Business Architecture 201: Part 1 – Business-Object Oriented Capabilities and their Relationship to Information | Past Expert Insights Webinar

Business Architecture 201: Session 1

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This session will focus on business capabilities and their role and position in the larger business architecture framework.  It will explain how capabilities can be used as building blocks to achieve the outcomes an organization strives to define and execute and demonstrate how capabilities use and modify information with an example drawn from ongoing work to transform Minnesota’s human service delivery systems.

About the Series:

This series will explore the core business architecture domains that DHS is leveraging to integrate service delivery and develop an enterprise portfolio of products.   The series will be especially helpful to the public sector and others whose product is a service, rather than a tangible item for purchase.

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As the name 201 suggests, those with some background in business architecture or enterprise architecture may find the series more informative.

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Katherine (Kit) Shelton from the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the State of Minnesota is applying business architecture to help DHS transform service delivery by coordinating distributed work to integrate services and transition to a product operating model. She and two other Enterprise Business Architects in the Agency Effectiveness Administration lead a cross-functional team of business experts from all over the department to apply shared principles and common standards across business units to integrate multiple perspectives into a single enterprise-wide business framework.

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Business Architecture 201: Part 2 – Using Architectural Value Streams to Center the People We Serve | Past Expert Insights Webinar

Business Architecture 201: Session 2:

As the name 201 suggests, those with some background in business architecture or enterprise architecture may find the series more informative.

This session will focus on value streams and demonstrate their role and position in the larger business architecture framework.   The presenter will illustrate the conceptual structure of an architectural value stream with a real-life example drawn from work to transform Minnesota’s human service delivery system. Learn the relationship between an organization’s value propositions and the experience of the people who seek value from the organization.

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About the Series:

This series will explore the core business architecture domains that DHS is leveraging to integrate service delivery and develop an enterprise portfolio of products.   The series will be especially helpful to the public sector and others whose product is a service, rather than a tangible item for purchase.

 

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Katherine (Kit) Shelton from the Department of Human Services (DHS) for the State of Minnesota is applying business architecture to help DHS transform service delivery by coordinating distributed work to integrate services and transition to a product operating model. She and two other Enterprise Business Architects in the Agency Effectiveness Administration lead a cross-functional team of business experts from all over the department to apply shared principles and common standards across business units to integrate multiple perspectives into a single enterprise-wide business framework.

 

Interested in Watching the First Part of the Series?

This video focuses on business capabilities, the role, and position in the larger business architecture framework.

Learn how capabilities can be used as building blocks and how to demonstrate how capabilities use and modify information.

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The Modern Business Architect: Lessons from the Field: Part 1 – A Business Architect’s Role in Product Management | Past Expert Insights Webinar

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A Business Architect’s Role in Product Management

This is Part One of a Three Part Series:

The Modern Business Architect: Lessons from the Field

Audience:

You do not need to be a business architect to find this series useful, others will also find benefits for themselves and their organizations

  • Enterprise architects
  • product owners
  • project managers
  • business analysts

Learn more about how product managers can use business architecture in their roles.

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WATCH PART TWO:

Getting the Business to Care About Business Architecture

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 Modern Approaches to Collaborating Across Architecture Disciplines

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dean Heltemes

A Modern Business Architect working in the field and teaching for Metro State’s business architecture program.

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Cybersecurity Employee Training | September 2024 Expert Insights Webinar

Cybersecurity Employee Training

Presenter: Karen LaPlant

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AUDIENCE

Anyone who uses a computer or phone to do work.

We all use the Internet while at work or while we are working remotely, so everyone needs to practice cyber safety.

This Expert Insights webinar will be a general overview about cybersecurity for anyone working at a company.

The goal of this training is to present information in a clear manner so that you know exactly what to do, and what not to do, to keep yourself safe when using the Internet.

