Live Webinar October 13, 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 PDU

• What are the consequences to your project if the schedule is incorrect?
• How confident in the completion date would you be, given that well over 90% of project schedules contain errors that greatly reduced the schedule accuracy and value?

Improve your scheduling ability by participating in our 30 minute webinar, Common Scheduling Mistakes and How to Avoid Them, which is intended for Project Managers, IT Managers, Business Analysts and anybody else who prepares project schedules.

The webinar will cover the ten most common mistakes people make when preparing schedules, and will also discuss techniques that should be utilized to avoid these scheduling mistakes.

Subject Matter Expert: Joseph A. Lukas, PMP, PE, CCE
Joe Lukas (LinkedIn profile), is Vice-President of PMCentersUSA, and leads a team of instructors and consultants in delivering solutions in project management, business analysis and business process improvement.Joe has been involved in project management for over 30 years and has worked in engineering, manufacturing, construction, project controls, estimating and contracting, and has been a Program and Project Manager supporting world-wide programs.

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Online Webinar
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – 5 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

Many “Lean” or Process Improvement initiatives focus on driving out process waste and errors, but the challenge is knowing where to begin and which projects to initiate in order to achieve the highest impact and return on investment.

Use of the Brown Paper Process Modeling technique is a powerful way for organizations to enable stakeholders, with a vested interest in the desired change, to gain an understanding of current state People, Systems and Processes and develop a Future State model to drive tactical and strategic projects for process improvement.

Solutions Cube Group’s 1 hour webinars address many relevant project issues. Learn how to use the power of Brown Paper Processing Modeling techniques to qualify strengths and weaknesses of a Business Area and identify appropriate projects to introduce targeted cost effective change.

Webinar participants learn about:

• Characteristics of a Brown Paper Process analysis effort
• Modeling techniques to create fully documented high level Logical models to low level Physical models enabling stakeholders to clearly define details of work performed in the organization
• Developing a project list based on stakeholder assessments of current state strengths and weaknesses

Solutions Cube Group Webinars are presented by experienced staff members who have over 30 years of experience managing projects and developing and running facilitated project meetings and delivering project management training courses.

Who Should Attend This Webinar:

• Business Area Sponsors
• Project Managers
• Project Sponsors
• Strategic Planning Managers
• Process Improvement Agents
• Strategic Decision Makers
• Project Team Members
• Business Stakeholders

Earn 1 PDU by attending this Webinar

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Live Webinar October 11, 2011 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Ema
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

As business communications evolve and become increasingly unified, one of the most intriguing new technologies being added to the mix is that of live videoconferencing. This technology can take many forms, from the grainy/jerky Skype webcam video call to the stunning realism of a telepresence suite.

Regardless of the type though, they all have one thing in common; they require reliable network connectivity and delivery to achieve acceptable levels of quality. This means managing videoconferencing loads across the network lifecycle – from planning and deployment to administration and monitoring and troubleshooting – as yet another increasingly critical network-enabled and network-delivered service for the business.

EMA has conducted a major research study to investigate and better understand the challenges that videoconferencing technologies are creating for network engineers and managers and determine how to best accommodate these highly visible technologies into operational best practices.

Join EMA Managing Research Director Jim Frey (LinkedIn profile) as he shares the results of this new research in an informative Webinar where he will:

• Share details on current levels of adoption and use of various videoconferencing technologies
• Identify the ways in which organizations are assigning responsibilities for each lifecycle phase
• Relate key best practice findings for planning, monitoring, and troubleshooting videoconferencing in the network
• Discuss some of the ways in which network management tools and technologies are being adapted to meet these needs
• Highlight case studies of how four organizations are addressing these challenges

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 9.4 Manage Project Team
• 10.3 Distribute Information
• 10.5 Report Performance

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 – October 13th , 2011 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Whether people are presenting or conducting training for employees, clients, or bosses, presenting to an audience – large or small – can be a daunting task.

In today’s workplace, everyone needs the ability to present their ideas and persuade people effectively – in person, over the phone, and online. With more and more webinars, Skype presentations, and conference calls, and virtual training, professionals must know how to captivate and engage an audience when they’re not meeting face-to-face.

This webinar gives participants the inside tips and techniques they need to deliver effective presentations and training sessions when they’re not in the room. Through interactive exercises, participants learn strategies for conveying a strong, clear message to their target audience remotely.

Participants will leave this webinar with the tools to:

• Understand how to structure an effective and dynamic presentation or training sessionReduce stress and tension related to delivering virtual group presentations
• Create presentation openings that command attention and interest
• Deliver with twice as much poise and energy
• Make presentations engaging and interactive to hold the audience’s attention
• Close presentations with power and persuasion

Presenter: Jeff Hiller is a Senior Trainer and Workshop Leader. Jeff began his career at Leo Burnett in Chicago where he became the youngest VP Account Director in the agency’s history, earning seven of the American Marketing Association’s EFFIE Awards for superior business results. Before joining JB Training Solutions, Jeff was the Marketing Director for the Houston Rockets and VP of Marketing for Four Hands Imports (a 3-time Inc 500 Fastest Growing company).

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