Live Webinar March 27th, 2011 – 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm EDT
Duration: 75 Minutes webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Diversity CoP (REP #S018)
Presented by: Mauricio Velasquez

Current events keep this topic at the top of our minds. Census 2010 is still surprising employers, it is an election year, war on terror, school and workplace violence, “Don’t ask – Don’t Tell is abolished” – on and on, and organizations are grappling with, struggling with their own workplace diversity and inclusion issues.

The what and how will be presented – of being a more inclusive employer. Join us for a highly informative and interactive forum.

Discussion Topics:

• Myths of Diversity – What Diversity Is & Is not
• Diversity and Inclusion Defined Today
• Worst Practices (Nobody talks about this!)
• Best Practices
• Questions and Answers

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

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Live Webinar – March 27th, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Teamwork is an essential component of organizational productivity. Today’s leaders require a wide variety of skills for high performance teamwork, and it is up to learning professionals to use the most-up-to-date methods available to develop these skills.

This webinar will explore a variety of high-impact activities, jolts, and interactive learning strategies that have been specifically chosen to teach and apply some of the most critical teamwork competencies and concepts that we all need.

Speakers:

Thiagi (Sivasailam Thiagarajan, Ph.D.), Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group. The Thiagi Group is an organization with the mission of helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. Thiagi has published forty books, including Thiagi’s 100 Favorite Games (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) and Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Teams, as well as numerous games, simulations, and articles.

Tracy Tagliati (LinkedIn profile), CLO The Thiagi Group

Tracy knows how to engage the learner. As the training manager at Move, Inc. and an associate at the Thiagi Group, Tracy works directly with key executives and managers to conduct performance analyses and develop customized programs using a rapid instructional design approach. Her specialty is activities-based training in both instructor-led and web-based environments. She has co-authored two books with Thiagi on topics relating to interactive learning techniques including the bestseller Jolts! Activities to Wake Up and Engage Your Participants. Her mission is helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. She is active in ASTD, ISPI and the North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA).

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 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’

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Live Webinar March 27th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by : Modern Analyst

The world of business analysis is changing and changing fast.

• Are you and your organization prepared for those changes?
• Are you prepared to weather the upheaval and be as agile as the next competing organization?

Through work with global clients, extensive activities in social media, article development and publications, Glenn R. Brûlé, Executive Director of Global Client Solutions at ESI International, has made his predictions for what he believes to be 10 Key Trends in Business Analysis for 2012. Glenn will share his predictions as well as the insight and rationale behind them in this interactive webinar.

Look for Glenn to dive into the following topics:

• Business Analysis in government agencies,
• The hybrid role of project management and business analysis
• The business behind business analysis and the pressing need for demonstrated ROI
• Who stands to gain from business analysis certification; and
• How BA’s should be embracing the rise current technologies

Presented by: Glenn Brûlé (LinkedIn profile), is a Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), CBAP, Executive Director of Client Solutions, ESI International and author ofBusiness Analysis Terms: A Working Glossary 1st edition & CBAP® Exam: Practice Test and Study Guide, 2nd edition.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope 6 – Time 10 – Communications

• 5.2 Define Scope
• 6.5 Develop Schedule
• 10.2 Plan Communications
• 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’

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Live Webinar March 27th, 2012, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar March 27th, 2012, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Your organization is pretty good at delivering on time and on budget, or at least thinks they are on a path to get there. Yet no one seems happier with the results.

• Business sponsors disappear after the project kick-off.
• No one reads your status reports.
• Resistance to painstakingly developed processes is growing.

What is going on here?

In this presentation we provide personal tools – frameworks, models and approaches for managing beyond the mechanics of project execution and PMO compliance.

Session Topics:

• Why is business and stakeholder engagement an issue for IT projects?
• Why is business and stakeholder engagement an issue for IT projects?
• What are the most effective metrics, reports and dashboards to use when informing executives about project activities?

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PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing Monitoring & Control

Knowledge Areas: 10 – Communications

• 10.2 Plan Communications
• 10.3 Distribute Information
• 10.4 Manage Stakeholder Expectations
• 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’

Click to register for The “Soft” Stuff of Project Success: Sponsors, Change & Reporting