Take-aways: 

After this session, you will:

  1. Understand your role in keeping your organization safe from cybersecurity attacks.
  2. Learn to identify scams and malware.
  3. Build secure passwords and authentications.
  4. Receive a checklist to protect information – for both yourself and your organization.

More About the Presenter:

Karen LaPlant

Karen LaPlant is a retired educator, but still teaches online computer courses for many MinnState Colleges. She taught full-time at Hennepin Technical College (HTC) for almost 30 years in the Information Technology Program area. She has also created the Business program at HTC and loved teaching E-Business.

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The Modern Business Architect: Lessons from the Field: Part 2 – Getting the Business to Care About Business Architecture | Past Expert Insights Webinar

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The success of a business architecture practice is tied to how well the business architect partners with the business and demonstrates value.

In this session we will discuss some tips and techniques for getting your business stakeholders to become your greatest champions.

Audience:

You do not need to be a business architect to find this series useful, others will also find benefits for themselves and their organizations

  • Enterprise architects
  • product owners
  • project managers
  • business analysts

 

WATCH PART ONE:

A Business Architect’s Role in Product Management

WATCH PART THREE:

Modern Approaches to Collaborating Across Architecture Disciplines

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Dean Heltemes

A Modern Business Architect working in the field and teaching for Metro State’s business architecture program.

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The Modern Business Architect: Lessons from the Field: Part 3 – Modern Approaches to Collaborating Across Architecture Disciplines | Past Expert Insights Webinar

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WATCH VIDEO HERE

Modern Approaches to Collaborating Across Architecture Disciplines

You do not need to be a business architect to find this series useful, others will also find benefits for themselves and their organizations

  • Enterprise architects
  • product owners
  • project managers
  • business analysts

WATCH VIDEO HERE

This is Part Three of a Three Part Series:

The Modern Business Architect: Lessons from the Field

 

Learn How to Collaborate Across Architecture Disciplines

In today’s complex business and digital environments, business architects often have to work closely with other architects, such as enterprise, data, and solution architects.  In this session we will explore modern operating models for organizing different types of architects, along with approaches companies are taking to improve collaboration.

WATCH PART ONE:

A Business Architect’s Role in Product Management

WATCH PART TWO VIDEO HERE:

Getting the Business to Care About Business Architecture

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dean Heltemes

A Modern Business Architect working in the field and teaching for Metro State’s business architecture program.

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Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice Part 1: Your Value Proposition | Past Expert Insights Webinar

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How do you stand up a business architecture practice within an organization?

This 3-part Expert Insights Webinar Series will provide strategies used by Maureen Mathias to stand up a practice in her organization.

This first session in the series covers the basics that must be established before even starting to think about a formal business architecture practice.

Discover how to use business architecture techniques to define questions with a value proposition that will define the value that your practice will bring your organization.

Other takeaways for attendees:

  • Essential infrastructure and requirements for standing up a practice
  • How to develop your internal presentation to get buy-in

WATCH THIS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED WEBINAR HERE

Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice Part 1: Your Value Proposition

ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Maureen Mathias


Maureen Mathias earned her Master of Arts from Rutgers University, later adding a Certified Business Architect from the Business Architecture Guild and a Business Architecture Certificate from Metro State University in St. Paul Minnesota.

Maureen started a journey in 2008 that led to a career as a business architect. “Through the journey, it seems I have hit every situation you would want to avoid. One thing that stands out, is that a business architecture practice anywhere must fit the culture and the needs of an organization.”

In her business architect role for an insurance company, she has established training for the teams that utilize architecture tools and for those that need to learn what business architecture is and how it relates to their day-to-day responsibilities for several years.

Maureen is excited to share her experience: what works and what does not as well as learn from the experiences of other business architects.

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Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice Part 2: Your Business Architecture Practice Charter | Past Expert Insights Webinar

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* Please Note – This Expert Insights focuses on Business Architecture and is intended for an audience with a background or understanding of Business Architecture.

How do you stand up a business architecture practice within an organization?

This 3-part Expert Insights Webinar Series will provide strategies used by Maureen Mathias to set up a practice in her organization.

