Complete Your Projects On-Time & On-Schedule

Only 2.5% of companies successfully completed all of their projects.*
One in six projects have a cost overrun of 200% and a schedule overrun of almost 70%.*

There is a staggering percentage of technology projects that either fail, or are unsuccessful in delivering the expected value to the business. While there are many different inputs and reasons for this, one common thread appears to be present in varying degrees. The use and role of the BA.

Once a respected and valued piece of an IT project, the role of the Business Analyst has been relegated to a narrowly focused, task-oriented regimentation that seems to include no more than a production of required documentation.

PW&WCBA brings together both sides of the project team, project management and business analysis, to advance collaboration within your organization. Hear Janet Santacroce, former Senior Business Systems Analyst SAP from The Coca Cola Company share how to bring the business analyst back into the project and structure a business environment to facilitate the role of business conduit.

Visit our website and download the brochure for the full conference agenda.
(Plus, you'll also receive a copy of the 2011 Executive Summary & exclusive web seminar "10 Traits of an Agile Product Owner")

The industry's leading companies will be attending - don't get left behind - gain the skills, tools and techniques you need to be more valuable to yourself and your organization.

Take a look at the companies who've already signed on to attend:
AAA Carolinas, Academy of Art University, Alfa Mutual Insurance, American Chemical Society, Ancestry.com, Aseco Integrated Systems, Atlas Copco, Axa Equitable, Ball Corporation, BECU, Blue Cross Blue Shield of SC, Blue Cross Blue Shield of TX, Boeing Company, Carefirst Blue Cross Blue Shield of MD, Chamberlain Consulting, Chevron, Cisco, Citizens Bank, City of Charlotte, Constant Contact, Coventry Health Care, EBG Consulting, Inc. , ECMC, Enbridge Pipeline Inc, Encore Health Resources, Entertainment Partners, Farm Bureau Insurance, Florida Power & Light Forrester Research, Georgia Health Sciences University, Geospatial Intelligence Agency, GlaxoSmithKline, Green Shield Canada, Habitat for Humanity Int'l, Health Dialog Services, Highmark Blueshield, IBM, IIBA, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Liberty Mutual, Lifeway Christian Resources, Lincoln Financial Group, M&I Bank, Marathon Oil Company, Meridian Technologies, NAIC, Nationwide Insurance, NAV Canada, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, PepsiCo, Perrigo, PetSmart, Pfizer, Physicians Mutual, PMCentersUSA Poole & Associates, Port Authority of NY & NJ, Prudential Financial, Puget Sound Energy, Railinc Corporation, Rich Products Corp., Robbins & Robbins, Inc. , Scotts Company, SEAL Team Six, Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure, South African State IT Agency, State Farm Insurance Company, Texas Guaranteed, The Clorox Company, The Coca Cola Company, National Council on Compensation Insurance, The Travelers Companies, Inc. , Tishman Construction Corp., U.S. Cellular, UPS, Value Creation Associates, Walt Disney World Company, WEA Trust, WinWholesale Inc. and Wsp Flack & Kurtz As a reader of our blog, you can receive 15% off the standard registration rate with Priority Code PW12BLOG.

For more information on the ProjectWorld & World Congress for Business Analysts and to register, visit our webpage.

For a sample of the PW&WCBA experience, join us for a free webinar:
Power Up Your Agile Product Planning & Analysis: Collaborate to Deliver Value with Ellen Gottesdiener, Founder, Principal Consultant, EBG Consulting, Inc.
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012, 1:00 - 2:00 PM ET

Space is limited.
Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/264528265

We hope to see you in Orlando this September!
The ProjectWorld & World Congress for Business Analysts Team
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* Statistics pulled from the Business Insider article, Most Projects Fail Because the Employees Working on them Just Don't Care.

UPS, Disney, Costco, Cisco & More to Share PM & BA Best Practices

To create the 2011 ProjectWorld® & World Congress for Business Analysts® event, we talked to hundreds of executives in project management and business analysis to find out what challenges they face - then set out to provide solutions. The results are in and the program speaks for itself. Once again, we have successfully brought you the TOP gathering of project management and business analysis executives in the business. Don't be confused by the competition.

Attendees will hear from the most inspiring / most educational / most sought after minds in the business...

• Hollywood Mogul, Mandalay Entertainment - Peter Guber, Founder & CEO
• Cisco - Carlos Dominguez, Senior Vice President, Office of the Chairman and CEO
• Costco Wholesale Corporation - Tim Washington, IT Portfolio Analyst
• The Disney Institute
• United Parcel Service - Pedro Alvarez, Lead Business System Analysis Practice
...Sharing Practical Stories & Best Practices:
• Congratulations, You're Certified! Now What?
• The Agile PMO: A Different Approach to Project Governance
• Ensuring "Vendor Project Management" Success
• Lean Product Management: When Phase Gate is the Wrong Choice
• The Foundations of Leadership Excellence (Disney Style)
• The Value of Social Networks in Your Organization
• Leading High Performing Teams in a Global and Virtual World
• Tried and True Practices for Improving Collaboration
• Establishing Enterprise Requirements Development and Management Standards
• Stop Guessing and Start Measuring your Requirement Practices
• Beyond The BACK & PMBOK, Soft Skills for Success
Download the brochure to see session descriptions and full speaker line up.

