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"Why Agile?"
April 13, 2011
Andy Painter
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. ASPE-SDLC and Davisbase consulting have taught over 10,000 professionals on Agile topics since 2006. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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"Kanban"
April 5, 2011
Andy Painter
As companies work to migrate their software development approach from Waterfall to Agile, they often begin to discover that the limited set of tools offered by the Agile (or Scrum) framework alone do not satisfy organizational needs. Larger projects, more teams, and limited resources are often the hallmark and impetus to implement a Lean development approach where value streams and waste elimination drive the creation of better products, more profitable efforts, and fully utilized resource teams. In this web seminar we will discuss the process, function, and benefits of utilizing Kanban and Lean to streamline your efforts.
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"Earned Value Analysis"
April 1, 2011
Ray Zeillmann
Earned Value Analysis is a Department of Defense supported methodology used to report status of projects in a consistent way; this technique has been adopted by PMI as a concise and consistent status reporting tool for project management.
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"Agile Salary Survey Results"
March 31, 2011
David Mantica
ASPE-SDLC and VersionOne sponsored this year's Agile Salary Survey. Listen in to the results during this 45-minute web seminar that reviews the highlights of our findings and compare those findings with our 2009 Agile Salary Survey. hen comparing this year's findings to 2009, you will get to see how other companies are looking at the economy and gauge your future outlook. Our goal is to provide you a comprehensive session that gives you data on where to focus your career goals in the Agile world based on return on investment.
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"Being Agile and Still Satisfying the Auditors"
March 29, 2011
Steven Ropa
The Agile Manifesto teaches us to favor working software over documentation. That makes logical sense … unless you work in a compliance/governance heavy environment. How do you reap the rewards of better software and efficiency while satisfying documentation requirements? Whether required by your clients, like CMMM(I), or due to the nature of your business, like HIPAA or Sarbanes-Oxley, certain metrics are a business requirement. But, agile teams traditionally avoid such documentation like the plague. Can these worlds co-exist? We will explore several types of standards and metrics and show how to provide them while maintaining agility.
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"Success vs. Folklore in Project Management"
March 22, 2011
Dee Thomas
Let's reduce the too often "fire-fighting" method of risk management. We'll focus on the 10 empirical, simple rules of risk management. What's a discussion of risk without recognizing that a great team is vital in the success of every project? Yet the challenge of creating and maintaining a high functioning team is getting progressively more difficult. We are tasked with different work styles, different cultures, and even different generations. We'll review myth of management verses secrets of leadership.
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"What? The BA Performs Prototyping?"
February 25, 2011
Billie Johnson
Prototyping from the eyes of business analysis is not just about the final screen design, but rather the steps to attain the desirable user interface. In this webinar, the learning you will achieve is two-fold: 1) The steps in the prototyping process to yield a desirable interface and 2) how the prototyping technique provides you as the business analyst an elicitation, analysis, and validation tool all in one as you iterate through the external interface requirements.
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"Business Case Development for Business and IT Professionals"
February 24, 2011
Sherry Pate
The rubber stamp for project approvals has been shelved for the last few years. Only projects that can show a direct and quick return on investment or those that have made a compelling and believable "strategic importance" pitch will be approved. The "strategic importance" pitch is very risky and can come at the cost of a project not getting approved. The logical path for Business and IT professionals is to take the business case approach to getting projects approved. Business and project professionals have two choices right now, one is to sit on the sidelines and wait till the economic environment is better to push their project(s) through or learn how to build a convincing business case.
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"Serving the Enterprise: Solutions for Enhanced Productivity"
February 17, 2011
David Mantica
With head count down in most organizations business leaders have to continue to drive productivity. The challenge though is two fold. With the jobless recovery, capital has been available for training staff, but the main issue has been time. It is near impossible for many to find time away from the office during regular business hours. As this trend continues, organizations will have to get more and more creative to find ways to provide the skills, tools, and technique enhancements their workers need to drive innovation and keep the productivity momentum going.
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"Visual Use Cases"
February 15, 2011
Jerry Jacobs
Requirements analysis is very often the longest pole in the tent for project work. Business analysts are frequently faced with the challenge of achieving a "faster time-to-market" while still maintaining the quality and thoroughness demanded for a successful project. This is an even more important issue in tough economic times. One solution is to use visual requirements. This practice can reduce the requirements analysis time by as much as 30% which, in turn, reduces project costs for the effort saved.
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"The Lean BA"
February 8, 2011
Jake Calabrese
The lean business analysis web seminar starts by explaining the foundations of lean IT before getting into the impacts of how lean IT affects business analysis. The presentation discusses how some existing approaches work well and others present more challenges to lean business analysis and projects.
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"Managing Without Micromanaging"
February 7, 2011
Dave Caccamo
The term "micromanagement" definitely (and deservedly) has very negative connotations. Nearly everyone agrees that as a management technique, it leaves a great deal to be desired. But at the same time, managers rarely, if ever, recognize the micromanagement style in themselves. What constitutes a micromanager and do you display the symptoms? How can you correct the micromanagement tendencies in your management approach? If micromanagement is not effective, then how do you deal with procrastinators and other problem team members? This seminar looks at why individuals micromanage, how to correct your own tendencies, and how to deal with situations where you might tend to find yourself taking the micro approach.
