IT Project Manager & Executive Leads Unique Business Requirements Gathering Workshop

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - April 8, 2016 - PRLog -- Gathering business requirements is the litmus test for a project's success. Success is defined as being on time, within scope, and at or below budget. If the requirements are wrong or incomplete, the project will be unsuccessful. Unfortunately, while the methodologies work "on paper" and "in theory," they generally fail once people are added to the mix. This seminar focuses on the psychology, art, and science of gathering business requirements. It's for project managers and business analysts.

Do you want to learn how to solve this problem? Invest in this one day event.

"The Psychology, Art, and Science of Gathering Business Requirements" Workshop

(Note: This workshop is taught by a Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider.)

Date: May 10, 2016

Time: 8:00AM to 5:00PM

Location: University of Phoenix, 65 Germantown Ct, Ste. 100,

Cordova TN  38018, Classroom: 111

Lunch will be provided.

The first ten registrants will receive a copy of Anthony Reed's latest book (second edition, 208 pages), Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons On All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Success.

To register, visit

http://www.reed-cpa.com/speaking/seminars/gathering-business-requirements/memphis-workshop/

Early bird discounts are available. Registration Closes: May 8, 2016

During the workshop, you'll learn

- Historical overview of IT projects and methodologies

- The components of the project equation

- The art of managing stakeholders

- How to create and position your team members to obtain the business requirements

- Encourage your internal/external clients to read the requirements

- Techniques to verify the requirements

- How to document and present the requirements using simple tools

- Hands-on, case study

This seminar is based on over twenty-five years of first-hand, project management experiences. This includes developing custom software applications, as well as upgrading and implementing packaged applications on high profile, multi-million dollar, and/or international projects. The projects were for small businesses, Fortune 500 companies, quasi-governmental, and governmental agencies. Some of the applications included

- Financial (GL, AR, AP, cash management, budget, tax, financial reporting)

- Manufacturing (supply chain, BOM, shipping logistics, procurement, packaging, WIP, receiving, quality)

- Sales (order entry, credit verification, credit/debit card processing, customer management, POS, RMA)

- Human Resources (payroll, compensation, recruiting, payroll taxes, job/position management)

- Legal (document management)

- Governmental entities (city, educational, federal, airport, law enforcement, fee collections, encumbrance accounting, toll tag, student registration, financial aid)

Each situation represented learning experiences that we'll share during the seminar.

About the Instructor

Anthony Reed, CPA, PMP is an IT professional with over twenty-five years in management and executive positions for various Fortune 500 companies, governmental entities, and large consulting firms. Some of the firms included Texas Instruments, Siemens, Motel 6, Ernst & Young, Dallas/Ft. Worth International Airport, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. The responsibilities included managing multi-million dollar departmental budgets and staffing blends of international, multi-generational, multi-cultural employees and consultants.

He's been interviewed on television, radio, and webcast programs and featured in the business, travel, and sports sections of major newspapers and publications across the country. This includes the PMI Today, Dallas Morning News, Runner's World, Southern Living, Ebony, and the Journal of Accountancy.

He holds two graduate degrees and two undergraduate degrees. He's also taught collegiate business management, IT, accounting, and project management courses. He's served on the Board of Directors for the Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG), Ft. Worth's Jubilee Theatre, the Dallas White Rock Marathon, and various local and international not-for-profit organizations.

He has spoken at over 100 national and international business, leadership, supply chain planning, project management, accounting, and IT conferences. He has five books and over fifty articles published. The articles have appeared in ComputerWorld, Datamation, Career Focus, and Runner's World magazines. His book, entitled Finding the I in TEAM: Better Team Building Through Individual Building, focuses on building stronger team members. His latest book is Running to Leadership: What Finishing 100+ Marathons On All Seven Continents Teaches Us About Success.

As a Certified Running Coach, he completed 128 marathons (26.2 miles/42.2K). He's one of about 50 people in the world, who completed the marathon hat trick. He completed (1) over 100 marathons on (2) all seven continents and (3) in 50 States. This included the frigid Antarctica, Kenya's dangerous Lewa SafriCom, and China's Great Wall Marathons. (By comparison, over 2,500 people have reached Mt. Everest's summit, including over 500 in one year.) Subsequently, his journeys were chronicled in his book, Running Shoes Are Cheaper Than Insulin: Marathon Adventures On All Seven Continents.