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Applying Agile Project Management to the Organizational Level

Course Objective

Equip students with the knowledge to apply and drive agile project management at the enterprise organization level.

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Organizational change management

·  Organizational culture and readiness for agile perspectives

·  Reframing common business practices with an agile mindset

·  Agile and the Project Management Office (PMO)


Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

Price

$2000


Prerequisites

None.
Encouraged to take additional agile project management courses offered, but not required.

Best Apps for Collaboration

Course Objective

Participants will have a hands-on learning experience exploring the hottest and easiest online tools to facilitate engagement and collaboration.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Explore cutting-edge online tools

·  Hands-on practice with technology

·  Safe space for skill development

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Business Analysis Skills for Today

Course Objective

This course takes you through the metamorphosis of the business analysis professional and what you can look forward to tomorrow!

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Adaptation to the "new normal"

·  Anticipation of future trends

·  Enhancement of value delivery

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Bringing the Agile Mindset No Matter Where Your Project Takes You

Course Objective

Provide participants with an agile mindset and flexible negotiation skills for navigating rigid constraints, demanding stakeholders, risk adversity, and compliance requirements in a changing environment, resulting in more successful project management meetings, better control over their email inbox, and improved efficiency on a daily basis.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Defining what an agile mindset is

·  Identifying ways to build agility into your day-to-day activities

·  Discovering ways to look at daily work with this new agile lens

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Business Process Improvement

Course Objective

Introduce participants definitions of process improvement that are immediately actionable.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  How to define a process (so that you can improve it!)

·  How to capture and measure processes (to show the improvements!)

·  Hands-on practice with helpful process improvement techniques

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Building It All with Canva

Course Objective

Participants will learn how Canva enhances their efficiency, creativity, and career impact with visually stunning materials, from event programs to presentations.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Basics of using Canva

·  Features and functions of Canva

·  Easy tips and tricks to enhance your creativity

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Cloud Fundamentals

Course Objective

Prepare students working with solutions that utilize cloud technologies.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Introduction to cloud technologies

·  Compare and contrast the options available to organizations today

·  Identify business needs that drive (and do not) the need for cloud technologies

·  Understanding what questions to ask when working with technology solutions


Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.


Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000


Prerequisites

None, though prior technical experience can help with understanding concepts in broader perspective.

Collaboration & Engagement Wherever Your Teams Are At!

Course Objective

Participants will gain insights and practical techniques to inspire teams for positive and proactive engagement in projects.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  How to build connections regardless of participant background

·  How to conduct successful brainstorming sessions

·  How to work together to prioritize activities

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Collaborative Brainstorming

Course Objective

The course will cover how the results of brainstorming sessions can be dramatically increased in effectiveness and efficiency when the right tool is applied in the right manner for the situation and knowing what tools are available to you is what makes you successful in your career.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

· Understand the purpose of using digital tools to facilitate successful brainstorming sessions

· Identify how to facilitate brainstorming sessions utilizing MS office tools

· Identify how to facilitate brainstorming sessions utilizing Virtual whiteboards

· Identify how to facilitate brainstorming sessions utilizing Online Feedback tool

· Identify how to facilitate brainstorming sessions utilizing Online collaboration tools

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Collaboration Skills

Course Objective

Collaboration skills are critical to not only working with teams today but to facilitating engagement in a digital world.  Collaboration skills that encourage participation focused on outcomes are how teams can harness their entrepreneurial spirits while meeting strict deadlines under tight constraints.  This hands-on workshop style sessions put you in the seat to experience what collaboration feels like and how to integrate into your own work.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

· What it means to be collaborative

· How to setup the workspace to facilitate effective collaboration

· Plan collaborative sessions that produce desired outcomes while building buy-in


Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Conflict with Confidence: The Art of Success Outcomes

Course Objective

Build participants' skills in addressing workplace conflict, bridging diverse opinions, and transforming challenging conversations into opportunities for team building and growth, ultimately empowering them to handle conflict in the workplace and at home.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The sources of conflict

·  The difference between miscommunication and value violation

·  The first lines of defense for de-escalation

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Creative and Innovative Approaches to Engage Your Stakeholders

