President	Vicki James
VP Membership	Cathie Groesbeck
VP Marketing & Communications	Uma Singh
VP Programs	Nicole Gersper
VP Education	Shirley Nelson
VP Special Projects & Events	Christiane Fortin
Secretary	Iryn Cuenca
Treasurer	John Clemmons
Past President	LeAnn Morgan

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**Fall kick-off **Chapter Event: The Influencing Formula

Tuesday September 24, 2013          6:00 PM to 8:00 PM PDT

Bellevue College  NWCET, Conference Lecture Hall Room N201

 

Elizabeth Larson, PMP, CBAP, CSM joins us from Watermark Learning to present The Influencing Formula. Do you ever have the need to influence without the positional authority over others?  Ever wonder why influencing other seems so easy for some? In this presentation you will be shown how the Influencing Formula works and the three steps required to effectively influence without authority.  

 

Workshop: Bullet Proof Business Cases

Wednesday September 25, 2013     8:30 AM to 4:30 PM PDT

Mercer Island Community Center.

 

Join the IIBA Seattle Chapter for this very special full day workshop. Rich Larson of Watermark Learning will show participants how to  develop Bullet Proof Business Cases. During this course you will learn and practice a repeatable process that starts with identifying the business need and leads to a bulletproof business case that will set you a part as you contribute to your organization.

 

Chapter members receive this workshop at 1/3 the list price. (that's up to  67% discount!  What a great opportunity provided by your chapter) Registration closes September 18, 2013.

 

Reserve these dates on your calendar:

• October 22, 2013 - Chapter Event
• Personal Branding & Your Career: Separating the Reality from the Hype
• November 2013 - Chapter Event
• Networking Event.  If you are interested in helping with this event, please contact Christiane Fortin, VP of Special Projects & Events

 

We are thrilled to announce Watermark Learning as our first corporate sponsor. With this sponsorship comes great benefit to our chapter members. Watermark has offered a 10% for all virtual training and 20% of live training.

Please visit WatermarkLearning.com today to see what they have to offer and use your discount today!   And don't miss their awesome offerings of free webinars or webinars on demand.  There are some great resources on topics such as:

• BA Toolkit: Top Models for Complete Requirements Analysis
• BPM: It's Not Just About the Tools
• The Audacity of Quality Requirements
• The Art and Science of Conflict Management  

Bellevue College provides several opportunities of professional development, and in appreciation for sharing their location with us for our monthly meetings we will be including offerings that may be of interest.  The first opportunity we would like to share is a course presented by our own Vicki James.

  

The Getting Started in Business Analysis course will introduce attendees to how core business analysis skills help an organization achieve their goals. Over a series of six sessions, topics will include:

• identifying the various levels of requirements
• communicating with stakeholders
• eliciting requirements through interviews, observation, and document analysis
• various models used by business analysts
• capturing and reviewing the requirements with stakeholders