(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; 

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(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; 

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(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; 

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(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; 

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(T.I.A. Ep 49). Ananya (Ann) Pani, who heads Global Sales and Marketing at AdaptiveUS, explains the immense value that AdaptiveUS provides the BA community; recommended steps for BAs to perform an effective gap analysis; and how BAs can take on broader responsibilities, and deepen their functional expertise.

Ananya also discusses how BAs can survive and thrive in the new normal; how to kick-start a lucrative BA career; great ways for BAs to gather requirements in an Agile environment; essential skills for BAs to transition to a Product Owner role; and how BAs can build effective relationships within their team and across various departments.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jg4aj8KgJds

Ananya (Ann) Pani:  

Website: AdaptiveUS.com; 

Blog: adaptiveus.com/blog; 

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

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 48). Richard Cunningham, Principal Consultant at Blendery Inc, talks about his blog Purposeful Architect, which provides a journey of insights for BAs and Architects to understand requirements, and how to develop Salesforce solutions; and how Blendery Inc. streamlines multiple event systems into a single management solution.

Richard also points out modelling techniques that lead to more complete and accurate requirements; how best to learn company jargon and define it in a shared glossary; differences between a process map and a concept map; mapping out complexity in Salesforce; the process of designing and deploying event registration solutions.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ8d9vVfCfs

Richard Cunningham:  

Website: http://www.blendery.com/; 

Blog: https://www.purposefularchitect.com/; 

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

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 47). Cheryl Lee, a BA and PM consultant and instructor for Knowledge Adapters, speaks eloquently about her experience as co-founder and chair of the PMI Toronto Chapter, and co-author to The PMI Guide to Business Analysis, 1st Ed; her involvement with the Business Analysis Community within a PMI Chapter; and the advantages of a virtual self-paced PMI-PBA boot camp. 

Cheryl also provides some recommendations on transitioning from a BA to an Agile BA role; advantages to having a PMI-PBA certification; the application process to take the PMI-PBA exam; and the real meaning behind "PMs are from Mars and BAs are from Venus".

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ca3CTyZcPr8

Cheryl Lee:  

Website 1: https://knowledgeadapters.com/; 

Website 2: http://projectadvisor.com/; 

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

Twitter: @BAPMCherylLee

Books co-authored 

1) Effective PM and BA Role Collaboration: Delivering Business Value through Projects and Programs Successfully https://www.amazon.com/Effective-Role-Collaboration-Delivering-Successfully/dp/B01FIX292A; 

2) The PMI Guide to Business Analysis https://www.amazon.com/PMI-Guide-Business-Analysis/dp/1628251980/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+PMI+Guide+to+Business+Analysis%2C+2017&qid=1626079709&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmr0

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 46). Greta Blash, a Business Consultant, Trainer, and Speaker, provides recommendations for aspiring PM entrepreneurs entering the PM consultancy and training business; lessons learned from implementing CRM and BI systems; the role of the BA on an Agile project; and the prime benefit of being a project manager.

Greta also elucidates on how to contend with identifying and managing risks on a project; how PMs can work effectively alongside a PMO; experience teaching at the Keller Graduate School of Management; fundamental skills needed to successfully manage projects; and steps needed to establish an effective Change Control Board (CCB).

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtUTcZu4m_M

Greta Blash:  

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

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

Books:

1) Basics of Good Project Management https://www.amazon.com/Basics-Good-Project-Management-successfully-ebook/dp/B07L4CKKNC/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Basic+of+Good+Project+Management%2C+greta+blash&qid=1626315659&sr=8-1;  

2) Greta's Notes to ACE the PMP https://www.amazon.com/Gretas-Notes-ACE-PMP-Competencies-ebook/dp/B08VS829YG/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=greta+blash&qid=1626315728&sr=8-2; 

3) Greta's Notes to ACE the CAPM https://www.amazon.com/Gtetas-Notes-ACE-CAPM-Competencies-ebook/dp/B08VWJ39V8/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=greta+blash&qid=1626315728&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 45). Howard Podeswa, an author on Business Analysis and Agile, as well as an accomplished artist, provides an absorbing conversation about BPMN; activity and class diagrams; requirements maturity of an organization versus development methods; and the function of the BA within an iterative-incremental process.

Howard also provides a summary of his three books which include the BAs role in an Agile environment from strategic planning to continuous value delivery; Agile Business Analysis; and a glossary of questions, templates, and terms for BAs.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ9oj7kkZdU

Howard Podeswa:  

Website 1: http://www.nobleinc.ca/; 

Website 2: https://www.modernanalyst.com/Community/ModernAnalystBlog/tabid/181/Default.aspx; 

Website 3: https://www.howardpodeswa.com/; 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-podeswa-5003111/

Books

1) The Agile Guide to Business Analysis and Planning (Apr 2021) https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Guide-Agile-Business-Analysis/dp/0134191129/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Agile+Guide+to+Business+Analysis+and+Planning&qid=1625100699&sr=8-1 

2) The Business Analyst's Handbook (2008) https://www.amazon.com/Business-Analysts-Handbook-Howard-Podeswa/dp/1598635654/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=The+Business+Analyst%27s+Handbook&qid=1625100736&sr=8-1

3) UML for the IT Business Analyst (2009) https://www.amazon.com/UML-Business-Analyst-Howard-Podeswa/dp/1598638688/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=UML+for+the+IT+Business+Analyst&qid=1625100776&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;

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(T.I.A Ep 44). Bola Adesope, an Agile and Business Transformation Consultant and coach for Stacey & Lloyd Consulting, speaks with zest about alternatives on when to have a Sprint Retrospective; when to discuss possible improvements with your Scrum team; and the best way to track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress.

Bola also creatively articulates the best way to develop and maintain the project story map; Product Owner backlog refinement; the services provided by Stacey and Lloyd Consulting; and the value of the mentoring group Helping Other People Succeed (H.O.P.S.), which he co-founded.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS78d0_lsMQ

Bola Adescope:

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

LinkedIn (Bola): https://www.linkedin.com/in/bolaadesope/; 

LinkedIn (Stacey & Lloyd): https://www.linkedin.com/company/staceyandlloyd/; 

LinkedIn (H.O.P.S.): https://www.linkedin.com/company/hopsglobal/

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)