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Requirements Are Dynamic & Ever Evolving

Though constant change can often feel chaotic and unproductive. The Business Analyst constantly feels the pressure to complete requirements and confronts many obstacles to hinder progress.

Whether you’re dealing with stakeholders who are oblivious to one another’s needs or a project manager who suffers from lead singer disorder, meetings can seem like one step forward and two steps back.

Roles and responsibilities collide, quality deliverables are difficult to produce, conflicting expectations arise, and day to day BA activities become difficult. With any team – whether a project team, a music group or a sports team – it takes more than one person to deliver a project, produce a best-selling song or win a championship.

It’s no different with requirements. Each team member has a role to play. For the Business Analyst it’s about sifting through the requirements chaos. Successfully eliciting and articulating business requirements ensures business analysis activities produce high quality deliverables and solutions.

This webinar explores approaches to managing requirements chaos and reigning in disruptive sources of chaos.

Learning Outcome:

1. Learn to avoid requirements chaos through planning.
2. Recognize the importance of setting and managing expectations.
3. Understand the stakeholder role and the reality of conflicting stakeholder needs.
4. Build a foundation to effectively recognize stakeholder intentions and to plan around high risk areas and saboteurs.
5. Highlight the importance of the relationships between the Business Analyst, the project manager and stakeholders and the corresponding impact on requirements.
6. Grasp the role the Business Analyst plays in creating chaos and understand the means to resolution.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• Understand the drivers of moving requirements.
• Recognize the importance of working in partnership with project stakeholders.
• Understand how to stabilize requirements and filter through the chaos.

With the Course You Will Receive:

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

Presenter: Michelina DiNunno, MBA (LinkedIn profile) Michelina DiNunno has been in the Telecomm Industry for over 10 years, working in Marketing, IT and as a Business Analyst. She currently works for Telus and is providing consulting services through Global Knowledge.

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Live Webinar November 14th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Featured Sponsor : Jama

• How do you deliver great products and services consistently that drive results?
• How do you manage the development process effectively with the entire business?

Product development is now a mission-critical function for organizations and it stretches beyond the engineering team demanding greater coordination and communication company-wide.

There are known challenges such as scope creep, managing change and quality control …

• But what about the hidden challenges?
• How do you avoid the pitfalls that are less obvious and exist in the “white spaces” within your company?

These challenges are very real and have a huge impact on speed, quality and costs.

Join experts from Jama Software and guest presenter Tom Grant from Forrester Research, Inc. as they address the top 5 hidden challenges of product delivery and provide real-world insights for how to solve them. Learn how new technologies are enabling companies to reinvent product delivery to meet their business needs.

Receive A Copy Of The Forrester Report: Webinar attendees will receive a complimentary copy of “High-Value Requirements Are Changing App Dev And Delivery” by Tom Grant, a $499 value.

Topics covered:

• Requirements management
• Product development and delivery
• Managing expectations
• Collaboration and communication

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 6.5 Develop Schedule
• 10.2 Plan 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’

Presenters:
Tom Grant, Ph.D. and Senior Analyst for Application Development and Delivery at Forrester Research, Inc.
Eric Winquist, CEO and co-founder at Jama Software

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Live Webinar November 16th 2012 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A Free
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

Over 68 % of projects fail
Their solutions are implemented, but are never used,
Or they deliver less than expected capabilities.

Missed, or misunderstood, requirements is one of the top 4 reasons associated with project failure.

Creating clear business requirements focused on user needs, or “What’s”, for a project is critical to project success. But, how do you expand these requirements beyond the more obvious functional needs to include the often overlooked requirements for reporting, user experience / interfaces and project acceptance criteria?

Join Solutions Cube for this free 1 hour webinar to learn how to develop a set of project requirements which include the needs associated with the user experience (Use Cases and Screen Design), business questions and the required information to answer these questions (Reporting Requirements).

In this webinar participants will learn about:

• Defining requirements that lead to report design and development to ensure the ongoing business questions can be answered once the solution is implemented.
• Creating user interfaces requirements toclarify the needs for entry and retrieval of information.
• Determining the appropriate user acceptance test objectives to validate that the solution to be developed will address all of the project needs.