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"Why Agile?"
February 1, 2011
Bryan Tew
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. ASPE-SDLC and Davisbase consulting have taught over 10,000 professionals on Agile topics since 2006. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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"Critical and Creative Thinking"
January 31, 2011
Bonnie Baldus
Like an author experiencing writer's block, the underlying competency of Creative Thinking (or lack thereof!) can stop the best of us in our tracks. Learn what Creative Thinking is and discover opportunities to blow away your paradigms and move your analysis forward. Then enhance your BA value by defining ways to complement that recharged creativity with Critical and Strategic Thinking skills.
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"Drawing Models to Draw Out Requirements"
January 21, 2011
Marc Balcer
Successful business analysts do not merely gather requirements; they must specify solutions that fulfill those requirements. Not only must these specifications be able to accurately convey concepts to software developers, testers, project managers and technical writers, they must be able to be evaluated by the people who provided the original requirements. Plain text and mere sketches are notoriously ambiguous and unreliable. In this course, you will learn how to move beyond just gathering requirements and writing documents to expressing solutions using precise, succinct and verifiable models. You will use these models to enable agility.
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"Impact of Trust on Business Analysis"
January 14, 2011
Billie Johnson
Billie Johnson CBAP will lead a discussion of impact of Trust on Business Analysis. All would most likely agree that trust is certainly a game changer should the trust level be high or minimal. However contrary to what most people believe, trust is not some intangible quality that you either have or you don't. Rather trust is an actionable asset that can be created much faster than you might think.
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"Critical Skills and Changing Market Dynamics SDLC Professionals Need to Consider in 2011"
January 12, 2011
David Mantica
The Jobless recovery has had a major impact on the skills you need for professional success. Companies are continually asking their employees to do more with less, and drive project efficiency and success. The money and need for projects is back, but hiring to support those projects is not. It looks like hiring trends are loosening up and positions will become available in late Q1 and Q2 2011, but it will take beyond Q3 of 2011 for those new hires to have a positive impact on work loads.
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"First Thing's First for BAs"
December 16, 2010
Scott Hannum
Are all of your projects PRIORITY #1? Do you struggle to "get it all done?" Are your resources stretched to the breaking point trying to get more done with less? These situations are all to common in today's business and project environments and Business Analysts often find themselves being caught in the corporate crossfire! Join us for a no-nonsense look at what is required to break the viscous cycle of shortcut planning followed by foggy execution followed by endless revision. Get your organization back on track to better analysis, accurate estimating and shorter project duration.
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"Why Agile?"
December 15, 2010
Steve Davis
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. ASPE-SDLC and Davisbase consulting have taught over 10,000 professionals on Agile topics since 2006. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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"2010 Business Analyst Demographic and Salary Report"
December 13, 2010
David Mantica
ASPE-SDLC together with Ravenflow and the IIBA sponsored this year's Business Analyst Salary Survey. More than 4,100 professionals responded to the survey, and we collected data from more than 100 countries. When comparing this year's findings to 2009, you will get to see how other companies are looking at the economy and gauge your future outlook. Our goal is to provide you a comprehensive session that gives you data on where to focus your career goals in the BA world based on return on investment.
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"Agile Retrospectives"
December 8, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
One of the most important foundational components for effectively utilizing an Agile approach is the team retrospective, yet it is often poorly executed by teams, resulting in little to no value. Conducting an effective, efficient team retrospective isn't difficult, but many teams and Scrum Masters forget to focus on a few key areas essential for an effective forum. This hour long webinar will share with you the secrets employed by successful Agile teams and great Scrum Masters in their mission for continuous, incremental improvement.
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"Pair Programming Advantages"
December 6, 2010
Andy Painter
Pair Programming or even more generally Pairing is often misunderstood and rejected without consideration or understanding of the immense benefits it brings to a team and organization. Management will often react with "I'm not paying for 2 resources to do the work of 1"? We will discuss how to address management resistance to Pairing and individual resistance by discussing the immense benefits pairing can bring to an Agile team.
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"Enterprise Architecture: Modeling the Enterprise"
December 2, 2010
John Pantone
A well thought-out enterprise architecture is the basis for strategic advantage – the lack of architecture anchors the organization to its past; haphazard systems displaying little system discipline. An architectural model is a diagram of an enterprise – used to create the forecasts needed for IT planning. Architects use the EA model to look at how technology is being used in the company currently, how the company structure supports the use of information technology and the ways in which information technology could be better integrated.
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"IIBA vs. PMI"
November 23, 2010
Greg Reinhart
Time: the one precious commodity that we all have so little of and don't want to waste any of it. It seems that we are constantly being asked to do so much more than we have time for and fewer resources to get things done. On top of it there is the concern of what organization should I spend my time being involved in and supporting. I have a PMI® Chapter in town and I know a number of people there but there is a new IIBA® Chapter starting up. Should I join this? There is also the idea of getting another certification of the Certified Business Analyst Professional (CBAP).
