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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Online Webinar – Recorded February 10th, 2016
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1.5 PDU Free
Provider:  B2T Training (REP #2438)

It’s quite common to hear people in the I.T. industry refer to the “Project from Hell” or “Project Death March” – there are even books about it and these projects even make the news.

Project Hell is not limited to I.T. and whole businesses also fail for the same reasons that projects fail – miscommunication, lack of collaboration and coordination, lack of process etc.

Even though we can laugh and joke about them, we should learn enough from previous mistakes to avoid and prevent them.

Listen in as expert  I.T. Industry Analysts Kupe Kupersmith and Tasha Hurley, (LinkedIn profile) 24+ BA experience as they share their light-hearted but heartfelt experiences dealing with Projects from Hell.

This Is A Session Not To Be Missed!

Presenter: Kupe Kupersmith CBAP®, (LinkedIn @Kupe) President B2T Training, B2T Training: Since its inception in 2000, B2T Training, has focused solely on providing business analysis training and professional development. As experts in the field, B2T Training continues to shape the Business Analysis discipline and the careers of BA professionals in major corporations across the globe through its high impact training sessions and valuable resources.

Kupe possesses over 20 years of experience in software systems development. He has served as the lead Business Analyst and Project Manager on projects in the Energy, television, sports management and marketing industries. Kupe, a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®), is also internationally known for his strong mentorship of business analysis professionals.

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Surviving Project Hell – With Kupe!

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Live Webinar February 1st, 2017 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
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 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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