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Business Change
The West Yorkshire branch of the BCS is holding a half-day (14:00 - 18:00) joint event (with PROMS-G and IBSDF)
at The International Centre of Business Improvement on the 24th May 2005.
This venue has state of the art facilities, located near junction 46 of the
M1 on the outskirts of Leeds and is owned by the Boxwood Group.
The overall topic is "Business Change" and we are looking for the "real life"
Project Management view point (hence PROMS-G and IBSDF). There will be four speakers, kindly
provided by PROMS-G (Project Management Specialist Group of the BCS)
and IBSDF (International Business System Development Forum). For those unfamiliar with the
IBSDF, it is an independent, not-for-profit organisation
dedicated to the development and promotion of "best practice" in Business Systems
Development and Business Analysis.
The event should appeal to anyone who is involved in, or interested in, business change or
project management issues.
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Professionalism for IT Project Managers
The recent Butler Report into the Challenges of Complex IT Projects made a number of recommendations. Two of these recommendations
highlighted the need for greater professionalism and for a greater understanding of the role of the project manager. This session
will look at how greater professionalism for IT Project Managers might be achieved and what obstacles may be encountered. In
particular it will look at education and training, the role of the professional body and the responsibilities of employers.
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Mike Heselton is currently Senior Lecturer in Information Systems at Sheffield Hallam University. Prior to joining Sheffield
Hallam Mike worked as a Senior Project Manager for Royal Mail's IT Services. He joined Royal Mail in 1996 and was responsible for
implementing many large scale enterprise systems such as SAP and Siebel. Mike has also worked as a Project Management Consultant
for Cap Gemini. While at Cap Gemini he was responsible for Cambridge City Council's project to install Oracle Financials. His has
also worked as an IT Project Manager for British Steel where he worked on a number of European Logistics projects. Mike is an
accredited PRINCE2 trainer and a member of the ISEB Project Management Examination Panel. |
Repeatable Project Management
This session identifies a number of existing structures and methodologies
used for Project Management. It goes on to position various approaches to
Project Management on a Project Management Maturity Model and looks at the
role of Checklists and a Project Management Handbook in bringing an
organisation to the stage where it enables project managers to deliver
reliably and repeatably.
In a workshop format, participants will be able to identify key
capabilities for project managers and discuss specific challenges such as
managing suppliers, estimating software projects, and delivery using DSDM.
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Martin Cox is a Project Manager with Xansa UK, the international business
process and IT services company. He is currently working as a project
manageron major IT projects for the Post Office and Royal Mail. Projects
have included client-server systems, infrastructure transformation across a
wide geographical area and SAP systems involving third party suppliers and
Xansa offshore facilities in India for the delivery of application
development. Prior to this, Martin spent seven years with Nokia, and
completed projects in Finland, Germany and UK as part of a wide-ranging SAP
implementation. He is experienced in PRINCE 2 and company-based
methodologies for delivering Business Change. Martin gained an MBA from
Open University in October 2000, with specialisations including Managing
Creativity, Change and Innovation and International Management, and is a
member of the Chartered Institute of Management as well as the BCS. |
Change and Unified Process
A key problem for Management is managing the Information resource and the use of
Information Technology (ICT) in a business environment subject to constant change.
One solution that is often tried, with a variable degree of success, is to employ 'Business Analysts'.
A major factor in any lack of success of this approach may be the absence of a recognisable,
objective Framework for the Business Analysts (and other Change Specialists) to work from.
Systems Analysts have Methodologies available (SSADM, DSDM, Agile, UP etc.) and often the BA 'tags along',
hitching a ride on whatever is being used. Clearly this could be unsatisfactory.
In this presentation we suggest a Framework for executing Business Change, through Business Systems
Development, based on extending the Unified Process (UP). Although not exclusively concerned with the use
of ICT, the Framework may be the means to improve the contribution of the BA role in that BA tasks, tools,
techniques and Methods could be defined with reference to it, as we shall try to demonstrate. |
Ed Walters currently works as a Senior Consultant for Parity Solutions
delivering training in Management subjects. Ed has worked in varied international environments
as a Business and Systems Analyst and in IT Project Management. With a first degree in Management
Studies with Operations Research, Ed's other qualifications include an MBA, SSADM and BSD diplomas. |
Practical Business Analysis
This session will explore how Business Analysis can be applied effectively to realise business benefits.
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Debbie Paul has been involved in business and IT systems improvement for over twenty years in
both the public and private sector. She has been a director of Assist Knowledge Development since 1999 where
she specialises in Business Analysis consultancy and training. Debbie has been an ISEB examiner for several years. |
Event logistics:
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Tuesday 24 May 2005 |
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14:00 (registration and refreshments available from 13:00) |
| Venue: |
International Centre for Business Improvement
3100 Century Way
Thorpe Business Park
Leeds
LS15 8ZB
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| Cost: |
BCS members or Affiliates |
£ 29.38 (£25 + VAT) |
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Non members |
£ 41.13 (£35 + VAT) |
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Unwaged/Students |
£ 11.75 (£10 + VAT) |
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| Bookings: |
- Call Amy Roberts on 01793 417509 and she can take your credit or debit card details to make your booking
- Alternatively, please send a copy of the paper booking form
with your cheque for the event fee to the address specified. Note that your place will not
be guaranteed until we receive your payment.
If you have any subsequent queries about your
reservation, please contact aroberts@hq.bcs.org.uk,
or telephone our administrator, Amy Roberts, on 01793 417509.
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