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"The Importance of Questioning and Listening Skills for BAs"
November 15, 2010
Mary Repetto
Being an effective analyst requires that you be able to ask both intelligent and revealing questions to ensure that you get the information needed to fully understand the problem. However, you can ask incredibly good questions, but if you don't listen, you have just wasted everyone's time. You can also be a great listener, but if you don't ask good questions, you 've made the same mistake. What it takes is the ability to do both! We will show you how to become a better listener and how to develop great questions so that the quality of your requirements takes a great leap forward.
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"How to be a Great ScrumMaster"
November 11, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
Prior to implementing Scrum, many of us are classically trained Project Managers. We are taught to master the tools and techniques of the profession. Unfortunately, many of us are not taught key leadership skills and we struggle to fulfill the purpose of the ScrumMaster role. When we manage, rather than lead, our teams can feel controlled and their productivity can suffer. We need to learn the core behaviors of a leader, so that we can help foster the kind of environment where hyper-productive Scrum teams can flourish. In this session we will examine the fundamentals of Agile Leadership as they apply to the ScrumMaster role.
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"What is the Business Analyst Center of Excellence (BACOE)?"
October 29, 2010
Jill Richards
Project problems have plagued companies worldwide for decades. Many projects are over budget, behind schedule, and implemented with poor quality. As companies struggle to figure out why, many have discovered a consistent trend: Projects struggle or fail because of poorly defined and misunderstood requirements. As companies try to improve their project delivery processes, many are focusing on improving Requirements Engineering activities and adding more Business Analysts. With the number of Business Analysts increasing, so is the potential for inconsistency and poor requirements quality.
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"'If I Would've Known That…' BA Tools to Make Your Job Easier"
October 26, 2010
Tiffany Dahlberg
Every business does "analysis" internally, externally, or both. Business Analysis is a fancy term for identifying problems or opportunities, eliciting the needs and wants of stakeholders, then clarifying and validating those requirements through documentation and communication. The end result is implementing the best solution. It's common but not easy. The most common reason for project failure is lack of proper requirements.
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"Agile Testing"
October 20, 2010
Andy Painter
Testing in an Agile environment can be a daunting task. Testing is a crucial activity to help maintain and ensure the quality of our software. How do teams stay on top of the constant set of feature changes, continually retest, and still meet their iteration goals and commitments. We will discuss some of the common challenges facing Agile teams and their testing efforts. We will discuss how different testing techniques, collaboration techniques, automation, and tools can support the team in creating a quality product while overcoming those challenges.
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"Cargo Cut Agile"
October 13, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
Agile software development is no longer a domain occupied solely by trend setting, trail blazing software shops, it has made the jump to the mainstream where it is being practiced in nearly ever industry and by every size of organization. But with its wider adoption, the underlying principles of Agile are often lost by teams, resulting in what we call 'Cargo Cult Agile Teams'. These Cargo Cult Agile teams seem to do all of the right things, using all the right terms, but do not experience the amazing resulting benefits that other Agile teams do.
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"Test Driven Development"
September 29, 2010
Andy Painter
As teams constantly develop small incremental features by adding, modifying, refactoring, and re-designing existing software, many challenges emerges with each and every iteration. Among these challenges is ensuring previously delivered functionality is still correct and newly created functionality works as expected within a single iteration. Test Driven Development (TDD) can help address these issues with greater safety and confidence while supporting the team to create better quality software and simpler designs. TDD is built on a set of values that testing and quality are paramount, change is expected and both are constantly embraced.
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"Why Agile?"
September 14, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. ASPE-SDLC and Davisbase consulting have taught over 10,000 professionals on Agile topics since 2006. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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"Continuous Integration"
August 23, 2010
Andy Painter
As teams embrace the agile lifecycle, short feedback cycles become a crucial component that allows teams to effectively inspect, adapt and improve. Continuous Integration is a process that supports the team and provides that critical feedback as they incrementally develop and deliver software. Continuous Integration is as much an attitude as it is a process that embodies the team values and helps to team to adhere to those values.
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"The Agile PMP"
August 17, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
Many of today's accredited Project Management Professionals (PMPs) are finding themselves leading and managing Agile development teams, only to find that many of the tools and techniques applied when utilizing a traditional project management approach no longer work as effectively or at all. In order to do more than survive in this iterative development environment, today's PMP must employ additional project management tools and techniques to effectively lead their teams and deliver their projects. This hour long webinar will explore how today's PMP can easily and successfully make the transition to an effective Agile PMP.
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"Kanban"
August 11, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
As companies work to migrate their software development approach from Waterfall to Agile, they often begin to discover that the limited set of tools offered by the Agile (or Scrum) framework alone do not satisfy organizational needs. Larger projects, more teams, and limited resources are often the hallmark and impetus to implement a Lean development approach where value streams and waste elimination drive the creation of better products, more profitable efforts, and fully utilized resource teams. In this web seminar we will discuss the process, function, and benefits of utilizing Kanban and Lean to streamline your efforts.
