Live Webinar March 22nd, 2011 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011) Course ID: MDW1252
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

• Have you ever been caught off guard by an event you didn’t expect in your project or …..
• You realized too late that you missed an opportunity to get a better result?
• Do you want to get better at spotting red flags or opportunities?

Effectively managing risks is a core project management discipline, and this webinar will introduce you to some tools and techniques for identifying risks, prioritizing them, analyzing their impact and devising responses.

Practical tips will be shared for how to develop your own abilities to spot red flags, and assess people and situations beyond their appearances.

About the Presenter: Bonnie Cooper (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group, is a twenty-year information technology professional. In her current role as the Program Director for the Massachusetts Medical Society’s (MMS) Corporate IT Program Office, Bonnie is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the corporate IT strategic plan, and leading the program to re-engineer the membership platform for MMS.

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Live Webinar March 22nd, 2012 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
Offered by: ProjectTimes.com (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

Description Of The Course:

We can all agree that the Business Analyst collaborates with business stakeholders throughout the organization to ensure high quality, on-time deliverables and seamless communication.

A key element of a Business Analyst’s proficiency is being aware of the array of techniques, tools, and deliverables that are available and selecting the ones that are appropriate to a particular problem.

Ultimately, business analysts want to achieve the following outcomes:

• Reduce waste
• Create solutions
• Help complete projects on time
• Improve efficiency
• Document the right requirements

The presentation reviews how you can successfully deliver these outcomes with your stakeholders.

Get answers to these questions:

• How do you determine which technique is used for which problem/opportunity or scenario?
• How do you know that are you using the “right” skills?

To learn the essential skills required for Business Analyst, they will cover the following topic areas:

• Analyze and understand the business problems Communicate effectively (written and spoken)
• Identify and document requirements
• Communicate effectively (written and spoken)
• Manage client relationships
• Model data and processes

Included in the course:

• Access to the Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

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Online Webinar Offered by: ESI International (REP 1038)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Adopting agile project management is more than a change in methods, it’s a change in metrics and mindset. Is your organization ready and able to support a switch to agile PM? Are you using a different set of tools and metrics to report your progress?

Key learning points:

• Agile approach to the requirements process
• Where to find metrics
• How to show progress

Speaker: Nancy Nee (LinkedIn profile), PMP, CBAP, CSM, ESI Executive Director of Product Strategy

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Online Webinar – Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 30 Minutes 0.50 PDUs Credits: 0/50 PDU Category C – Free PDU

Establishing a PMO (Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office) is considered to be a best practice approach to improving the value an organization can receive from its project investments.

Why is it then, that a study, conducted in 2005, of 750 organizations worldwide indicated that over 75% of organizations that set up a PMO shut it down within three years because it did not demonstrate any added value?

During this webinar you will learn key reasons why so many PMOs fail, and gain some valuable knowledge of the critical success factors required to ensure the survival of your PMO.

The Webinar Agenda:

• What is a PMO
• Variants on a theme
• Why is establishing a PMO a popular approach
• Common PMO services
• Common causes for PMO failure
• Seven secrets of successful PMOs
• The rise of the ‘Virtual PMO’
• and how eclipse can support a PMO

Presenter : Kiron D. Bondale, (LinkedIn profile) Manager of Client Services

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 7 – Cost

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.5 Control Scope
• 6.6 Control Schedule
• 7.3 Control Costs

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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