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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 […]
Transform Your Thinking: Get Yourself Into the Lean-Agile Mindset
by Aaron Monroe The role of a BRM is a tough but rewarding job. Often, you’re asked to be many things to many more people in order to be a strategic partner while also delivering business value. Some of you are an army of one or two, doing your best to help others understand how you can […]
Four Reasons Why Your CEO Needs You at BRMConnect
You will learn to converge with the business and share accountability for business results. You will learn how to drive culture that eliminates silos within organizations and instead fosters collaboration. You will learn how to communicate business value results. You will learn how to drive business strategy and results leveraging innovation, going digital, and creating […]
BRMConnect 2016 Registration Is Now Open to the Public
It’s official! Today marks the first day that registration has been open to the public for all four BRMConnect 2016 locations! We have a confirmed location for BRMConnect Charlotte! The Speedway Club at the Charlotte Motor Speedway will be the home for the U.S. BRMConnect 2016! YES, you will be able to ride on the racetrack as part of the event. Sign […]
Announcing BRMConnect 2016
Today, we are proud to publicly announce the BRMConnect locations and timeframes for 2016! BRMConnect is the world’s one and only networking and professional development events series for Business Relationship Managers. Last year, we had such a fantastic time at the world’s very first BRMConnect conference in Portland, OR that we sold out, and we […]
The BRM Role in a Digital World
Kirt Mead, Senior Consultant, Leading Edge Forum This summary discusses my presentation from BRMConnect – May 27, 2015 Traditionally, Enterprise IT controlled the choice and supply of information technology within the firm, and CIOs deployed Business Relationship Managers (BRMs) out to ‘the business’ as essentially a salesforce to understand requirements and define new IT solutions. […]
And That’s a Wrap!
By Anais Bergues, Contributing Writer “Is anyone else sad that BRMConnect is over?” – Kayla Barnes “Must be a good conference if my resting heart rate is faster than normal!” – Peter Lijnse These are just some of the things people are saying about BRMConnect 2015! It was a conference like no other. Each aspect was […]
BRMConnect Provided Value for My Organization
by Tina Pomeroy While the entire conference was a wonderful experience that provided an overall value for my organization, a few sessions at BRMConnect really hit home. In my organization, the BRMs have great relationships with most aspects of IT, but there are gray areas between some roles, and we sometimes find ourselves stumbling over […]
BRMConnect 2015: Congratulations to Our Award Winners
The following awards were presented to their winners at BRMConnect 2015. Purpose-Driven Leadership Award This award is for a new innovative initiative that has been implemented in the past year helping BRMs advance their leadership and impact on the world. WINNER MONICA GRAHAM For the implementation of the BRM mentoring program, utilizing the BRM […]
BRMConnect Mutual Discovery Sessions Bring Deep Thinking to How the BRM Role Might Evolve in Multiple Future Scenarios
by Sheila Smith Note: While we recognize that the BRM capability includes those performing the BRM role in various aspects of business, such as HR, Finance, and IT, the BRMConnect Mutual Discovery session focused solely on scenarios related to the role of the BRM in IT organizations. A buzz in the air… energized conversations… multiple […]
A Winner of the BRM Trailblazer Award
David Reid, Regional Director, Leading Edge Forum Based in the UK, David Reid is a Regional Director of the Leading Edge Forum (LEF), a global research and thought leadership community, dedicated to helping large organizations identify and adopt next practices at the growing intersection of business and IT. LEF are also Platinum sponsors of BRM […]
BRMConnect 2015: Where Business Value Leaders Meet
Business leaders, accomplished BRM practitioners, and industry experts from around the globe are converging in Portland, OR this week to attend BRMConnect 2015, the world’s very first and highly anticipated conference for Business Relationship Managers (BRMs). The conference attendees are gathering to exchange ideas and learn how to best leverage a BRM capability to foster […]
Process, Data, and Technology Strategy Planning: Achieving Excellence and Insights
Mike Bruggeman, Global IT, Cargill “Process, Data, and Technology Strategy Planning: Achieving Excellence and Insights” Interactive Session BRMConnect 2015 Wednesday May 27 – 2:45 – 3:15 PM During this interactive session, Mike will introduce the PDT Strategy development process, and will provide the background on why this is done, the value to the business, a […]
More Than a Fringe Role: Positioning the BRM to Create Organizational and Personal Value
By Sheila Smith and Brian Bell Sheila Smith, President, Omega Point Consulting Brian Bell, Senior Manager, Business Engagement, Church & Dwight More Than a Fringe Role: Positioning the BRM to Create Organizational and Personal Value BRMConnect 2015 Thursday May 28 – 10:45 – 11:30 AM Much of it is actually in our hands! Yes, indeed, […]
Twice the Business Value in Half the Time: When Agile Methods Meet the Business Relationship Management Role
By Vaughan Merlyn and Aaron Monroe Vaughan is a co-founder of Business Relationship Management Institute and Principal with The Merlyn Group. Aaron is a Corporate Vice President – Strategy, Research, and Governance, New York Life Insurance Company. The age-old pursuit of Business-IT alignment is ultimately about delivering business value through investments in information and Information […]
Setting the Global Standard for Business Relationship Management and Business Partner Collaboration
We have set the standard for global Business Relationship Management and Business Partner Collaboration In just over a 1.5 years, over 700 professional members in 37 countries have joined the Institute and taken advantage of the great content in the Business Relationship Management Interactive Body of Knowledge (BRMIBoK™) and the rewarding networking opportunities inside the […]