Live Webinar February 19th, 2013 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Course ID: BAW1312

Projects are expected to address a business need and help an organization attain its goals. Business Analysts are expected to ensure that a project fits into the business context.

In this webinar, participants will learn how to conduct “enterprise analysis” in order to align projects with organizational goals.

The webinar explains the main tasks of Enterprise Analysis according to IIBA®’s BABOK® Guide and then demonstrates select techniques, including root cause analysis, assessing capability gaps, defining solution scope, and leveraging Business Architecture frameworks, such as the Zachman framework.

Learning objectives include:

• Understand the Enterprise Analysis Knowledge Area
• Conduct root cause analysis to determine business needs
• Identify capability gaps using Business Architecture frameworks

About the Presenter: Dr. Martin Schedlbauer Ph.D., CBAP, OCUP (LinkedIn profile) has been leading and authoring seminars and workshops in business analysis, software engineering, and project management for over twenty years. Author of The Art of Business Process Modeling: The Business Analyst’s Guide to Process Modeling with UML & BPMN,  Nomadic Data Entry: Empirically Derived Performance Models for Data Entry Tasks in Mobile Situations, and  Solution Validation and Testing: The Business Analyst’s Guide to Solution Validation and Testing, Martin, is also a recognized leader in software development practices, a practicing scrum master, and an experienced software architect.

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Live Webinar February 20th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $20 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This webinar is the fourth in a 4 part series series on RFP’s by Solutions Cube.  Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

Selecting a vendor through a Request For Proposal (RFP) process doesn’t always guarantee that the solution the vendor proposed, and the project team selected, really meets the project’s needs and stakeholder’s expectations.

Once the short list of vendors has been determined, the project team needs to look more closely at how well the proposed solutions meet the stated project requirements.

This is the critical time to gain alignment on the gaps that exist and the appropriate adjustments required by the vendor to close the gaps. This will help minimize the padding vendors typically incorporate to address project unknowns.

Learn how to engage the vendor and the project team, in collaborative meetings, to ensure the selected solution will be able to deliver the expected outcome.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn about:

• Conducting a preliminary and secondary evaluation of vendors to create your “short” list
• How to conduct detailed evaluations of vendors on the short list
• Techniques for collaboratively performing a Gap Analysis of the proposed solution with the project team and the vendor

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar February 19th, 2015 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

In this webinar, Andre Lavigne (LinkedIn profile) will show you how to better sell yourself, how to influence decision makers, and how to develop positive outcomes on your projects.

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Live Webinar – February 19th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Decision Management Solutions

Organizations today are turning to analytic capabilities to drive decision-making. But with the different types of decisions that need to be made, multiplied by the different types of BI and analytic capabilities available, it can be difficult for organizations to choose the right capabilities for the situations at hand.

Decision modeling with DMN is a proven technique that provides the needed framework for selecting and implementing analytic capabilities.

Some decisions require simpler capabilities, while others require complex capabilities that need the support of a talented IT team. Equally, some users have the experience and skills to leverage tools that require programming and heavy analysis, others may benefit more from a simpler drag-and-drop graphical user interface.

By first defining the decision-making required and only then focusing on details like the specific analytic tools and techniques involved, organizations have a clear map for a repeatable, scalable approach to both purchasing and implementation options.

Presenter:  James Taylor (LinkedIn profile) is the CEO of Decision Management Solutions, and is the leading expert in how to use business rules and analytic technology to build Decision Management Systems. If you are looking for information on decision Management Systems Sign up for his newsletter – Decision Management News. Read his blog: JT on EDM; or Follow him on Twitter: jamet123. James is passionate about using Decision Management Systems to help companies improve decision-making and develop an agile, analytic, and adaptive business. He has more than 20 years working with clients in all sectors to identify their highest-value opportunities for advanced analytics, enabling them to reduce fraud, continually manage and assess risk, and maximize customer value with increased flexibility and speed.

For more great information read James’ books Decision Management Systems: A Practical Guide to Using Business Rules and Predictive Analytics and Why You Need Smart Enough Systems.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope

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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