Live Webinar – January 24th 2012, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: DominKNOW

With the explosive growth of mobile device use, today’s workforce is connected and ready to engage—wherever and whenever. But how do organizations go about delivering mobile learning that is effective and well received? What content lends itself to mobile delivery, and how must content developers think and design differently?

Join Scot Lake, (LinkedIn profile) Sr. Analyst for Brandon Hall Group, and Chris Van Wingerden (LinkedIn profile), of dominKnow Learning Solutions, as they discuss the end-to-end process for designing and developing the most effective mobile learning experiences for today’s connected workforce.

Key take always include:

• Identifying opportunities where mobile instruction is most likely to succeed
• Best practices for structuring content to the needs of mobile learners
• Strategies for content development for mobile devices — smartphones and tablets

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.1 Collect Requirements
• 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’

Click to register for Meeting the Mobile Need: Strategies for Developing Meaningful Mobile Content

Live Webinar January 19, 2012, 10:00 am – 1:00 am EST or
Live Webinar January 19, 2012, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

With more and more enterprises under pressure to allow employee-owned devices such as iPhones and iPads onto the network, the question of just how safe is our corporate data when residing on such devices is uppermost in the mind of the CISO and IT.

Join John & Lawrence with the Gartner Group to help understand these security concerns.

Presenters:

John Girard, (LinkedIn profile) VP Distinguished Analyst Mr. Girard was European research director for New Science Associates (acquired by Gartner), and a founder of the advanced network computing research practice. Previously, he was a software engineer at Pacific Bell, where he formed an Expert Systems R&D group and a software testing practice.

Lawrence Pingree, (LinkedIn profile) Lawrence has consulted for large financial institutions, corporations and government entities on technologies ranging from firewalls, intrusion detection, networks, system penetration, risk management, compliance, e-discovery and forensics, and he has served as a chief security architect at both PeopleSoft and NetScreen. Currently, Mr. Pingree is an active member of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) of Silicon Valley, as well as the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), and he is a published author of two books. He is a founding board member of the Digital Forensics Association, where he is serving as vice president. Lawrence’s Books

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You can acquire a kindle reader for your PC or phone for FREE.

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.’

Click to register for iPads, Androids, Windows Oh My! Is Your Business Data Safe?

Live Webinar January 24, 2012, 10:30 pm – 11:30 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: CA Technologies and BrightTalk

Join CA Technologies for a live webcast featuring Laurent Lachal, Senior Analyst from Ovum as he discusses the latest findings from the PPM Cloud Accelerator Report 2011 – a global research study conducted by Ovum.

Laurent will address many of the topics included in the report such as the challenges of adopting public cloud technologies and how IT leaders are managing cloud transformation programs.

He will also examine the role project and portfolio management (PPM) can play in helping organizations confidently choose the right cloud initiatives, manage global projects, resources and financials, while also driving strategic initiatives across the entire enterprise.

Other topics include:

• What are the major challenges of transitioning to cloud services?
• How do CIOs decide and prioritize which services to move to the cloud?
• The role PPM plays in accelerating the transition
• How PPM ensures IT is not bypassed as the business looks to the cloud

All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the PPM Cloud Accelerator Report 2011, a global research study commissioned by CA Technologies.

Note: BrightTalk advises that this session is worth 1 PDU

We have listed the session as qualifing for a Cat C PDU but the presenter may choose to make the presentation a Cat B or a Cat A

PDU information will be available at the end of the webinar.

Presenter: Laurent Lachal (LinkedIn profile) is leading Ovum Software Group’s cloud computing research and covers various aspects of the cloud computing phenomenon and its impact on the software marketplace. In his 18-year career as an IT analyst, Laurent has provided software vendors and users with insight into a wide range of issues from high-level business strategy issues to low-level technology ones. He has a deep knowledge of most segments of the IT industry from infrastructure to applications.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time

• 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’

Click to register for Accelerating to the Cloud with PPM

Live Webinar – January 19th, 2012 – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Offered by BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 2 Hours 2 Category A PDU/CDUs – $89.99 USD for 2 PDUs
OR …….. The course is included in an (over 100 PDUs Available)
All Access Pass – 6 Months for $229.95 USD or 1 YR $349.95
Please enter Referral Code 576587

Arguably the most important role in a Scrum team is that of Product Owner.

It’s also one of the most challenging. Part of that challenge comes from the agile community itself because the role has been so ill defined to-date. Most Product Owners are sort of thrown into a Scrum team with little guidance regarding the role and responsibilities.

Another part of the challenge is skill and time based. The role is nuanced and requires a broad set of skills and often more time than is available. However, the Product Owner must find a way to serve their team in driving product development.

In this session, Bob Galen will explore the practices and techniques, focus points, and patterns of a great Product Owner. One that serves their team well and effectively balances the demands of external stakeholders against the demands of their team.

Bob will explore:

1. the dynamics of correctly defined Product Backlogs
2. establishing powerful Sprint Reviews
3. approaches for creating a team-view towards filling all aspects of the Product Owner role
4. how the Product Owner drives quality and value in meeting the teams’ commitments to the business.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• An overview of the critical success factors for the Product Owner role in Agile.
• How to construct well-nuanced and balanced Product Backlogs.
• How Product Owners interact with Project Managers, BA’s, and Testers create more effective User Stories and Product Backlogs.

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personlized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: Robert ‘Bob‘ Galen (LinkedIn profile) is the President and Principal Consultant of RGCG, L.L.C and author of SCRUM Product Ownership — Balancing Value From the Inside Out. Bob has held director, manager and contributor level positions in both software development and quality assurance organizations. He has over 25 years of experience working across a wide variety of software technology and product domains.

Click to register for Practices of a Great Product Owner

Live Webinar January 19th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour + 30 min Question Period 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: CollabNet

Nothing shatters development’s reputation as easily as poor code in production.

The good news is that Continuous Integration (CI) can help to identify problems faster, often before production releases.

Attend this session to learn:

• Why quality metrics matter, and what to watch out for
• What code quality approaches really work (proactive, reactive)
• Which tools are out there to help (including open source)

Also hear best practices from customers, who successfully enforce quality standards, by outlying and delivering on a strategic quality plan.

Speakers:
Darryl Bowler, (LinkedIn profile) Systems Architect, CollabNet
Brian Dawson, (LinkedIn profile) Senior Technical Consultant, CollabNet

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 11 – Risk

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 11.2 Identify Risks

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 End of Ticketing Hell: Integrating Code Quality

Live Webinar January 19th, 2012 – 12:45 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Duration: 30 min + Question Period 0.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: Directions Training

Microsoft SQL Server, Code-Named “Denali”, increases the power and productivity of architects, developers, and administrators who design, develop, and maintain data storage systems. Several components have new or improved features.

In this session we will highlight the new and improved AlwaysOn Availability Group, Contained Database and FileTable features.

Join Directions Training to see what is new in SQL Server 2012!

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time 8 – Quality

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 6.1 Define Activities
• 8.3 Perform Quality Control

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 An Inside Look at the New SQL Server 2012 – Featuring New Database Components