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"Testing as a Service and Not Simply a Process"
August 6, 2010
Jerrry Durant
For decades testing has founded its existence on defect finding, utilizing systematic methods to support it's efficiencies and the spirit of being a necessary part of the software engineering enterprise. Yet despite these noble values problems continue to exist, software delays occur and software testing continues to fall short in terms of the level of service it is providing. In this session age old norms will be challenged. Rather than looking to test processes and technologies as the answer looking at the role of testing as it relates to business contribution.
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"2010 Project Management Salary Survey Results"
August 4, 2010
David Mantica
More than 2,000 project management professionals between January and March 2010 responded to a salary survey sponsored jointly by TenStep and ASPE-SDLC. This web seminar will present the findings. Four main areas will be covered: overall demographics, demographics specific to project management, salary details and salary analysis. You will learn if having your PMP increases your salary, if years of project management experience gives you a leg up, or if the industry you work in has an impact on what you get paid.
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"Why Agile?"
July 20, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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"Certified Scrum Developer Designation"
July 1, 2010
Steve Davis
The Scrum Alliance has begun the process of developing intermediate / middle level certification to provide a learning / career path to the over 70,000 professionals who have achieved Certified Scrum Master status. The Certified Scrum Developer designation combines both training and assessment to quantify a professionals understanding of Scrum principles and their skills in agile engineering.
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"Introduction to Agile Planning and Estimation"
June 22, 2010
Steven Ropa
Projects, especially software projects, are inherently difficult to plan. Most of the traditional methods of trying to estimate how long projects will take tend to fall short, while the projects themselves run long. Agile methodologies provide a new way to look at project planning, greatly increasing a project's chances to succeed. In this presentation, we will investigate how agile planning is different, and look into the practices that make it so successful.
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"Kanban"
June 16, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
As companies work to migrate their software development approach from Waterfall to Agile, they often begin to discover that the limited set of tools offered by the Agile (or Scrum) framework alone do not satisfy organizational needs. Larger projects, more teams and limited resources are often the hallmark and impetus to implement a Lean development approach. In this web seminar we will discuss the process, function and benefits of utilizing Kanban and Lean to streamline your efforts.
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"Certified Scrum Developer Designation"
May 19, 2010
Steve Davis
The Scrum Alliance has begun the process of developing intermediate / middle level certification to provide a learning / career path to the over 70,000 professionals who have achieved Certified Scrum Master status. The Certified Scrum Developer designation combines both training and assessment to quantify a professionals understanding of Scrum principles and their skills in agile engineering.
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"Earned Value Analysis"
April 30, 2010
Mary Repetto
According to the Standish Group, companies lost over $38 billion in value of projects done in 2002. What's even more amazing is that when you probe to truly understand how a project is doing, most PM's can't really tell you. They might be able to say if the project will meet the due date, but have no clue if spend is according to budget or if all the planned work is really getting done. In this workshop, we focus on what earned value analysis is, what it can and can't do, and what it takes to make it work.
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"Business Modeling Boot Camp"
April 13, 2010
Marc Balcer
In today's world of "faster, better, cheaper," specification accuracy and precision are essential if you want to get the right systems to meet your business needs. However, many businesses find that getting better systems is neither fast nor cheap. Whether it's integration, configuration or new development; whether you call it analysis, modeling or architecture; whether you're in-house, outsourcing or offshore, precise specification is essential to systems success.
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"SharePoint and Office 2010: A Hands-On Demo"
February 24, 2010
Mark Weinstein
The release of the next generation of Microsoft's™ SharePoint Server is just around the corner, and in addition to many new features, much of SharePoint’s functionality has been improved based on user feedback from previous versions. From system administration, to user functionality, to automation features, SharePoint has been revamped to meet the advanced requirements of many organizations.
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“Introduction to Agile Methods”
February 22, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know. You will learn the philosophies of Agile, the techniques and tools, and the art and science of it. You will see that there is no cookie cutter solution; your initiation, pilot, and full roll-out is based on your organizational culture and human capital.
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“A First Look at SharePoint Server 2010”
January 14, 2010
Mark Weinstein
The release of the next generation of Microsoft's™ SharePoint Server is just around the corner, and in addition to many new features, much of SharePoint's™ functionality has been improved based on user feedback from previous versions. From system administration, to user functionality, to automation features, SharePoint has been revamped to meet the advanced requirements of many organizations.
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“Introduction to Agile Methods”
January 7, 2010
Bill Gaiennie
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. ASPE-SDLC and Davisbase consulting have taught over 10,000 professionals on Agile topics since 2006. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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“2009 Demographic & Salary Report for Agile Practitioners”
December 1, 2009
David Mantica
Agile is hot and the survey results tell the story, but the data from the survey also paints a different picture of who is driving agile adoption and how it is being driven. You will see a lot of surprising results and some very interesting findings with some distributing feedback. This 45-minute web seminar (with 15 minutes of Q&A) will present findings of ASPE-SDLC and VersionOne's™ Agile salary survey.
