Live Webinar July 20th, 2011 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI LEAD CoP (REP #S004)
Presented by: Sally Elatta

Don’t you just love the word ‘Requirements’? It’s so clear isn’t it ….. NOT!

This webinar is dedicated to discussing the 4 levels of requirements and why it is important to gather the right level at the right time and not dive into the details too early.

We will discuss 4 techniques for slicing EPICs into smaller deliverables and also share how you can use Business Value Points for prioritizing features.

Whether you’re doing Agile or not, you will absolutely walk away with tips to help you improve your current requirements approach.

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

Presenter: Sally Elatta, (LinkedIn profile) one of PMIs® LEAD Experts, is a dynamic Coach, Trainer and Public Speaker who is passionate about transforming individuals, teams and organizations into improving their project management and software development practices and delivering business value early and often. She is a certified ScrumMaster, Scrum Practitioner, Certified by IBM, Microsoft and Sun.

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Live Webinar July 19th, 2011 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 30 Minutes webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Consulting CoP (REP #S029)

The webinar will show the Basic concepts of Integrated Project, Program and Portfolio Management (OPM) and PMI’s OPM based maturity model OPM3.

OPM as a concept, changes isolated heroic project managers into evangelists for an integrated organizational project management approach. This transition is certainly the most significant change that organizations can do. OPM3 as continuous maturity model focuses on real benefits instead of implementing something, just to complete a maturity degree. It focuses on strategic alignment instead of traditional time, cost, scope and quality measure.

After the Webinar, participants should be able to::

• Understand OPM – What it is & its relevance for strategic alignment
• Understand how to improve organizational maturity in terms of OPM
• Understand the benefit realization, using OPM3 and its tools OPM3 SAM (Webtool) and OPM3 ProductSuite

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

Presenter: Gerhard Tekes, PMP PMI-RMP (LinkedIn profile) Beside being a PMI OPM3 certified Professional since 2006 Gerhard is an independent consultant as well as the founding principal of 3PTA, Tekes and Associates which helps organizations enhance results by applying proven best practices in both organizational project management and strategic planning. Gerhard was a member of the OPM3 PS Focus Group, Advisory Board, and coordinates the OPM3 User Group at LinkedIn. Today he volunteers at the Organizational Project Management (OPM) Community of Practice as Webinar Lead and as Liaison with the PMIEF and the OPM3PS Advisory Board.

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Live Webinar – July 17th, 2011 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Note: NetObjectives is an REP (# 3045) but this opportunity is a Cat B PDU.

There are several different ways of doing Agile at the team. Each has its own strengths and scope. Each covers different amounts of the value stream. This webinar discusses the essence and differences of all three.

Scrum

• What is Scrum? The core roles, practices and artifacts.
• Why Scrum works
• Where Scrum is best used

Kanban

• What is Kanban? The guiding principles of visibility, explicit workflow, managing work-in-progress, measure flow, continual learning
• Kanban as a transition method
• Where Kanban is best used

eXtreme Programming

• What is XP?
• The essential technical skills.
• Where XP is best used

While not an in-depth study of any of the methods, the webinar will illustrate why one must look at several factors when deciding on your team-Agile approach

Click to register for Team Agility: Scrum, Kanban, XP – The Essence of All Three

Live Webinar – July 19th, 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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Live Webinar July 18th, 2012, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: Linkage

In her latest book, Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead, Brené Brown (LinkedIn profile) urges us to realize the importance of engaging our vulnerability and embracing it. In doing so, we may plumb the depths of our courage and emerge as more purposeful, intentional leaders who dare to be truly and authentically seen.

In this free webinar, you will learn:

1. What drives fears of vulnerability
2. The cost when we, or our followers, shut down and disengage
3. How we can engage and own vulnerability, so we can start transforming the way we lead.

Presented by: Brené Brown, Ph.D., LMSW, is a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent more than a decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. A nationally-renowned speaker, Brené and her work has been featured on/in PBS, NPR, CNN, The Washington Post, Psychology Today, and TED. This year, Linkage welcomes Brené as a faculty member of its Global Institute for Leadership Development™ (October 14-19, 2012) and Women in Leadership Institute™ (November 7-9, 2012)

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 (include the weblinks) and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for Daring Greatly: Exploring the Power of Vulnerability with Dr. Brené Brown

Live Webinar July 16th 2012 – 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Value Train
Duration 1 Hr Credits: 1 PDU Category C PDU – Free PDU

An overview and comparison of the three popular process improvement methodologies in use by companies today.

Value Train provides training for professionals. We provide certification training for Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, Minitab, Quantitative Methods, PMP Exam review and Lean Enterprise. Headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia, We hold classes in Gerogia, Dallas, Philadelphia, Princeton, Morristown, NYC, Jersey City, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Raleigh, Pittsburgh, and Cincinnati. Our Six Sigma and Lean courses meet Georgia State Board of Accountancy CPE requirements and may also in other states. – Bill Bentley (LinkedIn profile), Owner/President Value-Train

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 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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