Course Objective

Participants will learn to transform industry best practices into dynamic and enjoyable virtual collaboration experiences.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Innovative application of best practices

·  Mastering virtual collaboration across diverse teams

·  Hands-on skill development

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Cybersecurity Requirements

Course Objective

Prepare participants for navigating the digital landscape effectively, identifying key components for secure technological projects, and avoiding pitfalls, thus ensuring sustained success.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Key cybersecurity components and considerations

·  Elicitation of cybersecurity requirements

·  Building security INTO your solutions

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Data-Driven Decision-Making

Course Objective

Teach participants how to approach using data to help you make informed decision making.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Identifying data needs

·  Decision-making process

·  How to get things done

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Data Informed? Data Driven? Just Help Me Use My Data!

Course Objective

Enable participants to use data without extensive technical expertise to drive valuable business decision-making.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  What questions to ask to utilize your data

·  Techniques for gathering data without being a data scientist

·  Ways to approach communicating your data

·  How to deliver informed conclusions to drive smarter and faster decision making

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Eliciting Requirements

Course Objective

Utilize key business analysis techniques to define requirements.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

· Defining what requirements are and the value of understanding

· Identify elicitation techniques that identify user needs

· Practice and apply business analysis techniques that identify and define requirements needed to develop valuable solutions

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Essential Techniques to Gain More Time

Course Objective

The Essentials course is designed to provide hands-on practice with key skill sets that employees of all levels will utilize in their daily work both today and tomorrow to be more effective and efficient with their work management.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Identifying techniques to control your schedule even if it feels outside your control

·  Defining ways to be productive and deliver outcomes in short time frames

·  Categorizing how to prioritize your work for maximum effectiveness

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None

Everything You Need to Know About Cybersecurity for Today and Tomorrow

Course Objective

Educate participants on cybersecurity's relevance in today's interconnected world, enabling them to seamlessly integrate digital security concerns into discussions, identify key topics and trends without technical jargon, and become proactive contributors in ensuring day-to-day operations remain safe and efficient.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Understanding the relevance of cybersecurity

·  Integration of cybersecurity into discussions

·  Practical application of digital security

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Executive Understanding of Business Analysis

Course Objective

This course is an introduction to business analysis but at the executive and management level to articulate and highlight the strategic imperative of business analysis work.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  What business analysis is

·  The value business analysis can bring to an organization

·  The action-focused steps to start building business analysis capabilities in your own organization

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None

Facilitation Skills

Course Objective

The course will cover the techniques, tools, and approaches to apply facilitation skills to create engagement and collaboration in all your business work.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Definition of virtual and hybrid collaboration and engagement

·  Participation and engagement versus attendance

·  Shifting focus of meetings from discussion to product-producing sessions

·  Understanding change work and how to collaboratively define vision

·  Utilizing visuals to increase understanding

·  Fostering collaborative participation for shared buy-in to work delivered

·  Emphasizing leadership skill sets through the successful application of digital tools

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

How to Think Like Your Customer When They’re Not Even in the Room

Course Objective

Equip participants with a toolbox of creative and practical techniques, they become empowered to ask insightful questions, participate in "What if" scenarios, and navigate the entire customer journey, ensuring customers are actively involved in solution development and deliver wildly successful results.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  How to describe your customer as a participant even when they’re not present

·  Techniques that put you in your customer’s shoes to elicit needs and desires

·  How to incorporate your customer’s journey into a successful solution design

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None

Hybrid Facilitation

Course Objective

Teach participants how to bridge the gap between on-site and remote team members, fostering collaboration and engagement.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Inclusivity in hybrid environments

·  Strategies and technologies of a hybrid toolkit

·  Skills for facilitating productive meetings, managing remote teams, and fostering a culture of inclusivity

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

IIBA® Agile Analysis Certification (AAC) Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for the IIBA® Agile Analysis Certification (AAC) exam.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The AAC certification

·  The AAC certification process

·  The AAC examination process

·  A study guide of how to prepare and study for successfully passing the IIBA® AAC certification exam

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of agile topics is helpful. 

Encouraged to take Introduction to Agile Analysis course prior, but not required.