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“Introduction to Agile Methods (11.24.09)”
November 24, 2009
Steve Davis
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. ASPE-SDLC and Davisbase consulting have taught over 10,000 professionals on Agile topics since 2006. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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“2009 Demographic & Salary Report for the Business Analysis Profession”
November 17, 2009
David Mantica
The IIBA turns 5 years old in October. A lot has changed with the Business Analyst position during this time. The IIBA has brought a lot of attention to the position and has also given the industry a very detailed picture of the value a BA brings to an organization. How has all this activity impacted the salary potential of a professional doing BA work? This 45-minute web seminar (with 15 minutes for Q&A) will present the findings of ASPE-SDLC and Ravenflow’s BA salary survey. In this overview, we will review the detailed facts, analysis, and interpretation of the results.
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“Successfully Marketing Your Project Management Office”
October 29, 2009
Tom Mochal
ASPE has partnered with TenStep to offer you this event. Let's face it - many Project Management Offices (PMOs) are not providing true value to their organizations. On the other hand, many PMOs are providing value, but they are not articulating the value to their organization. The result is that the PMOs are considered overhead and are first in line for cutting when budgets are tightened. In this web seminar, we will discuss why PMOs need to do a better job in value-based communication. We will describe the framework for creating a Communication Plan for the PMO.
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“Introduction to Agile Methods (10.15.09)”
October 15, 2009
Steve Davis
Agile Methods have taken software development by storm. Professionals are hoping to gain the efficiencies and quality that experts profess Agile methods provide. They are also looking for a higher quality working environment, including increased empowerment that Agile preaches. ASPE-SDLC and Davisbase consulting have taught over 10,000 professionals on Agile topics since 2006. To have a chance of success in Agile, you must learn what Agile really is and not what the evangelist, consulting firms, and tool vendors want you to know.
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“The Exceptional Manager: Leading Teams through Challenging Times”
September 30, 2009
Tiffany Dahlberg & Carmen Ferme
In today's economy of downsizing, doing more with less, dealing with change at mind boggling rates, being exceptional at managing others has never been more challenging and yet more critical! Whether you are just starting out as a manager, been in your position for awhile and need a jolt to recharge, or been in your position for awhile and never received any formal development, today's managers can not afford to leave it up to chance.
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“Reaping Value from Global Agile Engineering”
September 11, 2009
Jerry Durant
A trademark of highly productive agile projects is team cohesiveness. This involves the need to have physical as well as cultural closeness. Is it possible to utilize agility and harvest the benefits on outsourced projects? This web seminar will explore ways to bridge the distance, time zone, and the cultural and operational gaps that challenge optimal agile project efficiency. Practical and proven methods will be introduced to illustrate the level of practical implementation that can take place without jeopardizing the foundations of sound agile engineering.
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“How Windows 7 Solves the Vista Problems”
August 27, 2009
Tom Carpenter
Many organizations have been forced to move to Windows Vista because of support contracts and others have avoided it altogether. Without question, Windows Vista has caused many problems for the IT professional, but it also introduced a number of enhancements that can be very appealing. Windows 7 is set to capitalize on the positive aspects of Vista and improve or remove the negative once.
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“The Business Analyst Profession: An Update and an Outlook”
August 13, 2009
Stace Williams
Where does the business analysis profession stand today, and where is it heading? This informative webinar will answer those two questions. First, we'll take a quick look at recent events in our field, including the rise of the International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA®) and the development of the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) designation. We'll talk about the state of the CBAP examination process and the impact that certification appears to be having on our work as Business Analysts, and more.
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“Product Theory, Real-World Innovation, and Creativity Enablement ”
July 21, 2009
David Mantica
Business is driven around Products. Your product may be a service, software, or some type of "widget." In any case, your product has a life cycle and the start of that life cycle was idea generation. That idea generation process required innovation and creativity.
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“The Manager's Guide to Agile Adoption”
July 16, 2009
Mike Cottmeyer
Agile methodologies are helping teams deliver software faster and with much higher quality than ever before. Given the success of agile at the team level, many managers are exploring the possibility of implementing these methodologies across the entire product delivery organization. These managers launch their adoption efforts only to uncover many common myths, misperceptions, and obstacles that derail their efforts before they really get started.
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“Agile Industry Watch: Update on Industry Trends and Impact on SDLC Management”
June 11, 2009
David Mantica
With over 50,000 people holding the Certified Scrum Master designation and with PMI making overtures to the Agile industry, 2009 is turning out to be a critical year for Agile deployment. In this 45-minute web seminar (15 minutes Q&A), get an update on the industry trends regarding Agile and how Agile methods are impacting SDLC management practices.
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“Understanding the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK®) Guide: Transition From 3rd to 4th Edition”
May 13, 2009
Dave Caccamo
The 4th edition of A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) continues the on-going efforts of the Project Management Institute to provide practitioners with an easy to understand and implement standard for the fundamental practices of project management. As the basis for much of the Project Management Professional (PMP) examination, understanding the PMBOK® Guide is fundamental not only for practitioners but for all those planning on taking the exam.
