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SUMMARY:CE / Power Platform Project Presentations
DESCRIPTION:CE / Power Platform Project Presentations \nAll students will present their projects for feedback from Industry Professionals. \nPanel of Judges will review via Teams Meeting; Presentations will be given in-person and streamed on camera via Teams.
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/ce-power-platform-project-presentations/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,CE-Power Platform Certification Track,Consulting Fundamentals,Microsoft Fundamentals,Tech Fundamentals Class
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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SUMMARY:Intro to Project Management\, with Anna Falcon
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Project Management \nwith Anna Falcon \nPrincipal at Root16 \nIn this session\, we will introduce you to the basics of Project Management. We explain how to start and run a project. At the completion of this course\, you will have a foundation in Project Management\, but not specific governance process or templates on exactly how to execute Project Management for a specific business division. This course is intended for individuals who are new to project management with little to no experience. You will understand the core concepts\, be able to define and manage project scope\, track project status\, properly start or initiate a project. You will understand how to schedule tasks properly and you will understand the concept of Risk Management.
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/intro-to-project-management-with-anna-falcon/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,Consulting Fundamentals
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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SUMMARY:Intro to Delivery Management\, with Sara Jo Larsen
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Delivery Management \nwith Sara Jo Larsen \nSenior Architect at Centric Consulting. \nIn this session\, you will explore the fundamentals of Delivery Management. More Learning Objectives to be added soon.
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/intro-to-delivery-management-with-sara-jo-larsen/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,Consulting Fundamentals
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251112T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T035453
CREATED:20250616T031824Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Business Analysis
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Business Analysis\n\nIn this session\, we will review the discipline of business analysis. We will discuss the career for Business Analysts and introduce you the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)\, its standards and Certifications. You will learn the various types of Requirements that Business Analysts are required to understand and work with. And\, finally\, you will become familiar with the typical Business Analysis process expected to be followed by all BAs in the technology space – Scrum. Finally\, we will complete an exercise in this course to help solidify everything we’ve learned.\n\nExercise / Lab: Barista Process Flow
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/intro-to-business-analysis/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,Consulting Fundamentals
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T035453
CREATED:20250616T032939Z
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SUMMARY:User Story Development & Solution Design\, with Sara Jo Larsen
DESCRIPTION:User Story Development & Solution Design \nwith Sara Jo Larsen \nSenior Architect with Centric Consulting. \nIn this session\, you will learn to properly develop User Stories distilling them from Requirements and gathering the details needed from your client through proper Backlog Grooming techniques. Additionally\, we will review ways to manage a backlog properly whether you have basic tools (Excel) or nirvana (GYDE365)\, or something in between\, to assist. After the User Stories are defined\, they can be broken down further into Tasks for proper Solution Design\, which is the next step in the Development Process and the next logical learning objective for this course. By the end of this course\, you will know how to properly document your project’s Scope and Design in a manner that is traceable\, trackable and consumable for building\, testing and deployment. \n 
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/user-story-development-solution-design-with-sara-jo-larsen/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,Consulting Fundamentals
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T035453
CREATED:20250616T041529Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T165712Z
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SUMMARY:Intro to Microsoft's Success by Design\, with Sara Jo Larsen
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Microsoft’s Success by Design \nwith Sara Jo Larsen \nSenior Architect at Centric Consulting. \nIn this session\, we will introduce you to Microsoft’s premier FastTrack methodology agnostic delivery tool to ensure successful solution implementation end users and Microsoft Partners. Participants will explore the Success by Design framework and its pivotal role in guiding Dynamics 365 implementations. You will receive an in-depth review of key project phases\, best practices\, and FastTrack techniques\, as well as gain practical strategies for planning\, execution\, and risk mitigation of projects on which you participate. The course will also emphasize solution architecture\, governance\, and compliance\, ensuring secure and efficient deployments. Hands-on workshops will provide an opportunity to assess scalability and performance\, while real-world case studies will prepare participants for implementation challenges. By the end of the session\, learners will be equipped with actionable insights to optimize solution design\, development\, and deployment. \n 
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/intro-to-microsofts-success-by-design-with-sara-jo-larsen-2/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,Consulting Fundamentals
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251119T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T035453
CREATED:20250616T041923Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Microsoft's Success by Design\, with Sara Jo Larsen - Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Microsoft’s Success by Design (2-Day Session) \nwith Sara Jo Larsen \nSenior Architect at Centric Consulting. \nIn this session\, we will introduce you to Microsoft’s premier FastTrack methodology agnostic delivery tool to ensure successful solution implementation end users and Microsoft Partners. Participants will explore the Success by Design framework and its pivotal role in guiding Dynamics 365 implementations. You will receive an in-depth review of key project phases\, best practices\, and FastTrack techniques\, as well as gain practical strategies for planning\, execution\, and risk mitigation of projects on which you participate. The course will also emphasize solution architecture\, governance\, and compliance\, ensuring secure and efficient deployments. Hands-on workshops will provide an opportunity to assess scalability and performance\, while real-world case studies will prepare participants for implementation challenges. By the end of the session\, learners will be equipped with actionable insights to optimize solution design\, development\, and deployment.
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/introduction-to-microsofts-success-by-design-with-sara-jo-larsen-day-2/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,Consulting Fundamentals
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251120T160000
DTSTAMP:20260422T035453
CREATED:20250616T042754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T165712Z
UID:5781-1763629200-1763654400@techfluentacademy.org
SUMMARY:Intro to Change Management\, with Jonathan Monson
DESCRIPTION:Introduction to Change Management \nwith Jonathan Monson \nChange Management Professional \nIn this session\, we will introduce the concept of Organizational Change Management and how it fits into the framework of successful Delivery Management. You will learn to properly define adoption and change management in the context of technology implementations. You will learn to describe the objectives of change management within a project or program. You will review change methodologies and discuss examples and how they apply to your project or program. And finally\, we will discuss why it is important to apply an empathetic lens to interactions with a variety of people involved in your project or program.
URL:https://techfluentacademy.org/event/intro-to-change-management-with-jonathan-monson/
LOCATION:Sabathani Community Center\, 310 E. 38th Street\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55409\, United States
CATEGORIES:2025 Cohort,Consulting Fundamentals
ORGANIZER;CN="TechFluent Academy":MAILTO:carol@techfluentacademy.org
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