Live Webinar July 12th, 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

Whether your project is large or small, it’s important to know who your stakeholders are and what they expect from the project. How are they going to be involved in the project and what kind of communication do they need? How do you figure out who the people and organizations are that need to be engaged in your project and what their perceived impact of the project is on the area they’re representing?

This is the first webinar in a 2 part series on Stakeholder Analysis. This webinar will discuss how to identify your stakeholders and obtain information about those stakeholders required to ensure that the project is a success.

Attend this 1 hour presentation to learn how to perform a stakeholder analysis, document the results of your analysis in the Stakeholder Register, and use the information to determine what key stakeholder expectations and communication needs are.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• Identify all stakeholders impacted by the project and who have influence on the project
• Gather critical information about each stakeholder
• Develop the Stakeholder Register

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar July 11th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Featured Sponsor : Jama

Businesses choose Agile to speed time to market of their products and stay nimble and responsive to constantly changing customer needs.

As development cycles accelerate, it is more important than ever for project teams to ensure development activities align with business priorities. The challenge is making sure that everyone has a shared vision of what is being built and why throughout the development process.

Both business and development teams need to be able to collaborate on key decisions affecting the product, schedule or budget at any time.

Join this event and learn key ideals of Agile and challenges faced by Business Analysts. We’ll focus on what we’ve heard as the top challenges of Agile development, and how to solve them.

Questions answered include:

• What happens to the requirements?
• How do we keep everyone in the loop when not in the same office?
• How do we control scope?
• How do we know what the development team will deliver at the end of the Sprint?
• How to avoid the challenges of Agile development.

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’

NOTE: All attendees will receive a PDF of Five Challenges to Agile Planning.

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Live Webinar – July 12th, 2012 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- 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?

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar where 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.

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: 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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Live Webinar July 11th, 2012 1:00pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Earn Upto: 1 Category C Free PDUs (Webinar) & 0.5 PDUs (Article)
Presented by: HR.com

In preparation for this session, you may want to review Attracting and Retaining Generation Y: Mid-market Companies as Millenials’ Employer of Choice (14 Pages)It is an excellent white paper prepared by the Human Capital Institute and Halogen Software.

In the face of increased competition for candidates with critical skills, many of the best fits will come from the millennial generation (those born 1982 – 2001). If you need to replace an aging or retiring workforce with new talent, chances are you’re going to be hiring a millennial.

These smart, eager grads (b. 1982-2001) have some things in common with Gen Xers and Boomers…yet in some surprising ways, are different. However, hiring young talent and keeping them engaged need not be tough.

In this webinar, Rebecca Ryan, Next Generation Consulting, will share her firm’s research from the 20-40 year old segment, and will answer the most popular questions recruiters, managers and leaders commonly ask about bridging the gap between generations.

Annabella Green, PKF Texas P.C. will speak about her firm’s talent management program that has created an award-winning workplace environment that is attractive to all generations, and provides millennials with the opportunities to succeed and grow.

Specifically they’ll explore:

• What are the best ways to recruit millennials to your firm?
• Which is more important: learning opportunities or paid time off?
• How do millennials force-rank the six dimensions of employee engagement (life-work balance, rewards, development, trust, management, and connection), and how does that compare to other generations of workers?
• A case study of how continuous feedback, development and retention can go a long way to addressing workplace needs and expectations of younger generations.

You will leave this presentation infused with millennial optimism, armed with the strategies to recruit tech-savvy, mulit-tasking young professionals and be rewarded with engagement and dedication for many years to come.

About the Presenters:

Rebecca Ryan (LinkedIn profile) is often referred to as a “human spark plug”. She’s a former professional basketball player, an Entrepreneur of the Year, and a futurist interested in what’s next with a keen eye for trends and how they impact the next generation and cities. With a wealth of insight, Rebecca wrote Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Head of the Next Generation and her new book ReGeneration will be out later this year.

Annabella Green, SPHR, (LinkedIn profile) joined PKF Texas in July of 2004. With over 14 years’ experience in human resources, in her current role as Director, Human Capital and Firm Administration, Annabella oversees a team that handles benefits, training and development, recruiting and retention. Prior to joining PKF Texas, Green was Assistant Vice President of Human Resources at ABN Amro Bank.

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PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Develop Human Resources Plan
• 9.2 Acquire 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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