IIBA® CBAP® : Business Analysis Techniques

Course Objective

The course will cover business analysis techniques and where and how they are used in analysis work today.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

· Introduction of the techniques and their purposes

· Explanation of how to perform the techniques from a business analysis perspective

· Hands-on practice with various techniques

· Review of strengths and weaknesses of each technique

· Alignment of where these techniques are most successful

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

IIBA® CBAP® : CBAP® Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for obtaining the International Institute of Business Analysis ( IIBA®) Certification in Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Discuss the International Institute of Business Analysis ( IIBA®) Certification in Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification and why it is a valuable certification for your career

·  Explain the certification process, including application, examination, and maintaining credentials

·  Walkthrough a successful approach to how to study and prepare for successfully passing and obtaining this valuable certification

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a general understanding of business analysis both as a profession and as a business practice is encouraged as the certification itself requires experience working as a business analyst.

IIBA® CBAP® : Introduction to Business Analysis Today

Course Objective

Introduce entry-level analysis professionals to the international standards and best practices of what and how business analysis is done today.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Definition of business analysis

·  Definition of a business analyst

·  The core concept model for thinking about business analysis

·  How and where business analysis is done today


Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

IIBA® CBAP® : Requirements Elicitation, Analysis, and Successful Management

Course Objective

The course will cover the process of eliciting requirements, analyzing requirements, and successfully managing requirements for delivering valuable solutions.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Requirements elicitation tasks and techniques

·  Requirements analysis and design tasks and techniques

·  Requirements management tasks and techniques

·  Collaboration with stakeholders on requirements work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

IIBA® CBAP® : Strategic Planning and Solution Evaluations

Course Objective

The course will cover what tasks and techniques are involved when doing business analysis work both in strategic planning and pre-project-based work as well as analyzing existing solutions and evaluating their business value.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Strategy analysis tasks and techniques

·  Solution evaluation tasks and techniques

·  Discussion of project-based versus enterprise and operational-level work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

IIBA® Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA) Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for the IIBA® Certification in Business Data Analytics (CBDA) exam.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The CBDA certification

·  The CBDA certification process

·  The CBDA examination process

·  A study guide of how to prepare and study for successfully passing the IIBA® CBDA certification exam

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of business data analytics is helpful.

IIBA® Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis (CCA) Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for the IIBA® Certificate in Cybersecurity Analysis (CCA) exam.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The CCA certification

·  The CCA certification process

·  The CCA examination process

·  A study guide of how to prepare and study for successfully passing the IIBA® CCA certification exam

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of cybersecurity and technical concepts is helpful. 

Encouraged to take Introduction to Cybersecurity Analysis course prior, but not required.

IIBA® Certificate in Product Ownership Analysis (CPOA) Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for the IIBA® Certificate in Product Ownership Analysis (CPOA) exam.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The CPOA certification

·  The CPOA certification process

·  The CPOA examination process

·  A study guide of how to prepare and study for successfully passing the IIBA® CPOA certification exam

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of agile and the roles in agile is helpful. 

Encouraged to take Introduction to Product Ownership Analysis course prior, but not required.

IIBA® ECBA™ : Business Analysis Techniques

Course Objective

Introduce entry-level analysis professionals to the tasks and techniques performed by business analysis professionals.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The common analysis tasks for working business and analysis professionals to understand when and where these tasks occur and what they look like

·  Introduction to the most common techniques business analysis professionals perform, with hands-on practice how to perform and discussion on when and where these techniques are best utilized

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

IIBA® ECBA™ : ECBA™ Exam Prep

Course Objective

Introduce entry-level analysis professionals to the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA™) certification and provide students with an understanding and study approach to successfully earn the valuable certification.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Introducing the International Institute of Business Analysis ( IIBA®) and what this international standard of practicing professionals provide

·  Introduction to the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Entry Certificate in Business Analysis (ECBA™) certification and why it is a valuable certification for your career

·  Explain the certification process, including application and examination steps

·  Walkthrough a successful approach to how to study and prepare for successfully passing and obtaining this valuable certification

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Implementing Agile: Creating and Delivering in an Agile Environment

Course Objective

Students will learn how to deliver solutions in an agile environment by considering roles, agile team compositions and common agile practices.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Agile mindsets and servant leadership

·  Team compositions in agile environments

·  Common agile delivery practices

·  Measuring agile projects

·  Troubleshooting agile project challenges

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None.
Encouraged to take additional agile project management courses offered, but not required.

