Live Webinar – March 14th, 2012 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Decision Management Solutions

This webinar will focus on business rules and on Business Rules Management Systems as a platform for Decision Management Systems.

Learn how a Business Rules Management System makes the agility and transparency you need possible and what the key components are for an effective Business Rules Management System.

The power of business rules to support both policy and analytic rules and the role of decisions in effective business rules solutions will also be discussed.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 6.5 Develop Schedule

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Live Webinar – March 13th, 2011 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Presented by: The Advisory Council Enabling IT Transformation
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Public cloud is well established, delivering a spectrum of services to businesses of all sizes. Many enterprises, however, have taken a cautious approach to the cloud. While most businesses are using some kind of pubic SaaS offering, there is a reluctance to move core applications and services outside the enterprise data center.

Building a private cloud enables enterprises to enjoy the benefits of cloud infrastructures without the security and service issues of the public cloud.

Using a case study of a company that has undertaken a project to build an enterprise cloud for its internal use, TAC Thought Leader Beth Cohen will explore the available options and issues when building an internal cloud IT infrastructure.

Hot issues to be addressed include:

• What are the compelling business reasons for building an enterprise cloud?
• What are the current enterprise-class cloud products, and how do they compare?
• What gotchas should be considered when implementing an enterprise cloud environment for your company?

Presenter: Beth Cohen, (LinkedIn profile) has more than 20 years of experience building strong IT-delivery organizations from user and vendor perspectives. Her specific expertise includes building scalable, robust IT architectures, operating systems, desktop support, process improvement, program management, IT/business alignment, security, and integration of networks, applications, and systems.

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’

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Online Webinar: Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU Course ID: BAW1301
Recorded: February 13th 2012

Defining accurate requirements that correctly reflect stakeholder expectations is an essential activity for all business analysts.

In this webinar, you’ll gain insight as to why use cases are a proven technique for eliciting, defining, analyzing, and documenting user requirements.

You will learn how to create high-level use case diagrams in UML, and how to effectively document accurate and detailed functional requirements using a methodical approach; finally, you will see how use cases can be applied to business process modeling and how such business use cases can be used to identify system use cases.

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. Martin maintains an active research agenda in agile methods, requirements analysis, and human performance modeling.

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Live Webinar March 8th,2012 12:00 – 12:30 pm EDT
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Most Project Managers and Business Analysts are responsible for multiple projects. This webinar will discuss effective techniques for managing multiple projects given time limitations.

Topics that will be covered include:

• Effective planning techniques,
• Setting priorities
• Monitoring work, and ….
• Resolving conflicts

Attend this webinar and learn how to survive in a multiple project environment.

Subject Matter Expert: Joseph A. Lukas, PMP, PE, CCE
Joe Lukas (LinkedIn profile), is Vice-President of PMCentersUSA, and leads a team of instructors and consultants in delivering solutions in project management, business analysis and business process improvement.Joe has been involved in project management for over 30 years and has worked in engineering, manufacturing, construction, project controls, estimating and contracting, and has been a Program and Project Manager supporting world-wide programs.

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Online Webinar – Presented by GoToMeeting Corporate
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Today’s virtual office tools benefit employees and businesses alike – but only if managers can trust their employees to produce results outside the bounds of the traditional workplace.

The challenge, then, is how do you build an organization of trust?

Attend the webinar to learn:

• The business and economic case for trust
• Why trust is the critical leadership competency in this new global economy
• How to become a more effective leader and build an organization of trust
• Tips for building trust at a distance

Join this live free webinar to hear Stephen M. R. Covey, author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything, demonstrate how trust is an economic driver, and share tips on how to profoundly impact the level of trust in your relationships, your team and your organization.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor 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’

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Online Webinar
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Global Knowledge (REP 1999)
NOTE: Although Global Knowledge is an REP, this opportunity may not have a course number. Contact Global Knowledge for further information. To record this as a Category C opportunity see the details below.

ITIL is the IT Infrastructure Library and is not a standard or a methodology – It is a “Framework” – Have you taken ITIL training? Do you know where to start? Still unsure how to proceed with ITIL in your organization? Then this session is for you!

Hank Marquis covers:

1. What ITIL is and What ITIL isn’t
2. How to think about the specifics of ITIL (the minutiae)
   • How to apply it
   • Where to start with implementation
3. What to watch for so you can choose your starting point and begin with your team

“Where do we start with ITIL” is the most common question asked by those taking ITIL classes. This webinar shows you exactly how to identify where to start your organization’s ITIL initiative. Learn how to determine the right strategy to implement ITIL for your organization.

Presenter: Hank Marquis (Linkedin) is a prolific author being best known for his bestselling books books Visual Basic® 6 Bible, and the A Visual Basic 6 Programmer’s Toolkit.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 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’

Click to register for Where to Start with ITIL