Solutions Cube Group webinars are presented by experienced staff members and partners who have over 30 years of experience managing projects and developing and running facilitated project meetings and delivering project management training courses.

Who Should Attend This Webinar:

• General Managers, Team Members,
• Project Managers, Portfolio Managers, Project Leads, Program Managers
• Business Stakeholders, Business Leads, Facilitators

For more info contact:

Carly Burek at 972.786.0900 or carly.burek@solutionscubegroup.com

Earn 1 PDU by attending this Webinar. SPACE IS LIMITED. To secure a seat Register Now.

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Live Webinar November 9th, 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

In many companies, the Requirements Definition process fails to define the “real” business need for a project and solutions are often defined before knowing what they need to satisfy.

On some projects, solutions may have already been defined and the team is just looking for “the right” project to implement them on.

Only Project Solutions with clear ties to documented business requirements are in scope for a project.

Project failure increases when teams spend resources on developing and implementing solutions that are out of scope for a project or address the project needs in unexpected or undesired ways.

Solutions Cube Group’s Defining Technical Requirements webinar will enable participants to learn techniques for creating traceable project solutions to meet the true business needs of the project..

Atendees will learn how to define the architectural framework for the project solution first and then use this knowledge to draw out detail technical statements.

Participants will also learn how to ensure the solutions they intend to build are clear and understood by both business and technical stakeholders and are not just “great ideas” that may be out of scope for the project.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• Techniques for defining Technical Approaches at the beginning of the solutions activity
• Assessment techniques to select the appropriate Technical Approach for the project
• How to create traceability between technical requirement statements and business requirements
• How to use a Systems list to ensure important technical requirements are documented for the project
• How to ensure the business project stakeholders are aligned on the solution being proposed prior to starting lower level detail design work
• Specific techniques that can be immediately applied in their work environment

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Recorded Webcast -November 1st, 2012
An IPM Day Women In PM Event
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media  1 PDU – Free
A Frank Saladis – International Project Management Day Event
Presented by : IPM Day and pduOTD.com

NOTE: A Category B Certificate for 1.5 PDUs is available through pduOTD (PDU Of The Day) Details Below

Join this panel of Women in Project Management Thought Leaders as they engage in a lively and thought-provoking discussion on project management topics for the Women In Project Management Theme of International Project Management Day.

With the understanding that project success brings value to the business, the panel discusses both Project Management topics used to bring value to the business and how women are well positioned to take advantage of the tools techniques and processes used to lead project teams to success.

NOTE: You can choose to enlarge it to “full screen”.

Enjoy:

An IPM Day Event: Women In PM – Leaders In Charge

Led by Martin Chernenkoff, Naomi , Deanne , and Vicki discuss:

1. Challenges of connecting the project with the business…
   • Projects are about making the “Business Better”
   • Who really owns the project? The Project Managers Role
   • The BA Role / Using Business Analysis
   • Stakeholders
   • Change Management / Project Transitions
   • Leadership in Projects
   • Growing your resources
2. PM Processes – Tools & Techniques that deliver value
   • Retrospectives / Lessons learned
   • A Deming Approach to build quality
   • Defect Improvement
   • Making Changes NOT Repeating Poor Practices
   • Building Relationships with “Soft Skills”
   • Active Listening
   • Courage – Speaking up for your project for improvement
   • Stakeholder analysis
   • Risk analysis and escalation
3. Strengths, Challenges and Opportunities for Women PMs
   • Confidence & Leadership
   • Impostor Syndrome
   • Personal Growth / Leading with Authenticity & Integrity
   • “Rolling up your sleeves” Work with your team
   • Empathy and Active Listening
   • Women are Self Aware / Emotional Intelligence
   • Emotional Leadership – Strengths & Weakness
   • Building Relationships & Communications
   • Levels of Assertiveness & Aggression Perception
   • Conflict & Conflict Resolution / Taking risks
   • Bullying in the workplace / Demonstrating Expertise
   • Personal Egos
4. How women need to lead with their “Strengths Zone”
   • Soft Skills Coaching & Mentoring
5. How women need to come out of their “Comfort Zone”
   • Personal Growth & Development / Career / Skills Development
6. How women can be Results Orientated / Competitive / Healthy Conflict
7. How women can influence /hinder their own success
8. Is there a gender gap?
   • Is it changing? / Is it being addressed?
   • Women in Management positions / Perceptions
   • Fear of failure / Supporting each other / Role Models
9. Media coverage of high profile women appointments to C level positions
10. Work Life Balance / How women become Project Managers
11. Approaches to Project Management / Mentoring
12. Growing Women Leaders – Advice for women entering the field
    • Actively learn your craft / Personal and career growth
    • Care about your Professional Development
    • Network, Network, Network / Social media / Professional Events
    • Know your strengths / Know your areas of personal growth
    • Best leaders make those around them shine and allow for their growth
    • Lead with your own leadership style
    • Show a willingness to adapt
    • HAVE FUN!! Enjoy yourself and laugh!