Introduction to Agile Analysis

Course Objective

Introduce working professionals to agile analysis and the perspective of where agile analysis occurs.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  What agile analysis means

·  Defining an agile mindset

·  The agile horizons

·  Key agile techniques

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Introduction to Agile Project Management

Course Objective

Introduce students to agile project management and considerations for methodology selection.


Course Content

The course will cover:

·  What is agile project management

·  Agile project management methodologies

·  How traditional project management is tailored

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.


Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000


Prerequisites

None.
Encouraged to take additional agile project management courses offered, but not required.

Introduction to Business Data Analytics

Course Objective

Introduce working professionals to Business Data Analytics and the value of data-driven decision-making.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  What business data analytics is

·  The common tasks performed in data analytics work

·  The common techniques performed in data analytics work

·  How to leverage data for informed decision-making

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Introduction to Change Management

Course Objective

Participants will learn to build a comprehensive change management plan that not only encompasses the necessary tasks for implementing change but also focuses on engaging stakeholders effectively, understanding change from diverse perspectives, and employing communication strategies, ensuring success in navigating and leading change initiatives.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Definition of change and why it feels challenging

·  Innovative approaches and techniques that help you work well with stakeholders

·  Ways to help enable teams to change

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Introduction to Cybersecurity Analysis

Course Objective

Introduce working professionals to cybersecurity analysis and the value of building security into technical solutions.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

Enterprise security concepts

·  Enterprise risk

·  Cybersecurity risk and controls

·  Securing the layers

·  Data Security

·  User Access Control

·  Solution Delivery

·  Operations

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Introduction to Product Ownership Analysis

Course Objective

Introduce working professionals to product ownership analysis and the value of the product owner role and activities that help deliver successful solutions.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The role of the product owner

·  Definition of product ownership analysis

·  Agile product ownership analysis framework

·  Defining a product ownership analysis framework

·  Identification of key POA techniques

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Introduction to Project Management

Course Objective

Prepare students to undertake the management of project-based work

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The definition of a project and project-based work

·  The role of the project manager

·  The lifecycle of a project

·  Introductions to project frameworks and methodologies

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Introduction to Requirements

Course Objective

The course will introduce change agents to what requirements are and the value they can provide when elicited, captured, verified, validated, and delivered.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Define requirements

·  Understand the requirements lifecycle

·  Explore use cases that demonstrate the power of well-executed requirements to change-based work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None

Let’s Avoid Stupid Questions! How to Ask Questions That Make You Look Good (and get things done!)!

Course Objective

Prepare attendees to ask pointed and effective questions in a time-sensitive environment, enabling them to make quick and efficient decisions.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Efficient information processing

·  Strategic questioning

·  Precision in questioning

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None

Making Meetings Productive Again – No Matter Where Your Teams Collaborate!

Course Objective

Participants will learn to realign virtual sessions for productivity, shifting from technical troubleshooting to delivering completed projects, using hands-on participation to experience effective collaboration tools, and gaining practical checklists and best practices for engaging and focused virtual, hybrid, or in-person meetings, ensuring positive connections and energy in every interaction.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Refocus virtual sessions for productivity

·  Tools for collaboration and engagement

·  Easy checklists and best practices

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Online Collaboration

Course Objective

The course will the key activities, approaches, mindset, and tools that enable successful online collaboration.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Identifying the elements of successful online collaboration sessions

·  Defining the steps to running a successful online collaboration session

·  Explore the session elements to include in your own online work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP)®: Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for the PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner® exam.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The PMI-ACP® certification

·  The PMI-ACP® certification process

·  The PMI-ACP® examination process

·  A study guide of how to prepare and study for successfully passing the PMI-ACP® certification exam

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though agile project management and traditional project management experience are recommended as there are experience requirements to apply for the certification.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.
PMI® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® : Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for the PMI® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® exam.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The CAPM® certification

·  The CAPM® certification process

·  The CAPM® examination process

·  A study guide of how to prepare and study for successfully passing the CAPM® certification exam

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000


Prerequisites

None.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.

