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BRM Institute Announces a New Community of Interest: Brazil
In keeping with BRM Institute’s commitment to BRMs worldwide, the newest Community of Interest on the Online Campus is poised to discuss how recent events are shaping the profession in Brazil.
Watermark Learning Becomes BRMP Registered Provider
BRM Institute is excited to announce and welcome the newest APMG Accredited BRMP Training Organization (ATO), Watermark Learning.
LEF Research: Raising IT’s Game Through BRM
This new report by the Leading Edge Forum (LEF) explains why some firms bridge the IT/Business Relationship Management divide so much better than others.
From Service Provider to BRM: Interview with Peter Lijnse
Peter Lijnse of Instrumental BRM discusses the recent shift from Service Management Art to Instrumental BRM, the short- and long-term goals for the organization, and how it stands to impact the field of business relationship management.
BRM Council Corner: The Globalisation of BRM Institute
Did you attend BRMConnect and love it? Get involved with the BRM Council and play a more active role in developing the conference you want to attend!
This Week in Exciting BRM News: BRMConnect Sydney!
This week marks the start of BRMConnect, the first-ever international conference dedicated to Business Relationship Management in Sydney, Australia. Click through to read more about what to expect!
Our New Website
We hope you find the new website to have a fresh look, easy to access content, and your go-to source for staying up to date in the world of business relationship management. This day is the next step in BRM history. Our relentless commitment to our members will continue in full force along with our dedication to surfacing value to the global BRM community.
BRM Council Corner Update
Welcome to this edition of the BRM Council Corner! A lot has happened in the past month. Firstly, I want to acknowledge that the BRMConnect event in Charlotte was a great success! Not only did my BRM Council colleagues in attendance speak very highly of the event, but they really enjoyed meeting and interacting with […]
BRMConnect Charlotte: This Is Only the Beginning!
Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of being invited to attend and speak at BRMConnect in Charlotte, which was the first BRM Institute conference of 2016. As the Chief Examiner, I was able to communicate the status of the different certifications and get a first-hand glimpse at the demand for BRM Institute’s latest offering, […]
Experiential BRM: A Recap
‘An eye opening experience’ was how one attendee described it. At the first BRMConnect conference of 2016 in Charlotte, Instrumental BRM and GamingWorks conducted a three-hour Grab@Pizza business simulation session, which was a dynamic, highly interactive, and experiential learning workshop in which attendees explored the role of the BRM in solving realistic Business & IT–Alignment […]
BRMConnect Charlotte: A Bird’s Eye View
I recently had the honor and privilege of hosting the annual BRMConnect conference in Charlotte. Going into the conference, I have to admit that I was not only excited, but a little nervous to take the reins from Vaughan Merlyn, last year’s event host—I knew I had big shoes to fill. I have such admiration for […]
Off to a Fast Start in 2016 with BRMConnect Charlotte
The dates for BRMConnect Charlotte 2016 were circled on my calendar for months before the conference. To say I was excited to attend the conference would be an understatement—being surrounded by peers, hearing great ideas, and listening to interesting presentations taps into a part of my brain that is often underutilized during the rest of […]
Kickin’ off BRMConnect 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Club!
“This week marks the largest gathering of cross-industry Business Relationship Management experts and practicing Business Relationship Managers in the world to date, and we are ecstatic to introduce this amazing group to new tools, techniques, and strategies that they can put in practice once they get back to the office!” exclaimed Aaron Barnes, co-founder of […]
Announcing 2016 Global BRM Community Excellence Award Winners
Each year, the global BRM community recognizes individual and corporate commitment to the BRM capability through our Global BRM Community Excellence Awards. Fellow members of the global BRM community nominate winners of the Global BRM Community Excellence Awards. Congratulations to the following winners: 2016 Community Leadership Award For being a leader in the global BRM community, encouraging member engagement, and development of […]
Meet Marleen Lundy, Event Manager Extraordinaire
With officially less than a month to go until the first conference, we have been living, breathing, eating, and sleeping BRMConnect here at BRM Institute—so it makes sense that we wanted to learn more about one of the chief masterminds in charge of making it all happen, Marleen Lundy! An experienced event planner and dedicated […]
Superheroes in Disguise: The Heroic Side of BRM
by Shilo Nosyk As BRMs, we walk a fine line between the business and business functions like IT, HR, Finance, etc. On one hand, we have the knowledge of the inner workings of our business functions—we know the people, live the processes, see the potential, and know the weak spots. On the other hand, we also have […]
BRM Truth #10
Brought to you by BRM Institute and On Your Feet. Illustrated by Gary Hirsch. © 2016 Gary Hirsch. Published under license.
The Case for Business-Focused BRM Metrics
by Gerry Robinson Recently, while having a discussion with the Vice President of a large retailer’s enterprise applications, I asked him how he gauged the relationship with the business. What I expected was a complex answer, one that included a litany of intense measurements. He paused for a moment, and answered with one of the […]