Live Webinar September 7, 2011 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A Free

Emotional Intelligence (EI) is a “Different Kind of Smart”. As previously stated by PMI® Network Magazine: “Project leaders with high emotional intelligence inspire their team, connect with their peers and get the job done.”

During this webinar we’ll discuss :

• What is emotional intelligence and why should technical project managers and business analysts care about EI?
• Ways emotional intelligence contributes to improved project performance.
• What is emotional hi-jacking and how it can interfere with stated goals and expectations?

About the Presenter: Vicky Haney (LinkedIn profile), MBA, CBAP®, PMP® is an Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group and President of VBH Project Consulting. Vicky has over 25 years experience in Project Management, Business Process Improvement and Applications Development for various industries including law enforcement, communications, financial services, and manufacturing. During her career, Vicky has been responsible for developing information and operational systems as well as helping clients define, document, and improve business processes in order to use their information systems more effectively.

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Online Webinar Recorded: August 17 2011
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU Free Free Course ID: BAW1308

When you look at all the buzz about agile system development methods, most of it seems to apply to software developers and project managers; but, where does business analysis fit?

Don’t the developers just go and ask the users for their requirements? The right answer is: “Not if you want a solution that really meets the business need!”

The trouble is that message doesn’t seem to be getting through. Sure we can deliver what the business asked for, but is it that they really needed?

When you are caught up in the energy and effort of a fast-paced agile system development effort, it’s all too easy to get mired in the details and lose sight of the big picture.

In this webinar, you’ll learn where business analysis fits within the agile system development life cycle (SDLC), and some great tips and techniques for focusing the efforts of your team on the business need, not just on the system.

Key learning points include:

• Understand the role of business analyst on an agile project: what is different and what is the same?
• Apply proven techniques to make sure you get the right requirements and that the team gets them right.
• Learn useful tips for dealing with common problems that could arise in an agile project

About the presenter: Phil Vincent (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, CBAP®, Certified ScrumMaster and Certified Rational Solution Designer, is a Senior Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group. Phil works as a professional coach to business analysts and project management professionals in organizations all across the United States and Canada. Phil also teaches business analysis programs to professionals and will draw on his experiences to provide you with proven techniques for determining which artifact to use and when.

Note: You will have to register to view the webinar

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Online Webinar
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C
Presented by : PmSolutions

Whether you’re thinking about implementing a Project Management Office (PMO), pitching your C-suite executives on the value of a PMO, or looking for ways to improve upon your existing PMO, you need to make sure you’re focusing your energies on the right drivers for enabling effective strategy execution.

In this 60 minute, on-demand presentation, join Kent Crawford, CEO of PM Solutions and former President and Chair of PMI, to discover how you can identify the four key areas of PMO focus necessary to develop/improve/sell your internal PMO.

Specifically, you’ll learn how to:

• Position project management to the C-Suite by focusing on value and speaking the right language
• Enable effective governance in your PMO by aligning with your organization’s strategy and objectives
• Manage your portfolio to maximize your investment decisions
• Leverage the PMO to allocate resources more optimally
• Use performance data as a strategic business tool
• Elevate your thinking on where to focus your organizational improvement efforts
• Enlarge the breadth of PMO influence to extend from strategy formulation through benefits realization

Presenter:
Kent Crawford (LinkedIn profile) is the founder and CEO of PM Solutions, as well as the founder and CEO of the firm’s training subsidiary, PM College. In addition to his executive role, he is an influential member of the project management community, highly respected as a thought leader. He is a sought-after speaker at business conferences worldwide and the award-winning author of The Strategic Project Office, Second Edition.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 7 – Cost

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.5 Control Scope
• 6.6 Control Schedule
• 7.3 Control Costs

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’

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Live Webinar September 7 2011 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Sponsored by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Presented by: Scott Eblin
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

Leadership Wisdom That Guides Your Career Growth

Today’s leaders today need resilience and agility to get results in a constantly changing world.

How do you take your leadership to the next level of performance? In this Webcast, executive coach and author Scott Eblin will share what you need to pick up and let go to succeed at the next level.

What You Will Learn:

• How to align actions with results
• The shift in perspective that all effective leaders learn to make
• The reasons leaders fail in rapidly changing environments
• What to pick up and let go to succeed when leadership expectations change
• Simple and immediately applicable news you can use to raise your leadership game

Presenter: Scott Eblin is an executive coach, speaker and author of The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success, 2nd Edition. Featured on ABC News and in Investor’s Business Daily, the Washington Post and Harvard Management Update, Scott is a former Fortune 500 executive, with leadership development experience that runs the gamut from Astra Zeneca to the U.S. Navy. He is a faculty member of Georgetown University’s leadership coaching program.

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