Live Webinar August 17, 2011 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU Free

When you look at all the buzz about agile system development methods, most of it seems to apply to software developers and project managers; but, where does business analysis fit?

Don’t the developers just go and ask the users for their requirements? The right answer is: “Not if you want a solution that really meets the business need!”

The trouble is that message doesn’t seem to be getting through. Sure we can deliver what the business asked for, but is it that they really needed?

When you are caught up in the energy and effort of a fast-paced agile system development effort, it’s all too easy to get mired in the details and lose sight of the big picture.

In this webinar, you’ll learn where business analysis fits within the agile system development life cycle (SDLC), and some great tips and techniques for focusing the efforts of your team on the business need, not just on the system.

Key learning points include:

• Understand the role of business analyst on an agile project: what is different and what is the same?
• Apply proven techniques to make sure you get the right requirements and that the team gets them right.
• Learn useful tips for dealing with common problems that could arise in an agile project

About the presenter: Phil Vincent (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, CBAP®, Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Rational Solution Designer, is a Senior Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group. Phil works as a professional coach to business analysts and project management professionals in organizations all across the United States and Canada. Phil also teaches business analysis programs to professionals and will draw on his experiences to provide you with proven techniques for determining which artifact to use and when.

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Live Webinar August 18, 2011 – 12:00 – 12:30 pm EST
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A Free

Are you a confident and competent project manager? What’s next?

Take a look at PMI’s Program Management Standard and the next step in your career growth, the Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification. Take a quick peek at our new Program Management course, in which you master what lies beyond project management – topics such as Benefits Management and Program Governance.

This presentation will be 30 minutes long followed by a live question and answer session.

Subject Matter Expert: Bruce Chadbourne, PgMP®
Bruce Chadbourne (LinkedIn profile) with more than three decades of experience in engineering project and program management, Bruce is a long-standing PMP and one of the first to complete the Program Management Professionals (PgMP) credential. As a contributor to the PMBOK® and BABOK® guides, Bruce has lectured on business analysis, requirements management, system testing, and Agile project management techniques. As former Region 1 Director of the PMI Risk SIG, he co-authored the book The Professional Guide to Risk Assessment (2004).

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Live Webinar August 17 2011 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Cat A Free

This session is for project managers that sometimes need to contract externally for requirements discovery services in order to make their project a success.

This session shares hard facts, case studies, and a wealth of experience in successful – and not so successful – contracting approaches for the senior project manager. Supercharging a project by accelerating the requirements discovery phase is a solid strategy – but how do you ensure the company will get solid business value from the activity?

3 Learning Objectives from this Session:

• Effective analyst engagements models that drive value
• Red flags in your review cycle: clear signals that you have, or will have, issues with your requirements discovery team.
• Setting targets for timetable and turnaround: what should you expect from a top notch analyst team?

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Live Webinar August 16, 2011 – 11:30 pm – 12:30 EDT
Presented by: The VisionLink Advisory Group
Duration: 1 Hour – 1 Category C PDU Free

We do our best to foster a spirit of engagement and ownership but, somehow, certain employees seem to feel they’re entitled to automatic pay increases and bonuses.

How do we change this mindset?”

If you’re a business owner, executive or manager, perhaps you have faced this same dilemma.It’s a common issue.And there is a solution.

We’ll show you how to change from an entitlement mindset to a partnership mentality!

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4 Manage Project Team

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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