The Inquisitive Analyst

(T.I.A. Ep 10). Jim Lewis, from The Lewis Institute, talks candidly about integrating innovation with project management, the role of the project manager, the crux of project planning, and project principles and practices. He also elaborates on his biggest mistake in the field of project management, and what he learned from it.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttyj27I9j3g

Jim Lewis: 

Website: https://lewisinstituteinc.com/; 

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/drjimlewisnc/featured 

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

Community of Practice: https://lewisinstitute.kartra.com/portals/bIp4ZuctmMa4

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Business Agility Institute:

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(T.I.A. Ep 9). Maria Becerra, President of IIBA Hamilton (2020-2021), speaks about her journey of moving from Colombia to Canada, and how she was able to leverage marketable business analyst skills into the Canadian marketplace.

She also discusses how a business analyst mindset is crucial for understanding how to analyze and forecast business goals, to work effectively with cross-functional teams, to track milestones, to improve workflow processes, and to support business needs.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aw3C48kMMi4

Maria Beccera: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariaf-becerra/

Sponsored by

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 8). Adriana Girdler, CEO of Cornerstone Dynamics, highlights her experience as a project manager, what inspired her to transition into the field, the various types of projects she's been involved with, and how to overcome certain challenges as a project manager.

YouTube:

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

Adriana Girdler: 

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

Website 2: http://www.adrianagirdler.com; 

LinkedIn: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/adriana-girdler-cet-pmp-0a95484; 

YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCIBJXulalYQ0dYY5fB7LsfA

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;

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(T.I.A. Ep 7). Araceli Higueras, a multi-faceted and multilingual Business Analyst, talks about her role in financial data modelling, software product development and operations, diagramming, and being a product owner. She is also an executive coach.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9OBTmsmJXM

Araceli Higueras: 

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

Sponsored by

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 6). David Stewart talks about his many years working internationally in Tower and Communications site Construction Project Management for large telecommunications companies. He touches on highlights of working in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. David has also worked in Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Africa. And, he chats about his involvement with project engineer support for the first nation wide high-speed satellite paging system in China.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou9LnEgJP3s

David Stewart: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-stewart-1000/

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;

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(T.I.A. Ep 5). Vanessa Grant, a Salesforce Business Analyst, has unquestionably deep knowledge of Salesforce, having worked with the CRM software for over 10 years. She has a wide experience over multiple business domains, having started out as a Business Operations professional, progressing into a Business Analyst role, and eventually pivoting into a role as Vice-President of Business Operations.

Vanessa is certified in Salesforce Sales Cloud, Conga Composer and DocuSign. We chat about her growth in the BA field, and her triumphs and challenges in implementing processes within Salesforce; as well as the steps involved in flourishing into a successful Salesforce Business Analyst.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW83RWPMWhg

Vanessa Grant:

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

Sponsored by

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 4). Richard Audette, a Product Developer, provides a fabulous description of his experience within a Waterfall and Agile environment. We also talks about his previous role as a Technical Business Analyst, the business side of the Fintech and banking sector, release environments, and a bit about working within cybersecurity.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=259XgnO-7pc

Richard Audette:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-audette-6588a123/

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;

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T.I.A. (Ep 3). Amy Chiu, a Toastmasters Division Director, talks about how Toastmasters, an international speakers group, can help business analysts and project managers expand and build up their professional speaking skills.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4Lw-CYdWY

Amy Chiu: 

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

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;

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T.I.A. (Ep 2). Adrian Reed chats about his experience with business analysis and systems thinking. Adrian runs Blackmetric Business Solutions, a Business Analysis consulting company.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1ABLClDbfc

Adrian Reed: 

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

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmUzIAwdGrEcys7npiLGNLg

Adrian's Books: 

1) Business Analyst: Careers in business analysis (BCS Guides to IT Roles) https://www.amazon.com/Business-Analyst-Careers-business-analysis/dp/1780174284/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=adrian+reed&qid=1630115435&sr=8-1 

2) Be a Great Problem Solver https://www.amazon.com/Be-Great-Problem-Solver-Now-ebook/dp/B01H3L2J0C/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=adrian+reed&qid=1630115435&sr=8-4

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;

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T.I.A. (Ep 1). Yulia Kosarenko provides a very engaging description of how she became a business analyst, how BAs can enter the business architecture field, and the importance of the BA mindset.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQqN3UOtenU

Yulia Kosarenko: 

Website: https://why-change.com/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yulia-kosarenko/; 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnttb-fQrbRpY3e84Y34Y0A

Yulia's Books: 

1) Business Analyst Mindset Digital Toolkit: Your daily reference guide to business analysis excellence https://www.amazon.com/Business-Analyst-Mindset-Digital-Toolkit-ebook/dp/B08DXYZKVK/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=Yulia+Kosarenko&qid=1630115654&sr=8-2 

2) Business analyst: a profession and a mindset https://www.amazon.com/Business-analyst-profession-Yulia-Kosarenko/dp/199912202X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Yulia+Kosarenko&qid=1630115654&sr=8-1

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)