Webinars

What DevOps Is and Why You Should Care: Recorded Webinar

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Webinar Overview:

Join us as we dig into an introduction of DevOps – the cultural and professional phenomenon that is rocking the IT world by encouraging better collaboration, communication and integration between development and operational teams.

What you will learn:

You will learn about the goals, objectives and benefits of a DevOps environment and the integration with IT Service Management.

You will come away with a deeper understanding of why DevOps is enabling organizations to build, deploy and operate quality software faster to enable business outcomes that achieve real value!

Key Takeaways:

• The business value of improving the flow between Dev and Ops

• A high level understanding of DevOps including cultural, practical and automation aspects

• The benefits and results realized by organizations that adopt DevOps

• The relationship between DevOps, Agile, Lean and service management

• Insight into preliminary steps to build a DevOps environment

Webinar Duration: 45 – 60 min

IT Architecture for Non-Architects: Recorded Webinar

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Are you an experienced IT Professional, ready to take the next step in your career but don’t know where to go? Are you looking at your career plan and how to get ahead in IT? In this webinar, we will introduce you, the IT Professional, to IT Architecture and explain how IT Architecture just might be the right next step for you in your IT career.

We will cover:
• The different types of IT Architecture and the value of each
• The evolution of an IT career
• The value of IT Architecture to your organization

What you will learn
• What the different types of IT Architecture are and how they relate to each other
• How IT Architecture fits with the rest of the IT organization
• Why you should consider a career in IT Architecture

Webinar Duration: 45 – 60 min

The Triple Constraint of Project Management: Recorded Webinar

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In this webinar, we will introduce you to the Project Triangle of Scope, Time and Cost, and discuss some techniques for helping Project Managers manage the core triple constraints of projects.

We will cover the following topic areas:

Describe methods for managing project conflict in the iron triangle
Describe the elements of PMBOK® Guide, 5th Edition, related to Scope, Time and Cost
What is the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and how to develop one

Preparing for the PMI Professional in Business Analysis Exam

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Are you looking for a way to differentiate your credentials from your counterparts? Obtaining a PMI-PBA® credential from a leading organization like PMI may be the answer you are looking for.

Come join us for this webinar to learn about the newest PMI certification, the PMI Professional in Business Analysis certification.

In this webinar we will:

• Provide an understanding of why PMI has chosen to offer this newest certification
• Discuss the PMI-PBA® exam, what it is and how to qualify to take the exam
• Discuss a new prep course available to help prep

Is Your Company’s Data Secure? Recorded Webinar

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Learn how to prevent your company from falling prey to some of the more recent high-profile data hacks.
We will discuss recent data breaches, including Target, Anthem, and Ashley Madison, and discuss both on-premise and cloud security best-practices.

This webinar is geared towards IT security professions and database administrators who are responsible for securing their company’s data.

How Business Analysts Provide Value in Today’s Work Environment: Recorded Webinar

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Everyone knows that organizations need reliable and cost effective operations. Learn how, as a Business Analyst, you can assist organizations to clearly illuminate how strategy, processes, business structure and staff can best be utilized to deliver reliable and cost effective operations.

In this webinar you will learn how Business Analysis can contribute to strategic, project and organizational success. The following will be covered in our short time together:
 

* Growth in the interest in the Business Analyst
* The International Institute for Business Analysis (IIBA)
* The role of the business analyst and this role works with other roles during the project cycle

SharePoint 2013 Search Secrets for Power Users and Administrators: Recoded Webinar

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Power Users will come away with hot tips for getting more from SharePoint’s search features. For example: why “FileType:docx” finds most, but not all Word documents; and why you can’t find all of your purchase orders; and what you can do to find these files.
SharePoint Administrators will also learn how to add metadata to thousands of documents without anyone having to type metadata, and how to help your users find things they can’t even spell correctly!

These tips and tricks apply to both SharePoint 2013 on premise and Office 365 / SharePoint Online.

Managing a Project with Your Team: Recorded Webinar

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In this webinar, you will be provided a model for explaining how the current world of work is shifting with models for managing team conflict and dealing with the emotions of project team members and stakeholders.
Webinar Objectives: 
You will be introduced to the essential communication skills required for Project Managers and Business Analysts; the following topics will be discussed:

• Methods for managing project conflict
• The elements of the PMBOK® Guide, Fifth Edition, related to communications
• The challenges of team development
• The characteristics of high-performing project teams