the power of language to change a problem into a
challenge
·
Having the ability to view your life as reasonably content
with moments of ecstasy
·
Devices of modeling, mentoring, and monitoring to move you
toward excellence
While attending this program is FREE, reservations are
required
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 24 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: American Management Association @AMAnet
Cost: Free
Presented by Dave Saboe
Many companies are making the transition from waterfall to
agile. However, Scrum and most other agile practices do not define a role for
Business Analysts. So where do you, a Business Analyst from a waterfall world,
fit in an agile environment? Just as organizations need to change their mindset
and behaviors to transition to agile, so must business analysts. Attend this
webinar to understand the role of an agile business analyst and the shift you
need to make to be successful in an agile environment. You will also discover
how you can bring value to your team and organization through agile practices.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 24, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: ASPE Training
@ASPE_SDLC
Cost: Free
Stress in the Workplace:
Using Mind Over Matter to Become a Star Performer
Presented by
Casey Mitchell, Instructor and Consultant, Corporate Education Group
Stress occurs when pressure exceeds one’s ability to cope.
And it’s no secret that the demands of today’s workplace create more pressure
than ever before. Uncertainty in the marketplace, doing more with less, and
coping with unhealthy working relationships can cause stress levels to soar.
While some stress may actually be good for you by keeping you alert and
focused, too much stress can take a toll on your emotional and physical health,
not to mention its impact on your work performance. You can become less able to
learn and find it tougher to make decisions. The organization pays the price as
well. Too much workplace stress diminishes productivity, increases absenteeism
and employee turnover, and even adds to the burden of medical and legal costs.
This webinar will help you:
This webinar will help you:
·
Understand the factors that cause job stress.
·
Learn how stress affects your mind, body, mood and
behavior.
·
Develop strategies and techniques to reduce your stress
levels and boost your performance.
·
Increase personal and organizational well-being.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, June 24, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Corporate Education Group @CorpEdGroup
Cost: Free
A Jump Start to Preparing
Effective Data Models
Presented by
Rick Clare, PMP, CBAP, CSM, MSPM
Data modeling has long been considered a Developer’s job,
and many Business Analysts persist in ignoring this vital requirements analysis
technique. Come and see how Data Modeling truly fits into the BA world
and get a jump start on making it work for you on projects.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, June 25, 2015; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Host: PM Centers USA
@PMCentersUSA
Cost: $14.95
The Impact of IIBA's New
BABOK® Guide and PMI's New Business Analysis for Practitioners Guide
Presented by
Adam McClellan and Cheryl Lee, Global Knowledge
The past months have seen the release
of both the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)'s long-awaited A
Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK® Guide)
v3 and the Project Management Institute® (PMI®)'s Business
Analysis for Practitioners. While both represent interesting developments
in the field of business analysis, they also provide lots of information to
process. There's no need to go it alone!
Join Global Knowledge instructors
Cheryl Lee and Adam McClellan for this complimentary, hour- long webinar to
learn about the differences between the two guides, how both guides compare to
the previous version of the BABOK ® Guide, and where
all this might be going.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, June 25, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Global Knowledge
@GlobalKnowledge
Cost: Free
Presented by: Jerry Kurtz, VP and Partner of Big Data & Analytics, IIBA Global Business Services
If you've blinked, you may have missed several important shifts
that occurred in the world of big data — the most significant of which is that
velocity is now the number one competitive differentiator for big data. IBM's
sixth annual analytics study reveals a group of organizations differentiating
themselves with speed-driven data and analytics practices that accelerate speed
to insight and drive competitive advantage. Attend "Analytics: The Speed
Advantage" to learn a faster, more effective approach to acquiring,
analyzing and acting on data.
Audience: Public
Data/Time: Monday, June 29, 2015; 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Host: Ziff Davis Events
@ZDB2B
Cost: Free
Registration: Ziff Davis Events Webinar Registration
