Live Webinar – January 23rd, 2019 10:00 am – 12:00 pm  EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  2 Hour s 2 PDUs free
Provider: IAG Consulting (REP 2858)

This two-hour webinar covers techniques and guidelines for defining the type of requirements needed for inclusion in an RFP for application software.

In order for Project Managers and Business Analysts to evaluate vendors and their software proposals, the business requirements need to be appropriately defined and structured.

• The methods for defining requirements for a software product are different than for custom developed solution.
• The documentation and templates of business requirements is different when they’re being written for vendor selection.
• The level of detail and what included and excluded is critical to a successful vendor assessment.

Learn answers to these issues and more in this valuable webinar.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn an effective approach for collecting requirements for inclusion in an RFP
2. Understand the essential types of requirements to be elicited and included in commercial-of-the-shelf (COTS) RFP
3. Learn what should be included and the sufficient level of detail for an RFQ/RFP
4. Learn the best format and templates for writing requirements for a COTS solution

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Requirements Definition Best Practices For Software RFPs

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Live Webinar January 24th, 2019 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  Modern Analyst

How Often Do BA’s Hear?

• “Create a data model? That’s not BA work,”
• “Prototyping? Our developers do that.”
• “Use cases?  Why won’t they just go away?!”

Many organizations think that business analysis is all about asking questions and documenting the requirements. Although important, those skills are not enough.

If we want a complete set of requirements, we need to model them. This presentation provides the key modeling techniques and tips for using them for project success.

During this presentation Modern Analyst covers the top models business analysis practitioners can use in their “toolkit” for complete requirements analysis.

Review each of the models by category and discuss the importance of modeling to getting the requirements right, emphasizing the relationship between elicitation and modeling in this informative webinar.

This presentation focuses on:

• The importance of modeling in getting requirements right
• How models work together to reduce analysis time and provide complete requirements
• When to use data, process, use case and prototypes models
• Which models to use during major stages of the project lifecycle
• The iterative nature of requirements elicitation and modeling

Presenter: Elizabeth Larson , (LinkedIn profile) PMP, CBAP CEO of Watermark Learning, Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience in business analysis, project management, training, and consulting. She is a frequent speaker at Business Analysis and Project Management conferences and co-author of the Practitioners’ Guide to Requirements Management, The Influencing Formula, and the  CBAP Certification Study Guide (2nd Edition). Elizabeth is on the team that is developing the PMI-PBA Practice Guide, was a lead contributor to the BABOK® Guide Version 2.0, Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition (Collect Requirements), and is the content lead for Scope Management for the PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition.  Elizabeth has been cited in CIO and PM Network and regularly contributes articles to BA times, Project Times, and Modern Analyst.

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BA Toolkit:
Top Visual Models For Complete Business Analysis

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Live Webinar January 23rd, 2019 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: American Management Association (REP 1294)

Speaking On The Spot With Clarity & Precision

It’s happened to all of us—you’re asked unexpectedly during a meeting to give a project update, or are stopped in the hallway with an important question, or are cornered in a challenging conversation.

You can’t plan for these unrehearsed events, but you can take steps to always be confident and ready when they do happen.

This preview of the AMA seminar, Effectively Communicating in the Moment, explains how this course helps you develop your in-the-moment communication skills and will offer some tactics you can start using immediately to become a more effective communicator.

Join Susan Mason for a preview of this seminar and how it will teach you to navigate through unscripted moments, including:

• Advice for keeping your composure while taking time to respond
• What to do when you are being pushed for an answer
• Ways to deliver your message confidently
• Specific stalling techniques that exude competence

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

Presenter: Susan Mason (LinkedIn profile) is Principal Vital Visions Consultants, has  35+ years of experience as an educator, executive coach, trainer, & keynote speaker. Susan has designed, developed and implemented a wide variety of learning solutions for organizations of all sizes, including AMA. She has worked at Cornell University School of Industrial Labor Relations & Hamilton College where she now helps direct the Levitt Leadership Institute. She also has been a keynote speaker at AMA’s Women’s Leadership Center and is a member of AMA’s Online Course Faculty.

