Live Webinar – April 25th 2012, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating

For years now we have heard that content is king on the web. But how do you write good content for the web?

Writing for the web is a whole different skill, but you’re already 80% of the way there. The attention span on the web is approaching zero. You know your company, now you must also know your audience.

You have to know how to appeal to their needs and wants. You may have written some really solid, thought-provoking content that didn’t generate any engagement or traffic. Good content is useless if nobody ever sees it. Getting people to find your content is what makes good content great content!

In this seminar, Phil Buckley, (LinkedIn profile) Director of SEO at Virante and the organizer of the most successful SEO Meetup group in the United States, will discuss how to write for the web.

Phil will discuss how small changes can make a big difference when attempting to increase the findability of your content through proper search engine optimization. If you are writing content that is posted to the web, but are not a technical SEO professional this event is meant for you.

Copywriters are not the ones building the page or coding up the meta information, but there is a lot you can do to help optimize your content. Once you are “SEO aware” you will see everything differently, what was once a mystery will become clear and understandable.

Learning Objectives:

• Creating catchy and search engine friendly titles and headlines
• Choosing keywords
• Why you should be linking out
• Proper tagging
• Proper keyword usage

Presenter: Phil Buckley, Director of SEO at Virante

Click to register for Writing for the Web (aka How to get a 20% pay raise this year)

Live Webinar April 25th, 2012 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Today, both employees and managers find themselves in a place of tepid confidence while simultaneously feeling an overwhelming need to remain positive and focused on future growth and productivity. Research has demonstrated that a critical element to achieving sustainable business success especially during tough times is organizational trust, which fosters organizational leadership and collaboration.

Creating and maintaining this foundation among employees is a vital ingredient in ramping up skills, optimism, and readiness for the future. And yet, many organizations still fail to leverage this relationship, perhaps due in part to limited clarity about how it really works.

Interaction Associates has partnered with the Human Capital Institute to further clarify and demonstrate how the level of trust within an organization influences leadership, collaboration, and productivity. Hear about the results from Interaction Associates’ fourth annual Trust in Business survey as we better illustrate how and what elements of organizational trust increase productivity and improve business.

Don’t miss these takeaways:

• Learn what elements define a foundation of trust as we dive into the latest survey results
• Discover what prescriptive measures you can take in your organization to increase trust
• Hear more about how organizational trust is becoming increasingly important in business

Presenters:

• Linda Stewart, (LinkedIn profile) President and CEO, Interaction Associates
• Andrew Atkins, (LinkedIn profile) Chief Innovation Officer, Interaction Associates

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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Live Webinar April 25th, 2012 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

In this webinar with Louis Poulin (LinkedIn profile), you will gain a better understanding of how an organization’s established work environment is often the source of its own limitations and you will gain insight into how people issues are related to successful IT projects.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the “set the dropdown box” to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

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Live Webinar April 25th, 2011 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011) Course ID: MDW1281
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

How do you get everyone in the organization moving together toward business goals? How do you focus people toward performance? The answer lies in performance management, a systematic approach that aligns employee behavior with organizational strategies.

Without it, employees lack direction and motivation. They feel disconnected from the organization and may lack the will and the energy to make a real contribution.

This webinar will equip you with the skills and knowledge to create a process that will develop your employees, shape the culture of your organization (or work unit), and increase productivity.

Learning objectives include:

• Write targeted performance goals
• Diagnose and correct performance issues
• Use coaching techniques to bring out the best in people
• Provide effective feedback on performance
• Deliver performance appraisals that matter

Presenter: Casey Mitchell, (LinkedIn profile) is Founder and Principal of Waybridge Associates, Inc. with her primary focus being on management learning and development. Casey works with new managers who want to make a successful transition, and with existing managers who want to move into leadership roles. She has eighteen years experience in the training field and a wealth of management experience, which helps her relate to her clients’ needs.

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Live Webinar April 25th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour live webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)

Waiting until the project is delivered to the customer is not the time to confirm, or not confirm, that objectives of the project are met.

Project managers and business analysts must understand how to analyze the various risks of the project objectives and develop ways to intermittently validate the attainment of those objectives.

Learn the roles and responsibilities of the project manager, business analyst and quality assurance teams in successful project delivery.

Objectives:

1. Define what Validation means as it relates to project delivery
2. Define team roles and responsibilities as it relates to validation
3. Identify the types of validation necessary for your project
4. Develop action plans to validate key components of the project

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

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Live Webinar – April 24th, 2012 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Risks exist on projects because by definition, projects possess uncertainty. Organizations that ignore risks experience reduced project success rates due to the wasted effort and delays that result from dealing with issues.

Risk management methodologies address this challenge but tend to be too theoretical or require significant process discipline or historical data to be practical.

During this webinar you will learn practical, lightweight best practices for managing risks throughout a project’s lifecycle.

Benefits of managing risks through this approach include:

• Improved project predictability
• Improved ROI for your overall portfolio
• Quantification of cost & schedule contingencies
• Reduced effort spent resolving project issues

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating & Executing, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 11 – Risk

• 11.1 Plan Risk Management
• 11.2 Identify Risks
• 11.5 Plan Risk Responses

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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