IIBA Certification Chat
Presented by Rich Larson, PMP, CBAP, PMI-PBA,
Consultant at 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, or CBAP application to the exams to
re-certification.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Friday, November 1, 2019; 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Host: Watermark Learning
@WatermarkLearn
Cost: Free
When Jira &
Confluence Aren’t Enough
Presented by Tina Dankwart, Tasktop and Aaron Perllat, Jama
Software
Customer-focused business and IT leaders are under pressure
to deliver value quickly while ensuring quality throughout the development
process. While business value is often what drives product and software
development initiatives, teams can easily lose sight of the big picture as
projects get broken down in development, leading to costly delays and rework.
For many organizations having the right technologies for the right teams is a critical step to solving these challenges. Join Tasktop Senior Value Stream Architect, Tina Dankwart, and Jama Software Senior Solutions Architect, Aaron Perillat to learn:
For many organizations having the right technologies for the right teams is a critical step to solving these challenges. Join Tasktop Senior Value Stream Architect, Tina Dankwart, and Jama Software Senior Solutions Architect, Aaron Perillat to learn:
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Key development challenges that Requirements
Management addresses
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Why a best-of-breed tool approach is vital to support
all stages in the software delivery process
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How integrating requirements (Jama Connect) with
development activities (Jira) enhances transparency and cross-team alignment
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 5, 2019; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EST
Host: Jama Software
@JamaSoftware
Cost: Free
Selling
Agile Transformation to Upper Management
Presented by Michael Roberts, ASPE Training
In this webinar, we will focus on a big of history of
what Agile is and how it benefits organizations however the bulk of the talk
will focus on strategies and areas of importance of speaking with upper
management to get them to buy into an Agile transformation. So many
organizations have tried and failed, or are afraid to try and continue
“business as usual”. This creates more and more frustrated employees and
managers who are unable to adapt, and evolve to the workforce and marketplace
in front of them. Our goal for this webinar will be for individuals to walk
away with a specific actionable list to engage management and get them to agree
to support and adopt an Agile mindset and Agile organizational approach.
We will Cover:
We will Cover:
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Agile Manifesto and Principles
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Understanding the industry benefits of adopting an
Agile practice for software delivery
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Developing an action plan for management to adopt
Agile
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 5, 2019; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: ASPE Training
@ASPE_Training
Cost: Free
The BA Success Formula
| The 4 Quadrants of BA Success
Presented by Angela Wick, Founder at BA-Squared and
BA-Cube
Being a BA today is not what is used to be! To be
successful you need to embody a mindset, and a unique set of skills that
include relationship building, facilitation, and analytical skills. You will
need to incorporate the 4 Quadrants of the BA Success Formula to show your
value, keep your mindset on track, and deliver amazing results to the team and
organization.
Angela Wick will share her 4 Quadrants for BA Success
that when followed, will elevate your career as a BA. This process will not
only make you stand out, but also set the example for others and have you in
demand at your organization!
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Increase the value of your role and how others
perceive the BA role
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Elevate the value you provide stakeholders with the 4
Quadrants
Audience: IIBA Members
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 5, 2019; 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis @IIBA
Cost: Free
Agile Analysis Virtual Meetup
Presented by: Ken Vander Horn, AAC, Senior Business
Analyst at IDEXX Laboratories
This is a online chat session with one of
our Agile Analysis mentors. Whether you just want to learn more about the
business analyst role in an agile context, the agile framework, your
organization is going through an agile transformation, or you are interested in
obtaining the IIBA® Agile Analysis Certification (IIBA®-AAC) this session is
for you. We can discuss the Agile Extension to the BABOK® Guide, the Scrum
Guide™, the agile framework, or the IIBA®-AAC certification. Whatever you wish
to discuss, come let’s talk. Anyone interested in talking agile, or
pursuing the IIBA®-AAC Certification is welcome to come and ask questions
of our Agile mentor.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2019; 12:00 pm – 12:30
pm EST
Host: Bluegrass IIBA Chapter @IIBABluegrass
Cost: Free
Microsoft
Power BI: Awesome Tricks & Tips for Beginners
Presented by Kevin Kelly, ASPE Training
Are you stuck not being able to see your data? No, not
your financials that the accounting department produces. But the actual levers
that make your company tick? You know they are there! But how do you get to
them? How do you see them? Have no fear! I will walk you through the maze on
how to visualize them. How to have transparency into your data in real-time! No
more waiting for the finance team to squeeze you in or IT to develop a new
report for you in Oracle. If you knew all the fancy Excel formulas and the
names of all the data tables within your ERP system, it would be a breeze and
you would not need this webinar. However, rest assured, all your questions can
be answered here. Well, within reason.