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“Predictive Analysis for Project Managers With Excel Q&A”
April 17, 2009
Richard Perrin
Q&A Session: Businesses facing severe resource and funding restrictions due to recent events in the economy are faced with having to do more with much less. The project manager’s ability accurately scope, budget and develop the project timeline have never been more important or timely. We will examine the tools needed by the project manager to accomplish these goals using a product that is familiar to over 20 million users: Excel. Find out how to set up regression analysis, Pareto charts, SPC charts, Monte Carlo analysis, compute conditional probability, and a lot more by mastering some keys skills using Excel.
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“Predictive Analysis for Project Managers With Excel”
April 17, 2009
Richard Perrin
Businesses facing severe resource and funding restrictions due to recent events in the economy are faced with having to do more with much less. The project manager’s ability accurately scope, budget and develop the project timeline have never been more important or timely. We will examine the tools needed by the project manager to accomplish these goals using a product that is familiar to over 20 million users: Excel. Find out how to set up regression analysis, Pareto charts, SPC charts, Mont Carlo analysis, compute conditional probability, and a lot more by mastering some keys skills using Excel.
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“Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile: The Waterfall Trap”
March 20, 2009
Richard Perrin
For many years since the 1970s most IT projects have been run like projects in the construction industry. The approach is typically called the ˜waterfall" approach because each phase of the project is a direct outgrowth of the preceding phase, in a series of finish-to-start relationships: Analysis, requirements, design, code, test, deploy. Standish Group studies have shown that only 35% of IT projects complete successfully; the remaining 65% are challenged or fail outright. We will explore the issues with the waterfall approach in software development and discuss how an agile approach drives high levels of customer satisfaction, software quality, and developer productivity.
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“Q&A Session for 'Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile: The Waterfall Trap'”
March 20, 2009
Richard Perrin
For many years since the 1970s most IT projects have been run like projects in the construction industry. The approach is typically called the ˜waterfall" approach because each phase of the project is a direct outgrowth of the preceding phase, in a series of finish-to-start relationships: Analysis, requirements, design, code, test, deploy. Standish Group studies have shown that only 35% of IT projects complete successfully; the remaining 65% are challenged or fail outright. We will explore the issues with the waterfall approach in software development and discuss how an agile approach drives high levels of customer satisfaction, software quality, and developer productivity.
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“Measuring Business Analyst Impact”
February 19, 2009
David Mantica
In business it is all about measurement. If something can't be measured it is deemed unimportant or relegated to "cost" status. Anything put in the "cost" bucket has no chance to grow or prosper, especially in the current economic climate. For the Business Analyst position to grow in respect and requirement within a business, measurement tools must be established.
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“SharePoint Best Practices”
February 11, 2009
Mark Weinstein
You've heard the saying: "Measure twice and cut once." This old saying for builders can and should also be applied to software projects. SharePoint Server 2007 provides a broad set of features which may be used to build different types of solutions, but in order to effectively use these tools you should proritize SharePoint's features based on your organizational needs.
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“Building a Project Management Information System with SharePoint”
January 28, 2009
Mark Weinstein
More and more successful project managers are utilizing SharePoint 2007 to drive their projects and operational initiatives. Out of the box, SharePoint Server offers many features that lends itself to effectively managing projects. Lists and libraries allow you to consolidate and manage project information in a central place, while business intelligence features allow you to report on that information in real-time. By utilizing SharePoint along with other business tools such as the Microsoft Office suite of applications, oraganization can create a customized Project Management Information System (PMIS) to assist with the daily management of enterprise projects.
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“Mining for Reductive Engineering Opportunities Using Software Reuse Principals”
January 5, 2009
Jerry Durant
Present day economic conditions are forcing companies to re-examine the way they engineer software and how they address the mounting demand for services. Even companies who provide offshore services are facing competitive demands to drive down costs while accelerating deliver (without compromising quality). These challenges have caused us to revisit the topic of software reuse, a concept introduced in the late 1980s but fell out of vogue in the late 1990s.
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“The Agile PMP: Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks”
December 18, 2008
Mike Cottmeyer
Agile methods put a great deal of emphasis on trust, empowerment, and collaboration. Agile moves us away from command and control project management toward an approach designed to harness the passion, creativity, and enthusiasm of the team. A successful transition to agile project management hinges largely on how well traditional project managers are able to adopt new ways of thinking about project structure and control. Building on the principles of PMI® and the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), Mike will explore how a PMP can adapt their knowledge and experience to become an effective agile project leader.
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“The Critical Skills You Need to be Marketable and Indispensable in 2009 ”
December 17, 2008
David Mantica
In today's struggling economy we see tons of layoffs, cut backs, and businesses closing. No matter who you are, we all have at least a small fear of being the next to go. Whether you are a Senior VP, a low level employee, or even currently unemployed there are certain skills that will put you head-and-shoulders above the rest. In this white paper, we will discuss what skills you need in 2009 to be more marketable to employers or indispensable in the role you already possess.
