Live Webinar – January 10th, 2011 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Note: Although the NetObjectives is an REP ( 3045) this opportunity may not have a course number Contact them for further information.

This webinar explores why so many software development projects fail.

Unfortunately, most Agile methods do not address the reasons why. Join Alan Shalloway to find out how to ensure software development success.

HINT: You will need more than Agile methods.

Presenter: Alan Shalloway (Linkedin Profile & @alshalloway) is the founder and CEO of Net Objectives. With 40 years experience, Alan is a thought leader in Lean, Kanban, PPM, Scrum and agile design. He helps companies transition to Lean and Agile methods enterprise-wide. Alan is a popular speaker at prestigious conferences worldwide and author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility, and Essential Skills for the Agile Developer: A Guide to Better Programming and Design. Alan is o a co-founder and board member for the Lean Software and Systems Consortium.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 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.’

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Online Webinar – Offered by Daptiv
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

PMO Professionals Webinar Series: Enabling Team Collaboration That Drives Project Results is an excellent session that has yet to be noticed by the Project Management Community. The Session was recorded February 15th 2011 but Posted on YouTube October 31st, 2011.

What You’ll Learn:

• How do we get our organization all moving in the same direction?
• How can I centralize collaboration in fewer tools?
• How can we manage unstructured work?

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 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.’

To view PMO Professionals Webinar Series: Enabling Team Collaboration That Drives Project Results Either:

1. Hover Over the link to view & leave your mouse in the window OR ….
2. Ifyou wish to view the presentation on YouTube instead
   Click PMO Professionals Webinar Series: Enabling Team Collaboration That Drives Project Results

Daptiv’s Press Release “Daptiv Forecasts Top Predictions for Project Portfolio Management in 2012” (November 29th 2011 Seattle Wa.) contains great insights on the changes coming to PPM in the year ahead – It is worth definitely reviewing – EdmontonPM

About Daptiv:

Founded in 1997, Daptiv’s PPM solution has over 80,000 subscribers. Daptiv has helped thousands of companies improve their strategic planning and business execution by offering flexible PPM solutions and expert professional services.

Daptive provides industry-leading PPM functionality, but unlike vendors that force you to change your processes to fit their tools, they have designed their solution with you and your team in mind. Daptiv is flexible and easily configured so that you can introduce powerful new PPM capabilities – when and where your organization is ready for them. Daptiv’s customers include world-class organizations such as BASF, Chase Paymentech, Harvard University, Honeywell, La Poste and Virgin Blue

Online / Downloadable Webinar Presented by: Instantis
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU

Enterprise Project Portfolio Management or EPPM is the practice of taking a more integrated and tops-down approach to managing all-project intensive work and resources across the enterprise. This contrasts with separate functional and supporting technology silos to manage IT, product development, process improvement and other business-driven enterprise initiatives and programs.

Please join deployment leader Jeff Martin (LinkedIn profile), as he describes EPPM efforts and results to-date at W.R. Grace.

Jeff will address EPPM:

• Strategic goals
• Target benefits
• Implementation challenges
• Technology Infrastructure

Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, Grace is a premier specialty chemicals and materials company noted for experienced people, global reach and strong customer relationships. It was founded in 1854 and has more than 6,400 employees in operations which span over 40 countries. Annual sales exceeded $2.5 billion in its last fiscal year.

Note: This session is a downloadable .wmv file – making this a portable session

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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 & download Enterprise Project Portfolio Management at Grace: One System, Multiple Project Portfolio Environments

Live Webinar January 5, 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

Many BA’s avoid getting Project Management training, because they are concerned that they will then be forced to move into that role.

BAs and PMs have parallel professions, but they also have many overlaps. This look at the first knowledge area in the BABOK will show you how important planning and estimating skills are for a BA.

This presentation will be 30 minutes long with a live question and answer session afterwards.

Subject Matter Expert: Rick Clare, PMP®, CBAP®, OCP
Rick Clare (LinkedIn profile) is the Business Analysis Practice Director and a Senior Instructor for PMCentersUSA, with over 15 years experience in the Systems/Business Analyst field and over 18 years of experience as a technical lead/trainer. Rick’s career experience has been as a Senior Oracle Database Developer, performing analysis, design, development and documentation on numerous database systems using Oracle and its complete set of development tools.

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Live Webinar – January 10th, 11:00 AM EST
Offered by: Roeder Consulting ( REP 2453) 1 Category A PDU
Duration: 1 hour Attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participation – Free PDU

As Project Managers we ‘Negotiate Everything’ – Scope, Schedules, Time, Resources and so much more. The development your Project Management Negotiation Skills can allow you to more easily create successful outcomes to your projects.

If you choose 1 topic this year to focus on for career development consider honing your negotiation skills!

You are invited to a special edition webinar. Roeder Consulting is devoting the full hour to project negotiation stories from the front line. All of us negotiate, but not all of us do it well. We’ll share tremendous successes, monumental failures, and the lessons learned.

We welcome you to share your story (big or small, success or failure) via the webinar registration page or Roeder Consulting’s LinkedIn Group. Story or not, please join us for an hour that’s sure to be talked about.

Note: Seating is limited – Register Today

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Live Webinar January 9th, 2012 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Complex projects carry significant risk of failure. Recently, iterative (and agile) project execution methodologies have been developed to mitigate project risks and increase the chances that the final solution meets the stakeholder’s expectations and the overall business needs.

In this webinar, you will learn how iterative methods differ from tradition waterfall methods and how specific iterative practices are used to reduce the chances for project failure.

Upon completion of this webinar, you will understand how to break a project into iterations, how to pick an iteration length, how to manage iteration and project scope, and how to introduce risk mitigation practices.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• Understand the difference between sequential (waterfall) and iterative methods
• Learn how to define iterations, milestones, and releases
• Increase the chances for project success and reduce risk factors
• Contrast iterative and agile methods
• Understand best practices for iterative (and agile) project execution

About the presenter: Dr. Martin Schedlbauer (LinkedIn profile) has been leading and authoring seminars and workshops in business analysis, software engineering, and project management for over twenty years. Martin, an accomplished business analysis subject matter expert, is a recognized leader in software development practices, a practicing scrum master, experienced software architect, and also serves as an advisor for several industry conferences; additionally, Martin maintains an active research agenda in agile methods, requirements analysis, and human performance modeling.

Click to register for Iterative Projects: Practical Tips and Best Practices for Business Analysts