Live Webinar – July 27th, 2012 10:00 am – 11:00am EDT
Presented by: Samad Aidane, and Guerilla Project Management,
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Selecting a system vendor or a system integrator is one of the most critical decisions in your project!

One wrong step and you can end up with the wrong partner, which can lead to costly consequences for your project, your organization, and potentially your career.

Learn seven proven best practices for evaluating and selecting the right system vendor and system integrator for your project.

Understand how to avoid common pitfalls encountered when selecting vendors.

Gain practical strategies that will help you navigate the complex landscape of vendor evaluation and selection process.

Learning Objectives:

In this free 60-minute hands-on training, Samad will explore:

• Why vendor evaluation and selection is critical to the success of system integration projects and the consequences of selecting the wrong partner
• Seven proven best practices for evaluating and selecting the right partner for project success
• Pitfalls, dos, and don’ts of vendor evaluation and selection process

Samad Aidane PMP, (LinkedIn Profile, @samadaidane) is founder of Guerilla Project Management. With over 15 years of IT experience, his industry experience spans Telecom, Finance, Health Care, and Government on projects in U.S, Germany, Austria, and Belgium. Samad successfully negotiates multi-million dollar vendor contracts for large-scale complex system integration projects. He specializes in enterprise system integration projects, vendor management, and rescuing troubled projects. Samad is a sought after PMI^® Global Congress speaker and a member of the Project Management Institute^®, PMI^® Information Systems SIG, and Puget Sound (Washington) PMI^® Chapter.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 12 -Procurement

• 12.1 Plan Procurements
• 12.2 Conduct Procurements

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 Seven Best Practices for Selecting System Vendors and Integrators

Live Webinar July 31st, 2011 – 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm EDT
Duration: 75 Minutes webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Diversity CoP (REP #S018)
Presented by: Skip Weisman (LinkedIn profile)

This webinar will focus on interpersonal and interpersonal communication strategies to allow participants to leverage diversity for maximum positive impact and results on their project teams.

Discussion Topics:

• What diversity really is, and why it is such a challenge to overcome
• The 2 Keys to Embracing the Diversity to Make it Work for You
• The 3 Most Important Steps to Take to Transform Diversity From a Challenge to a Real Asset
• Understanding & Applying the 4 Core Communication Dimensions (values) of High-Performing Teams
• Questions and Answers

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

Click to register for The Diversity Asset: How to Leverage Differences to Maximize

Live Webinar – July 30th, 2012 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 Category B PDU.

While Agile has mostly focused on process you must still write quality code. This webinar provides an overview of the different methods available to developers to write better code.

Click to register for Technical Agility: ATDD, TDD, Refactoring & Patterns

Live Webinar July 27th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour + 30 min Question Period 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: CollabNet

• Frustrated?
• Vexed?
• Anxious?

Be calm – Jimi is here to help! When organizations adopt an agile approach to development like Scrum there is so much focus on the iterative nature of agile development that long range vision and strategic product design can get lost.

In this webinar, Certified Scrum Trainer and Agile Process Mentor, Jimi Fosdick, (LinkedIn profile) PMP, CST Will discuss answers to your questions on Agile topics …. but you can be sure that he will also discuss the need to include long term product vision, coherent user experience and User Centered design and architecture along with specific best practices for achieving a coherent product that delights users.

When signing up for this session be sure to briefly describe topic(s) you’d like to discuss and/or anyquestion(s) you’ve been wanting to ask.

Don’t worry! Your identity and that of your company will be kept confidential, so don’t worry about airing your problems in public!

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 6.5 Develop Schedule
• 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 Agile Guru Session: Jimi Fosdick