PMI® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® : Introduction to Project Management

Course Objective

Introduce students to project management and the standards for successful project management and project-based work today.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The definition of a project and project-based work

·  The role of the project manager

·  The lifecycle of a project

·  Introductions to project frameworks and methodologies

·  Introduction to PMI® and the CAPM® certification

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.

PMI® Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® : Running a Project

Course Objective

Introduce students to the tools, techniques, approaches, and deliverables for successfully completing a project and project-based work.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The knowledge areas of project management and their respective tasks, techniques, and outputs

·  The domain areas of project management and the lifecycle of running a project
How to tailor project management work based on methodologies and environments

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.
PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® : Beginning a Project
Course Objective

Prepare students to perform needs assessments for project-based work and understand how to engage project stakeholders for success.


Course Content

The course will cover:

· The tasks and techniques for performing needs assessment

· The tasks and techniques for executing stakeholder engagement successfully

· Scenarios and practice applying topics to project-based work 


Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of project management is encouraged as the certification itself requires experience working as a project manager.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® : Elicitation and Analysis

Course Objective

Prepare students to perform elicitation and analysis activities on project-based work for successful outcomes.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The tasks and techniques for performing requirements elicitation activities on projects

·  The tasks and techniques for performing requirements analysis activities on projects

·  Scenarios and practice applying topics to project-based work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of project management is encouraged as the certification itself requires experience working as a project manager.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® Exam Prep

Course Objective

Prepare students for the PMI® Professional in Business Analysis (PBA) exam.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The PMI-PBA® certification

·  The PMI-PBA® certification process

·  The PMI-PBA® examination process

·  A study guide of how to prepare and study for successfully passing the PMI-PBA® certification exam

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000


Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of project management is encouraged as the certification itself requires experience working as a project manager.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® : Introduction to Project-based Business Analysis

Course Objective

Introduce students to project-based business analysis and the value on project-based work.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Introduction to business analysis

·  Introduction to project-based work

·  Defining the environments where business analysis work is conducted

·  Overview of the business analyst role

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of project management is encouraged as the certification itself requires experience working as a project manager.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.

PMI Professional in Business Analysis (PMI-PBA)® : Traceability, Monitoring, and Solution Evaluation

Course Objective

Prepare students to perform requirements traceability and monitoring activities on project-based work and learn how to successfully analyze delivered solutions.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The tasks and techniques for performing requirements traceability and monitoring activities on projects.

·  The tasks and techniques for performing evaluations on solutions delivered by project-based work.

·  Scenarios and practice applying topics to project-based work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a basic understanding of project management is encouraged as the certification itself requires experience working as a project manager.
Encouraged to take additional project management courses offered, but not required.

Process Analysis

Course Objective

The course will cover techniques and approaches for analyzing process models to understand requirements and define solutions.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Best practices and foundational approaches to process analysis

·  Identifying requirements through process analysis

·  Breaking down initial process models into more detail

·  Demonstrating how to identify when you have appropriate details and tips for avoiding analysis paralysis

·  Articulating gap analysis

·  Leveraging as-is and to-be process models to articulate gaps to define requirements

·  Practicing Value Stream Mapping

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None
Process Modeling

Course Objective

The course will cover the steps and elements to correctly define and deliver quality process models that accurately reflect how work is carried out.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Introduction to process maps and the key elements to building usable process models

·  Techniques for analyzing process to define process models

·  Facilitation techniques to elicit the information required for the creation of valuable process models

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Operational Efficiency

Course Objective

Define methods to build operational efficiencies into daily working.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Defining processes and understand the value and approach to capturing operational processes

·  Explore techniques that walk through understanding current operations that support process improvement activities

·  Identify approaches to daily and team-based work that focus on value delivery and increased productivity

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Seven Key Skillsets of Tomorrow’s Change Leaders!