This is a continuation of Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice: Part 1: Your Value Proposition which can be viewed HERE

Many are doing the work of business architecture within their organizations.  How does this work by siloed individuals become a coordinated effort within an organization?  How do you stand up a business architecture practice within an organization?   Taking a cue from lawyers, the answer is “it depends.”  While there are many paths, this Expert Insights Webinar Series will provide the strategies used by Maureen Mathias to stand up a practice in her organization.

This second session on Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice provides tips and strategies for establishing a charter for your business architecture practice.

Participants will learn about:

  1. The elements that go into a solid charter
  2. Aligning the charter to the value proposition
  3. Mission, vision, and goals to track success

WATCH THIS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED WEBINAR HERE

 

ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Maureen Mathias


Maureen Mathias earned her Master of Arts from Rutgers University, later adding a Certified Business Architect from the Business Architecture Guild and a Business Architecture Certificate from Metro State University in St. Paul Minnesota.

Maureen started a journey in 2008 that led to a career as a business architect. “Through the journey, it seems I have hit every situation you would want to avoid. One thing that stands out, is that a business architecture practice anywhere must fit the culture and the needs of an organization.”

In her business architect role for an insurance company, she has established training for the teams that utilize architecture tools and for those that need to learn what business architecture is and how it relates to their day-to-day responsibilities for several years.

Maureen is excited to share her experience: what works and what does not as well as learn from the experiences of other business architects.

WATCH THE FIRST WEBINAR IN THIS SERIES HERE

Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice Part 1: Your Value Proposition

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Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice Part 3 – Your Governance / Past Expert Insights Webinar

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This third and final session in Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice poses questions that should be considered when it comes to the governance of an enterprise-level business architecture practice.

Participants will learn about considerations for:

Engagement – How do others access your services?Deliverables – What products and services are you providing?Interactions – What are the roles and responsibilities of the people involved?

How do you stand up a business architecture practice within an organization?

This 3-part Expert Insights Webinar Series will provide strategies used by Maureen Mathias to stand up a practice in her organization.

 

WATCH THE FIRST WEBINAR IN THIS SERIES HERE

Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice Part 1: Your Value Proposition

Standing Up a Business Architecture Practice Part 2: Your Business Architecture Practice Charter

 

Maureen Mathias


ABOUT THE PRESENTER: Maureen Mathias earned her Master of Arts from Rutgers University, later adding a Certified Business Architect from the Business Architecture Guild and a Business Architecture Certificate from Metro State University in St. Paul Minnesota.

Maureen started a journey in 2008 that led to a career as a business architect. “Through the journey, it seems I have hit every situation you would want to avoid. One thing that stands out, is that a business architecture practice anywhere must fit the culture and the needs of an organization.”

In her business architect role for an insurance company, she has established training for the teams that utilize architecture tools and for those that need to learn what business architecture is and how it relates to their day-to-day responsibilities for several years.

Maureen is excited to share her experience: what works and what does not as well as learn from the experiences of other business architects.

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Solving the Puzzle: Using Models to Organize Enterprise-Level Change | Past Expert Insights Webinar

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Audience:
  • Executives & leadership responsible for achieving wide change
  • Program & project managers
  • System and business architects
  • Business analysts
Watch this free webinar to learn how to leverage business models to define overall scope, map work tracks, track vendors & systems, and ensure end-to-end coverage.
This “Model of Models” approach helps to eliminate gaps, minimize overlaps, and identify collaborations.
Takeaways:
  • Leverage multiple models to gain a better understanding of your (project, portfolio, initiative, strategy) scope & ensure full coverage
  • Organize your teams for business and system implementations

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ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Todd Sicard has been with Blue Cross Blue Shield MN for almost 30 years.  In his role as the Business Platform Implementation Director, he works to organize the people, processes, technology, data, and metrics to achieve a goal.  Before that, he was an enterprise architect for fifteen years

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