Archive for April, 2011

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Live Webinar – April 27, 2011 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A Free

This session provides attendees with hands on techniques for determining the outcome of their projects before the project really gets rolling.

This session is about facts, and presents extensive research from IAG’s new Business Analysis Benchmark Study to help project managers build a predictive risk assessment model.This session puts the intake and requirements gathering process of the project lifecycle under the microscope to determine what actions Project Managers can take to more consistently achieve a successful outcome on their projects.

3 Learning Objectives:

  1. Quantifying the impact of requirements quality on project time and cost
  2. Assessment tool to identify the high risk projects
  3. Proactive strategies for driving success when faced with odds stacked against you

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Online Webinar
Duration: 1 hour live webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B Free
Presented by PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)

Every project team environment brings with it unique communication challenges.

Communication is the most important skill a project manager can develop.

In this webinar, we discuss what ‘good’ communication is, how to communicate to a variety of stakeholders, and what to do when everyone wants different information.

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.

Click here to view a previously recorded version of this session from 7/14/2010.

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3 Books in Ethics Leadership in Management Kindle Editions
Category C PDU Up to 21 PDUs for all 3 books
(816 total pages) (or 7 PDUs per Book)

Do you have a Kindle?

You do! Great … Go ahead and download this great set of three books from Amazon.com, currently offered for $0.00! (That’s right – IT’S FREE). This collection is normally valued at $59.99USD

Free Download – Essential Lessons on Leadership (Collection)

You don’t! Don’t Worry – we have a free download for you that will allow you to read Kindle books on your PC or other mobile devices! Kindle readers will allow you to take advantage of this offer. Read kindle books on your PC or other mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, Blackberry and Android). Choose the platform you would like to read Kindle books on!

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Note: Download your reader before downloading the books.

So, Go ahead and download this great set of three books from Amazon.com, currently offered for $0.00! (That’s right – IT’S FREE). This collection is normally valued at $59.99USD

About the Books:

NOTE: Use the above link to download the books FOR FREE – The book title links below will charge when they are sold individually.

  1. Winners Never Cheat: Everyday Values We Learned as Children (But May Have Forgotten) – By Jon Huntsman
    • Next time someone tells you business can’t be done ethically — corners must be cut, negotiations can’t be honest — hand them Jon Huntsman’s new book.
    • He started with practically nothing, and made it to Forbes’ list of America’s Top 100 richest people. Huntsman’s generous about sharing the credit, but in the 21st century, he’s the nearest thing to a self-made multi-billionaire. Now, he presents the lessons of a lifetime: a passionate, inspirational manifesto for returning to the days when your word was your bond, a handshake was sacred, and swarms of lawyers weren’t needed to back it up.
    • This is no mere exhortation: it’s a practical business book about how to listen to your moral compass, even as others ignore theirs.
    • It’s about how you build teams with the highest values, share success, take responsibility, and earn the rewards that only come with giving back.
    • Huntsman’s built his career and fortune on these principles. You don’t live these principles just to ‘succeed’: you live them because they’re right. But in an age of non-stop business scandal, Huntsman’s life proves honesty is more than right: it’s the biggest competitive differentiator
  2. Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits – By James F. Parker
    • Learn how Southwest Airlines prospered amidst the adversity of the darkest days in the airline business.
    • In the chaotic wake of 9/11, when other airlines were hitting the panic button, Southwest Airlines made three commitments: no layoffs, no pay cuts and any customer wishing to cancel their flights would receive a full refund.
    • Despite the business risk in these decisions, Southwest Airlines not only remained profitable after 9/11, but became the most highly capitalized airline in the world, and the largest domestic airline in the United States.
    • Learning Objectives:
      • Learn how dedicated and motivated employees can be the key to success in any customer service business.
      • See why employees who enjoy their work do a better job than those who don’t.
      • Hear how Southwest Airlines came to realize that great organizations have great leaders everywhere, not just in the executive suite.
  3. Moral Intelligence: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success – By Douglas Lennick and Fred Kiel
    • There is a powerful correlation between strong moral principles and business success.
    • Moral Intelligence also introduces the breakthrough Moral and Emotional Competency Inventory (MECI): an indispensable metric to assess where you and your organization stand right now.
    • In recent years, companies have discovered the value of Emotional Intelligence (EI). But EI isn’t enough: only leaders with strong moral intelligence can build the trust and commitment that are the foundation of truly great businesses. Be one of those leaders, lead one of those companies, with Moral Intelligence.
    • This book makes the business case for Moral Intelligence – How winning executives use “MI” to outperform their competitors How to promoting Moral Intelligence in your business
    • How to understand the core competencies of Moral Intelligence
    • How to focus on what matters: integrity, responsibility, compassion, and forgiveness
    • How to choose principled leaders, and supporting them with a culture of principle
    • Breakthrough metrics for evaluating your organization — and yourself
  4. In this book, two globally respected leadership experts illuminate the connection and define the specific competencies that comprise “moral intelligence,” and show exactly how to promote it throughout your organization. Douglas Lennick and Fred Kiel demonstrate how the best performing companies have leaders with a strong moral compass and the ability to follow it — even in a world that may reward bad behavior in the short run.

