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Live Webinar August 17 2011 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C
Presented by: Cisco Webex
Hosted By: The Ken Blanchard Companies
On-boarding has traditionally been seen as an HR responsibility and it’s easy to let the company’s training department make sure that new employees get off on the right foot. This is a good start, but research shows that when managers also get involved the process moves along that much faster.
In this webinar, Master Certified Coach Madeleine Homan-Blanchard will show you three strategies managers can use to get their people off to a fast start including:
Painting the Picture: Managers often hope their employees will read their minds regarding the new job. Learn how to create a picture of what a good job looks like and how to monitor that your employee has “gotten†it.
Sharing your Leadership Point of View: Don’t encourage new hires to spend their time “boss watching.†Take the mystery out of what you expect by spelling out your beliefs and expectations.
Mapping Relationships: Today’s work requires collaboration and an exchange between people. Help your newbies understand how things really get done in your organization by drawing them a map of who is who, and what is what.
In many organizations, on-boarding is little more than making sure new people feel comfortable in the department. That only gets you so far. Don’t miss this opportunity to take a more proactive approach to getting people up to speed quickly!
Presenter: Madeleine Homan-Blanchard (LinkedIn profile) – Cofounder Coaching Services, The Ken Blanchard Companies
PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources
9.3 Develop Project Team
9.4 Manage Project Team
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’
Live Webinar August 22, 2011 – 1:00 pm EDT Presented by CollabNet Duration: 1 Hour + 30 min Question Period 1 Category C PDU Free
An ideal session for traditional project managers transitioning to Scrum.
In this webinar, Certified Scrum Trainer and PMP Jimi Fosdick (LinkedIn profile) explains the mechanics of “rolling wave” planning within the value-driven context of Scrum, discussing how project managers who are used to exhaustive, up-front analysis can develop a preliminary schedule and budget using Scrum’s planning artifacts and approach.
PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources
4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
5.2 Define Scope
6.5 Develop Schedule
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.’
Live Webinar 2 Offerings August 31, 2011 10:00 am – 11:00 pm EDT August 31, 2011 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by: Gartner Webinars Hosted by: Ray Wagner, Managing VP (LinkedIn profile)
Cybersecurity threats continue to morph and have severe impact. Trends like use of the cloud, consumerization and mobility are changing the way IT is delivered and are both enabling new threats and breaking old security processes.
Discussion Topics
What social, business and technology trends are leading to increased threat to businesses?
What security technologies and processes will provide the highest return on investment over the next 5 years?
How can businesses balance protecting customer data with increasing revenue?
PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope
4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
5.2 Define Scope
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.’
Live Webinar August 17 2011 – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by Citrix Online – GoToMeeting Corporate
“Thank you.”These two little words, and the meaning behind them, are crucial to success in the new economy.
The rise of the Internet and the empowerment of the common consumer have created a fundamental shift in how businesses are expected to behave. Businesses will need to instill a culture of caring into their practices or watch their competition pass them by.
Join this webinar to hear Gary Vaynerchuk, (Linkedin), author of the bestseller The Thank You Economy, talk about why caring – about your customers, your employees and your brand – is a critical component of today’s market. Come ready with questions for what’s sure to be a lively discussion.
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’
Live Webinar August 17, 2011 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU Free
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!â€
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.
Live Webinar August 18, 2011 – 12:00 – 12:30 pm EST
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A Free
Are you a confident and competent project manager? What’s next?
Take a look at PMI’s Program Management Standard and the next step in your career growth, the Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification. Take a quick peek at our new Program Management course, in which you master what lies beyond project management – topics such as Benefits Management and Program Governance.
This presentation will be 30 minutes long followed by a live question and answer session.
Subject Matter Expert: Bruce Chadbourne, PgMP®
Bruce Chadbourne (LinkedIn profile) with more than three decades of experience in engineering project and program management, Bruce is a long-standing PMP and one of the first to complete the Program Management Professionals (PgMP) credential. As a contributor to the PMBOK® and BABOK® guides, Bruce has lectured on business analysis, requirements management, system testing, and Agile project management techniques. As former Region 1 Director of the PMI Risk SIG, he co-authored the book The Professional Guide to Risk Assessment (2004).
, author of the bestseller 
, talk about why caring – about your customers, your employees and your brand – is a critical component of today’s market. Come ready with questions for what’s sure to be a lively discussion. 
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