Live Webinar – February 1st, 2012 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 PDU
There is also a previously recorded version of this webinar available.

Why should it take months to determine project scope and gather requirements?

In this live webinar, participants will get new data from IAG’s Business Analyst Benchmark to:

• Quantify the impact of business requirements on project outcome;and,
• Describe a path for successful projects and requirements as documented in research and proven out on engagements.

To show how to optimize requirements discovery, we’ll look at the source of typical failures in the requirements discovery process, and describe some of the techniques IAG has proven effective in over 1,000 engagements.In requirements, the devil is in the details.We’ll describe strategies used by IAG in the field to get to the right level of detail for clear, accurate and complete requirements.

Finally, making quantum organization improvement in requirements discovery and management is our specialty.We’ll review the proven levers of change used for successful transforming of requirements discovery capabilities at organizations.

Register now to look at the underlying problems that impede the collection of business requirements, and take away an action list that is proven to improve performance.

Register now to look at the underlying problems that impede the collection of business requirements, and take away an action list that is proven to improve performance.

Click to view a previously recorded version of this opportunity.

Click to register for Optimizing Requirements Discovery.

How Can Increasing Your EQ can Help Your Projects?

EARN UP TO 3.5 Category C PDUs With These 2 Great Learning Opportunities

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What is EQ and Why You Should Care
Downloadable Audio Course- Offered by Meloni Coaching Solutions
Duration 2.5 hours 2.5 Category C PDUs – $24.95 USD for 2.5 PDUs

Smart is Good, People Smart is Better!

Emotional Intelligence just could be the key to YOUR SUCCESS. It certainly has been for many other successful Project Managers.

Emotional Intelligence helps you drive effective leadership on your projects! Unlike IQ, EQ can be learned and enhanced adding strong positive results to your projects.

1. Learn the elements of emotional intelligence and WHY THEY MATTER
2. Assess YOUR emotional intelligence
3. Receive tips and techniques to GROW YOUR emotional intelligence NOW

Your ability to experience success at work and beyond is absolutely tied to your ability to get along with others. We are talking about your EQ.

Listen to the audio program What is EQ and Why You Should Care during your daily commute and learn why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is important and how to create a more motivated team through your understanding of EQ.

Get through the day in Peace not in Pieces! – M Meloni

Note: This is a 100% downloadable AUDIO program. It is eligible for 2.5 (Category C self-study) PDUs. It is currently priced at $19.95 and will increase to $24.95 in February 2012.

Reading Margaret Meloni’s book Emotional Intelligence: Stories from the Workplace would earn you an additional Category CPDU. The Kindle version is ONLY $1.99 USD! – an excellent value! You can download a Kindle reader for your PC or phone for FREE.

Presenter: Margaret Meloni (LinkedIn profile, @MargaretMeloni) spent over 18 years in Corporate America observing how individuals who learned to cope with conflict succeeded and recognized their full potential, while others became road blocked.

Margaret acted on her vision by founding Meloni Coaching Solutions, Inc. As a former Information Technology Executive, Margaret always knew her preference was for the people behind the technology. Now Margaret brings those beliefs to individuals from many professional backgrounds.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.4 Manage Project Team

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

For a Limited time: – As a thank you for your purchase, you will also receive access to the audio file “How to Keep Your Cool when you Work with Jerks” and a bi-weekly subscription to ‘Turning Point’, the eZine that supports you as you experience peace at work.

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What Do Projects & EQ Have To Do With Each Other?
View Recorded webinar – From January 31th, 2012
Presented by: The Training Magazine Network
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Juggling multiple learning projects with multiple players while trying to do your REAL job makes you FRANXIOUS (frustrated and anxious).

Join Lou to learn simple project management techniques to start a project and a little emotional awareness and regulation to reduce the chaos as the project progresses.

Presenter: Lou Russell is President and CEO of L+EARN and author of 10 Steps to Successful Project Management. Lou and her staff deliver learning experiences that are fun, flexible, fast and measurable. She believes that learning and earning go hand in hand. An accomplished author in the training field Lou has also written The Accelerated Learning Fieldbook, (inc Music CD): Making the Instructional Process Fast, Flexible, and Fun, Project Management for Trainers, IT Leadership Alchemy, Leadership Training (ASTD ), and Training Triage: Performance-Based Solutions Amid Chaos, Confusion, and Change. She is a frequent contributor to CCA’s The Link, Computer World, Career College Central and Inside Indiana Business, among others, and publishes the monthly Learning Flash electronic newsletter.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.4 Manage Project Team

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

Click to register for What Do Projects & EQ Have To Do With Each Other?

The Live Session Is Free But…

You can get the recorded version of this session & over 500+ other Quality Category A PDU Sessions with an
ITMPI Membership

Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
An Excellent Value!!

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Note: ITMPI charges a fee to obtain individual PDU codes. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code should be able to be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. An ITMPI Membership entitles you to receive all ITMPI PDU Codes and recordings.

Live Webinar February 1, 2012 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

Software industry overall performance is uneven. Delivery to time and budget is notoriously bad and productivity shows limited improvement over time.

This webinar with Charles Symons (LinkedIn profile) proposes a set of improvements and educates software customers on the levers that are available to obtain better performance from their suppliers.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the “set the dropdown box” to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

Click to register for Making Sense of Software Industry Performance

Live Webinar – January 31th 2012, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Brandon Hall

Join Rachel Ashkin, (LinkedIn profile) Chief Operating Officer at Brandon Hall Group, Matt Gilley, (LinkedIn profile) Co-Founder at Intellum, and Brett Porath, (LinkedIn profile) Director Golf Club Fitting, Titleist, for this complimentary Webinar.

They will share with you the key questions to help you identify whether or not a system change is necessary for your organization. If your organization is in the process of migrating to a new platform, we will you guide through the appropriate steps to make the change as effectively and efficiently as possible, and then will share a recent LMS migration experience from Titleist, (mid-size, sporting goods manufacturer and distribution organization).

The presenters will touch on the following topics:

Rachel will share an overview of insights on replacing your LMS and trends that include:

• Differentiators by small, medium and large organizations for replacing their LMSs
• Challenges to anticipate and avoid
• Comparison of systems including features, functionality, and ease of use
• Considerations for evaluating providers and your company’s future needs

Matt and Brett will provide best practice tips on selecting a new LMS including:

• Key questions to ask potential vendors
• What not to do
• Opportunities to think about for the future
• Moving a large organization from an old LMS to a new LMS within a few weeks
• Overview of key features, functionality and startup costs

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources 10 – Communications

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 10.3 Distribute Information

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’

Click to register for If Your Current LMS No Longer Meets Your Needs, How Do You Select & Migrate to a New System?