Live Webinar May 22nd, 2018 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

Note: SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) towards SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠ Certifications.

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People Ops Best Practices:
Managing People & Teams With Agile Goals

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Live Webinar May 21st, 2018, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

In today’s unpredictable digital environment, a good strategy is more important than ever. IT Leaders should prepare for this uncertainty by increasing the scope and complexity of their roles beyond just informing the strategy to shaping it.

Monika Sinha (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Research Director will demonstrate  how the new role of IT Leaders requires mastery of the skills of a strategist. In this webinar, learn the key strategist skills and how they play a role in strategy development.

Discussion Topics:

• The new critical skills of the digital CIO
• Your performance today
• Actions you should take to master these skills

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Shape Strategy: Master The Skills Of A Strategist

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Live Webinar May 16th 2018 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: IAG Consulting (REP 2858)

Improving organizational Requirements Maturity is a strategic approach to improving project success and aligning IT with the business to meet objectives on time and on budget consistently.

According to the recent IAG BA Benchmark study of 437 large and medium organizations in North America and Europe, the organizational level of Requirements Maturity is directly proportional to the likelihood of project success.

Companies invest millions of dollars in recruitment, hiring, and training of Business Analysts every year without a detailed understanding of the role and how to integrate into the enterprise; the average Requirements Maturity level in North America is only 1.8 on a scale of 1-5, and only a fraction of those measured qualified at a level 3 or higher.

For individual and organizations that are serious about improving in a consistent and measurable way, IAG will explain the key concepts and results you can expect by improving organizational Requirements Maturity

Learning Objectives:

1. The impact of requirements maturity on overall business and project objectives.
2. The Requirements Maturity Model.
3. A high level roadmap to improving requirements capabilities.

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Managing Requirements Maturity

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Live Webinar May 17th, 2018 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  Modern Analyst

Based on Mark Monteleone’s popular article “The Elevator Speech…….for the BA”, this webinar kicks off with a business analyst meeting an executive on an elevator and being asked, “So what are you working on these days?”

Unfortunately, the business analyst responds by citing solution requirements, disregarding the real interest of the executive being business benefits.

Don’t make the same mistake!

In this webinar, Mark focuses on understanding all the components of business analysis and provides insight on why business analysts need to expand their skills beyond the elicitation of requirements to include benefits management skills.

With the use of mind maps, Mark touches upon a number of topics including:

• Strategic Analysis
• Enterprise Analysis
• Benefits Management
• Financial Analysis
• Cost-Benefit Analysis Benefits Mapping

Presenter: Mark Monteleone, (BA Times bio) CBAP, PMP  an independent consultant and author of The 20 Minute Business Analyst: a collection of short articles, humorous stories, and quick reference cards for the busy analyst  Mark has also written several articles in Modern Analyst, BA Times, BA Connection, International Association of Facilitators (IAF), and Global Flipchart. Mark also instructs courses on business analysis and project management plus consults on business applications and projects in more than 35 countries.

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From Requirements Analyst To Benefit Analyst

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Live Webinar May 16th, 2018 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: American Management Association (REP 1294)

• Have you ever had a job where you felt like you were in way over your head?
• Have you ever had a manager who made every day an exercise in frustration?
• Have you ever realized that you might be that manager?

Join this webcast for an engaging conversation with Katy Tynan, author of the book How Did I Not See This Coming? A Manager’s Guide to Avoiding Total Disaster.

Learn:

• Why new managers struggle to make the leap from individual contributor to manager
• The five things successful managers do
• How to create an engaging, inspiring and collaborative work environment

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter: Katy Tynan (LinkedIn profile) is a bestselling author and an internationally recognized expert on how work is evolving. Katy helps organizations ditch out of date management practices and create an inspiring, engaging culture. With a 20+ year career in talent development, Katy worked with hundreds leaders to improve their skills and master the art and science of management and is the author of the bestsellers, Survive Your Promotion! The 90 Day Success Plan for New Managers and How Did I Not See This Coming? A Manager’s Guide to Avoiding Total Disaster.

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Avoiding A Management Disaster

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Live Webinar May 15th, 2018, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

IT teams are often under continuous pressure to cut costs and deliver more with fewer resources. Given these constraints,

CIOs should adopt a structured approach within the IT organization.

In this webinar, Cesar L. Lozada (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Research Analyst will cover how to utilize methods and frameworks that optimize enterprise IT costs.

Discussion Topics:

• Methods CIOs use to optimize enterprise IT costs
• Frameworks that enable CIOs to lower costs while delivering value
• How CIOs communicate to gain buy-in from enterprise partners for cost optimization initiatives

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Methods & Frameworks To Drive IT Cost Optimization

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