Outsourcing Requirements Discovery

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Live Webinar April 27th, 2016 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

This session is for project managers that sometimes need to contract externally for requirements discovery services in order to make their project a success.

This session shares hard facts, case studies, and a wealth of experience in successful – and not so successful – contracting approaches for the senior project manager.

Supercharging a project by accelerating the requirements discovery phase is a solid strategy – but how do you ensure the company will get solid business value from the activity?

3 Learning Objectives from this Session:

  • Effective analyst engagements models that drive value
  • Red flags in your review cycle: clear signals that you have, or will have, issues with your requirements discovery team.
  • Setting targets for timetable and turnaround: what should you expect from a top notch analyst team?

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Outsourcing Requirements Discovery

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Live Webinar April 27th, 2016, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

It is clear there is value in analytics, but organizations struggle with understanding the different analytics capabilities they can leverage and knowing when to use them.

in this webinar Melissa Davis (Gartner bio) and Gareth Herschel (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) introduce the new Gartner analytics spectrum, with descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive analytics.

Discussion Topics:

  • How various analytic capabilities support decision making
  • Examples of how to use analytic capabilitiesHow to use these capabilities to become a more analytically mature organization

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 8 – Quality 11 – Risk

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.2 Collect Requirements
  • 5.3 Define 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”

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Understand The Spectrum Of Analytics Capabilities

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Live Webinar – April 26th 2016 7:30 am – 8:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – April 26th 2016 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Association for Project Management – APM

Practical guidance and support in developing quality business cases in line with the Five Case Model. Business cases should be understood as both as a product and a process, with involvement from the right stakeholders in order to achieve the spending objectives and deliver benefits.

A Business Case – More than just a document

All too often business cases are regarded as just another piece of paperwork to be completed as part of a bureaucratic assurance process.

But a business case is more than that – it’s the argument for undertaking a project or programme.

Whilst the document itself is a key deliverable, the process of assessing options to arrive at this reasoned argument is where the true value arrives.

Business cases should be developed over time through an iterative process and include consideration of different components.

The Five Case Model

In the public sector the production of business cases is a mandatory requirement in the spending approval process. T

he Treasury’s Five Case Model as articulated in the ‘Green Book’ has become the UK government’s best practice approach.

This Model is a framework for “thinking” in terms of how interventions can be best delivered.

The business case must evidence:

  1. That the intervention is supported by a compelling case for change that provides holistic fit with other parts of the organisation and the public sector – the “strategic case”;
  2. That the intervention represents best public value – the “economic case”;
  3. That the proposed deal is attractive to the market place, can be procured and is commercially viable – the “commercial case”;
  4. That the proposed spend is affordable – the “financial case”;
  5. That what is required from all parties is achievable – “the management case”.

Why is the business case development process important? See HM Treasury Green Book. Each of the five dimensions of the Case are built up during the process.

Asking the right questions

Even the most experienced business case specialists don’t know all the answers that are required to develop a robust business case. What they do know is what questions to ask (and the challenges they need to overcome).

Stefan and Jos will pass on their substantial and varied experience in the field of business case development, drawn from both the public and private sector.

They will explain why extensive engagement with the right stakeholders is key. They will also share tips and practical advice about how to develop an informed business case and provide an overview of the process of creating a value for money business case.

Presenters:

Stefan Sanchez, (LinkedIn profile) Director, Value People Ltd  now a specialised management consultant, had a diverse and varied career in the public sector including regulatory work; parliamentary experience and senior management positions. Stefan led the development of several high profile schemes across the Welsh public sector, including the Welsh Government’s Local Government Borrowing Initiative; Flood Programme; Social Housing Revenue Grant; Capital Loans for Sports and Leisure and more. He has overseen  ‘scrutiny reviews’ ans has led the development of the Better Business Case accredited standard which is now commercially available and is a founding member of the Better Business Case Standards Board which regulates the accredited standard.

Jos Van Rozen, (LinkedIn profile) Strategy & Business Case Consultant, Van Rozen Consulting Ltd, has a passion for improving the track record of typical project value delivery for over fifteen years. Jos has worked with project managers, strategic planners and business management teams to beat those odds across acquisitions, capital programs, merger integrations, new product development and pricing decisions, working with hundreds of professionals to prove that delivering value from projects doesn’t just happen much by accident. Jos has condensed the best tools, tips and tricks for Business Project Success in a book, Be Decisive – Now!: The 2-in-1 Manager: Speed Read – Instant Tips; Big Picture – Lasting Results, due out for publication July 28th,2016.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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”

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Developing Compelling Business Cases:
A Product And A Process

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Live Webinar April 26th, 2016 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour  Credits: 1 PDU/CDU  Cat B – Free PDU/CDU
Presented by: IIBA

In “Accelerating Agile by Adding Business Analysis”, Ryland will stake out the value of the BA in the Agile environment.

The BA acts to enhance the functioning of the whole team, and potentiate each of the roles of the product owner, the scrum master, and the developers.

Specifically in this presentation Ryland will:

  • Review the roots of agile.
  • Identify challenges an agile team faces in larger organizations.
  • Explain how the BA is a highly effective answer to these challenges.
  • Position the BA practice within the enterprise.
  • Show how the BA works collaboratively with the other key roles in agile.
  • Review work that is strongly suited to the BA in agile.

Presenter:

Ryland Leyton (LinkedIn profile) CBAP, PMP, SCM, author of The Agile Business Analyst: Moving from Waterfall to Agile is an IT professional with over 15 years of experience covering BA and previously developer and PM roles. Ryland has served as a BA discipline owner and practitioner specializing in Agile analysis, BA education, mentoring, and agile coaching for product owners, scrum masters, and team members.  Ryland is passionate about good analysis practice and developing the right skills and capabilities for good work in any environment.

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IIBA: Accelerating Agile By Adding Business Analysis

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Are Function Points Relevant Today?

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Live Webinar – April 21st, 2016 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour PDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: DCG – David Consulting Group (REP 3525)

Note: Although DCG is an Rep this event may not have a course number contact DCG for further information

With all the innovative changes in technology and processes that are happening in the IT world, are function points still relevant?

In this webinar Tony Manno (LinkedIn profile) focuses on the three primary purposes of Function Point Analysis and how they continue to provide value today.

Do you connect on social media networks?

During the webinar, join the conversation on Twitter using #DCGwebinar.

NOTE: Calendar conflict? Register below and receive the link to the recording to view at a later time.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
  • 5.1 Plan Scope Management
  • 5.2 Collect Requirements
  • 5.3 Define 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’

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Are Function Points Relevant Today?

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Live Webinar April 20th 2016 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

This session is for business analyst leadership and development executive looking to make long term, systematic improvement to their business analyst organization.

IAG will draw from its project experience with over 700 customers to baseline organizations, assess the value of improvement, and determine the action plan for success.

Learning Objectives:

  1. How do you assess the maturity of an analyst organization?
  2. Where do you focus for improvement?
  3. What implementation guidelines should be used to enhance success?

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Managing Requirements Operational Excellence

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