Join Us for the 1st meeting of Business Analysis: VIRTUAL Community of Practice

Be an early riser and adopter! Join Us for the 1st meeting of Business Analysis: VIRTUAL Community of Practice (CoP)

This month’s Topic: Real World Business Analysis

What role does Business Analysis play in YOUR organization? Is IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis) certification valued in your company? Would you like Business Analysis to be different in your organization?

Join us for your morning coffee/tea and wake up your brain with a discussion about Real World Business Analysis

Date:
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Time:
7:00am-7:15am Central Time – introductions/logistics
7:15am-8:15am Central Time – discussion

Where: To get conference call-in number and access code, go to: www.InspirExcellence.com/freestuff.html

Cost: FREE

Our Group Goals
• To develop individual accountability, sustainability and support through monthly CoP meetings.
• Network with and learn from other Business Analysts, mentors and organizations
• Create Marketing and Public Relation opportunities for Business Analysis with milestone successes
• Evoke transformation in CoP members, mentors and corresponding organizations

What’s in it for YOU?
• Networking, connection and accountability within a neighborhood or according to area of interest for accelerated personal and professional growth
• Keep abreast of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) updates as it continues to formalize the Business Analysis industry
• Gain more knowledge about resources, tools and techniques for personal and professional growth
• Participate in career and leadership development growth path for CoP participants, CoP facilitators and future leaders
• Acquire education and mentorship to enable IIBA certification

Facilitator:

Dayle Beyer
ACC, PMP, CBAP, PMI-RMP (certified Risk Management Professional)

Inspire Excellence Coaching and Training
Email: Dayle@InspirExcellence.com

Health & Wellness Conference | Fit & Fine 2012

I’m excited to be a guest presenter at the Fit & Fine 2012 Health & Wellness Conference in Chicago on Feb. 25th, sponsored by IMASTERY Institute.

Join us for information, inspiration and connections! http://fitandfine2012.com/

2:30PM

Title of Presentation:

SHINE Forward: How Extraordinary Goals Are Achieved

Overview:

Giving and getting feedback has long been considered to be an essential skill for supporting personal growth. As we strive to achieve our goals, we want and need to know how we are doing. We need to know if our performance is in line with expectations. We need to learn what we have done well and what we need to change. Traditionally in organizations, this information has been communicated in the form of “downward feedback” from leaders to their team members and “upward feedback” with the advent of 360 degree multi-rater assessments.

But there is a fundamental problem with all types of feedback: it focuses on the past, on what has already occurred—not on the infinite variety of opportunities that can happen in the future. As such, feedback can be limited and static as a personal developmental tool, as opposed to expansive and dynamic.

SHINE Forward helps us envision and focus on a positive present and future, not a failed or less than stellar past. We use a proven model of innovation to “FeedForward” and “The Bigger Game” which challenges us to become our most positive best and calls us to SHINE Forward into new frontiers of growth and success never thought possible.

For optimal success in working The Bigger Game, you must:

•  have a “dream team”
•  get out of your comfort zone
•  always include a “Gulp”
•  have a compelling purpose
•  plan, commit and invest
•  take ongoing BOLD actions
•  feed a burning hunger
•  assess and recalibrate your plan
•  take action to sustain yourself as well as your goal

SHINE Forward defines where you are today and provides clarity and tools for what to do next.  Are you ready to SHINE Forward and play YOUR Bigger Game?

Objectives:

• Obtain an overview of the 9 elements of The Bigger Game Model
• Practice providing “feedforward”
• Explore the four types of comfort zones that could be holding you back from reaching your goal
• Discover steps to identify your compelling purpose that beckons you to obtain success never thought possible

Audience: Individuals, Teams and Organizations

REAL Love and Connection

According to Tony Robbins, we all are in need of six things:

1- Certainty

2- Variety

3- Significance

4- Connection/Love

5 – Growth

6 – Contribution

On Valentine’s Day, we might naturally think of Love/Connection. So what is LOVE? What is CONNECTION? How will you know you have one or the other or both?

It is easy to LOVE someone when the sun is shining and all things are going your way. But when the life serves you lemons and there is no way to make lemonade out of those lemons, it is then that you understand who are your champions…who are your cheerleaders…who are true friends/partners in life. Those that bale when conflict or adversity or pain happens, are not the long-term partners that can provide LOVE and connection. Those fair-weathered friends are looking out for THEIR best interest, not yours.

