(T.I.A. Ep 24). Eric James Stephens describes his intriguing journey of transitioning from academia to analytics during COVID, and his new found passion for Tableau and SQL.

Eric also talks about forming his amazing international initiative called #HireHigherEd, which turned into a 2 day conference, weekly online episodes, and involved 50 speakers, 9 live-streamed thought leader panels, nearly 20 workshops, and over 250 registered attendees.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRVZ1rpdwuU

Eric James Stephens: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericjstephens/

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(T.I.A. Ep 23). Dharam Singh, founder and CEO of vCare Project Management, and a Program and Portfolio Management trainer and mentor, chats about paths to project, program or portfolio management as a career, essential skills for these roles, and how to overcome major challenges within projects.

Dharam also talks about working as a Yoga instructor, using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to deliver projects, his association with a number of PMI Chapters around the world, mentoring programs, and his journey in management roles within Australia and the USA.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIyrMgzbfYQ

Dharam Singh 

Website (vCare PM): https://vcareprojectmanagement.com/; 

YouTube (vCare PM): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWg9sBRmPCcpVy2KY5AtjQQ/featured 

Website (Ask Dharam): https://dharamsingh.co/YouTube; 

(Ask Dharam):  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD1Y44xk6N14PsIJTOYEr3Q

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dharamsingh/

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The Lewis Institute:

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(T.I.A. Ep 22). Mike Cohn, co-founder of Agile Alliance and Scrum Alliance, talks about how he initially got involved with Agile/Scrum, how to overcome some problems with writing user stories, and suggestions on how to transition from a BA role to a Product Owner role.

Mike also chats about how Mountain Goat Software helps organizations introduce Agile to their business, the Scrum Master role, the best time to initiate Planning Poker, the Agile Mentors Community, and Scrum stand ups.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj9czKhWirI

Mike Cohn: 

Website 1: https://www.mountaingoatsoftware.com/; 

Website 2: https://learn.mountaingoatsoftware.com/better-user-stories/; 

Website 3: https://learn.agilementors.com/agile-mentors/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-kaibni/; 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AgileMikeCohn

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The Lewis Institute:

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(T.I.A. Ep 21). Rami Kaibni, a Career Coach, Agile Trainer and Portfolio and Project Management professional, talks about differences between predictive and Agile project management, and how they function in the construction industry.

Rami also discusses the benefits of mentoring and coaching, how best to expedite project tasks in construction project management, and the key to attaining several professional certificates, as well as optimal avenues to success in the PM field.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLPTrwEf-iI

Rami Kaibni: 

Website: https://rmkcoaching.com/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rami-kaibni/

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The Lewis Institute:

Website - https://lewisinstituteinc.com/;

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Business Agility Institute:

Emergence Journal - https://businessagility.institute/emergence;

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(T.I.A. Ep 20). Laura Brandenburg, from Bridging the Gap, talks about her passion for teaching Business Analysis, and takes us through a high level overview of a step by step process framework. 

She also discusses the difference between use cases and user stories, the importance of data modeling, and the requirements process in an Agile environment. And, Laura discusses the value of Bridging the Gap for mid career professionals.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1POykzANqTA

Laura Brandenburg:

Website: https://www.bridging-the-gap.com/business-analyst-blueprint/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurabrandenburg/; 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/LauraBrandenburg

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The Lewis Institute:

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(T.I.A. Ep 19). Paul Benn, VP of Marketing and Communication for IIBA New Zealand Chapter, talks about business analysis practice in South Africa versus New Zealand, what makes a good leader, how BAs can best position themselves for leadership roles, and the benefits of the BA Core Concept Model.

As a business analyst consultant and career coach, Paul also chats about his e-book, how BAs can ensure that business initiatives are aligned with organizational strategy, how to make daily stand-ups more productive, and the best way to build future state customer journey maps.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtq2LW9mtJk

Paul Benn: 

Website: https://www.altitudejourney.com/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pbennct/

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The Lewis Institute:

Website - https://lewisinstituteinc.com/;

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Emergence Journal - https://businessagility.institute/emergence;

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(T.I.A. Ep 18). Nigel Smith, a Project Manager and performance coach, talks about how developing public speaking and presentation skills through Toastmasters has been instrumental in succeeding within project management. Nigel explains in intimate detail how public speaking has equipped him with the indispensable tools and strategies to become an effective communicator.

In addition, he discusses how developing acute listening skills and being able to receive and provide feedback from public speaking, are just as crucially needed within project management. Nigel also talks about his experience with Agile coaching.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMoCK4P2p6E

Nigel Smith: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nigelsmithpmp/

Sponsored by

The Lewis Institute:

Website - https://lewisinstituteinc.com/;

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Emergence Journal - https://businessagility.institute/emergence;

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(T.I.A. Ep 17). Kiron Bondale, Senior Consultant at World Class Productivity, talks about how PMs can transition into different domains, psychological safety, deadly project manager sins, the meaning behind self managing teams, and how to make assumptions analysis a routine flu shot for your project.

Kiron also elucidates on his new book, Easy in Theory, Difficult in Practice – 100 Lessons in Leadership and why it can be, and should be, a casual read for any project manager.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWYgZjjWTpg

Kiron Bondale: 

Website 1: kbondale.wordpress.com; 

Website 2: wcpconsulting.com; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kironbondale/

Book: 

1) Amazon (Canada): https://www.amazon.ca/Easy-Theory-Difficult-Practice-Leadership/dp/0228848628; 

2) Amazon (USA): https://www.amazon.com/Easy-Theory-Difficult-Practice-Leadership-ebook/dp/B08T6VDDH6

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(T.I.A. Ep 16). Esta Lessing, Director of Business Analysis Excellence (BAE), discusses how to focus your business analysis career in the right direction, why business analysis is a team sport, and the role of the BA in the Agile world.

She also talks about how to effectively prepare for the ECBA, CCBA and CBAP certifications, how BAs can best manage their career progression, and what Business Analysis Excellence (BAE) offers in terms of training.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46FGom7bwFI

Esta Lessing: 

Website: https://baexcellence.com; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/estalessing/; 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/BAExcellence

Free BABOK Study Group: https://business-analysis-excellence.com/babok-v3-study-group/

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(T.I.A. Ep 15). Emal Bariali, from BA Blocks, focuses on what the biggest challenges are in switching from a traditional project management approach to Scrum; the many pitfalls that exist when implementing into an enterprise environment; and the best approach for business analysts to build a skills plan. 

He also talks about BA Blocks, Bariali Consulting, and what area in SAP Business Analysts should focus on.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8HxsIvMiI_o

Emal Bariali: 

Website: https://bariali.com/; 

Community: https://bablocks.com/membership/

Courses: https://bablocks.com/courses/

Podcast: https://bablocks.com/podcast/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emalbariali/; 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8Ds4Xn5Q724XKHeblam_Pw

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