Live Webinar June 6th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Featured Sponsor : Jama Software

There’s no replacement for a great project manager, but the right tools can make life easier. Jama Contour provides a collaborative platform to keep everyone in sync to deliver complex projects successfully from initial requirements through to quality assurance. No more out of date specs. No more communication issues when changes occur. No more gaps in test plans.

Join Jama for a live webinar to learn four best practices using Contour:

• Collaboration
• Traceability
• Test Coverage
• Change management

The new Jama Contour 3.1 is a powerful tool for complex projects, all within an easy-to-use, flexible solution — enabling your team to deliver products faster, cheaper and with higher quality. Be sure to join us and learn how collaborative requirements management can benefit your team and transform how you manage the scope of your projects.

Ideal for: Project Managers, Business Analysts, Product Managers, Developers, Quality Assurance, Executives

Presenters:
Matt Walker, (LinkedIn profile) Solutions Architect, Jama Software
Jessica Swan, (LinkedIn profile) Account Director, Jama Software

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 5.2 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’

Click to register for Learn 4 Best Practices for Continuous Quality with Requirements Management

Live Webinar May 24th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by : Modern Analyst

Requirements development deals with getting good software requirements. Requirements management addresses the challenges of handling these requirements as the project proceeds over time. This presentation summarizes several best practices for requirements management.

The following topics are addressed:

• Version control of requirements documents
• Change control
• The change control board
• Impact analysis of change requests
• Requirements attributes
• Tracking requirements status
• Requirements traceability
• Using requirements management tools

Presenter: Karl E. Wiegers (LinkedIn profile) Principal Consultant Process Impact has provided training and consulting services worldwide on many aspects of software development, management and process improvement. Karl is the author of many books including: Software Requirements 2 & More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 5.2 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’

Click to register for Requirements Management Best Practices

Live Webinar – May 17th, 2012 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Offered by BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 1.5 Hr 1.5 Cat A PDU/CDUs – $89.95 USD for 1.5 PDU / CDU
OR …….. The course is included in an (over 100 PDUs Available)
All Access Pass – 6 Months for $229.95 USD or 1 YR $349.95
Please enter Referral Code 576587

Secrets for a Successful Partnership & Project Success – Part 1

In today’s global business ecosystem innovation and the ability to adopt new ways of thinking and performing are becoming essential not only for generating revenue but for strategic survival itself.

This 1.5 hour webinar will explore the relationship between Project Managers and Business Analysts and how essential they both are to achieve project success.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• Understand the academic vs. the reality between the role of the Business Analyst and that of the Project Manager.
• Understand the emerging realization of business architecture and program management as they relate to Business Analysts and Project Managers.
• Realize the importance of building a lasting partnership between Business Analysts and Project Managers.

Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the difference between solution scope and project scope.
2. Understand the role of the Business Analyst as it relates to solution scope management.
3. Understand the role of the Project Manager as it relates to project scope management.
4. Understand the importance of risk management as it relates to both solution and project scope.

With the Course You Will Receive:

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

Presenter: Perry McLeod – (LinkedIn profile) Global Knowledge Training, LLC is a Management Consultant, Facilitator and Instructor with over 14-years of experience in business analysis, process re-engineering, project management, business modeling and strategic alignment. Perry delivers industry recognized best practices for some of North America’s most successful companies across a number of industries such as: banking and finance, agriculture, supply chain, consumer products, software design, insurance and payment processing. In addition to his many professional accomplishments Perry was one of the contributors to the IIBA’s BABOK® v 2.0.

Click to register for Project Manager / Business Analyst – A Partnership for Success

Live Webinar – May 9th, 2012 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

NOTE: The link is for the may 9th session but may still be listed incorrectly as Feb 15th on the registration page – After you register on this page your confirmation email will confirm the May 9th session. IAG informed us they will be correcting this shortly.

Requirements Planning adds incredible value to the requirements process.

More than simply creating another “work breakdown structure” document, this is an opportunity to address risks proactively and gain better stakeholder participation.

This session demonstrates how every component of a requirements plan adds value.

Learning Objectives:

1. Illustrate the pitfalls of traditional approaches to Requirements Planning
2. Deliver guidelines for making Requirements Planning a value-add activity
3. Know what material must be present in a high quality requirements planning document

Click to register for 5 Things You Must Know About Requirements Planning

Live Webinar – May 7th, 2012 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

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 measureable 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.

Click to register for Managing Requirements Maturity

Live Webinar May 2nd, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: Jama Software

There’s no replacement for a great project manager, but the right tools can make life easier. Jama Contour provides a collaborative platform to keep everyone in sync to deliver complex projects successfully from initial requirements through to quality assurance. No more out of date specs. No more communication issues when changes occur. No more gaps in test plans.

Join Jama for a live webinar to learn four best practices using Contour:

• Collaboration
• Traceability
• Test Coverage
• Change management.

The new Jama Contour 3.1 is a powerful tool for complex projects, all within an easy-to-use, flexible solution — enabling your team to deliver products faster, cheaper and with higher quality. Be sure to join us and learn how collaborative requirements management can benefit your team and transform how you manage the scope of your projects.

Presenters:

• Derwyn Harris, (LinkedIn profile) Co-Founder & Solutions Architect, Jama Software
• Jessica Swan, (LinkedIn profile) Account Director, Jama Software

Ideal for: Project Managers, Business Analysts, Product Managers, Developers, Quality Assurance, Executives

NOTE: Although this has a product demonstration there is some great information on collaborative requirements management

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality
• 8.3 Perform Quality Control

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 Learn 4 Best Practices for Continuous Quality with Requirements Management