On Valentine’s Day, give your TRUE friends a kiss and hug, even if it is a virtual one, so they know you LOVE them and the connection between you is REAL.

Join Us for the March Business Analysis: Community of Practice meeting

Join Us for the March Business Analysis: VIRTUAL Community of Practice meeting

Date:
Friday, March 23, 2012

Time:
7:00am-7:15am Central Time – introductions/logistics
7:15am-8:15am Central Time – discussion

Where:
Go to http://www.InspirExcellence.com/freestuff.html to get call-in information

Cost: FREE

Topic: Real World Business Case

According the the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK), a Business Case is expected to be a key output.

In some organizations, the Product Manager writes the Business case. If a Business Analyst writes the Business Case, how is it being used by the BA? If the BA is truly writing the business case, are they accountable for it after the project is complete?

Join us for your morning coffee/tea and wake up your brain with a discussion about the BA’s Business Case.

Our Group Goals
• To develop individual accountability, sustainability and support through monthly CoP meetings.
• Network with and learn from other Business Analysts, mentors and organizations
• Create Marketing and Public Relation opportunities for Business Analysis with milestone successes
• Evoke transformation in CoP members, mentors and corresponding organizations

What’s in it for YOU?
• Networking, connection and accountability within a neighborhood or according to area of interest for accelerated personal and professional growth
• Keep abreast of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) updates as it continues to formalize the Business Analysis industry
• Gain more knowledge about resources, tools and techniques for personal and professional growth
• Participate in career and leadership development growth path for CoP participants, CoP Leaders and future leaders
• Acquire education and mentorship to enable IIBA certification

Facilitator:

Dayle Beyer
ACC, PMP, CBAP, PMI-RMP
Inspire Excellence Coaching and Training

RSVP: Dayle@InspirExcellence.com or http://www.meetup.com/BusinessAnalysis/
Phone:  847-532-5367

Join Us for the 1st meeting of Business Analysis: Community of Practice

Be an early riser and adopter! Join Us for the 1st meeting of Business Analysis: Community of Practice

This Month’s Topic: Real World Risk Analysis

In the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK), Risk Analysis is mentioned as a technique, so how does a Business Analyst DO Risk Analysis?

Join us for your morning coffee/tea and wake up your brain with a discussion about the Risk Analysis technique.

Date:
Friday, February 24, 2012

Time:
7:15 – 7:30am – introductions/networking
7:30am – 8:30am – discussion

Where:
Starbucks, 601 N Martingale Rd, Schaumburg, IL  (in the Streets of Woodfield)

Cost: FREE

Our Group Goals
• To develop individual accountability, sustainability and support through monthly CoP meetings.
• Network with and learn from other Business Analysts, mentors and organizations
• Create Marketing and Public Relation opportunities for Business Analysis with milestone successes
• Evoke transformation in CoP members, mentors and corresponding organizations

What’s in it for YOU?
• Networking, connection and accountability within a neighborhood or according to area of interest for accelerated personal and professional growth
• Keep abreast of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) updates as it continues to formalize the Business Analysis industry
• Gain more knowledge about resources, tools and techniques for personal and professional growth
• Participate in career and leadership development growth path for CoP participants, CoP Leaders and future leaders
• Acquire education and mentorship to enable IIBA certification

Facilitator:

Dayle Beyer
ACC, PMP, CBAP, PMI-RMP (certified Risk Management Professional)
Inspire Excellence Coaching and Training

RSVP: Dayle@InspirExcellence.com or http://www.meetup.com/BusinessAnalysis/
Phone: 847-532-5367

International Coach Federation – 2012 Midwest Regional Conference – June 21-23rd

THEME: Coaching: Celebration, Collaboration, Connection! Raising the Bar!

Opening Evening Reception: Thursday, June 21, at 7:00 p.m.
Conference: Friday, June 22 & Saturday June 23, 2012

The Midwest Regional Conference is Raising the Bar! on what a conference can really be. We are expanding our scope of possibility with “out of the box” ideas that will make this the most exciting coaching event in the states this year. It is the place to gain CCEUs, create coaching connections, and grow their coaching. Why not have it all in Chicago at The Rosemont Hilton Hotel.

Keynote Speaker is David McNally!

