Live Webinar October 12, 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

We all try, as business analysts or project managers, to get the business or customer to sign off on the requirements and the plan. Then, we deal with change and challenges during the development phase.

How do you get signoff so that the developers don’t have to change everything or the project doesn’t keep growing?

During this webinar, we’ll discuss the ideal sign-off process and what each signoff really means. Then, we’ll discuss how to go about getting those approvals or signoffs for different project types.

Learning objectives include:

• Discuss approvals for scope and requirements
• Define the recommended approval process and what the various approvals really mean
• Address challenges with approvals and how to overcome them

About the Presenter: Vicky Haney, 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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Live Webinar – October 12, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

or October 12, 2011 5;00 pm GMT Summer Time (London)

• Do you ever feel that your project sponsors have forgotten everything that you have ever discussed with them?
• Are you becoming less shocked to discover, again, that a project has new requirements after signoff?

Managing project stakeholders can often feel like trying to herd cats. While dealing with the people side of a project can be the most challenging part of project management, it can also be the most rewarding.

In this webinar, you will learn four steps to identifying and managing stakeholders, and you will receive tips for dealing with difficult people.

Speaker: Kirsten Lora PMP, ITIL Practitioner, specializes in product development, new business startups, and establishing project management offices. Her industry knowledge and experience in project management and IT service management allow her to bring a new approach to the curriculum direction.

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Live Webinar – October 12, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & Category A 1 PDU / 1 CDU
Mpug Member Free – Guest $15.00 USD + $1.36 USD Fee

Learn from Pcubed’s Larry Mead, PMP, about the essential processes, governance structures, and Microsoft Portfolio tools to ensure your project portfolio management (PPM) efforts are successful.

Larry walks you through a PPM implementation case study, showing you proven methodologies to create a project inventory, select the optimal set of projects, and manage the project portfolio against strategic drivers, impact statements and enablers to achieve the most value from your current portfolio.

Larry is Principal Consultant & Business Development Manager for Pcubed (Program Planning Professionals), a Microsoft Gold EPM Partner. Pcubed is a worldwide consulting organization focused on improving execution and resource management. Larry began his project management work with Microsoft as a Senior Project Management Consultant with (MCS) Microsoft Consulting Services, with 15 years U.S. and global experience managing, implementing and developing collaborative business and project management solutions. Larry holds a Masters in International Business, is a PMP, and owns Microsoft MCP and MCITS certifications, Six Sigma certified, and faculty professor for Graduate level courses at University of Phoenix.

Note: When registering for this event REMEMBER to answer the question “Are you requesting a PMI PDU for this event?”

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

Corporations want and need leaders who can help them compete successfully in today’s global environment, but knowing this and doing something about it are two different things.

During this Webcast, you’ll hear from speakers who are leadership and management development executives from B. Braun Medical and Boston Scientific Corporation; and who have executed global leadership initiatives in their organizations.

They’ll answer these questions:

• What was the rationale for developing a global leadership program?
• What were the solutions?
• What resources and actions were required to implement this initiative?
• How was consistency across borders achieved? What was the impact on their organization?
• How did they evaluate their global leadership program?
• What best practices were developed?

In addition, hear the latest findings of American Management Association’s second annual study on the imperative of global leadership development.

1. Distinguish between popular leadership and development practices and the most effective practices
2. Explore the best practices for implementing and evaluating your own global leadership initiatives
3. Apply real-world advice from colleagues experienced in developing global leadership programs

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

Presenters:

Sandra L. Edwards (LinkedIn profile), Sr. Vice President, Corporate Learning Solutions at American Management Association, has more than 20 years of experience in strategic business development, performance consulting, organizational change, and human capital management. In her current role at American Management Association, Edwards provides leadership and strategy for AMA’s corporate and government learning solutions division. She is coauthor of the book High Performance Sales Organizations, a contributor to the book The Alligator Trap: How to Sell Without Being Turned Into a Pair of Shoes, and author of multiple articles on workplace issues.

Shelly Santa-Anna (LinkedIn profile) is the Director of Training & Organizational Development at B. Braun Medical Inc. based in Bethlehem, PA. She has been involved in leadership development for over 15 years. In her current role, she is responsible for developing leaders across the organization, running assessment centers and developing executive programs.

Ted Walbridge (LinkedIn profile) is Vice President, Leadership Development with Boston Scientific Corporation. He has over 24 years of HR experience. Walbridge has supported many of the corporate functions, including Finance, IS, HR, Legal, Compliance, Corporate Sales, Corporate R&D, International Headquarters, Government Affairs, and Regulatory Affairs. Prior to joining BSC, he held HR leadership positions at other organizations, including MFS Investment Management and FleetBoston Financial.

PDU Category C documentation details (for the Webinar or the Book):

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’

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