Unlike any other event, within one conference pass, you'll get a pass to the annual PW&WCBA November event plus exclusive access to a networking community and on-demand webinars, to help you grow and learn throughout the year. It's the educational investment that keeps on giving.

Start now with our COMPLIMENTARY WEB SEMINAR: Reduce Rampant Requirements Risks with Agile Practices, featuring Ellen Gottesdiener, Founder, Principal Consultant, EBG Consulting, Inc. on Tuesday, October 4th, 2011, 12:00 - 1:00 EST, Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://cc.readytalk.com/r/ffca7qg7nw5r

Join us November 14-16 at Disney's Contemporary Resort in Orlando for Project World and the World Congress for Business Analysts. Register now to secure your spot. Readers of our blog receive an exclusive 15% discount off the standard registration rate with code PW11BLOG.

All the best,
The ProjectWorld® & World Congress for Business Analysts Team
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Complimentary Webinar: Proud's and Sorry's for Agile Project Management and Business Analysis

Date/Time: Wed, Sep 22, 2010 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EDT
Register: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/332931945

Get a preview of the new Agile Summit taking place at the Project World® & World Congress for Business Analysts® when some of our Agile Summit speakers share a taste of their journey to agile. In a matter-of-fact roundtable style, your Summit speakers-- representing a cross-industry managers and analysts on the front lines-- share their “prouds” and “sorrys” of transitioning to agile.

The roundtable discussion cover four unique themes:

• Delivering Value
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Technical Practices
• Communication and Change

Facilitated by agile coach and requirements expert Ellen Gottesdiener, join us to learn essential kudos and regrets from your industry peers who are in the midst of making agile work in their organization. Don’t miss this freewheeling yet frank exchange.

Roundtable Participants:

• Manoj Vadakkan, Agile Coach/ Release Manager, CGI Federal
• Susan Block, Lead Business Systems Analyst, The Vanguard Group
• Janet Bartz, Head of Section, Information Technology, Education Support Systems, Mayo Clinic
• David Grabel, Director, Applications Development, Monetrics

Moderated by Ellen Gottesdiner, Founder/Principal Consultant, EBG Consulting, Inc.

Register for the webinar below
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/332931945

Complimentary Webinar: Proud’s and Sorry’s: Agile Project Management and Business Analysis A Preview of the Agile Summit at Project World

Join us for a Complimentary Webinar on September 22, 2010
12PM - 1PM EST
Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/332931945
Priority code: M2220W1Blog

Get a preview of the new Agile Summit taking place at the Project World® & World Congress for Business Analysts® when a some of our Agile Summit speakers share a taste of their journey to agile. In a matter-of-fact roundtable style, your Summit speakers-- representing a cross-industry managers and analysts on the front lines-- share their “prouds” and “sorrys” of transitioning to agile.

The roundtable discussion cover four unique themes:
• Delivering Value
• Teamwork and Collaboration
• Technical Practices
• Communication and Change

Facilitated by agile coach and requirements expert Ellen Gottesdiener, join us to learn essential kudos and regrets from your industry peers who are in the midst of making agile work in their organization. Don’t miss this freewheeling yet frank exchange.

Webinar Recording Available: Agile Requirements (Not an Oxymoron)

Complimentary webinar recording of, ‘Agile Requirements (Not an Oxymoron)’ with Ellen Gottesdiener, Principal Consultant and Founder of EBG Consulting is now available online:

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/810361744

In this Webinar, requirements expert and agile coach Ellen Gottesdiener will describe how agile and requirements combine to form a sound and sensible union. You will learn how business analysis and requirements practices really work on agile projects; ways agile teams represent, verify and validate requirements; and how effective agile teams collaborate around requirements. Join us to learn how agile requirements provide the engine that drives successful delivery of business value.

What you will learn:
•Understand the agile method of developing requirements
•Describe business analysis and requirements practices that change on agile projects
•Understand agile adaptations to “traditional” requirements practices •Appreciate the value of requirements analysis on agile projects
•Enumerate the ways requirements form the basis for planning on agile projects

PW April Newsletter and Web Seminar

To continue our efforts to keep you up to date on the latest industry news, we’ve created a monthly newsletter that we invite you to view.

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Coming up next week is a complimentary webinar presentation by Ellen Gottesdiener who will describe how agile and requirements combine to form a sound and sensible union. You will learn how business analysis and requirements practices really work on agile projects; ways agile teams represent, verify and validate requirements; and how effective agile teams collaborate around requirements. Join us to learn how agile requirements provide the engine that drives successful delivery of business value.

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