Live Webinar March 1st 2016 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
Duration: 4 Hours Credits: 4 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly

 This Session Has 4 Hours Of Strategic Approaches!

This online conference dives into four key tracks from the upcoming O’Reilly Software Architecture Conference (April 10—14, New York Hilton Midtown, NY).

Join four seasoned software architects as they recount larger-than-life architectural challenges and share their strategies and solutions for dealing with them.

Covering microservices, integration architecture, reactive and its variants, security, and much more, this online conference will arm you with new strategies and practical approaches for coping with difficult real-world problems.

Zen Of Architecture

For the beginner architect, there are many options for doing pretty much anything. But for the Master architect, there are only a few.

In this information-filled session Juval will:

• Explain his approach to large system analysis and design, using volatility to decompose a system into its comprising services.
• Contrast it with the most common mistake in architecture: using functionality to identify services.
• Show how to overcome:
  • the real hurdles architects face pursuing volatility-based decomposing,
  • simple and practical techniques for identifying areas of volatility,
  • common telltale signs or “smells” when your design is still functional.

Presenter: Juval Lowy (O’Reilly bio) is founder of IDesign, a master software architect specializing in system and project design and iMicrosoft’s Regional Director for the Silicon Valley. Juval is the author of COM and .NET Component Services (O’Reilly Windows) & Programming WCF Services: Mastering WCF and the Azure AppFabric Service Bus. He participated in the Microsoft internal strategic design reviews for C#, WCF and related technologies. Juval is a frequent keynote speaker. Microsoft has ecognized Juval as a Software Legend as one of the world’s top experts and industry leaders.

Monolith To Microservices Isn’t Easy

Over 40 billion ads are served automatically each day on the AppNexus platform based on rules set up by clients through the API.

The breadth and depth of its features has caused the API to grow into a vast monolithic application.

Migrating from an application of this size to a microservices architecture presents a complex array of challenges—consistency is crucial and mishandling a client’s update can cost millions of dollars in a matter of minutes.

In this presentation, Larry will discuss the complexities of such a migration using real-world examples.

Larry will also share the open source software his team used along with the tools and processes they created to make such a change possible.

Presenter: Larry (Lawrence) Finn (LinkedIn profile) is a principal engineer at Appnexus. Studying computer science at Columbia University he spent a few years in the trenches of financial technology working on equities trading technologies. Lawrence has participated in growing the company from a fledgling startup to a technology powerhouse.

Designing A Reactive Data Platform: Challenges, Patterns & Anti-Patterns

Over the last few years, we’ve seen a tremendous surge in data volume, along with an unparalleled explosion of toolsets and solutions aimed at extracting the most value from this deluge.

Integrating these different technologies in a way that makes sense to the organization is a real challenge that has trampled many experienced engineering teams.

Alex discusses these challenges—their definition, mitigation, and potential solutions—and explains what makes a good design pattern (and what doesn’t) when architecting an integrated data platform.

Alex will cover the key architectural decisions Pluralsight made as it moved from a blank slate to a fully reactive self-service platform that is able to fulfill several business use cases.

Presenter: Alex Silva (LinkedIn profile) Chief Data Architect, Pluralsight, leads the development of the company’s data infrastructure and services. Instrumental in establishing Pluralsight’s data initiative by architecting their impressive  platform. Previously Alex was a principal data engineer at Rackspace, leading  the company’s data initiative. Alex has also held senior-level engineering positions at Walt Disney World Internet Group, Pentaho, OutStart, ESPN Emerging Technologies, and Travelatro.com.  With a reputation as a passionate & pragmatic data evangelist he is seen as a big data platform guru.

How To Make Threat Modeling Work For You

Threat modeling helps you think about what could go wrong and how to prevent it.

In building software, we either skip threat modeling for secure design or we try threat modeling but can’t figure how to connect threat models to real world development and priorities.

In this presentation, you will learn practical strategies in threat modeling for secure software design and apply risk management to deal with the threats.

