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

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, (LinkedIn profile) Systems Consultant Quest Software  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.  With a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics with a Concentration in Computer Science from Georgia State University, Ben is a strong believer in authentic leadership enjoying  “Staying Goofy”motivating others and  laughing with others to accomplish tasks.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time 8 – Quality

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 6.2 Define Activities
• 8.3 Control Quality

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

Live Webinar – June 17th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

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.

Click to register for Harmonizing Agility & Discipline

Online Webinar
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A $20 USD
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

The creation of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project is often a misunderstood if not a daunting project activity. Project teams often misunderstand the purpose and uses of the WBS confusing it with the Project Plan or Project Schedule. The WBS and the Project Schedule do have a relationship, but they are not interchangeable deliverables.

During this 1 hour Solutions Cube Group webinar: ABC Basics Of The WBS, attendees will acquire an understanding on the characteristics and components of a well defined WBS that is used as blueprint for the product or service being produced as well as fully describes all the project deliverables required to produce the project outcome.

Solutions Cube Group’s live Webinars address many relevant project issues. Join them for this 1 hour in depth presentation to learn about the components of project’s Work Breakdown Structure and how to use it to reduce project failures by closing the gap on missed or misunderstood project requirements.

In this 1 hour live in-depth Webinar participants learn about:

• Characteristics of well defined Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Establishing the project boundaries and foundation required to create a WBS
• Recognizing and using the different types of WBS that can be created
• Steps for building a project WBS

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar.

PLEASE NOTE:  If you are on the Solutions Group Site and receive a message that your cart is empty when you go to check out – this is because you are not yet signed in to your account on their site – or you have not registered for a free account on their site.

To resolve this issue simply click the “person” icon on the top of the course description page and either sign in or register.  You can then return to the course Description page and add the course to your cart.

Click to purchase WBS Series 1 of 3: The ABC Basics of the WBS (This link will place the course in your shopping cart)

Live Webinar June 10th, 2015 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

Strategic change initiatives are profiling in organizations. To facilitate execution of these initiatives, firms are investing in business architecture to help assess and plan them.

Enterprise Business Architecture is quickly evolving into a mainstream business capability. Some would argue that it is already there considering 50% of the world’s top performing enterprises have embraced business architecture as a strategic differentiator.

The tools and techniques of business architecture should be foundational to strategy development, deployment and executive planning. This webinar intends to demonstrate the business architecture framework, describe the what, why, how and uses of some architectural blueprints.

Learning Objectives:

1. Purpose and benefits of Business Architecture to scope, planning and delivery.
2. Applicability of Business Architecture in the context of the rapid Change Agenda
3. Business Architecture framework and a variety of approaches to know when to use model types.
4. Different views of a business architecture framework and how analysis techniques will expose risk.
5. To think architecturally in the decomposition of the organization as a technique for defining organizational impact, scope and for Process Modeling & Requirements analysis methods.

Click to register for Visual Strategic Planning

Live Webinar June 5th, 2015 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: .5 Hour Credits: .5 PDU/CDU Category C – Free PDU/CDU
Presented by: Watermark Learning (REP 1025)

NOTE: Although Watermark Learning is an REP they have chosen to have participants record their sessions as a Category C Activity. For more information contact Watermark Learning or see their “Self Reporting” page.

Thinking About A BA Certification?

Many Project Managers are looking to increase their skill set by adding proven Business Analysis techniques to their playbook.

This event is a free chat session using webinar technology. It features written questions and live answers by an experienced CBAP from Watermark Learning.

Topics include anything related to IIBA’s certifications you want, ranging from the CBAP or CCBA application to the exams to re-certification.

Speaker : Dayle Beyer, (LinkedIn profile) PMP, CBAP, ACC, PMI-RMP, IT-SVM has inspired excellence by providing international best practice tools and techniques for project management, business analysis, to drive successful organizational change initiatives. Contributor to the PMI-SP Exam Success Series: MP3 Audio Flashcards and Discovering the PMBOK Guide Dayle has served in executive roles for information technology and telecommunications solution providers, and is a board member of the Chicagoland Coach Federation.

Click to register for CBAP And CCBA Certification Q & A

Online Webinar – Recorded Mar 13th 2013
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Sometimes we wonder how Microsoft ever came up with SharePoint. SharePoint is the perfect enterprise integration platform and Microsoft is the perfect transactional, product-focused, marketing company. It just doesn’t fit, which is the main problem surrounding the poor adoption and use of the most powerful business application on the market, SharePoint 2010.

The reality is, for a large enterprise to gain the competitive advantage and efficiencies SharePoint can provide, it must look at HOW or better yet WHO is driving adoption.

Here is why the SharePoint BA is so critical. It isn’t about governance or basic administration. Yes, those things are important, but they are the chicken before the egg. The egg is USE!!!

We are right in the middle of the transformation of power in IT systems moving from geeks to the users, because the users are becoming geeks. SharePoint is the pinnical of user enabled IT power.

This web seminar will discuss at a high level

• The vast potential real world applications for SharePoint.
• ASPE will dig into the traditional role of a business analyst
• And they will discuss what the roles and responsibilities would be for a SharePoint business analyst

The optimal goal is to provide details on how organizations can increase the use of SharePoint in the enterprise, which will save a significant amount of money and time and lead to much quicker time to market.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources 10 – Communications

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 9.4 Manage Project Team
• 10.2 Manage Communications

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 to register for The SharePoint Business Analyst