Course Objective

In this course, organizational and team leaders will learn and then apply seven key leadership and change management skills for dynamic digital and constantly changing environments.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Define what business agility means and why it is important to success today

·  Measure and deliver successful projects even during times of change

·  Understand what it means to be “digitally comfortable”

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

The Business Analysis Professional: Business Analysis Tasks and Techniques

Course Objective

Introduce working analysis professionals to the tasks and techniques performed by business analysis professionals.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  All six knowledge area tasks (30 in total) for working business and analysis professionals to understand when and where these tasks occur and what they look like

·  50 Techniques business analysis professionals perform, with hands-on practice how to perform and discussion on when and where these techniques are best utilized

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Recommendation to take in conjunction with other business analysis courses, though not required.
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

The Business Analysis Professional: CBAP® Exam Prep

Course Objective

Introduce working analysis professionals to the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Certification in Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification and provide students with an understanding and study approach to successfully earn the valuable certification.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Introducing the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) and what this international standard of practicing professionals provide

·  Introduction to the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) Certification in Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) certification and why it is a valuable certification for your career

·  Explain the certification process, including application, examination, and maintaining credentials.

·  Walkthrough a successful approach to how to study and prepare for successfully passing and obtaining this valuable certification.

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Recommendation to take in conjunction with other business analysis courses, though not required.
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None, though a general understanding of business analysis both as a profession and as a business practice is encouraged as the certification itself requires experience working as a business analyst.

The Business Analysis Professional: Introduction to Business Analysis Today

Course Objective

Introduce working analysis professionals to the international standards and best practices of what and how business analysis is done today.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Definition of business analysis

·  Definition of a business analyst

·  The core concept model for thinking about business analysis

·  How and where business analysis is done today

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Recommendation to take in conjunction with other business analysis courses, though not required.
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000


Prerequisites

None

The Business of Cybersecurity

Course Objective

This course will address the key issues, concerns, and requirements of cybersecurity so you can focus on the success of your business and feel more secure in your endeavors.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Define key cybersecurity terms and their importance to today’s organizations

·  Identify key security requirements necessary for continued organizational success

·  Identify tools and techniques to aid in defining security requirements and working with project-based teams

·  Define optimal risk strategies and approaches for business continuity

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

The Intersection of Business Analysis and Project Management

Course Objective

Develop participants' skills in business analysis and project management, increase their knowledge of their strengths, and prepare them for tomorrow's technologies and trends.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Integration of business analysis and project management

·  Application of tomorrow’s technologies and trends

·  Strategic skill set development

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

The Power of Business Agility – How to Recognize (and become) It!

Course Objective

Teach participants about business agility and how it can be applied, how to recognize and cultivate an agile mindset, and how to lead teams and foster organizational agility in dynamic environments.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  What agility means in today’s world

·  What it means to have an agility mindset

·  How to “do” agility with your teams and organizations

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None

The Who, What, When, Where, Why (and HOW!) of Requirements

Course Objective

Teach participants innovative approaches for gathering information and shaping requirements beyond traditional approaches through hands-on practice, enabling participants to create desirable, feasible, and viable products that delight and excite customers, even in remote or hybrid teams.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  The multiple facets of requirements (and what “required” actually means!)

·  Techniques for eliciting and managing requirements

·  Tips and tricks to immediately apply to requirements in your own work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Time Management for Teams

Course Objective

The Teams focused course provides the same hands-on practice applied to team and group levels where competing priorities, resources, and deliverables of a group effort are often the central focus.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

· Exploring techniques to facilitate teams to better manage time and project deliverables

· Identifying ways to plan team-based work that focuses on efficiency AND effectiveness

· Prioritizing and adapting work when other decision makers may be controlling the schedules and budgets

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None
Top Agile Techniques that will Engage Your teams

Course Objective

This is a hands-on interactive session for you to EXPERIENCE some of these amazing tools and how you can collaborate WITH your teams.  We’ll take common agile techniques and learn how you can creatively apply them in all your working environments.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Identify key agile techniques and be able to apply them in your daily work from delivery to planning efforts

·  Discover new approaches to common agile techniques to engage teams in virtual and hybrid environments while delivering value

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Top Productivity Hacks to Give You More of Your Day Back!

