Live Webinar February 15th, 2017 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour s 1 PDUs free
Provider: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Every project starts from somewhere – this session discusses the factors associated with project initiation and startup.

This can be accomplished through leveraging the following methodology deliverables:

• Business case,
• Detailed requirements,
• High level design,
• Project charter,
• Project roles,
• Testing strategy,
• User acceptance (UA) test plan.

The purpose and utility for each of these deliverables will be discussed during this tutorial.

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

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Applying IT Methodology to Project Initiation

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Live Webinar February 14th, 2017 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU/CDU
Provider: IIBA

Business Analysts Driving Corporate Culture: The 9 Levels of Value Systems
People often talk about Business Analysts being trusted advisors within the organization.

Whether they are IT Business Analysts, Business Architects or Process Analysts they will work with many people within the organization.

To get all needed information, they have to gain trust from every stakeholder. “The 9 Levels of Value Systems ” describes the underlying pattern of social evolution through trans-cultural stages of development.

The knowledge about the 9 levels adds significantly understanding of social processes and help Business Analysts to become trusted advisors.

In this talk Peter Gerstbach (LinkedIn profile) and IngridGerstbach (LinkedIn profile,  @IngridGerstbach )  present findings from a world-wide study conducted in cooperation with IIBA about the value systems of Business Analysts and how to use the knowledge to address cultural issues within organization.

Learn:

1. How values drive corporate culture
2. How to measure and analyze values using the 9 Levels of Value Systems
3. Findings from our research study

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IIBA: Business Analysts Driving Corporate Culture:
The 9 Levels Of Value Systems

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Live Webinar – February 8th, 2017 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour s 1 PDUs free
Provider: IAG Consulting (REP 2858)

Demystify a wide range of agile & traditional requirements / development methodologies!

This session looks at the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and gives prescriptive guidelines to requirements leadership looking to improve results by striking a better balance between agile and disciplined practices.

These practices are not mutually exclusive – the real issue is to look at your current circumstances and find the right balance to maximize success.

This session refocuses the agility versus discipline dialogue.

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Harmonizing Agility & Discipline

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Live Webinar January 31st, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU/CDU
Provider: IIBA

Let’s face it, there are just some conversations that you don’t want to have.

There are some people you simply don’t want to talk to. What happens when we don’t? Everyone loses.

It is perfectly natural for us to avoid difficult conversations. We fear rejection, retaliation, emotional outbreaks, the dismissal of our ideas, and don’t forget those incredibly awkward moments!

However, many conversations need to be had.

The solution is not going to work and one person is the roadblock, the performance of an individual is lower than expected, an individual’s behavior is impeding team productivity, someone is dominating too much, the BA and PM are just not communicating, and the list goes on and on.

If we want healthy, productive teams and projects, crucial conversations must be had. Its time to stop ranting, raving, complaining and avoiding, and to start having meaningful, persuasive conversations that make an impact.

• Are you ready for less stress and more successful conversations?
• Do you want behaviors to change?
• Do you want ideas to be heard?

Then its time we have a crucial conversation about crucial conversations.

This highly interactive and dynamic session will take you on a journey to discover the critical concepts of crucial conversations that will help you effectively discuss what matters most.

Learn:

1. What crucial conversations are and how to have them
2. 5 Critical concepts to drive your crucial conversation
3. How to deal with those that resist crucial conversations

Presenter:

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IIBA: Crucial Conversations:
5 Critical Concepts To Help You Effectively
Discuss What Really Matters Most

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Live Webinar January 26th, 2017 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

Learn what happens on agile teams that don’t do business analysis!

In this webinar Angela will examine how requirements, modeling, diagrams, and value management happen within agile teams.

Presenter: Angela Wick (LinkedIn profile @WickAng) After more than 15 years of consulting, mentoring and teaching, Angela knows that great BAs transform organizations. Angela encourages BAs to be agents of change. She helps BAs develop the skills they need to inspire collaboration, creativity and innovation. Get free BA tips and trends by following Angela on Twitter  or by visiting AngelaWick.com.

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Where Does Business Analysis Fit Into Agile?

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Live Webinar January 19th, 2017 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  Modern Analyst

• In an agile world do we still need requirements?
• How do requirements change in a world of agile development methods?
• What skills and tools do business analysts need to thrive in this space?

Agile methodologies have gained a lot of traction in recent years. Better risk mitigation and increased visibility into development have converted many waterfall aficionados.

Unfortunately, many agile pundits have singled out requirements as the source of bloat and inflexibility in the software development life-cycle, and some recommend not writing requirements at all.

The real goal of project managers, business analysts, developers, and users is project success. How, then, can business analysts work within agile methodologies and help them succeed?

What do requirements look like without all of the overhead? What is the right balance between agility and rigidity?

This presentation will answer these questions and provide tips and techniques analysts can use to add value in an agile world.

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will learn specific techniques used to solve common problems with requirements in agile development cycles.
2. Participants will have a better understanding of the benefits and common problems with agile approaches.
3. Participants will leave the session with an understanding of the differences between a traditional requirements approach and agile approaches.

Presenters:

Joy Beatty, (LinkedIn profile) Vice President, Research & Development Seilevel, Joy Beatty has 15 years of experience in helping change the way customers create requirements with new requirements methodologies and training courses. She is a contributor to the core team for the new release of the IIBA BABOK^® Guide. She is a co-author of Visual Models for Software Requirements (Best Practices (Microsoft) and Software Requirements, 3rd Edition with Karl Wiegers

Candase Hokanson (LinkedIn profile) Senior Product Manager Seilevel, a requirements consulting firm that redefines how software requirements are created. Candase helps clients to clearly understand the desired business value of their projects and has cut up to 80% of project scope in unrelated or low priority requirements for multiple projects. Candase has also developed requirements for a variety of products such as: a management accounting and profitability application, a globally used consolidated sales tool and a globally used software portal where customers can access their digital products for a multi-billion dollar technology company.

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It’s An Agile World:
Requirements At The Speed Of Thought

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