The Inquisitive Analyst

(T.I.A. Ep 67). Klao Bell-Lewis, a certified project manager, talks about the best way to gain respect from stakeholders on a project; good tools you use to help you better manage stakeholders; techniques to best engage top management within a project; and how to measure successful stakeholder engagement.

Klao also points out how to best transition stakeholders from being detractors to being allies or champion supporters of your project; lessons learned from executing a multi-site community outreach program; how to best engage team members on a project; how to identify, communicate, and mobilize stakeholders, and build strong relationships with them.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4s7R5_ddkw

Klao Bell-Lewis 

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

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(T.I.A. Ep 66). Soha Karjawally, a Project Manager and Team Lead provides recommendations to PMs for writing requirements specifications; hurdles estimating required resources, time and effort; and lessons learned for Infrastructure and Security Project Managers.

Soha also discusses how to deal with projects that do not meet deadlines or budgets; what a typical relationship with a sponsor looks like; recommended escalation paths; methods to deal with scope creep; and experience developing an Aeronautical Maintenance Management System (AMMS) to target the maintenance management of the UH-1H helicopter for the Lebanese Air Force (LAF).

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdHRoDdMLX8

Soha Karjawally

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

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The Lewis Institute 

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(T.I.A. Ep 65). Elizabeth Harrin, Director of Otobos Consultants Ltd., a project manager, and author chats  about her award-winning blog, A Girls Guide to PM; her Facebook group Project Management Café; how to effectively engaging with stakeholders; how PMs can attain credibility in the workplace; and tips on how to best manage multiple projects.

Elizabeth also discusses how PMs can strategically converse with executives; skills to negotiate and influence teams to work better together; and a few tips on how to bounce back from project failure.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-e43NW0S1E

Elizabeth Harrin 

Website: https://elizabeth-harrin.com/ 

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

Blog: https://www.girlsguidetopm.com 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/OtobosGroup

Elizabeth's Books: 

Project Manager: Careers in IT Project Management 

1) Engaging Stakeholders on Projects 

https://www.amazon.com/Engaging-stakeholders-projects-harness-people-ebook/dp/B08HJGQY2M/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=elizabeth+harrin&qid=1626219106&sr=8-8

2) https://www.amazon.com/Project-Manager-Careers-project-management-ebook/dp/B07CRRWMXP/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Project+Manager%3A+Careers+in+IT+Project+Management&qid=1626219016&sr=8-1

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The Lewis Institute 

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Facebook 1: https://www.facebook.com/girlsguidetopm/

Facebook 2: https://www.facebook.com/groups/projectmanagementcafe/

Mentoring Program: https://www.facebook.com/groups/projectmanagementrebels

Twitter: https://twitter.com/girlsguidetopm

(T.I.A Ep 64). Amin Sabzavari, an Engineer, co-founder of Aspen Technology Solutions, and a sustainability instructor provides an engaging conversation. He talks about how the public speaking organization Toastmasters has helped him develop marketable communication and leadership skills that have been instrumental in his career, particularly as an instructor. 

Amin discusses the leadership roles he has held at Toastmasters; vital aspects of sustainability; services that Aspen Technology Services provides; the value one can gain from being a Toastmaster member; and recommendations on how a BA or PM can enter the sustainability field.

YouTube: 

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

Amin Sabzavari

Website: http://www.aspentechnologysolutions.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amin-sabzevari-p-eng-crm-87a4921b/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

Website - https://lnkd.in/gfVabkm9 

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Business Agility Institute 

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

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(T.I.A. Ep 63). Eno Eka, Founder of the Business Analysis School and Director of Education at IIBA Calgary, provides an awesome dialogue about her entry into the Business Analysis field; recommended steps BAs can use to document high level requirements; and how to become an IIBA member.

Eno also discusses how new immigrants to Canada can transition into a Business Analysis career; hurdles that new Canadian immigrants face in the workforce, and how to overcome these hurdles; services that Business Analysis School offers; and her experience as a BA Instructor at the University of Manitoba.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3rz957bGSE

Eno Eka

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

Website 2: https://www.enyconsulting.ca/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enoeka-businessanalysis-coach-businessanalyst-businessanalysiscoach-cbap-prosci-ccba-ecba-career/

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

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(T.I.A. Ep 62). Dr. Elena Pawęta, a communication coach, and a TEDx organizer, explains her journey in becoming a District 108 Director (Poland, Finland, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia) at the public speaking organization called Toastmasters; experience with the Dale Carnegie public speaking institute; and strategies to become a TEDx speaker, and the value it provides.

Elena explains the impact in overcoming fear of public speaking; why communicating with clarity and confidence is so important in business; she provides a summary of her book Born Global Entrepreneurs; an explanation of the Podcast, Ideas + Leaders; the types of services Elena Pawęta Consulting provides; and experience with public speaking in Poland and Russia.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ji5P_fU-PJY

Elena Pawęta 

Website: https://elenapaweta.com/ 

Website: https://courses.elenapaweta.com/tedxcoaching0921/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-paweta/

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 

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(T.I.A. Ep 61). Alexander Kurm, a certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Principal at Kurm Consulting Inc. gives a captivating conversation about how he entered into process management and improvement consultancy; why business process management is so important for organizations; and how to adopt and implement continuous improvement approaches

Alexander also discusses his experience with big data strategy, for mapping business process architecture; overcoming major problems with continuous improvement strategies; using Elements.Cloud to improve and accommodate business changes within process mapping; deploying Six Sigma in an organization; and lessons learned for those wanting to enter the business process management field.

YouTube: 

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

Alexander Kurm 

Website: https://www.kurmconsulting.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexander-kurm-7014aa1/

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 60). David Limiero, an ordained minister who also happens to be a Business Analyst and a 7X Certified Salesforce Professional, gives a fantastic portrayal of his journey in becoming a Salesforce Business Analyst; operating a non-profit organization; and process discovery and process design/re-design using Salesforce.

David also explains how to implement strategy within Salesforce projects; adoption of third party apps in Salesforce; providing Salesforce training in a non-profit organization; and how his skills from 20 years of ministry experience have been incorporated into working with Salesforce.

YouTube: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mcFJ-3UTQ8

David Limiero

Website: https://stadiachurchplanting.org/ 

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

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

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Business Agility Institute 

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

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(T.I.A. Ep 59). Katie Sattler, is part of a group of aspiring recent high school graduates who have been preparing themselves for university, and helping to shape their careers and the careers of other students through a career exploration group called Joy to Job. Katie talks about how Joy to Job came about; how many schools and students have participated in the program; and the types of webinars Joy to Job focuses on.

Katie describes the type of path she wants her career to take after university; perspectives about careers that students have learned from the Joy to Job webinars; activities she has done to prepare herself for university; recommendations for determined young students in technology; and future plans for Joy to Job.

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0-Bjm1Y4ww

Katie Sattler 

Website: https://joytojob.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-sattler-181037207/

Sponsored by: 

The Lewis Institute 

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Business Agility Institute 

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(T.I.A. Ep 58). 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=t1_Iz4wK9-U

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 

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Business Agility Institute 

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

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