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🎩 𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 in 𝙑𝙀𝙂𝘼𝙎, 𝙎𝙐𝙄𝙏𝙀𝘿 & 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙔 🎩 I’m rolling in with fresh new suits, big energy, & I'm on a…
🎩 𝙃𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙖𝙢𝙥 in 𝙑𝙀𝙂𝘼𝙎, 𝙎𝙐𝙄𝙏𝙀𝘿 & 𝙍𝙀𝘼𝘿𝙔 🎩 I’m rolling in with fresh new suits, big energy, & I'm on a…
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If you are going to enable - fund, support, cheer - ethnic cleansing then clearly you are responsible for taking millions of asylum seekers into your…
If you are going to enable - fund, support, cheer - ethnic cleansing then clearly you are responsible for taking millions of asylum seekers into your…
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Disruption, Innovation and the Art of Business Architecture
Business Architecture Institute
Over the past decade, the Business Architecture community of practice has built a firm foundation of methods, practices and tools that allow organizations to map their place in the business world, assess the viability of their capabilities, and chart a course towards their future.
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Future-Proofing: 3 Methods for Creating Business Value
Business Architecture Institute
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The Value Creation System
Business Architecture Institute
This article proposes a conceptual framework for describing business organizations as complex systems, much like live organisms, whose parts function in an orchestrated manner for the sole purpose of creating customer value.
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Using Business Architecture to Design Future Industries
Business Architecture Institute
Courses
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Advanced Learning Algorithms (deeplearning.ai)
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Advanced Machine Learning Algorithms (Coursera)
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Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders (Udacity)
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Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics (Coursera/IBM)
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Singularity University - Exponential Foundation Series
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Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification (deeplearning.ai)
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The AI Ladder: A Framework for Deploying AI in your Enterprise (Coursera)
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The Neuroscience of Future Imagination (The Institute for the Future)
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Honors & Awards
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TOGAF 9.1 Certified
The Open Group
TOGAF® is the de facto global standard for Enterprise Architecture. The Open Group Architecture Forum, comprised of more than 200 enterprises, develops and maintains the TOGAF standard and publishes successive versions at regular intervals. The TOGAF framework enables organizations to effectively address critical business needs by:
- Ensuring that everyone speaks the same language
- Avoiding lock-in to proprietary solutions by standardizing on open methods for Enterprise…TOGAF® is the de facto global standard for Enterprise Architecture. The Open Group Architecture Forum, comprised of more than 200 enterprises, develops and maintains the TOGAF standard and publishes successive versions at regular intervals. The TOGAF framework enables organizations to effectively address critical business needs by:
- Ensuring that everyone speaks the same language
- Avoiding lock-in to proprietary solutions by standardizing on open methods for Enterprise Architecture
- Saving time and money, and utilize resources more effectively
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Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Scrum Alliance
Scrum is the leading Agile product development framework. The ScrumMaster has three core responsibilities:
- Coach the team
- Keep the team moving forward
- Help everyone understand Scrum
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COBIT® 5 Foundations
The APM Group Ltd. (in partnership with ISACA)
COBIT® 5 is the leading business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. It is the product of a global task force and development team from ISACA, a nonprofit, independent association of nearly 100,000 governance, security, risk and assurance professionals in 160 countries.
COBIT® 5 incorporates the latest thinking in enterprise governance and management techniques, and provides globally accepted principles, practices, analytical tools and models to help increase…COBIT® 5 is the leading business framework for the governance and management of enterprise IT. It is the product of a global task force and development team from ISACA, a nonprofit, independent association of nearly 100,000 governance, security, risk and assurance professionals in 160 countries.
COBIT® 5 incorporates the latest thinking in enterprise governance and management techniques, and provides globally accepted principles, practices, analytical tools and models to help increase the trust in, and value from, information systems.
It helps enterprises of all sizes:
Maintain high-quality information to support business decisions
Achieve strategic goals through the effective and innovative use of IT
Achieve operational excellence through reliable, efficient application of technology
Maintain IT-related risk at an acceptable level
Optimize the cost of IT services and technology
Support compliance with relevant laws, regulations, contractual agreements and policies
Key COBIT® 5 users include enterprise executives and consultants in the following areas:
IT Operations
Governance
Security and Risk Management
Audit and Assurance
Compliance
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Certified Professional in Healthcare Information & Management Systems (CPHIMS)
Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
CPHIMS is a professional certification program for healthcare information and management systems professionals. The CPHIMS certification demonstrates mastery of a well-defined body of knowledge considered important to competent practice in today's healthcare information and management systems field. NOTE: Expired.
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President's Award
GDIT/Vangent CEO - Mac Curtis
Received the President's Award for outstanding thought leadership and development of innovative enterprise architecture practices
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ITIL V3 Service Management Foundation Certified
GS Graduate School USDA
The IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management in the world. ITIL is a best practice framework that has been drawn from both the public and private sectors internationally. It describes how IT resources should be organized to deliver business value, documenting the processes, functions and roles of IT Service Management (ITSM). In addition to this published material, ITIL is supported by a comprehensive qualifications scheme, accredited…
The IT Infrastructure Library® (ITIL®) is the most widely accepted approach to IT service management in the world. ITIL is a best practice framework that has been drawn from both the public and private sectors internationally. It describes how IT resources should be organized to deliver business value, documenting the processes, functions and roles of IT Service Management (ITSM). In addition to this published material, ITIL is supported by a comprehensive qualifications scheme, accredited training organizations, and implementation and assessment tools.
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Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management Institute (PMI)
PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP)® credential is the most important industry-recognized certification for project managers. The PMP recognizes demonstrated competence in leading and directing project teams.
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English
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Romanian
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Organizations
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How Women Invest
Limited Partner, VC
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Project Management Institute - Los Angeles Chapter
Director of Speakers
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Business Architecture Guild
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Scrum Alliance
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Project Management Institute
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Society for Information Systems (SIM)
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Toastmasters International
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ISACA
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Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
NCA Chapter, Programs Committee Member
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