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Welcome to the downloads page where you will find supporting information from presentations. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Hans Eckman.
2011 Presentations and Reference Files
Building Business Capability Conference
COE Panel: Setting Up a Business Analysis Center of Excellence
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How do I go about setting up a Center of Excellence (COE) for Business Analysis? What should I implement first? Should it be top down or grassroots? Is my organization even ready to take this on? It seems that there can be more questions in setting up a BA COE than answers.
This panel discussion will focus on the considerations that will be faced in setting up a COE, including how to determine the size and scope of your effort, assessing your organizational readiness, implementation and how to show the value of a COE, both to your leadership and to the business analysts in your community. |
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Information Management Forum, Web Forum
On Lock-Down: Requirements Change Management
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When: Thursday, July 28, 2011, 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Where: WebEx
Description: The remediation cost of changes and defects increase significantly during the project lifecycle and post implementation. BA’s often struggle on projects and with project team members trying to manage scope, changes to requirements, and clarifications. Learn how to use some of the fundamental principles of project and release management to create an iron clad requirements management process.
- Investigate the cost and likely causes of late changes
- Understand the key aspects of change management
- Learn how to structure the level of requirements change management to match the project phase and governance needs (including SOX)
- Discover how baseline requirements can be leveraged as an organizational asset by application or functional area
The zip icon links to a set of generic templates to support requirements change management. To view a recording of the presentation, please visit the IMF site. |
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AtlantaSPIN
Replicating Success - Deploying the Innovations Team Engagement Model
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When: June 15th, 2011 at 6:00 PM
Where: CCCi, 7000 Central Parkway Suite 1000, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Atlanta, GA 30328
Description: Companies often have teams to manage technology standards and approve software use, but who is working to help leverage these systems and emerging technologies to solve disparate business challenges and to deploy your "best practices" across the Enterprise? In this presentation, we will discuss how the Innovations Team engagement model can be leveraged in your organization to replicate solutions across multiple organizational needs, develop proof of concept systems, evaluate emerging technologies, and transition work to projects or business units. The Innovations Team is a division of the Architecture team within Enterprise Information Services, and serves consumer lines of business and enterprise application delivery. |
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Information Management Forum, IT Forum: Emerging Trends in the IT Organization
The Innovations Team Engagement Model
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When: Thu Jun 9, 2011 - Fri Jun 10, 2011
Where: Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, 800 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30308
Description: Companies often have teams to manage technology standards and approve software use, but who is working to help leverage these systems and emerging technologies to solve disparate business challenges? In this presentation, we will discuss how the Innovations Team engagement model can be leveraged in your organization to replicate solutions across multiple organizational needs, develop proof of concept systems, evaluate emerging technologies, and transition work to projects or business units. The Innovations Team is a division of the Architecture team within Enterprise Information Services, and serves consumer lines of business and enterprise application delivery. |
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PMI Atlanta
Becoming a leader when working with offshore and distributed teams
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When: Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Where: James H. (Sloppy) Floyd Building, 2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Twin Tower West, 20th Floor - Floyd Room, Atlanta, GA 30334
Description: Everything is magnified with distance. As companies move toward offshore development and testing, especially India and Agile-like methodologies, most companies are describing these initiatives as not delivering expected ROI to being complete failures. Learn best practices, tricks, and pitfalls for adapting activities to optimize projects that work with offshore and distributed project teams. |
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2010 Presentations and Reference Files
Atlanta SPIN
Becoming a leader when working with offshore and distributed teams
When: Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 6:00 PM networking and food
Where: La Quinta Inn & Suites Atlanta Perimeter Medical, 6260 Peachtree Dunwoody, Atlanta, GA30328
Description: Everything is magnified with distance. As companies move toward offshore development and testing, especially India, and Agile-like methodologies, most companies are describing these initiatives as not delivering expected ROI to being complete failures. Learn best practices, tricks, and pitfalls for adapting activities to optimize projects that work with offshore and distributed project teams. |
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Atlanta IIBA
Becoming a leader when working with offshore and distributed teams
When: Tuesday March 23, 2010
Where: UPS Headquarters, 55 Glenlake Pkwy NE, Sandy Springs, GA 30328 US
Description: Everything is magnified with distance. As companies move toward offshore development and testing, especially India, and Agile-like methodologies, the need for quality BA work increases. Learn best practices, tricks, and pitfalls for adapting BA activities to optimize offshore and distributed project teams. |
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Questionnaire for Business Analysts
Questionnaire created to help pre-screen business analysis job applicants. I recommend adding a section for subject matter expertise, and locking the form before sending out.
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Posted February, 2010 |
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2009 Presentation and Reference Files
Atlanta IIBA
Marketing Yourself for a Better Career
You have the skills, motivation, and experience, but aren't getting the promotions, assignments, or job offers you feel you should. Join us at the Atlanta IIBA meeting and discover ways to use marketing and self-promotion to improve your career options and recognition. Learn why others aren't seeing the real you, and simply steps to correct this.
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Presented December, 2009 |
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