Online Webinar– Recorded June 15th, 2023
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  Modern Analyst

One of the ongoing questions in the business analyst profession from those who manage business analysts to the business analysts themselves is “how do we measure business analysts?”

Since much of the success that business analysts achieve is based, in good part, on the work that others perform (as are the business analyst failures) it is difficult to carve out specific metrics that the business analyst (or the business analyst’s manager) can point to which support their claim to success or not.

But there may be some critical success factors in the profession that determine whether a business analyst is performing successfully, with excellence, or just adequately. Or worse…

This webinar discusses the problems of business analyst metrics and how business analysts are typically measured in terms of their overall success.

Presenter: Steven P. Blais, PMP, PMI-PBA (LinkedIn profile) is an author, consultant, teacher and coach  and has over 45+ years of information systems experience in technology management, consulting and marketing positions. Specializing in the design and installation of business-oriented accounting systems and databases for commercial and government clients in the distributed environment; he develops business analysis and agile processes and trains business analysts, project managers, and executive for organizations around the world.   Steven is the author of Business Analysis: Best Practices for Success (John Wiley, 2011) and co-author of Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide (PMI, 2014) and a contributor to the A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide), V3 (IIBA, 2015).

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Critical Success Factors For Business Analysts

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Online Webinar– Recorded August 17th, 2023
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  Modern Analyst

According to statistics, if you are between 18 and 24 today you will change careers an average of 5.7 times during your working lifetime.

So, the question becomes what should an analyst do to prepare themselves for a career change so that they can take advantage of the many opportunities that are out there.

How can you apply your business analytical acumen, as well as your business analysis techniques and practices, to move to a different industry, or even a different role in the organization?

In this webinar Steve introduces you to a number of steps you can take to transition into a business analyst career or, when it becomes necessary or desirable, to transition into an entirely new career. It also will present some tips for how to acquire that new career in the first place.

Presenter: Steven P. Blais, PMP, PMI-PBA (LinkedIn profile) is an author, consultant, teacher and coach  and has over 45+ years of information systems experience in technology management, consulting and marketing positions. Specializing in the design and installation of business-oriented accounting systems and databases for commercial and government clients in the distributed environment; he develops business analysis and agile processes and trains business analysts, project managers, and executive for organizations around the world.   Steven is the author of Business Analysis: Best Practices for Success (John Wiley, 2011) and co-author of Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide (PMI, 2014) and a contributor to the A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide), V3 (IIBA, 2015).

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Starting Over: To Business Analysis & Beyond

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Online Webinar – Recorded April 28th, 2021
Activity Type:  Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

elcome to the augmented era of analytics. Data and analytics leaders should begin provisioning capabilities that support analytic consumers as well as authors.

But how do you find the right solution for your organization?

It’s become key to factor in cloud ecosystems and alignment with both business and personal productivity applications.

In this session Kurt Schlegel (Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst,  James Laurence Richardson (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Director  Analyst, & Austin Kronz (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr. Principal Analyst;  delve into the Gartner 2021 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms to give you the latest insights on market trends and vendor positions.

Discussion Topics:

• Key trends shaping analytics and business intelligence buying
• How to correctly use and interpret the Gartner 2021 Analytics and BI Magic Quadrant
• Explore the highlights of vendor positioning

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Analytics & Business Intelligence Platforms
Gartner Magic Quadrant Insights

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Live Webinar December 7th, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  Modern Analyst

Steve has been one to say over the years that he would hire a person with excellent communication skills, analytical skills and facilitation skills even without business area knowledge and / or technical skills because the latter knowledge and skills can be taught to someone who possesses the former set of skills.

Let’s face it, technical skills keep changing faster than a normal human can keep up.

Only a few years ago you would find it hard to see a position announcement in the Business Analyst world that included ‘machine language skills’, but today it is not unusual.

• What are the companies who ask for business analyst candidates with “machine language skills” or “blockchain background” or ‘big data knowledge” really looking for?
• Why are they asking for technical skills that are not really part of the business analyst’s venue?

This webinar presents the technical skills in demand today and what the organizations asking for those skills actually expect out of the business analyst.

The webinar also discusses the sneaky recruiting tactics many organizations use when hiring, especially in a seller’s recruitment market.

Presenter: Steven P. Blais, PMP, PMI-PBA (LinkedIn profile) is an author, consultant, teacher and coach  and has over 45+ years of information systems experience in technology management, consulting and marketing positions. Specializing in the design and installation of business-oriented accounting systems and databases for commercial and government clients in the distributed environment; he develops business analysis and agile processes and trains business analysts, project managers, and executive for organizations around the world.   Steven is the author of Business Analysis: Best Practices for Success (John Wiley, 2011) and co-author of Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide (PMI, 2014) and a contributor to the A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide), V3 (IIBA, 2015).

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Technical Skills Every Business Analyst Should Master
Or At Least Understand

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Live Webinar August 17th, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  Modern Analyst

According to statistics, if you are between 18 and 24 today you will change careers an average of 5.7 times during your working lifetime.

So, the question becomes what should an analyst do to prepare themselves for a career change so that they can take advantage of the many opportunities that are out there.

How can you apply your business analytical acumen, as well as your business analysis techniques and practices, to move to a different industry, or even a different role in the organization?

In this webinar Steve introduces you to a number of steps you can take to transition into a business analyst career or, when it becomes necessary or desirable, to transition into an entirely new career. It also will present some tips for how to acquire that new career in the first place.

Presenter: Steven P. Blais, PMP, PMI-PBA (LinkedIn profile) is an author, consultant, teacher and coach  and has over 45+ years of information systems experience in technology management, consulting and marketing positions. Specializing in the design and installation of business-oriented accounting systems and databases for commercial and government clients in the distributed environment; he develops business analysis and agile processes and trains business analysts, project managers, and executive for organizations around the world.   Steven is the author of Business Analysis: Best Practices for Success (John Wiley, 2011) and co-author of Business Analysis for Practitioners: A Practice Guide (PMI, 2014) and a contributor to the A Guide to the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK Guide), V3 (IIBA, 2015).

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Starting Over: To Business Analysis & Beyond

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Online Webinar  – Recorded June 22nd, 2021
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media  1 PDU – Free
Provider: BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP1811)

This question often comes up: “I am a project manager and our company is moving to agile or Scrum, does that mean I will now become a Scrum Master?”

In response, The answer-er hesitates and then give the unwelcomed answer of “It depends.”

And it really does depend.

1. The Scrum Master role is deep and wide.
2. Scrum Masters need to support their teams while working with the rest of the people in their organizations to build awareness and enable greater agility.
3. A Scrum Master’s job is not to manage a project or deliver status reports — duties that people associate with the role of a traditional project manager.
4. As a matter of fact, Scrum Masters may not get involved in status reports at all.

In this webinar, Eric Naiburg, (LinkedIn profile) COO, Scrum.org, will discuss the potential move to an agile way of working, the role of the Scrum Master, and what that means for people currently in the role of Project Manager.

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: Eric Naiburg, Chief Operating Officer, Scrum.org &
co-author of UML for Database Design and UML for Mere Mortal. Eric is currently responsible for all aspects of marketing, support, outbound communications and operations for Scrum.org. Previously he held the role of director of marketing for INetU (now ViaWest). Before INetU, Eric was program director at IBM and Rational Software responsible for application lifecycle management (ALM), DevOps and Agile solutions Eric has held product management and marketing roles with other organizations including: Ivar Jacobson Consulting, CAST Software and Logic Works Inc. (Acquired by Platinum Technologies and CA), as product manager for ERwin.

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Should A Project Manager Become A Scrum Master?

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