Catch Dr. James Brown at Nexus

Just a quick note for PM’s in the Pacific Northwest.  Dr. James Brown is conducting a class on conflict management at the Nexus conference in Seattle (Bellevue, WA) on Wednesday, November 2^nd.  I’ve been doing project and program management all over the world for the better part of 15 years and this guy is worth checking out.  Yes he has a PhD, is a published author, worked for NASA and all of that, but more importantly, he knows his subject matter as good or better than anyone in the business.  His teaching methodology and project management philosophy achieve the right balance between ‘the book’, best practices and common sense.  He also has a strong focus on human behavior and what that means in the context of project management. There are teachers and speakers, and then there are the people that you make sure to see every time they are in town.  Dr. Brown is one of the latter.  I encourage you to take the opportunity to go see him and take his class at the Nexus conference.

 

Gene Echkart
Program Manager
ImageSource Inc.

Nexus is Coming!

The ImageSource NEXUS ECM conference is fast approaching.  NEXUS is a unique opportunity for you to discover:

• How companies lever ECM beyond traditional Account Payable Invoice processes
• Lean about Enterprise Content Management industry trends (Cloud, Mobile Technologies, Social Media, to name a few)
• Invaluable opportunities to meeting and collaborate with industry peers
• Attend certified educational seminars
• View current ECM related technologies
• Participate in one on one sessions with industry technical and business experts
• Hear about using ECM as a tactical advantage is solving today’s business issues

All this as well as the ability to earn industry accreditations:

1. Project Management Professionals (up to 20 PDU’s)
2. Certified Records Managers (10 ICRM CMP Credits)
3. Healthcare Professionals (16 AHIMA Credits)
4. Accounts Payable Processionals (IAPP Credits)
5. Business Analysts (IIBA Credits)
6. American Payroll Association (3.5 RCHs)

NEXUS is a conference you can’t afford to miss!

Hope to see you there.

 

NEXUS 2011
November 3 – 4, 2011
Meydenbauer Convention Center, Bellevue Washington
To learn more: www.nexusecm.com

 

David MacWatters
ImageSource, Inc

 

Exciting BPM Workflow Discovery Workshop

If you have a Business Process Management (BPM) workflow project coming up soon, don’t miss the Nexus 2011 conference in Bellevue, Washington on November 3^rd and 4^th.  One of our teams is conducting a BPM workflow discovery workshop that is built entirely on audience participation.  It’s the Business Process Management – Discovery & Problem Resolution Strategy Workshop scheduled for Friday morning (4^th).  It’s a two session workshop and we’re going to take audience members (PM’s, SE’s and BA’s) to form a project team.  We’ll provide them with a business case scenario with BPM workflow requirements and then facilitate them working through the discovery process.  We’ll make sure that they run into lots of the common challenges we see on BPM workflow projects and then watch to see how they sort it out.  It’s a serious subject and we will share best practices approaches to solving these common problems, but we intend to have as much fun as we can in the process!  We look forward to seeing you there and having you participating as part of our workshop project team.  Don’t miss it!

Gene Eckhart
Program Manager
ImageSource, Inc

IIBA Announces New Online Library for IIBA Members

Just like the Project Management Institute (PMI) has done for Project and Program Managers, the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA) has announced they now have an online library available for members.

If you are an IIBA member I suggest that you take advantage of this great tool. See the announcement below.

Al Senzamici, PMP
Program Manager
ImageSource, Inc.

New! Online Library Exclusively for IIBA Members

IIBA^® is pleased to announce the launch of the new Online Library. This library gives IIBA members exclusive access to a huge online selection of 300 books, and we will be adding new books each quarter.

This Online Library is an incredible value for IIBA members—if you tried to purchase these works individually, it would cost you around $15,000 US. A subscription to services that provide access to all of these works online would cost you around $700 annually. As an IIBA member, you now have access to this wide variety of books for FREE! Membership in IIBA is now more valuable than ever. 

The content of this library has been reviewed and selected by the IIBA Professional Development team. It includes most of the books used in the development of the Business Analysis Body of Knowledge^® (BABOK^®) Guide, making it a key reference for anyone who is studying for the Certified Business Analysis Professional™ (CBAP^®) exam.  

We invite you to visit the Online Library and take full advantage of this important member benefit.  

You can also download a complete listing of books available in the Online Library.

At IIBA, we are continuously looking for new benefits for our members, to add even more value to your IIBA membership. We ask that you forward this email to your business analyst colleagues and let them know that there has never been a better time to join IIBA.

Kevin Brennan

Vice President, Professional Development

  

Nexus ’10 – Hot Topic Suggestions to “Ignite Your Information”

Well, Nexus ’09 is over and it was another great event. It was such a great event people began  registering for Nexus ’10 before we even started tearing down the booths and equipment.  The new year is here and the ImageSource team is already hard at work getting ready for Nexus 2010. The venue and date have been set. It is in beautiful downtown Bellevue, Washington at the Meydenbauer Center on November 4-5, 2010. The ImageSource team is already looking at prospective keynote speakers, presenters, making all the arrangements for fun and entertainment, and looking at the hottest topics that will truly ignite this year’s event!

We have a host of  management and technical tracks that we deliver every year. Year after year the management and technical tracks continue to attract more attention and excitement. These tracks have significant value for many individuals. There is wide variety of topic focus for Executives and Directors, IT Specialists, System Engineers, Project Managers, Records Managers, Business Analysts and Technology users. For those who hold a Project Management Institute (PMI)  certification like PMP, CAPM, PgMP, PMI-SP or PMI-RMP it is a great way to earn Professional Development Units (PDUs). It is our goal to provide you with relevant and timely information about Enterprise Content Management that you can take home and start using in your business and even personal life. 

That’s where you come in.

We are looking for your suggestions on the hottest topics out there that you have interest in? What is significant from a management and technical standpoint in the Enterprise Content Management space that you want to hear and talk about with your colleagues in the ECM industry? What is going on in the ECM industry that you feel will light up the sessions and discussions? What do you have a burning desire to know more about?

Even if you don’t plan to attend Nexus ’10 (and you would be foolish not to),  we would still like to hear what you think the “hottest topics” are in Enterprise Content Management from a technical and management perspective. Let us hear your comments and suggestions so we can make Nexus ’10 the hottest it has ever been.

Don’t forget to register too!

Nexus ’10 Registration

 

Al Senzamici, PMP
Program Manager
ImageSource, Inc.