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Effectively Communicating In The Moment

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Live Webinar – January 22nd, 2019 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

Engagement is one of the most common demands for L&D professionals struggling to get more buy-in from an ever-busier workforce.

There are hundreds of tactics and strategies that are credited with enhancing engagement, but which of them really have the potential to work.

In this session, Katrina Baker, will explore 3 engagement enhancement options and discuss their potential to drive engagement and learning culture in your organization.

You’ve probably heard about the benefits of learner engagement. This webinar goes beyond theory and focuses on what gamification, user-generated content and social learning LMS features can do for your training program.

Explore how to:

• Facilitate a culture of learning with user-generated content recommendation and sharing
• Moderate and aggregate user-generated learning content
• Align gamification initiatives with business objectives so they contribute to your organization’s goals
• Use learning technology to drive engagement using badges, leaderboards, and rewards
• Facilitate learning object-oriented discussion and conversation among your trainees

This webinar includes examples of engagement features found within Adobe Captivate Prime.

Presenter: Katrina (Marie) Baker (LinkedIn profile) Adobe Senior Learning Evangelist, speaks frequently and maintains YouTube channel Learn Tech Collective. She has authored books LMS Success: A Step-by-Step Guide to Learning Management System Administration (2018), The LMS Selection Checklist (2018), and Corporate Training Tips & Tricks: Save Your Money & Prove Your Worth (2017).  Katrina is a former Director of Technology with ASTD and has worked in global training capacities for Fortune 500 retailer Whole Foods Market, and Global 100 law firms Cooley LLP and Latham & Watkins LLP.

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Engagement Upgrade:
Social Learning, User Generated Content & LMS Gamification

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Live Webinar January 23rd 2019, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Live Webinar January 24th, 2019, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:: Change Management Learning Center (PROSCI)

Prosci specializes in change management processes.  With a strong developed expertise in change management processes they produce high quality informative presentations and seminars

Where does  PROSCI’s Chief Innovation Officer Tim Creasey‘s, (LinkedIn profile, @timcreasey) , see the discipline of change management heading in 2019?

Interestingly, in two different directions.

Start 2019 with a webinar that will explore two distinct and seemingly opposite developments in the change management field: where boundaries are being pushed and where foundations are being revisited.

Register for this interactive webinar and prepare yourself for future growth and common challenges headed your direction this year and beyond.

PROSCI literally “wrote the books” on Change Management:

• ADKAR®: A Model for Change in Business, Government and our Communityby Jeffrey M. Hiatt
  • ADKAR®—awareness, desire, knowledge, ability and reinforcement
• Change Management: The People Side of Change by Jeffrey M. Hiatt

These texts are a MUST READ for anyone performing Change management as a part of their role!

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Pushing Boundaries & Revisiting Foundations:
What Lies Ahead

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Live Webinar – January 23rd, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Live Webinar – January 23rd, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Global Knowledge UK  (REP 1999)

Microsoft’s Excel program is a staple in many business environments, but very few people take full advantage of this tool.

This webinar is a great opportunity to introduce yourself to formulas, data validation, pivot tables, and power query.

Join this webinar for a high-level look at some key features in Excel to increase your efficiency with this great tool.

Areas covered in the webinar:

• You will see how to build formulas to automate your work
• Use Conditional Formatting to let Excel watch your numbers
• Use Data Validation to control data entry
• What is the difference between a Pivot Table and Power Pivot
• What can Power Query do for you

Presenter: Greg Lutes (LinkedIn profile) has been a technical trainer and consultant for 20+ years. Greg has extensive experience with many types of desktop and server software and equipment. Considered an expert in SharePoint and Office 365 technologies; his patient demeanor, passion for technology and practical knowledge enable him to deliver productive and engaging learning experiences for all in attendance.

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What Can Excel Do For You

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