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Almudena Rodriguez Pardo

Webinar: Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Bloated Bureaucracy or an Enabler for Business Agility? with Almudena Rodriguez Pardo

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We’re pleased to announce that in an upcoming #BACommunity Webinar we’ll be joined by Almudena Rodriguez Pardo of Rodriguez Pardo & Associates for a lively discussion about a topic that creates much debate in the BA community and beyond! The webinar is entitled “Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe): Bloated Bureaucracy or an Enabler for Business Agility” and it’ll take place
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Webinar Recording: Digital Transformation or ‘Digital as Usual’?: The Power of a ‘Top Tasks’ Approach with Gerry McGovern

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During this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Gerry McGovern, Founder & CEO of Customer Carewords and author of ‘Top Tasks: A How To Guide’ who presented a webinar entitled Digital Transformation or ‘Digital as Usual’?: The Power of a ‘Top Tasks’ Approach. The webinar was recorded, and you can view the recording below Webinar
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Webinar Recording: The Mindful BA – Building Resilience Through Mindfulness with Kathy Berkidge

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In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Kathy Berkidge of Mind at Work Consulting who discussed the importance of mindfulness for resilience, a topic that is very relevant for us as BAs (particularly when we are working on tricky projects with conflicting stakeholders). The webinar was entitled “The Mindful BA – Building Resilience Through
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Webinar Recording: Are you solving the right problem? With James Robertson

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In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by James Robertson of The Atlantic Systems Guild who discussed the tricky topic of problem analysis early in the business change lifecycle. The webinar was entitled “Are You Solving the Right Problem?” and you can view the recording below. Webinar Recording Webinar DescriptionAre you delivering software on time,
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Webinar Recording: We’re Drowning in Data! Are You Prepared to Come to the Rescue?

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In this #BACommunity Webinar we hosted Lori Silverman of Partners for Progress®, who joined Blackmetric’s Adrian Reed for an informal but informative chat about data, insight and business analysis. The webinar was entitled “We’re Drowning in Data! Are You Prepared to Come to the Rescue?” . You can view a recording of the webinar below Webinar DescriptionThe
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Webinar Recording: Innovative Elicitation: Let’s Take a Fresh Perspective on an Old Technique! With Jamie Champagne

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In this #BACommunity Webinar we were joined by Jamie Champagne of  Champagne Collaborations who discussed the tricky topic of elicitation. The webinar is entitled “Innovative Elicitation: Let’s Take a Fresh Perspective on an Old Technique!”. You can view a recording of the webinar below. Webinar DescriptionHave you ever tried to elicit something from an inanimate object?
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Adrian Reed

Interview: Pre-Project Problem Analysis and Systems Thinking

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Adrian Reed, Principal Consultant at Blackmetric recently presented at the Building Business Capability conference in San Antonio, Texas.  Whilst he was there, he was interviewed by Filip Hendrickx of altershape. During the interview, you can hear Adrian give his thoughts on Pre-Project Problem Analysis and Systems Thinking.     If the topics mentioned in this interview interest
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Webinar Recording: Business Analyst or Business Strategist? With Adrian Reed

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We’re very pleased to say that Adrian Reed (Blackmetric’s Principal Consultant) recently presented a webinar in partnership with Faculty Training Institute (FTI), and the session was recorded. The session is entitled Business Analyst or Business Strategist? You can view the recording below. If you’d like to hear about future upcoming webinars, be sure to sign up for our BA
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Take part in IIBA® Global Survey Salary

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The International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA ®) has recently opened the Global Business Analysis Salary Survey.  This will provide a useful global ‘snapshot’ of the analysis profession, so it is well worth taking part.  The survey is anonymous and can be accessed below. Take part in the survey Feel free to share this link with your
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Adrian Reed

Blackmetric’s Adrian Reed to speak in Minneapolis, Slovenia, Belgium & Vienna

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May is a busy month for us here at Blackmetric, and we’re really pleased that our Principal Consultant, Adrian Reed, will be speaking at a number of conferences and will be delivering a number of seminars. On 3rd May 2018, Adrian will present the opening keynote at the IIBA Minneapolis/St. Paul Professional Development Day (MSPPDD).  Adrian’s keynote
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