Archive for June, 2012

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POSTPONED – New Date/time TBA
Live Webinar – June 28th, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Zombies In My Workspace

Using the book, “Scenario-Based Learning: Using Stories To Engage e-Learners” as a point of reference, Ray Jimenez will walk you through how to combine engaging and instructionally sound scenarios with the features of StoryLine. The source code to a basic scenario “Zombies in my workspace”, authored in StoryLine will be provided to you in advance. This will allow you time to investigate the authoring design prior to learning more about the approach during the actual webinar.

Topics Ray will cover:

  • Building basic scenarios and decision tree with scenes and slides, timelines, layers and triggers
  • Using variables for reported visited scenes and decisions
  • Providing game-like feedback for progress tracking
  • Download and obtain the free source code for StoryLine scenario “Zombies in my workspace”(Ray Jimenez, 2012) – ideal reference for your development
  • PRE-WEBINAR SOURCE CODE FREE DOWNLOAD ( You’ll receive info on how to access the handout as soon as the handout is available.)

For more information on how and why stories work visit The StoryImpacts Website

Presenter : Ray Jimenez (LinkedIn profile) – Chief Learning Architect and Founder of Vignettes Learning and StoryImpacts.com, a systems development and consulting company specializing in e-Learning and Performance Systems, eLearning course development and interactive tools and social learning community platform.

Ray has over twenty years experience in the consulting and training industry. Author of “3-Minute e-Learning: Rapid Learning and Applications, Amazingly Lower Cost and Faster Speed of Delivery: Plus Online Demos, Templates, Videos“, “Scenario-Based Learning: Using Stories To Engage e-Learners (Scenario-Based Learning, Volume 1)“, and “DIYEL 101 Tips for Do-It-Yourself eLearning“. Ray teaches eLearning programs for the University of California, Irvine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center and Assumption University, Bangkok.

Workshop and briefing participants describe Ray as fun, engaging, Technically savvy, has depth in e-learning experience, balances theory and hands-on experience  and inspiring. Visit Ray’s website and his blog.

 

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

  • 9.3 Develop 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 June 26th, 2012 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011) Course ID: MDW1260
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Are you looking for techniques for successfully scoping a project?
Then, this webinar is for you!

You’ll not only explore how to get from a starting point to an end result that satisfies the business goal, but you’ll also examine the requirements process and learn strategies for successfully managing scope changes; in addition, you’ll distinguish between product and project scope, and also discover how your project team can set boundaries and better manage stakeholder expectations.

Key learning points include:

  • Best practices for identifying and documenting scope
  • Difference between product and project scope
  • Techniques for identifying requirements and managing changes

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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Business Analyst Work Plan

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Live Webinar – June 22nd 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

As a business analyst, you are most likely highly organized, but without the planning tools and business analysis expectations; you may have the appearance of being disorganized in your plight to deliver effective requirements.

Most organizations have identified productivity as a strategic goal for all employees.

Business analysts can contribute by developing their plans and working toward the plans. We are challenged to deliver with speed, increased productivity & efficiency, and to help deliver a competitive advantage. Management will most likely press to complete the analysis phase quicker than possible. The plans will provide you the ammunition to discuss the options to meet aggressive timelines.

This web seminar will give you some hints and tips for producing key business analysis plans. If you are currently in the role of a business analyst, or interface with business analysts, then this webinar is for you.

Presenter: Billie Johnson, CBAP, (LinkedIn profile) has 20+ years of experience in the field of business analysis spanning financial, manufacturing, consulting, education, and government industries. As an early adopter of the IIBA® and CBAP® certification, she received her CBAP® certification in May 2007. She is currently a Business Analysis Instructor/Coach/Mentor and enjoys furthering the field of business analysis by touching those in the field with tools to face their unique problems/opportunities for organizations today.

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Leadership, Teams and Time Management

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Live Webinar June 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)

A solid foundation in leadership, team development, and time control not only brings professional success but it reduces wastes and frees up one’s day to take on new challenges and prosper.

It is essential for leaders, teams and project managers to maximum their productive time.

Getting organized, prioritizing your work, and managing your time are skills benefit anyone at work and at home. These skills are normally acquired as we find out what works for us and what doesn’t at the expense of tough challenges or failures.

Prioritizing your work is normally a to-do list disaster that allows others to prioritize what you do.

Learn time-tested approaches and tips to enhance your organizational skills, free up time in your day, accomplish more, and do it on time. This is not a skills assessment session; it is a practical wake up call.

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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Introducing Agile into Your Projects

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Live Webinar June 21st, 2012 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Agile Project Management has driven successful results throughout thousands of projects across the globe through various frameworks like Scrum,

Extreme Programming and others. Agile development, quality and project-level practices are allowing teams to react more quickly to changing market and business conditions, meeting customer needs more directly, and driving profits or cost savings sooner.

Most organizations are experimenting with agile approaches on one or more projects within their portfolio.

This webinar shares Agile Project Management best practices to guide project managers in large or small organizations to deliver complex results.

Learning objectives include:

  • Learn about the agile manifesto as a key starting point
  • Determine the role of the project manager on agile projects
  • Provide an overview of agile frameworks
  • Support and empower agile teams through training and coaching
  • Track project portfolios using agile tracking techniques
  • Bring lean discipline to project prioritization
  • Move towards a stable teams model of resource management

About the Presenter: Terrell Smith, MPA, PMP, CBAP (LinkedIn profile) With over 25 years of experience in a wide range of project management and business analysis assignments, he brings concepts to life in a practical and easy to apply manner. Terrell has assisted clients in the development of project management methodologies, risk assessments, quality management, agile methods, problem solving, rescuing troubled projects, implementing business analysis best practices, and team building.

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Live Webinar June 21st, 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)

Technical and business groups have famously tense relationships and project managers frequently find themselves in a mediating role.

Join Paul Glen (LinkedIn profile), author of Leading Geeks: How to Manage and Lead the People Who Deliver Technology, and explore why it is all so difficult and what you can do about it.

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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