Better Together!  Collaboration between Project Managers and Business Analysts

Within Agile and Waterfall Projects

Two roles with the same goal – provide a high quality deliverable/product

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This hands-on workshop will offer a collaborative learning environment in which Project Managers and Business Analysts will work together and gain a deeper understanding of their counterpart’s perspective, priorities and concerns.    This event is unique as we have two facilitators– one PM and one BA from UNO’s Nebraska Business Development Center – who will work together to educate our valuable participants.

Workshop: Thursday July 19th  9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Location: TD Ameritrade Corporate Head Quarters - 200 S. 108^th Ave, Omaha 68154

Cost $ 150.00 (Includes Refreshments Morning & Afternoon as well as Lunch)

Workshop products to be produced/provided by NBDC

 Benefits:

• Gain a deeper understanding/appreciation of how PMs and BAs can align their efforts to benefit the organization.
• Be a training facilitator for your company – learn a series of practical, hands-on activities that you can take back and teach to your organization
• Networking (to include contact with professional facilitators from NBDC who can support future organization training events)

Presented by:

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Facilitated by:

 Beth Giesbrecht & Michael Perdunn - Leaders in Project Management & Business Analyst Education

When the Business Analysts and Project Managers are in synch, the business analyst has no trouble representing the project manager’s view to the customer and the project manager has a clear view of the product that will solve the customer’s problem.  They have the same partnership as the pilot and navigator:  the business analyst provides the destination and the project manager drives the project.

Facilitator Bios:

BETH GIESBRECHT, BS, PMP, COI, CPP, Lean Certification

Giesbrecht has more than 30 years of curriculum development, consulting, and computer technology expertise with a special emphasis in project management and databases. Beth excels at instructional design, involving students through simulations, and customizing training to fit customer needs. She has successfully directed companies through various phases of the project management process.

 MICHAEL PERDUNN MA PMP

Michael Perdunn is a project manager, speaker, and consultant. He has a Master’s degree in Communication and brings over 15 years of experience managing projects in various sectors. Currently, he is consulting helping companies transform their cybersecurity effectiveness. He is also an instructor in Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. In 2011 he was named as a finalist for the Ten Outstanding Young Omahans award.

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• Learn about one of 2018's top 5 trends in Project Management
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• Learn what millennial's will bring to the Project Management table

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“Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.”

                                                                        – Patrick Lencioni

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• Understand how individual roles help to add to team successes
• Develop  clear goals for your team to be successful
• Discuss the elements and layers that lead to effective teamwork.

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Program Overview:

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Learning Objectives:

1. Identify the characteristics and behaviors associated with various types of mindsets
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