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Move from Purpose to Impact
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BRMI was created as a purpose based membership organization. Very simply, BRMI was created to add value to BRMs around the globe through existing BRMs that know and love what they do. Be a part of this movement!
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The BRMP® Guide to the BRM Body of Knowledge eBook is a valuable BRM professional development training resource and a wonderful foundation-level overview of the art and practice of BRM. Professional members get this for FREE as part of their membership!
>>Purchase eBook.
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May 2015
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As a benefit of BRM Explorers™ membership, we send you this monthly periodical full of data, insights and perspective that is essential for today's Business Relationship Managers. If you are a member, we hope you thoroughly enjoy this month's edition. Be sure to forward to other members of your team who could benefit from joining BRM Explorers™, our free membership.
Did someone share this newsletter with you? Embark on the exciting journey of professional development and accelerated career growth! Become a member of our rapidly growing BRM Explorers™ community today and join over 10,000 leading business executive professionals around the globe, who stay informed on the latest BRM trends and upcoming events. Welcome aboard!
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We have an amazing lineup for BRMConnect 2015. Check out the newly updated schedule and while you're there, be sure to take note of all of the prestigious presenters.
See what else is happening at BRMConnect 2015:
BRMConnect 2015 is Right Around the Corner
BRMConnect 2015 Demographics
More Than a Fringe Role: Positioning the BRM to Create Organizational and Personal Value
Structured BRM Mutual Discovery Sessions at BRMConnect 2015
Twice the Business Value in Half the Time: When Agile Methods Meet the Business Relationship Management Role
There are just a couple of seats left available in our pre-conference BRMP® class! Take advantage of the amazing offer on this BRMConnect and BRMP® class bundle. Get certified and then join in on the conference fun!
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What is the target audience for the BRMP® foundation level training and certificate?
This qualification is aimed at Business Management, Provider Management, those with a Business Relationship Management role or position and Consultants looking to gain an insight into Business Relationship Management and looking to be certified as a Business Relationship Manager, Implementer or Assessor.
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Building the Foundation for Business - Technology Integration
By Jeanne Kerr, SPHR, HCS, SWP
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 For the sake of transparency, I am not an IT person. (I am married to one, but I'm not sure how much that counts). So, why am I writing this article for BRMI? Having spent the past 20 plus years in Human Resources, I have a deep understanding about becoming a business partner and trusted advisor. It is astounding just how much IT and HR professionals have in common.
First, in the eyes of many business leaders and owners, we both fall into the "bucket of necessary evil." In these folks' minds, the role of HR is to keep them from being sued, and the role of IT is to... well, it seems to have something to do with keeping email running and making sure orders process and ship. We both constantly feel we need to justify our existence and beg for the resources to simply stay afloat.
Whether we call our quest Business Relationship Manager or Strategic HR Business Partner, the challenges and solutions are the same. If we want to be seen as more than service and support providers, we need to integrate ourselves into the business. Believe me, the business will not do this for us. Where to begin?
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BRM Training Needs Assessment
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One of the key goals in establishing Business Relationship Management Institute was to make world-class BRM training and certification widely available everywhere.
We are asking for just a few minutes of your time to tell us about your experience with finding and, if applicable, completing a BRM training and certification course. Your feedback will help us improve availability of training and certification courses. Thank you very much!
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Be sure to join in on all of the hype in our conversations and follow the interactions surrounding the conference! Follow all of the conference excitement with the hashtag #BRMConnect.
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BRMP® - 40 Minutes, 50 Questions
By Linda Hornung, BRMP
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 That's all the math I needed to know for the BRMP certification exam! My journey to BRMP certification began with the three day BRMP course through APMG International and The Merlyn Group, led by Vaughan Merlyn. The instruction provided a rich and thorough introduction to the BRM topics, and the opportunity to ask questions.
Busy professionals will also appreciate Vaughan's generous half hour breaks throughout the training. The class was held on Mondays for three weeks, which allowed time to review, reflect, and examine my daily work through the lens of a BRM practitioner.
The BRM Interactive Body of Knowledge (BRMiBOK) is an invaluable aid that dives into greater depth on all topics and provides great useful supplemental materials. The ability to easily navigate to linked topics maximized my study time. The Concepts list provided a study guide and the Glossary served as another review checklist; all linked within the online BRMiBOK, a benefit of BRMI professional membership.
The practice exam prepared me well for the real exam by allowing me to see how questions would be phrased, and showing how I would need to look at the topics from an inter-related and in-depth perspective. I wanted my certification soon, but also wanted time to re-read the BRMiBOK, review the slides from the lectures, pour over the concepts list, and take the practice exam (several times). So I allowed three weeks between the class and taking the exam, a time period I found to be perfect.
It was easy to book my exam with ProctorU, and to test my home computer set-up beforehand. At the appointed date and time my proctor met me and went over ID verification and preliminary instructions. Then it was on to the exam, and to my successful BRMP certification!
-Linda Hornung, BRMP
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BRMI offers two continuing education incentive programs to support the global BRM community and lifelong learning. The newly expanded and rebranded Academic Membership (formerly "Student Membership"), now includes not only full-time, but also part-time students and faculty members.
BRMI welcomes students and faculty members of accredited universities! To be eligible for the Academic Membership, as a student, you must be enrolled full- or part-time in an accredited degree-granting program at a regionally accredited college or university. BRMI accredited trainers are also eligible for Academic Membership.
To be eligible for the Academic Membership as a faculty member, you must be teaching one or more courses at a regionally accredited college or university. After purchasing the Academic Membership, please click here to email us or send us by mail (see our mailing address at the footer of this page) the following: students-a copy of your current student ID, class attendance schedule, or bursar bill and faculty members-a copy of your current teaching schedule as proof of your current academic status.
Leading BRM practitioners join BRMI and the growing global BRM community to inform their work and improve their skills. To support these efforts, BRMI also implemented a membership discount for its accredited course attendees. To help prepare for the course, the Institute is offering a 50% off one-time discount toward the annual BRMI Professional Membership rate. Current members of the Institute can use this offer to apply the discount to their membership renewal). BRMI accredited training providers are responsible for providing discount codes to their students. Please contact your BRMI accredited training provider for details.
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Cargill - Hopkins, MN
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Ask an Expert!
Extracted from BRMI Online Campus
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Question:
We appointed a new CIO earlier this year and are on the cusp of a reorganization within IT. From the looks of it, we'll finally get to a true BRM model. A stumbling point we have is how to properly size such an organization. As you know, over 25% of our workforce are deemed "business partners" today. That's far too many from my perspective.. and the majority of them work more as business analysts (which are also necessary). Do you know of any best practice that articulates the ratio of BRMs to BAs, or perhaps numbers of BRMs based upon size of business?
Our Expert, Vaughan Merlyn, Says:
There really are no reliable benchmark statistics on this today - we hope to generate some through BRMI research. The most common model is as follows:
- Lead BRMs - senior people who interact with business unit leads. Common to see one BRM covering between one and three business units, depending upon the size, complexity and maturity of the business unit.
- BRM Managers - mid-level folk (often on a career track to Lead BRM) interacting with mid-to-senior business people. Common to see 3-5 of these for every BRM Lead.
- Business Analysts - senior BA type folk (often on a career track to BRM Manager) supporting BRM Leads and Managers. Common to see one or more these for every BRM Manager and they sit in the business for optimal results
I'd take these as rough guidelines - much depends on business and IT maturity and varies on the nature of business units. E.g., at your company I'd expect Supply Chain, regional units, and HR to be very active, and legal and finance to be less active.
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