Archive for April 7th, 2011

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Online Webinar
Offered by ESI International (REP 1038) Recorded on: 30 April 2010
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU – 1 Category A

Are you looking to build value with your projects? Are your projects aligned to your organisational goals and strategies?

Today, project managers need more than just project management skills and processes to be successful; they need to manage their projects from a program management approach.

Join ESI’s Senior Instructor, Carl Sergeant, as he uses his vast experience working with global clients to describe best practices and techniques that, once applied, will generate value to the organization in the form of time, money and enhanced project manager skills.

Key learning points:

  • Identify and build essential leadership skills needed to move from a tactical to a strategic mindset
  • Apply immediate program changes to project processes to increase project value and meet organizational goals
  • Use best practices to maximize the use of limited resources and improve processes through linked projects

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Live Webinar April 14th 2011 – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

  • Have you ever been surprised by something of significance in your business?
  • Have you ever gotten inconsistent information from your organization?

How does one address these challenges? How does one acquire visibility, control, and optimization across all IT departments?

In this webinar, Dave Smith (LinkedIn profile) will share some of the challenges he has faced in IT over the last 25 years and will discuss a method for controlling and automating the flow of IT information so that it can be made available to teams, managers, and executives.

Click here to register for Building an IT Control Room.

Planning The Requirements Effort

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Live Webinar April 14 2011 – 12:00 – 12:30 am EDT
Duration: 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU Category A
Presented by : PM Centers USA (Rep 1016)

Many BA’s avoid getting Project Management training, because they are concerned that they will then be forced to move into that role.

This look at the first knowledge area in the BABOK will show you how important planning and estimating skills are for a BA.

Subject Matter Expert: Rick Clare, PMP®, CBAP®, OCP
Rick Clare (LinkedIn profile) is the Business Analysis Practice Director and a Senior Instructor for PMCentersUSA, with over 15 years experience in the Systems/Business Analyst field and over 18 years of experience as a technical lead/trainer. Rick’s career experience has been as a Senior Oracle Database Developer, performing analysis, design, development and documentation on numerous database systems using Oracle and its complete set of development tools.

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Online Webinar
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Category A PDU Free

Will your company be stronger on the other side of this economic downturn? Can your company withstand higher supply costs, higher taxes and increased regulatory requirements? Can one of your competitors take your market share and put you out of business? If you answered yes to any of these questions, this 30-minute webinar is for you.

This session is specifically designed for executives and managers who need to control costs while creating competitive advantage during these challenging times. In 30 minutes, we will review the four most critical business process cycles your company needs to improve on to ensure success. They are:

  • Order-to-cash collection cycle
  • Procure-to-supplier payment cycle
  • New idea generation-to-new product commercialization cycle
  • Employee onboarding-to-retirement cycle

These process cycles make up over 90% of your costs and provide significant value to your customers. You will learn how to quickly find inefficiencies and bottlenecks in these cycles that are driving up your unit costs, based on the lean management concepts presented in the landmark book “The Goal“. In addition, we will show you how to look for ways to create loyal customer relationships for life by applying six-sigma quality concepts.

Registration to the PMCentersUSA site is required.

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Live Webinar – 2 offerings
Presented by: Journyx
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B Free

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April 14 2011 – 2:00 pm CDT or….
April 26 2011 – 10:00 am CDT

Have you ever heardor said the phrase, “I have all of the responsibility but none of the authority”?

Without the proper authority it is difficult to bear the responsibility for a project. Yet this is what we are asked to do many times.

  • How do we exercise project authority when it hasn’t been specifically granted or stated?
  • Is authority something that is given or something that is earned?
  • How do others respond to our authority?

As a Project Manager we are responsible for our projects. By virtue of that responsibility we can assume the authority we need for our projects.

In this session we will explore various ways to assume authority on a project and how to exercise this authority.

Topics:

  • Taking Responsibility – Understanding your role
  • Core Values – Making project decisions based on your core values
  • Principled Leadership – Leading from the front
  • Benevolent Dictatorship – Be kind with your team and bold with your decisions
  • Moving Forward – Exercising authority in your areas of responsibility

Presenter: Michael O’Brochta (LinkedIn profile), MPM, PMP

This webinar is 1 hour long and attendees are eligible for 1 PDU Credit.

Click here to register for the April 14th session.

Click here to register for the April 26th session.