You Will Learn How to:
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Import data from different sources
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Make visually appealing dashboards
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Add your company’s KPIs
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Find the levers of your company
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Utilize Drill Downs and Drill Throughs
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Make your presentation feel like a real website for
top management to access
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Wednesday, November 6, 2019; 12:00 pm – 1:00
pm EST
Host: ASPE Training
@ASPE_Training
Cost: Free
Business Architecture:
Strategy Execution’s Secret Weapon
Presented by Dr. Brian Cameron, Professional
Graduate Programs in the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State
University
Failure to execute strategy is the most significant
management challenge facing public and private organizations in the 21st
century. In fact, according to economist Michael Porter, more than 80% of
organizations do not successfully execute their business strategies. Porter
estimates that in 70% of these cases, the reason is not the strategy itself,
but bad execution.
Aligning strategic objectives and tactical demands is
critical to successfully execute your strategy and drive change. Business
Architecture can be a powerful facilitator of business strategy execution – if
structured, staffed, and positioned correctly in the organization.
Join Dr. Brian Cameron for this webinar in which he
will explore how to think about and structure business architecture, as well as
how to develop a life-long learning strategy for yourself and your staff, in
order to effectively facilitate strategy execution.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, November 7, 2019; 11:00 am – 12:00
pm EST
Host: International Institute of Business Analysis @IIBA
Cost: Free
Create a Strong Team
Identity
Presented by Stephanie Ockerman and Simon Reindl, Authors of Mastering
Professional Scrum
Strong, resilient, cross-functional, and
self-organizing teams provide the essential foundation for the benefits of
Scrum. But how do we get there?
Most teams start out as a collection of individuals
who have to learn to work with each other to achieve their shared goals.
To get the most benefits from Scrum, you must invest in growing the team's
identity. In this webinar, you will learn the three essential questions
to help grow a strong team identity:
1)
Why do we exist?
2)
What is important to us?
3)
What do we want to achieve together?
In this Scrum Pulse webinar, Professional Scrum
Trainers and co-authors of the new book Mastering Professional Scrum, Stephanie
Ockerman and Simon Reindl will share their insights helping Scrum Teams develop
their team identity as a solid foundation for maximizing the benefits of Scrum.
At the end of the webinar, you should be able to frame
an answer to the question “How will your team know that they have had a good
week
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, November 7, 2019; 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
EST
Host: Scrum.org
Cost: Free
Transform Your BA Career
with Certifications
Presented by Lora McCoy, CBAP and LN Mishra, ECBA,
CCBA, CBAP, AAC, Adaptive US, Inc.
Getting IIBA certified can transform one’s business analyst
career. Research has proven that certified business analysts earn 16% more on
average. Listen from IIBA experts as how you should prepare for IIBA
certifications. Transforming one’s BA career with IIBA® Certifications.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
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Key success factors to succeed in the exam
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Tips and tricks to crack IIBA certification exams on the
first attempt
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IIBA Application process
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Strategy for managing time and attempting questions
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Any other questions on IIBA certification exams
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, November 7, 2019; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Host: Adaptive US @AdaptiveUS
Cost: Free
CAJ 041-Cognitive Bias
Presented by Lisa Cooney, Principal Agile Coach at Axios
Did you know that your brain makes up stories all day
long, and if they are good stories, you believe them? Come to this entertaining
interactive session to experience some “cognitive illusions” for yourself, and
learn what they demonstrate about how our brains’ work. During this session,
open to all levels, you will watch videos to learn about specific cognitive
biases, and then learn what to do about them. For example, confirmation bias
leads us to perceive evidence that confirms our existing beliefs while disregarding
evidence that contradicts them. Knowing this, we can begin to be more
discerning when trying to answer the question, "What happened?"
Cognitive science and behavioral psychology offer
important insights for agilists, insights that can help us work more
effectively with our co-workers and clients. You will learn how awareness of
our brains’ tendencies is a powerful tool to overcome our own innate cognitive
bias, and the cognitive bias of others. This newfound awareness can open you to
more varied perspectives in order to tell yourself a story that is both richer
and more nuanced – and closer to being “a true story.” You will not only be
more capable of sharing your perspectives, but also more open to the
perspectives of others people, leading to more successful interactions and
outcomes.
Audience: Public
Date/Time: Thursday, November 7, 2019; 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
EST
Host: Coaching Agile Journeys @CoachingAgileJo
Cost: Free
