(T.I.A Ep 43). Danielle Stein Fairhurst, Principal at Plum Solutions, provides an engrossing conversation about the essence of financial modelling, and the value it holds for BAs; how to enter financial modelling as a career; predictive analytics; and the critical skills of budgeting and forecasting.

Danielle also talks with relish about the importance of Excel in the business world; the types of services that Plum Solutions offers; the distinguishing difference between financial analysis and data analysis; the value of storytelling to better communicate financial results to stakeholders; and using Power BI as a marketable skill.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7prKkqSrb44

Danielle Stein Fairhurst:  

Website: www.plumsolutions.com; 

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/plumsolutions; 

Meetups: https://plumsolutions.com.au/meetup/

Books: 

1) https://www.amazon.com/Using-Excel-Business-Financial-Modelling-ebook/dp/B07Q1KFLNM

2) https://www.amazon.com/Financial-Modeling-Dummies-Danielle-Fairhurst-ebook/dp/B06ZXS8QZQ/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Financial+Modeling+in+Excel+For+Dummies&qid=1624417094&s=digital-text&sr=1-1

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(T.I.A Ep 42). Abdulla, founder and CEO of PMaspire, provides an enthralling conversation about his journey into the PMO world and software development; the crux of Enterprise e-Learning & Simulator software; setting up PMOs; and Agile PM training.

Abdulla also expresses the importance of the functionality and capabilities of the eLearning and PMO modules within PMaspire; the process to onboard customers; technical support; Exam Simulator as a Service (e-SaaS); and integrating PMaspire with 3rd party apps.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6P-lUH-U9c

Abdulla:

Website: https://pmaspire.com; 

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

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]

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The Lewis Institute:

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(T.I.A. Ep 41). Anatoly Shamkin, a versatile Product Manager, passionately describes his move from humble beginnings at HP in Russia, to transitioning to a Product Owner, (Agile) Project Manager, Scrum Master and Product Manager roles around the world, and some of the hurdles along the way.

Anatoly brings to bear his favorite Scrum estimating tools, whether Prioritization Poker, Planning Poker, or Fibonacci; the detailed differences between a Waterfall and Agile Project Management; overcoming pitfalls with Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, and Sprint Retrospective; and how to transition from a Project Manager to a Product Manager.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqjml824BQk

Anatoly Shamkin: 

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

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The Lewis Institute:

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(T.I.A. Ep 41). Toyin Ogunwale, a business analyst and entrepreneur, provides an intriguing conversation about her experience as a Business Analyst with Citi Bank; the skill to establishing KPIs and metrics; and the importance of cross-functional teams.

Toyin also describes the experience of being Director of Marketing for the IIBA Hamilton Chapter; the steps to founding the Canadian Multicultural Group (CMG), a not-for-profit organization, and the Children's Centre for Development (CCD); and the benefit for a BA in having the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) certification and a background in Data Science.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akDrf0bRUaM

Toyin Ogunwale: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1KXcKRnMJjhksFtTIfCGmA; 

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

3T Business Solutions: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3t-business-consulting/; 

CMG: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-canadian-multicultural-group-b993021b7/; 

CCD: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-children-s-centre-for-development/about/

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Business Agility Institute:

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

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(T.I.A. Ep 40). Igor Arkhipov, a business analyst, editor, and course instructor, provides an intriguing conversation about his best business modelling and prototyping tools; his best requirements modelling notations; and the value of Jira and Confluence for a BA. 

Igor also discusses his role as editor at Medium.com; his three courses on Udemy on Business Analysis and Agile BA Exam Prep Study Guides, and Business Agility; and differences between working as a BA in Russia versus Australia.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93lza75eCJY

Igor Arkhipov: 

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

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The Lewis Institute:

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Business Agility Institute:

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

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(T.I.A. Ep 39). Chris Clouse, an entrepreneur, project manager and life coach, talks about how project managers can help to impact people and processes; leading transformational changes in the banking environment; and following governance practices with a PMO.

Chris provides a great explanation of his experience with launching a Centre of Excellence; the theme and purpose of his book "Making it Home, Finding Your Power and Purpose"; and the beneficial services he provides as a certified life coach.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXvDRk1MXOY

Chris Clouse: 

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

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 38). Christina Kruis, Toastmasters District 42 Director, explains her journey of growth within Toastmasters; the value that mentoring provides club members; and what's involved with leadership roles like a club officer, or an Area or Division Director.

Christina provides ample details about the path to attain the Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) award; the benefits of a Speechcraft and Youth Leadership program; as well as solid recommendations on how to become an active Toastmaster member.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgAq3z_UZmg

Christina Kruis: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-kruis-61878a11/

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The Lewis Institute:

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(T.I.A Ep 37). LN Mishra, COO and program leader of AdaptiveUS, describes the valuable business analysis content in his books "Top 50 BA Techniques with Examples" and "Mastering CBAP"; the BA role in an Agile environment; and challenges that BAs can help solve within organizations.

In addition, LN Mishra articulates the lessons learned for BAs working on ERP projects; services that AdaptiveUS provides; optional paths to become a Scrum Master; and how BAs can continually improve their delivery capability.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7xBGnMlKAw

LN Mishra:

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

Blog: https://www.adaptiveus.com/blog; 

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

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The Lewis Institute:

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Business Agility Institute:

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

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(T.I.A. Ep 36). Paul Lewis, a Global CTO, Board Advisor, and Executive Analyst, provides an inquisitive chat about how organizations can leverage and scale their data and cloud assets to deliver business value; the real meaning of digital transformation; how to align projects to organizational strategy, to attain competitive advantage; and some of the current technology trends that PMs and BAs should be aware of.

Paul also elucidates on the learning objectives and outcomes of the Master of Business Analytics and Master of Management in AI programs at York University's Schulich School of Business; how CTO/CIOs drive Digital, Security, and Innovation changes within an organization; the pros and cons to embracing Business Agility; and how PMs and BAs can become better leaders.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al_jenvg9AI

Paul Lewis: 

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

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The Lewis Institute:

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(T.I.A Ep 35). Commander Bharatkumar Unercat, Senior Director for Project Portfolio Management, and a former commander in the Indian Navy talks about how to identify new markets and opportunities for businesses, what's involved in managing and training a Business Development team, and some pitfalls when handling contracts and negotiations.

Commander Bharatkumar Unercat also discusses how his training in the Indian Navy prepared him for the project management world. And, he details some challenges when developing and managing budget plans, how to improve efficiency as a project manager, and how to effectively prepare for PMI certifications.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwBpZYjSYJ8

Commander Bharatkumar Unercat: 

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

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