David McNally is among an elite group of recipients—only 186—of the Council of Peers Award for Excellence (CPAE) and Speaker Hall of Fame by the National Speakers Association (NSA). His knowledge of what inspires people has been commended by people such as NBA coach, Pat Riley, golf superstar, Greg Norman, CNN host, Larry King, as well as hundreds of executives from many of the world’s most successful companies. Abbott Labs, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., Gartner, Merrill Lynch, Northwest Airlines, Inc., Pulte Homes, and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, are but a few of the many distinguished organizations that have embraced David’s work as a key component of preparing their employees for an ever increasing competitive and complex future. David McNally’s mission is straightforward and clear: To provide people with the knowledge, skills and inspiration to perform at their best.

Additionally, David McNally is the author of two best selling books, EVEN EAGLES NEED A PUSH – Learning to Soar in a Changing World and THE EAGLE’S SECRET – Success Strategies for Thriving at Work and in Life. His co-authored book, Be Your OWN Brand in its second edition, brings new meaning to the concept of the brand promise. David’s latest co-authored book is EVEN EAGLES NEED A PUSH – The Power of Encouragement. An award winning film producer, McNally has produced two highly praised, inspirational films, The Power of Purpose and If I Were Brave.

Now is the time to be a part of this unprecedented event.

For more information: http://icf-midwestregionalconference.com/Wordpress/

Reliability of IT Infrastructure

Reliability of IT Infrastructure

Hear our panel of IT Industry Experts discuss the latest best practice ideas on Reliability of IT Infrastructure.

Reliability of IT Infrastructure is a key part of ENTERPRISE VALUE MANAGEMENT, a repeatable management methodology that joins essential elements of key frameworks and best practices into an actionable model.

This webinar will focus on the Strategic, Tactical, and Operational aspects of “Reliability”

• Strategically, explore the importance of the early involvement of the IT Service Provider involvement in helping set the enterprise strategy and identify the requirements of IT reliability against the Business Portfolio
• Tactically, discuss the design and implementation considerations associated with the required architecture, as identified in strategy, and carried through requirements and IT Service Acceptance Criteria through to implementation, and manifesting as Service Level Packages
• Operationally, monitor for threshold performance in production, enabling the IT Service Provider to express the level of reliability attained, positioning a conversation for value realization against business(enterprise) objectives.

ENTERPRISE VALUE MANAGEMENT offers a practical approach to service improvements, optimization of scarce resources, and the clear communication of Business Value.

Hear our team of experts discuss the latest best practice ideas on Reliability of IT Infrastructure. CLICK HERE to view the webinar.

Panelists include:

Dayle Beyer: President of Inspire Excellence Coaching & Training
Inspire Excellence Coaching & Training inspires excellence in thousands of people around the world by providing international best practice tools and techniques of project management, business analysis and coaching in order to drive successful organizational change initiatives, provide proven concepts for exam preparation success, and facilitate process, product and system improvements.

Shane Deay: Managing Principal of Avant Corporation
Shane and his team bring skills as a market leader in Business Service Management (BSM) and Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Education, Consulting and Project Staffing. Avant provides un-biased solutions that facilitate service level improvements, operational transparency, service delivery and support cost reductions.

Keith Sutherland and Lawrence “Butch” Sheets: Managing Principals of Service Management Dynamix
Service Management Dynamix bring skills to define and structure a robust and reliable IT infrastructure, Manage Risk. and assess ITIL© and teach ITIL© certification.

John Schladweiler: Managing Principal of Schladweiler Associates
John brings superb experience and skills to define and structure a robust Project Management Office (PMO).

Pete Mauro: President of Encore Consulting Services 
Encore Consulting brings technical staffing skills in organizing discovery sessions to enable the benefits of Enterprise Value Management.

CLICK HERE to view this FREE webinar to hear how IT best practices in Enterprise Value Management will help you do more with less.

Quality of Organizational Leadership

Quality of Organizational Leadership

The Standish Group 2009 CHAOS Chronicles, an ongoing international study of 15,000 IT projects, shows a decrease in project success by:

• 32% of all projects are delivered on time / budget
• 44% of projects are late, over budget, or with less than the required features and functions
• 24% of failed projects are cancelled prior to completion or delivered and never used

These results represent the highest failure rate in over a decade! The vast majority of this waste is avoidable by using strong organizational leadership.

Leadership Development

Leadership is a greatly debated, and possibly marginally understood concept. Are leaders made, or born? Why do people choose to follow certain leaders even when it may prove very harmful to them personally? Are management and leadership skills synonymous? Are all managers, leaders and vice versa? And why do such leaders have such dramatically different styles? Ghandi and Patton were both great leaders, but their styles could not have been more different. Ghandi was a strong believer in non-violence, while Patton led an army bent on the physical destruction of the enemy.