With unique perspectives,
And extensive experience,
You will be sure to pull valuable nuggets that …
You can use with your projects

Connect with the panel members:

• Naomi Caietti PMP (LinkedIn profile) @Califgirl232
  • IPM Day Chair WIPM Theme
  • Enterprise Architect Coach & PMP
  • Naomi’s Blog – InSightOfALeader.com
• Deanne Earle PMP (LinkedIn profile) @UnlikeBefore
  • Expert International Project Management
  • Project Fixer who Empowers People
  • Deanne’s Site UnlikeBefore.com
• Vicki James PMP CBAP (LinkedIn profile) @VickiPPS
  • Expert Business Analysis & Project Management
  • PMP CBAP Author Speaker Trainer & GURU
  • Vicki’s Site Project-Pro.us
• Martin Chernenkoff PMP (LinkedIn profile) @EdmontonPM
  • Sr. Information Technology PM Team Development & Mentoring
  • Supporting the community of PMs BAs and Agile/IT Professionals
  • Founder PDU Of The Day encouraging Continuing Professional Development

Special Thank You’s to:

Samad Aidane PMP (LinkedIn Profile) @samadaidane for making this presentation possible! Samad produces the Guerrilla Project Management Podcast (subscription link), and his technical expertise & coordination were invaluable to this project. His BLOG Guerilla Project Management is recommended reading for all PMs! With over 15 years of IT experience Samad is a also a sought after PMI^® Global Congress speaker on the mindset that Project Managers must adopt to be able to effectively manage today’s complex projects.

Frank Saladis PMP (LinkedIn profile) – Creator of International Project Management Day. is an accomplished leader in project management. Frank was PMI’s 2006 Person of the Year and has been very involved with the PMI as the president of the NYC PMI chapter for ten years. He is the author of 7 published books and has entertained countless audiences with project management songs as his way of sharing his humor and passion for project management.

Frank’s “Project Manager Blues“

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• Download the MP3 (audio version) of this webcast (43 MB)

Click to see Women In PM 2012: Leaders In Charge Running Projects with Authenticity & Integrity on the International Project Management Day site.

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Live Webinar November 2nd 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

In many companies, the Requirements Definition process fails to define the “real” business need for a project and solutions are often defined before knowing what they need to satisfy. Business Requirements that are defined are often unclear leaving ample room for guess work and misinterpretation by the team members responsible for providing the project solution.

The Business Requirements document must be clear and complete and specific to the underlying business needs of the project without regard for solutions.

Solutions Cube Group’s Defining Clear and Complete Business Requirements webinar teaches participants how to differentiate between types of requirements and levels of requirement definition.

Our instructors describe and demonstrate the use of collaborative JAD techniques to lead the project stakeholders through activities to fully document the project needs.

Participants learn techniques to steer stakeholders away from describing their needs as solutions which are premature to discuss and often out of line or limiting for the project.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• How to clearly differentiate between “What” and “How” when creating project requirements
• How ensure their requirements document encompasses all types of requirements including functional, supporting and interface needs
• Techniques for documenting high level business requirement statements
• Techniques for drilling requirements down to detail level statements without stating solutions
• Questioning techniques to uncover true business need

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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