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“BA/PM Interaction: Real world Perspective Based on Feedback and Interaction from Multiple Companies”
December 9, 2008
David Mantica
As the BA position grows, the interaction of the BA and PM becomes more and more critical. Some of this interaction has become dysfunctional leading to infective solutions and miss opportunities for quality and cost savings. This 45 min web seminar will offer 1 PMI PDU. Learn how leading companies are handling PM/BA interaction, understand the profiles and differences between a successful BA and PM, learn what work areas overlap regularly and how to successfully mitigate the overlap, and discuss how outsourcing impacts responsibilities for both.
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“Jumpstart in Project Management”
November 25, 2008
Scott Hannum
Even though an ever-growing percentage of our time is dedicated to project related work, many project team members, Project Managers and the management level executives who request these projects still tend to make the same mistakes over and over? This focused Web-seminar not only discusses the advantages and necessity of using a formalized project methodology but also reveals fundamental elements that are often missed causing projects to go over budget, over time and to miss their original goals and objectives.
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“CBAP Certification: Taking the Business Analyst Profession to the Next Level”
October 21, 2008
Stace Williams
Articulate why business analysis really is a profession. Understand how the IIBA evolved and how the CBAP designation developed. Get a feel for how the BABOK is organized and how it’s changing. Know the core qualifications for the CBAP credential and whether you possess them. Use proven tips to successfully apply for the CBAP. Become familiar with the content and structure of the CBAP examination. Get real-world answers to your questions about CBAP certification
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“Using VMware for More Productive and Efficient Software Testing”
October 16, 2008
HB Farris
Company’s operations and IT centers have realized the maintenance and cost reduction benefits of Virtual Machines. It is time for development and testing organizations to release the benefits of virtualization as well. Most organizations have used VM images to test client configurations, but the benefits of VM are far greater reaching. Learn how virtualization can reduce your dependency on your operations and IT centers.
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“Case Study Webcast: SharePoint Project Management Gives Group Health Cooperative the Right Dose of Medicine!”
October 8, 2008
Donnell Coomes & Eamonn McGuinness
How does a large non-profit organization stay in control of their project work? How do senior executives and project sponsors quickly and easily see the status of the various projects in progress - in a way that doesn't make them hunt and peck for information?
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“Introduction to Business Process Analysis & Design Web Seminar”
September 17, 2008
Juan Santa-Coloma
Introduction to BPAD Rescheduled Web Seminar
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“Selecting & Implementing an Electronic Medical Records System”
August 21, 2008
Mary Zarba
There are numerous pre-implementation considerations that must be addressed prior to the evaluation and selection of an EMR system. We will identify critical thinking and project management analysis tools used to develop a successful implementation team, realistic time lines and attainable practice requirements. This web seminar will also address critical success factors in the EMR selection process, determining practice readiness and vendor contractual pitfalls to avoid. If you are involved in the selection and/or implementation of a practice or hospital EMR system, this web seminar is for you!
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“Agile Metrics and Measurement-Presentation”
August 12, 2008
Mike Cottmeyer
gile delivers value through iteration and inspection. Agile reporting is the key that will unlock that value and make your projects manageable again. This presentation will explore how agile teams estimate and plan, what these teams measure, and how these metrics can be used to manage project performance. The talk will cover four key agile concepts: story points, velocity, defect trend, and burndown and how these measurements can be used to deliver graphically rich, accurate, and timely project reporting.
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“Agile Metrics and Measurement-Q&A Session”
August 12, 2008
Mike Cottmeyer
This is the Q&A material from the above presentation.
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“Architecting a SharePoint Solution to Manage Work and Projects”
July 17, 2008
Eamonn McGuinness
harePoint is capable of handling many different business workloads. A classic example is of course a web site built on SharePoint. While this is great use of SharePoint, consider that an organization typically only has one web site, albeit with many users of course. Consider however the business workload of project and program management, where organizations have hundreds, or in some cases thousands, of projects, involving both internal and external parties. Consider also that today many of these projects are run on email, Microsoft Excel and shared network drives. Collaborative project and program management is a business workload very suited to SharePoint.
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“Beyond Requirements - Managing Requirements & Change-Presentation”
June 24, 2008
Mary Lynn McNeely
Change is inevitable in a project. Making the right decisions about changes is a talent. Have you ever seen a project that launched without any change from original scope? By understanding that change is going to happen, you have a better chance of a successful project launch. You will find that by implementing a Change Control Process you increase substantially the chances of project success and stakeholder satisfaction.
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“Beyond Requirements - Managing Requirements & Change-Q&A Session”
June 24, 2008
Mary Lynn McNeely
This is the Q&A material from the above presentation.
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“Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Web Seminar”
April 21, 2008
Alan Koch
In this webinar, after a very brief introduction to Agility, we will survey the four most significant challenges of transitioning to an Agile approach.
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“Transitioning from Waterfall to Agile Web Seminar Q&A”
April 21, 2008
Alan Koch
This is the Q&A material from the above presentation.
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“WSS 3.0 Versus MOSS 2007: Understanding the major differences between Microsoft SharePoint Products Web Seminar”
March 20, 2008
Mark Weinstein
Recording of ASPE Technology's web seminar "WSS 3.0 Versus MOSS 2007: Understanding the major differences between Microsoft SharePoint Products" held on March 20th, 2008.