Course Objective

Enable attendees to increase daily productivity.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Defining productivity and differentiating from “being busy”

·  Identify key perspectives to daily work management

·  Practice tips and techniques for managing meetings successfully

·  Identify ways to restructure emails, chats, text and more for faster and more effective results

·  Learn shortcuts to technology that enable you to get more done daily

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

User Stories

Course Objective

The course will introduce user stories as a development technique and how to properly elicit, capture, document, utilize, and manage user stories throughout the development lifecycle.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Defining and capturing user stories

·  Verification and validation techniques

·  Interactive elicitation techniques

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None

Using Lucidchart for Great Analysis and Project Work

Course Objective

Provide participants with tips, brainstorming, operational models, data modeling, and user stories to maximize Lucidchart's effectiveness as a business analysis tool.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Identify key analysis activities modeling software can assist you with

·  Explore features and settings of Lucidchart software

·  Focus on producing workable products in facilitated sessions

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$100

 

Prerequisites

None

Using Mural for Great Analysis and Project Success

Course Objective

This course enables participants to explore Mural beyond brainstorming, learning innovative ways to facilitate dynamic analysis sessions that involve virtual, hybrid, and in-person participants actively, transforming challenging change work into dynamic success through collaborative interaction.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Key analysis activities collaboration software can assist you with

·  Features and settings of Mural

·  Producing workable products in facilitated sessions 

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

Virtual Elicitation

Course Objective

Enable attendees to elicit information in virtual environments.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  What is meant by virtual elicitation

·  How to draw out information from participants in virtual settings

·  Cover multiple techniques that can aide in facilitating meetings and workshops

·  Practice techniques and approaches to immediately apply to daily work

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None
Virtual Engagement Technology and Tips

Course Objective

Enable attendees to engage their teams in virtual environments utilizing.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Define virtual engagement and participants rather than just attendees

·  Structure meetings and workshops focused on output and collaboration

·  Identify techniques that shift your role to a facilitator and enabler

·  Experience technology that can be integrated into daily change work immediately

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None
Warp-speed Process Analysis

Course Objective

Equip participants with techniques for engaging and collaborating with process analysis, allowing them to seamlessly integrate this valuable skill into ongoing projects, engage stakeholders, and navigate hybrid and virtual environments for a positive return on investment.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Building process models while analyzing through facilitative collaboration techniques

·  Approaches to process work to immediately integrate in current project and change work

·  Understanding business processes

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (2) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (2) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$500

 

Prerequisites

None

What AI Can Do for Your Project

Course Objective

The course will cover what artificial intelligence (AI) means in terms of increasing productivity, reducing risks, resource management and other daily activities of successful project management.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Defining AI strategies for inclusion on project-based work

·  Hands-on practice with AI tools that support successful project outcomes

·  Techniques for incorporating AI for efficiency and effectiveness when managing project teams

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (4) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (4) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$1000

 

Prerequisites

None

What Not to Do on Change Work

Course Objective

Equip participants with practical tools, techniques, and approaches to navigate challenges and transform obstacles into opportunities to achieve wildly successful change work across multiple scales and complexity levels.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Recognize key challenges when doing change work - and how to overcome those roadblocks!

·  Identify assumptions we too often make - and how to change that!

·  Define tools to capture how work gets done - so you can get the new process going!

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None
Women in Leadership – Own Your Seat!

Course Objective

Provide current and aspiring women leaders with essential skills to motivate others, empower others, and continuously improve their leadership capabilities, thus contributing to the success of organizations and decreasing the gender divide.

 

Course Content

The course will cover:

·  Success criteria – being objective while showing your worth

·  Asking smart questions (and not afraid to speak up!)

·  Presentation skills, managing conflict, creating action plans

 

Schedule

This course is generally offered 3 times a year - a spring, summer, and fall session
Counts as seven (7) development hours for those seeking industry-standard certifications as well as seven (7) professional/continuing development units for those needing to maintain existing certifications.

 

Location

Course is offered in both in-person and online format.
In-person: conference room of local organization willing to host course.
Online (via zoom)

 

Price

$2000

 

Prerequisites

None