BA Career Series Webinar: Why Agile? with Ryland Leyton

BA Career Series Webinar: Why Agile?

A discussion of the "so what?" of agility and agile frameworks.

In our BA Careers Series we will investigate specialized and complementary careers in business analysis, such as Agile Analyst, Business Relationship Management, Change Management, Product Ownership Analyst, Project Management and others.

Everyone knows agile frameworks and approaches are important…but do you know why? What’s the point of using one and what do you get out of doing so? This session talks about the concrete reasons that agile frameworks are so popular using straightforward language that will be familiar to any professional.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Be able to understand & reiterate the value of agility with regards to earned value and risk.
• Understand situations where agile frameworks are most and least helpful.
• Use an understanding of agile framework benefits to build rapport and trust with clients and stakeholders.

Presented by Ryland Leyton, CBAP, PMP, CSM, SA4, Agile Coach | Speaker | Author

Ryland Leyton, CBAP, PMP, CSM, SA4, is an avid Agile advocate & coach, business analyst, author, speaker, and educator. He has worked in the technology sector since 1998, starting off with database and web programming, gradually moving through project management and finding his passion in the BA and Agile fields.  He has been a core team member of the IIBA® Agile Extension to the BABOK® and the IIBA Agile Analysis Certification.  Ryland has written popular books on BA Agility and career topics.  He can be reached at www.RylandLeyton.com.