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State of Oregon, Introduction to Project Management and Business Analysis, February 2024

Title: Introduction to Project Management and Business Analysis

Event: State of Oregon, Professional Development Training

Date:  February 20 & 22, 2024

Speaker: Christopher Dennis

Summary

Curious about helping your projects go better? Interested in exploring the central roles of successful projects?

The course centers around the question of "Project Manager and Business Analyst--who does what?"

We explore the answer with project simulations, elicitation practice, and reflection on participants' past involvement in projects. The course provides fundamental project management and business analyst concepts as well as the frameworks that guide both specalties.

Participants gain an appreciation for the collaboration between business analysts and project managers that make projects successful. Learners become more effective contributors by:

  • Gaining empathy with their colleagues
  • Communicating with professional language
  • Supporting improved practices within their own projects
  • Investing proactively to clarify scope, deliverables and specifications