Online or Portable Webinar (downloadable .wmv file)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C
Presented by : Modern Analyst

As a Business Analyst asked to help improve operations and customer services, you may be aware of terms such as BPM, KPI’s, and Web Services. If not, you will be.

During this Webinar Todd and Thea take you through how a modern BA develops and navigates a large-scale business process automation project. This BA will be asked to interface between business users and IT to help create a Web-based application that streamlines the business process.

Subjects we will discuss include:

• What do I need to begin the project?
• Who needs to participate?
• What concepts should I understand?
• What questions should I be asking business users?
• What does IT need to understand about budget and timing?
• How do I capture and track metrics?

Learning objectives:
1. Successfully participating in a BPM project
2. Questions to ask, pitfalls to avoid
3. Explaining how to apply technology toward process automation
4. Harnessing the power of technology

Presenter:
Todd Miller Director, Solutions Delivery and Training
Handysoft Global, Inc.

Thea Turay Business Analyst
Handysoft Global, Inc.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 5.3 Create WBS
• 10.1 Identify Stakeholders

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’

Click here to download How the BA can Succeed in a BPM World

Recorded Webcast + Ebook
Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: Up to 1.5 Category C Free (30 Min Webcast 1 hour EBook)

Recorded: April 27, 2011

Many organizations experience delays at various points throughout the project lifecycle.

Microsoft SharePoint is a collaborative solution that can be used to eliminate these delays at any stage in that lifecycle, from project initiation to closure.

In reality, different projects and different stages of the project require differing amounts of process and collaboration, making SharePoint the perfect solution.

SharePoint can be customized and extended with templates and reporting to become a powerful project management tool, providing the necessary structure to successfully manage a project throughout its entire lifecycle.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work
• 4.5 Close Project or Phase

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’

Download the Presentation

Download the Webcast and the Presention

Click here to download the Collaborative Project Management EBOOK

Click to view Managing the Entire Project Lifecycle Using SharePoint

Recorded Webcast
Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 30 Min Webcast – Up to .5 Category C PDUs

Recorded: March 23, 2011

Microsoft SharePoint 2010 has a template for managing a project and also has a list that synchronizes with Microsoft Project, so it is clear the SharePoint team is encouraging us to use SharePoint to manage work and projects. The question is how?

Join Éamonn McGuiness (LinkedIn profile) of BrightWork as he:

• Demos why SharePoint 2010 out of the box is such a suitable platform for collaborative project management
• Demos how the out of the box Microsoft Project to Microsoft SharePoint two-way sync works
• Explains and demos a sample process for managing projects in a collaborative style with SharePoint
• Explains where it is best to use Microsoft Project Desktop with Microsoft SharePoint versus deploying Microsoft Project Server with SharePoint
• Shows exactly where the limitations are with the out of the box functionality, so attendees know where they have to customize or extend

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution

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’

Download the Presentation

Download the Webcast and the Presention

Click to viewUsing SharePoint 2010 to Collaboratively Manage Projects

Online or Portable Webinar (downloadable .wmv file)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C
Presented by : Modern Analyst

Health care providers and administrators are constantly searching for ways to improve patient care and clinical outcomes while at the same time driving more efficiency in their operations. This can be especially challenging when rolling out new technology to clinicians, who may have only minutes to review and provide feedback on systems.

When applied in the right process, visualization can be a very effective strategy for achieving amazing results, as we see in this Webinar highlighting a specific case study with the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Using iRise to visualize an electronic health record system used by doctors, nurses and administrators, the experts at consulting firm Business Intelligence were able to identify high value improvements in work flow and user interaction that resulted in an estimated savings of 28 minutes per day for clinicians and other workers at the VHA.

The lessons learned from this project can be applied to many other industries, so this Webinar is must-see for all business analysts, designers and project managers who want to deliver better business software faster and with less cost.

Topics covered will include:

• Setting the right goals for your project
• How to approach visualizing a complex application set
• Getting the right user feedback – fast
• Lessons learned in user involvement, process & visualization techniques
• Measuring results

Presenter:
Rick Verrill, PMP (LinkedIn profile) Sr. Project Manager,
Business Intelligence Inc.

Nicolette Driggers Senior Analyst/User Interface Designer,
Business Intelligence Inc.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 5.3 Create WBS
• 5.4 Verify 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’

Click here to download Visualizing an Electronic Record System: A Case Study For BAs

Recorded Webcast & Ebook
Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: Up to 1.5 Category C Free (30 Min Webcast 1 hour EBook)

The Webcast: Recorded: February 24 2011

Project management is a discipline, and as such can be quite difficult without the proper training. Some project managers have had formal training (for example PMI’s PMBOK or PRINCE2) and some lucky project managers instinctively know how to initiate, manage and close projects to success. Many project managers however, are thrown into the deep end with little or no training.

At BrightWork we believe we can assist such project managers with a step-by-step, how-to guide. Our Collaborative Project Management Guide is simple and easy to follow, and describes the typical stages, steps and sub-steps involved in starting, setting up, managing and closing a typical project.

The EBook:

BrightWork has authored an easy to follow and simple to use eBook for Project Managers who are not yet formally trained in Collaborative Project Management or who may not have the time or budget to get trained.

The eBook describes the typical stages, steps and sub-steps involved in starting, setting up, managing and closing a typical project. The eBook also has a section on Project Management Leadership style.

Note, whilst experienced project managers may find the eBook to be introductory in nature, they may learn something from it and might find it an especially useful starting point for creating internal training for their new project managers.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work
• 4.6 Close Project or Phase

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’

Click here to download the Collaborative Project Management EBOOK

Click to download the Presentation Ebook and Webcast

Click here to view the Collaborative Project Management webcast.

Note: In the webcast Brightwork has specifically requested feedback on their Ebook & Webcast. If you would like to provide feedback email cpm@brightwork.com.

Online or Portable Webinar (downloadable .wmv file)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C
Presented by : Quest Software

Being a data detective starts with writing SQL queries. But that’s often a formidable task for many data professionals, including analysts. Learn how to take the drama out of query writing with the first in Quest Software’s Data Detective Webinar series: “Stress-free SQL Queries for the Analyst”.

Find out how to overcome common querying challenges with:

• Visual query building
• SQL editing tools
• Heterogeneous querying capabilities
• Automation and scheduling of frequent queries

Presenter:
Ben Boise, Systems Consultant Quest Software

Ben Boise (LinkedIn profile) has been with Quest Software since June 2007 working in the PreSales group as a Systems Consultant. Ben has over 12 years in IT and has worn numerous hats during this time. He has experience in Systems Support, Software Testing, Software Development and Professional Services.

Ben has a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a Concentration in Computer Science from Georgia State University. When not working, Ben enjoys staying physically active through any means possible, including running while mowing the lawn and laughing at himself.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time 8 – Quality

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 6.1 Define Activities
• 8.3 Perform Quality Control

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’

Click here to download Stress-free SQL Queries for the Analyst