Presenter: Robert Hurlbut MVP (ISC)2 CSSL  (LinkedIn profile, @RobertHurlbut) is an independent software security consultant, architect, developer, and trainer through Robert Hurlbut Consulting Services.  Robert has over 20+ years of industry experience in secure coding, software architecture, and software development and has served at times as a project manager, chief architect, and director of software development for several clients. Check out Robert’s Blog, where he shares links and other useful information.

PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan 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’

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Strategic Approaches To Real-World Architectural Challenges

Live Webinar Feb 17th 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

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: A Tutorial

Live Webinar February 10th, 2016 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly

This webinar is based on  Jim Kalbach’s newest book Mapping Experiences: A Guide to Creating Value through Journeys, Blueprints, and Diagrams

Understanding your customer’s experience is the first step in creating solutions that provide value.

The use of systematic, visual representations can expose previously unseen opportunities for growth.

Called experience maps (among other related terms), these diagrams provides valuable business insight.

However, many people associate mapping experience with heavy upfront research. This need not be the case at all. In fact, diagrams can be co-created by team members in a matter of days.

Once complete, experience maps provide a big picture that you can align subsequent activities to, including user story mapping, design sprints, content planning, and more.

In this webcast you will learn:

• The value of experience mapping and how you get results quick.
• The key factors of a solid mapping effort, which still apply even in rapid creation situations.

Presenter:  Jim Kalbach (LinkedIn profile, O’Reilly bio, @jimkalbach)is a noted author, Designing Web Navigation,  & Mapping Experiences; an in-demand speaker; an instructor in user experience design, information architecture & strategy; Jim is the Head of Customer Success with MURAL.  He has also worked with large companies, such as Audi, SONY, Elsevier Science, Lexis Nexis, Citrix, and eBay, among others. Jim was the co-founder of the European Information Architecture conferences and co-founded the IA Konferenz series in Germany.  Check out Jim’s Blog!

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Initiating, Planning
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 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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Rapid Techniques For Mapping Experiences

Live Webinar December 15th, 2015, 9:00 am – 10:00 am  EST or
Live Webinar December 15th, 2015, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Discussion Topics:

• Which societal or consumer pressures will have the greatest impact on data center
• Key technologies that will have the greatest impact
• Driven by these outside trends, the issues that will surface and have the greatest impact on IT

These top trends span consumer, business and technology, and all will have direct impacts on how IT delivers services to the business over the next five years.

Unless IT understands how these trends are emerging, and what cascade effects they will have on IT operations: the impact on strategy, planning and operations can be significant.

Presenter: David J. Cappuccio, (LinkedIn profile) VP Distinguished Analyst

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning
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’

Click to register for Top 10 Emerging Trends & Their Impacts On Your IT Operation

Live Webinar Nov 18th, 2015 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

A wrap-up of all the fundamental IT methodology webinars, this session focuses on how the various lifecycles can be implemented.

Review the QAIassist Integrated Methodology and learn the benefits that can be derived from its successful implementation.

Ensure that you have a solid foundation to before you get started!

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.

Click to register for Implementing IT Methodology

Online Webinar – Recorded September 4th 2012
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

As a business analyst, you are most likely highly organized, but without the planning tools and business analysis expectations; you may have the appearance of being disorganized in your plight to deliver effective requirements.

Most organizations have identified productivity as a strategic goal for all employees.

Business analysts can contribute by developing their plans and working toward the plans. We are challenged to deliver with speed, increased productivity & efficiency, and to help deliver a competitive advantage. Management will most likely press to complete the analysis phase quicker than possible. The plans will provide you the ammunition to discuss the options to meet aggressive timelines.

This web seminar will give you some hints and tips for producing key business analysis plans. If you are currently in the role of a business analyst, or interface with business analysts, then this webinar is for you.

Presenter: Billie Johnson, CBAP, (LinkedIn profile) has 20+ years of experience in the field of business analysis spanning financial, manufacturing, consulting, education, and government industries. As an early adopter of the IIBA® and CBAP® certification, she received her CBAP® certification in May 2007. Billie is currently a Business Analysis Instructor/Coach/Mentor and enjoys furthering the field of business analysis.

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