IIBA RTP AUG Chapter Meeting - 31 Aug 2022 5:30 EST
Speaker Name: Pamela Paterson
Presentation Title:
Managing Remote Stakeholders: The Easy Way to Deal with Difficult Stakeholders
Presentation Abstract :
Stakeholders are everywhere—when we begin our business analysis work right through to the end. They affect every deliverable we do, from project planning through to requirements and testing. Without them, our projects fail. The problem is, how do we engage stakeholders remotely? Everybody has deadlines and stakeholders often need to multi-task on Zoom meetings to deal with their workloads. When apathy and stress set in, how do we help them and help us? How can we conduct effective engagement through Zoom? Are some techniques better than others, and which ones should we avoid? Join us to learn how to overcome the challenges of managing remote stakeholders with Pamela Paterson, MS, CBAP, an expert and international best-selling author in business analysis. Learning Objectives: In this webinar you will learn how to:-Identify remote stakeholder challenges and how to fix them-Engage apathetic, difficult, or stressed-out stakeholders-Choose effective techniques based on scenarios for each project
Speaker Bio:
Pamela Paterson, BJ, MS, CBAP, LSSGB, ICP-APO is an international best-selling author and a senior IT business analyst consultant, having worked with +50 organizations including Red Cross, KPMG, PwC, Hewlett-Packard, and the federal government. She is an award-winning speaker, has presented to thousands of business analysts at conferences and IIBA chapters in the U.S, Europe, Canada, and Asia, and has written six books, two of them international best-sellers: Creating Requirements for Software Projects: A Business Analyst’s Guide to Requirements Management and Get the Job. Previously, Pamela taught project management at a Toronto college, and has a stealth bio in communications, information design, engineering, and chemistry. She can be reached at www.pamelapaterson.com.
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