    Lennick and Kiel identify and help you build the moral skills leaders need most, including integrity, responsibility, compassion, and forgiveness. They offer realistic guidance on being a moral leader in both large organizations and entrepreneurial ventures: guidance reflecting decades of experience coaching executives at the very highest level

Category C Learning Primer for this activity: Choose a project you are working on and read through these books. Notate your lessons learned for your audit folder by using our “Three Learning Questions” (see link below).

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

These Books Cover:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources 10 – Communication ( PMBOK Reference)

  • 9.3 Develop Project Team
  • 9.4 Manage Project Team
  • 10.2 Plan Communications
  • 10.4 Manage Stakeholders Expectations

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The Essential Lessons on Leadership
(Collection) For Free!

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(Choose from seven different platforms)

For more information see our article which describes Category C PDUs – Self Directed Learning (SDL), the Three Learning Questions and SMART goal setting.

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Live Webinar April 28 22011 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by: Edufire

Topic: Just Enough PM to Rock Your Projects

“Project management (PM) is not rocket science! And, despite what

many PM experts would like you to believe, it’s fairly easy for anyone to learn to use a few basic PM tools and processes to assure that projects are well-organized and completed on time, on budget, and with excellent results.”

@Michael Greer

In this session you’ll get:

  • An overview of PM Minimalist Values.
  • Specific suggestions on how you can become a PM Minimalist.
  • A walk-through of the PM Minimalist Quick Start Checklist and how you can apply it to any project.
  • Information about lots of PM Minimalist freebies and where you can get them.

Presenter:

For nearly three decades, Michael Greer has been helping new project managers become more effective. Through his books, articles, workshops, and public speaking appearances, he has sought to demystify the field of project management (PM) and make it accessible to new and part-time project managers.

Michael’s step-by-step PM texts have been adopted by many universities and are used in businesses as diverse as AT&T, Apple Computer, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Boeing Defense and Space Group, American Airlines, The American Red Cross, Xerox Corp, The Southern Company, Apria Healthcare, and many, many others.

Click here to visit Michael Greer’s Website.

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Online Webinar
Offered by ESI International (REP 1038)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU – 1 Cat A Free

Contract managers, program managers and business analysts have a professional duty to communicate effectively in a way that informs, persuades when appropriate, and always protects the interests of the organization.

Gain:

  • An understanding of why effectivecommunication is a critical skill in contract management
  • Knowledge of specific areas in the contract management cycle where clear communication is vital to success,such as: requirements analysis, statement of work development, proposal preparation, price justifications and rationale for vendor selection
  • Practical tips on developing and improving effective communication skills

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Métricas ágiles (CU_METRICAS)

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Curso en línea
Fecha de inscripción: Lun Abril 25
Fecha de inicio: Mié Abril 27
Presentado por: Scrum Manager
Conferencista: Marta Ariza
Precio: Gratuito.
Idioma: Español
PDUs: Una PDU se otorga por cada hora de aprendizaje – Como una ‘Actividad de aprendizaje autodirigido’ (‘Self Directed Learning Activity’) recuerde documentar su experiencia de aprendizaje y su relación con la gestión de proyectos para su ‘Carpeta de Seguimiento de Auditoría de PDUs’ (‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’).
Categoría de PDUs: C
Nombre del curso: Métricas ágiles (CU_METRICAS)

Objetivo: Conocer la razón y finalidad de las métricas en la gestión ágil de proyectos, y evitar errores habituales en el diseño y aplicación de métricas, normalmente por exceso en el número de métricas o en su complejidad, que suele desbordar las necesidades de estimación y seguimiento ágil.

Aprender a diseñar y aplicar métricas adecuadas para estimar y seguir la evolución de proyectos ágiles, según las circunstancias de la empresa y proyectos en los que se trabaja.

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