One thing that everyone agrees on is the concept of leaders needing followers. John Maxwell states, “If you think you are leading, but no one is following, you are really only taking a walk.”

CLICK HERE to get access to the FREE recorded webinar to hear from a panel of experts about what organizations can do to  improve the quality of their organizational leadership, decrease wasteful spending and improve the success of projects and programs by taking a look at:

• What “soft” and “hard” skills are needed for project/program success
• Treating the continual service improvement as a project
• Understanding customer requirements
• Dealing with conflict and negotiation
• Best use of a PMO and Center of Excellence for program success

Hear our panel discussion on Quality of Organizational Leadership led by Dayle Beyer, Managing Principal of Inspire Excellence. Dayle and her team bring skills to define and build robust personnel competencies, deliver strong project management techniques, and develop comprehensive business analysis models.

Panelists include:

Dayle Beyer: President of Inspire Excellence Coaching & Training
Inspire Excellence Coaching & Training inspires excellence in thousands of people around the world by providing international best practice tools and techniques of project management, business analysis and coaching in order to drive successful organizational change initiatives, provide proven concepts for exam preparation success, and facilitate process, product and system improvements.

Shane Deay: Managing Principal of Avant Corporation
Shane and his team bring skills as a market leader in Business Service Management (BSM) and Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Education, Consulting and Project Staffing. Avant provides un-biased solutions that facilitate service level improvements, operational transparency, service delivery and support cost reductions.

Keith Sutherland and Lawrence “Butch” Sheets: Managing Principals of Service Management Dynamix
Service Management Dynamix bring skills to define and structure a robust and reliable IT infrastructure, Manage Risk. and assess ITIL© and teach ITIL© certification.

John Schladweiler: Managing Principal of Schladweiler Associates
John brings superb experience and skills to define and structure a robust Project Management Office (PMO).

Pete Mauro: President of Encore Consulting Services 
Encore Consulting brings technical staffing skills in organizing discovery sessions to enable the benefits of Enterprise Value Management.

CLICK HERE  to get access to this FREE recorded webinar to hear how best practices in Enterprise Value Management will help you do more with less.

Stress-Less Exam Preparation: Accelerated Learning Tips for Certified Business Analysis Professional

Certified Business Analyst Professional

Stress-Less Exam Preparation:

Accelerated Learning Tips for Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®) Exam Preparation

Introduction

Get accelerated exam preparation tips from a real-world experienced and certified CBAP exam preparation trainer who will inspire you to accelerate your learning and reduce your stress.

What’s in it for you?

How many of you are busy?
In our increasing fast paced world of technology and business, there is constant pressure on people to keep up with the barrage of information coming our way. To keep up with rapid changes and the persistent lack of time, we need to have ways of to learn faster and retain knowledge better.  Accelerated Learning increases learning capacity, lowers stress, builds self-awareness and self-esteem.

CLICK HERE to get access to the FREE Audio recording or Text for “Stress-Less Exam Preparation: Accelerated Learning Tips for Certified Business Analysis Professional  (CBAP®) Exam Preparation”

FREE Encore Live Audio Presentation: Appreciative Inquiry: a Tool for Positive Organizational Change

FREE Encore Live Audio Presentation: Appreciative Inquiry: a Tool for Positive Organizational Change – (Previously given at IIBA Chicagoland Chapter and IIBA Northeast Wisconsin Chapter)

4D Appreciative Inquiry Process

Have you ever worked on an organizational initiative that has no change? Change happens! Some changes work well but many changes don’t work  as well as we had hoped. Are you ready to hear about a powerful and successful approach to dealing with change in your organization? Join me to explore how Appreciative Inquiry (AI), a strategy for purposeful positive change, creates a paradigm shift in “the problem-solving” approach to eliciting and managing requirements that many business analysts and managers use to make changes. AI focuses on an organization’s achievements rather than its problems. Using AI can help you go beyond flaccid participation to foster genuine inspiration at the deepest levels.

Through this presentation:

• Define appreciate inquiry

• Understand the appreciative 4-D cycle

• Create a provocative proposition for creating a positive purposeful perspective

• Understand how to use Appreciative Inquiry as a powerful tool

• Explore AIs amazing results

Credit: 1 PDU or 1 CDU

When: Friday, January 27, 2012

Where: FREE teleconference call

Time: 12:00PM – 1:00PM Central Time

RSVP (provide email for call-in details): http://www.InspirExcellence.com/freestuff.html