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Improving Management & Technical Communication in Outsourcing”
March 12, 2008
Jerry Durant
ASPE Technology Web Seminar "Improving Management & Technical Communication in Outsourcing" on March 11, 2008.
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“Lean-Agile Software Project Management”
February 25, 2008
Richard Perrin PMP CSM SSBB QFDGB
Discover how the tools of Lean and Six-Sigma can turbo-charge agile software project implementations. This 1 hour Webinar will highlight the key Lean tools that can bring laser focus and process to delivering successful agile software projects (or any other type of project). Discussed will be the benefits of Lean-Agile, as well as address how to implement change in organizations with established methodologies.
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“Lean-Agile Software Project Management - QA Session”
February 25, 2008
Richard Perrin PMP CSM SSBB QFDGB
Discover how the tools of Lean and Six-Sigma can turbo-charge agile software project implementations. This 1 hour Webinar will highlight the key Lean tools that can bring laser focus and process to delivering successful agile software projects (or any other type of project). Discussed will be the benefits of Lean-Agile, as well as address how to implement change in organizations with established methodologies.
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“Principles of Automated Testing”
February 6, 2007
Mario Aquino
Recording of ASPE Technology's February 6th web seminar "Principles of Automated Testing."
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“Just Enough Precision: Smart Specification Using Intentional Imprecision & Rich Definitions”
January 16, 2008
David Gelperin
ASPE web seminar on 1/16/2008
Just Enough Precision: Smart Specification Using Intentional Imprecision and Rich Definitions
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“Maximizing Your Communications for the Greatest Impact”
November 21, 2007
Andrew Graham
Communicating our ideas to create understanding in others is not as easy as it may seem. Considering the amount of stimulus we must sift through on a daily basis, it is hard to determine what is truly important. This web seminar addresses effective ways to overcome these communication disconnects that happen in organizations. From ensuring we are capturing the right requirements to fostering accountability in others for project tasks, these lessons can be applied in all disciplines at all levels.
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“CBAP Certification: Taking the BA Profession to the Next Level”
September 20, 2007
Kris Ashton
Explore the CBAP designation—what it is and isn’t, and what it really means for you, for your organization, and for your customers. Your web seminar leader will give you a solid understanding of the requirements for CBAP certification and discuss both the examination and the surprisingly daunting application process. Using the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK) as a framework, you’ll come to understand the demands on today’s business analysts, and how the CBAP designation sets apart the true professionals.
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“Microsoft VISTA: New Features and Admin Functions”
August 29, 2007 & July 18, 2007
J. Andrew Yurick & Brian Langan
In this webseminar, Yurick discussed the different versions of Vista, from Basic to Ultimate, and what features they bring overall. The discussion ended with the upcoming Network Access Protection, which will integrate Vista into the upcoming Windows Server Product known currently as Longhorn (which will be released as Windows Server 2008).
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“Putting the Case Back in Testing”
May 23, 2007
Jerry E. Durant
The web seminar addressed two areas that are critical to successful testing: understanding the maze of test mechanisms (including terminology) as it relates to varied development scenarios and how to be business practical (effective) when dealing with time/budget constraints. Attendees received guidance on how to plan for test case creation, defect tracking, status monitoring and progress reporting.
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“Virtual Teams/Virtual Meetings”
April 12, 2007
Rob Snowden
This seminar looked at the differences between co-located teams and those that are geographically disbursed. Snowden discussed techniques and approaches that make the reality of working with or managing a virtual team much better, and conducting virtual meetings significantly more productive.
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“Test Plan? Or Plan for Effective Testing!”
March 22, 2007
Alan S. Koch, PMP
This webseminar discussed how to do a complete job of planning test activities. Koch walked through the test planning process; identifying all of the inputs needed and the things that could be produce. This webseminar showed how to create a test plan that will serve all needs.
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“Managing Software Development with Metrics”
February 28, 2007
Alfred Sorkowitz
Software Metrics aids in improving an organizations software development efforts allowing measurement for management. This webseminar discussed the three reasons for using software metrics, how to get started, and the benefits it brings.
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The Information Technologies Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) – Overview and Implementation Approaches
February 2, 2007
Don Long
In response to the growing demand on IT organizations to reduce costs and improve service, ITIL® has emerged to dominate service management best practices. Don Long, Director of Codesic Consulting’s Operations Management practice, and a leading ITIL practitioner and program leader presented an overview of ITIL and discussed approaches for implementing a successful ITIL program.
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“Planning & Tracking a Software Project at the ‘Right’ Level”
January 10, 2007
Bob Galen
This presentation talked about techniques and approaches to plan and track software projects successfully. It examined the anti-pattern of too fine granularity planning which includes planning at too low a level (small tasks, mini milestones, too much time & detail) and also tracking at too fine a level – daily updates & milestones.
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Using Scrum to Manage the Testing Effort”
Bob Galen
This presentation explored the Scrum methodology and how to learn to practically apply it to testing cycles. Attendees realized how easy Scrum overlays on existing processes and how much positive impact it can have on team and project efforts.
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