The Inquisitive Analyst

(T.I.A. Ep 57). Had an inspiring chat with Terry Schmidt, a Strategic Planning Consultant and President of ManagementPro. Terry talks about why professionals and knowledge workers should learn to think strategically; practical strategic management principles for project managers; and a solid review of the 2nd edition of his recent book "Strategic Project Management Made Simple".

Terry provides a concrete explanation about the services that ManagementPro provides; how to close that gap between strategic intent and actual results for your clients; and recommendations for those who want to turn "Strategic Goals into Actionable Plans".

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lQ4vDmHR_U

Terry Schmidt 

Website 1: https://www.managementpro.com/ 

Website 2: bit.ly/MARCUSPODCAST 

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

Terry's book: 

Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Solution Tools for Leaders and Teams 2nd ed. 

https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Project-Management-Made-Simple/dp/1119718171/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QRS2S75FQ1C&dchild=1&keywords=strategic+project+management+made+simple&qid=1630902568&sprefix=strategic+project%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 59). Benjamin Anyacho, a passionate Project-Portfolio Manager and Knowledge Management Strategist, tells of his adventurous path into project management; provides a summary of his recent book "The Knowledge Café", for curious and caffeinated knowledge workers; and how to build momentum and bridges among peoples, ideas, and results on projects.

Benjamin explains how to best overcome managing projects and stakeholders from hell; how to double an organization's value creation; how to best monitor and control the execution of strategy within a business; how to provide vision and overall leadership; and recommendations for aspiring Project and Knowledge Managers.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JFXDW14XkHA

Benjamin Anyacho 

Website: https://benjaminanyacho.com/ 

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

Benjamin's Book: 

The Knowledge Café: Create an Environment for Successful Knowledge Management 

https://www.amazon.com/Knowledge-Caf%C3%A9-Environment-Successful-Management/dp/1523089512/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+knowledge+cafe&qid=1630901697&sr=8-1

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 58). Terry Schmidt, a Strategic Planning Consultant and President of ManagementPro, delivers an inspiring chat about why professionals and knowledge workers should learn to think strategically; practical strategic management principles for project managers; a solid review of the 2nd edition of his recent book "Strategic Project Management Made Simple".

Terry provides a concrete explanation about the services that ManagementPro provides; how to close that gap between strategic intent and actual results for your clients; and recommendations for those who want to turn "Strategic Goals into Actionable Plans".

YouTube:

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

Terry Schmidt 

Website 1: https://www.managementpro.com/ 

Website 2: bit.ly/MARCUSPODCAST 

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

Terry's book: 

Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Solution Tools for Leaders and Teams 2nd ed. 

https://www.amazon.com/Strategic-Project-Management-Made-Simple/dp/1119718171/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2QRS2S75FQ1C&dchild=1&keywords=strategic+project+management+made+simple&qid=1630902568&sprefix=strategic+project%2Caps%2C206&sr=8-1

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 56). Tracie Edwards, a business analyst and host of the Traceability Podcast gives an enlightening BA approach for planning the requirements management process; optimal requirements management tools to use and why; and a process for gathering assumptions, constraints and dependencies for a project.

Tracie also provides substantial tips on how to overcome change management process challenges; recommendations for a successful requirements prioritization process; how to create a more collaborative working environment; and how to best plan for requirements traceability.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwFn6yXZWJ0

Tracie Edwards 

Website/Podcast: https://traceabilitypodcast.com/ 

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

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm 

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 55). Had a spectacular chat with Colin Thompson, an Agile coach, and CEO of Oligye Consulting. He speaks about his experience as a Project Manager, Agile Coach and Management Consultant with IBM in Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; cultural differences working as a Project Manager and Agile Coach in North America versus Asia; and working with process improvement projects in Japan, China, Australia, Singapore, and India.

Colin also discusses designing and implementing IBM's enterprise-wide Agile transformation from Shanghai; types of services that Oligye Consulting provides; recommendations for personal development and career transitioning within project management, Agile coaching and management consulting; and experience with Blockchain in China. 

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ds14lXIctQ

Colin Thompson 

Website: https://www.oligye.com/; 

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

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute: 

Website -  https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

Business Agility Institute: 

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

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 54). Sandy Hunter, a Salesforce Administrator and Information Specialist, provides a solid explanation of his journey into Salesforce as a career; and what skills encompass a Salesforce Administrator. 

Sandy also elucidates on how to add greater value to Salesforce using 3rd party applications; key Salesforce skills for optimal marketability; ways to drive drive Salesforce user adoption; working with Business Analysts in Salesforce; and recommendations on entering the Salesforce job market, specifically with non-profits. 

YouTube:   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y9DBWqbaAw

Sandy Hunter 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandy-hunter-75718481/; 

Power of Us Hub: https://www.salesforce.org/help/power-of-us-hub/; 

Trailhead Community: https://trailhead.salesforce.com/en/trailblazercommunity 

Sponsored by:

The Lewis Institute  

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lnkd.in/gghkcTp

Business Agility Institute 

Emergence Journal - https://lnkd.in/g5yTrNgm; 

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 53). Faheem Moosa, founder of Consulting Leap, talks about how he provides actionable business strategies for consultants to grow; key focus areas of Consulting Leap; strategies to target your consultancy market; how consultants can land 2-4 high paying clients in 90 days without relying on referrals; and steps consultants can use to attract high paying clients.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpJ1DN6TlFU

Faheem Moosa 

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

Website 2: http://www.springboarders.ca/who-we-are/; 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/faheemmoosa/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

Business Agility Institute 

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

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 52). Alan Barry, Founder and CEO of Fund Elements, chats about his success as an entrepreneur and his experience as a business analyst and project manager; the importance of operating models in the Investment Fund business; and takeaways from leading the implementation of a Global HR transformation project.

Alan also discusses his role in developing a training course called Business Analysis Essentials – The Complete Functional Definition; developing the skills to identify business requirements; establishing good practices between business and IT; and the benefits of cloud computing enabling a new approach to Business Analysis as a Service.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ieRXolwfc

Alan Barry

Website: www.fundelements.io

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

#BusinessAnalysis #BA #ProjectManagement #PM #BusinessRequirements #CloudComputing #UPN #BusinessAnalysisEssentials #FundElements

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

Business Agility Institute 

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

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A Ep 51). Emanuel DaCosta, a Career Coach, Speaker, and Facilitator provides an enlightening conversation about his passionate drive working within the skills development and training space; ways for individuals to define and meet their career goals; and tools and resources to use along the way.

Emanuel also speaks about steps to build strong public speaking skills within the workforce; great ways to improve organizational, team and individual performance at work; and practical facilitation techniques.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4bqzB8QkCc

Emanuel DaCosta: 

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

Sponsored by

The Lewis Institute:

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount): https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

Business Agility Institute:

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

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)

(T.I.A. Ep 50). Jim Boots, Principal at Global Process Innovation eloquently talks about his fabulous path into enterprise architecture and business process management (BPM); the value of BPM to organizations and BAs; the importance of simple BPM models; and how to implement strategic BPM.

He discusses his book "BPM Boots on the Ground"; how to sell BPM to organizations, to get executives to understand and commit to implementing it; why BPM is essential for good strategy execution; and how to successfully deploy BPM and build post-adoption support for it within an organization.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErNoB3bttXo

Jim Boots:

Website: http://www.globalprocessinnovation.com/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-boots-1162307/

Sponsored by

The Lewis Institute:

Website - https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; 

Project Leader Courses (60% discount) - https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/page/Wif255

Business Agility Institute:

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

promo code "analyst" (for 10% discount on annual subscription)