This 1 hour (1 PDU) live (now) online webinar is presented by PROJECTinsight on Wednesday January 26 2011 at 8:00 a.m. PST

Business analysts are key resources for any project. They are the ones who have to wear many hats and know what the business knows. They also know, to some extent, how a solution can be delivered.

Project managers need to understand what SHOULD be expected of your business analysts to ensure project success. Learn how to facilitate requirements sessions by understanding the project scope and objectives.

In order to claim a Category B PDU after watching this presentation contact PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc) and advise them of the Date and Time you watched this prerecorded event along with your information and request a Category B PDU Certificate.

This live opportunity is no longer available.

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on Self Directed Learning ( SDL )
Category C & Setting up a PDU Plan

Category 2 SDL is no longer used.

On March 1st, 2011 PMI changed the PDU Categories. Category 2-SDL became Category C. Overall, the number of categories changed from 18 down to 6. Category limits were changed.

The article below is our original article on Category 2 (now C) SDL. It still contains useful information for earning PDUs towards your certification.

Don’t miss opportunities to earn PDUs to fulfill the Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR) Program. Make the most of time spent waiting in airports, riding the train and on long road trips by reading a book or viewing a DVD that is relevant to project management. These are just a few examples of Category 2 (now C) Self-Directed Learning (2-SDL) activities that can earn you up to 15 PDUs during each active certification/CCR cycle.

Category 2 (now C) SDL PDUs are categorized by PMI as individualized learning activities involving personally conducted research or study. To qualify for credit under Category 2 (now C) SDL, an activity must:

• Be relevant to project management
• Meet a specified purpose / Have a specific PM learning objective
• Use knowledgeable resources.

Other activities that qualify for Category 2 (now C) SDL PDUs include discussions or coaching sessions with subject matter experts and studying print or electronic materials (articles, CD-ROMs, instructional manuals, etc). The resources used for self-directed learning must be identified when reporting PDUs.

For more information on PDU reporting categories and guidelines, refer to theContinuing Certifications Requirements (CCR) handbook.

As a Category 2 SDL activity (later changed to Category C) ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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This 1 hour (1 PDU) live webinar is presented by ASPE on Friday January 21 2011 at 10:00 a.m. MST

Successful business analysts do not merely gather requirements; they must specify solutions that fulfill those requirements. Not only must these specifications be able to accurately convey concepts to software developers, testers, project managers and technical writers, they must be able to be evaluated by the people who provided the original requirements.

Plain text and mere sketches are notoriously ambiguous and unreliable. In this course, you will learn how to move beyond just gathering requirements and writing documents to expressing solutions using precise, succinct and verifiable models. You will use these models to enable agility.

If you work with distributed teams, including offshore developers and testers, you know that the more distant the development team, the greater the need for precision. Precise doesn’t mean bigger documents in more abstruse notations. In this course you will learn a simple and compact system for collaborative modeling that enables you to capture the most information in the smallest space with the least work in a way that’s easily testable and highly adaptable. By doing this precise analysis you will deliver more value in less time with higher quality.

Presenter:
Marc Balcer is chief architect at Model Compilers, a professional services firm that provides precise analysis, architecture, and tools that enable agile companies to transform ideas into systems. Marc specializes in using model-driven approaches to analyze, develop, and manage projects in subject matters as diverse as medical instrumentation, telecommunications management, financial services, and transportation logistics. As a party to many enterprise development projects, Marc has witnessed firsthand how the precision of application and architecture models can make the difference between spectacular success and miserable failure. He consistently seeks out opportunities for automation in the development process, developing tools to transform information captured during requirements and analysis into executable code.

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This PDU opportunity is a Category 2 SDL opportunity. Click here to read our article about Category 2-SDL Self-Directed Learning Activities

Erika Flora has posted the videofrom her presentation atPMIWDC entitled, “5 Keys to Standing Out as a Project Manager in Today’s Economy “Lots of fun, practical tips on standing out every day, in every way, with everyone.

Note: This is a four-part video. Check out parts 2, 3, and4 here.

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This 1 hour (1 PDU) live webinar is presented by IIL on Wednesday January 19 2011 at 2:00 p.m. EST. The session is repeated on Monday January 24 2011 at 9:00 p.m. EST and on Friday January 28 2011 at 10:00 a.m. EST.

Uncertainty. It is a word often used to describe risk. It is also the best word to describe consumer behavior relative to spending in the next 12-24 months. What must be done to survive in an economy with such a high degree of uncertainty? This webinar will logically lay out the steps that must be taken from the top of an organization to the bottom.

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You heard it here first!

We have a great offer for our readers (but only for a limited time)!!

You can earn up to 16 PDUs for up to 8 team members – for $400 USD.

That’s the regular price for 1 participant. Sponsor the group or share the costs – it’s up to you!

The 16 Hours of Webinars include these 13 webinars:

• Project Management lessons learned from the movies
• How to build a great project plan
• How to keep your project on schedule and within budget
• Scope Management and Work Breakdown structures made easy
• Risk Management made easy
• Earned Value Management made easy
• Start your project on the right track with a sucessful kickoff meeting
• How to build a great Project Management Office
• Project Health Check workshop (4 Hours 4 PDUs)
• Go – PSAC Project sucess Factors
• Project Management lessons learned from aviation
• Quality Management made easy
• Project dashboards

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Tony Crawford of AlphaPM Project Management produces a series of high quality Webinars on the Practical side of Project and Program Management. These webinars qualify for Category 4 PDU credits. These are live sessions and recorded copies are later available to the enrolled participants.

These Webinars are usually priced at $25 per PDU – which is great value for the information and materials provided in Tony’s sessions.

BUT … FOR A LIMITED TIME … Tony said he will offer an unbelievable NEW YEARS SPECIAL!!

Just announced by Tony today (January 6) – for Tony’s regular customers and the the readers of pduOTD.com – he will allow a group of up to eight Project Managers to sign up for the price of JUST ONE. If you’re one of the lucky ones to get in on the offer, you and up to 8 of your colleauges will attend the entire series for just $400 USD.

When I talked to Tony today he said he could not predict how long the special will last.

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Remember you don’t need all 8 people to get a terrific deal – it is still an unbelievable deal for 3 or 4 participants to receive great information and earn up to 16 PDUs each!!

Tony has decades of experience in Project Management and his series leans towards the practical aspects with excellent tips and tricks to create sucess. The slides and resource materials are of top quality and I would highly recommend the series. L Ousta

This is a first come first served offer and to my understanding this is first time he is offering this so – hurry and talk to your team! With limited group offerings available take advantage of this now!

The fine print – At the time of signing up for this offer you must have the names of all members of your group and no member substitutuon is allowed during the series. Even if costs are shared, only one payment is made to AlphaPM by the project sponsor who is the contact for the group.

To sign up download the group sign up sheet and forward it to tony.crawford@alphapm.com. Upon registration, you will be sent the information to access all the live and recorded webinars and related presentation materials, tools and templates to share with your group.