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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Live Webinar July 19th,2012 12:00 – 12:30 pm EDT
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Collaborative negotiations (win-win) are always nice, but what do you do when the other side starts using tactics to gain advantage?

This webinar will cover the most common tactics used in negotiations, along with suggestions on how to defend and counter when these maneuvers are used, along with methods to get the negotiation back on track.

Presenter: Joseph A. Lukas, PMP, PE, CCE (LinkedIn profile), is Vice-President of PMCentersUSA, and leads a team of instructors and consultants in delivering solutions in project management, business analysis and business process improvement.Joe has been involved in project management for over 30 years and has worked in engineering, manufacturing, construction, project controls, estimating and contracting, and has been a Program and Project Manager supporting world-wide programs.

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Live IIL Webinar – July 20th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by : IIL (Rep 1003) – Course No: PM0220

NOTE: You will need to register with IIL and sign into the site to register for this opportunity. This session may fill up quickly so sign up today.

In this webinar, you will learn how to manage a project when the business analyst and/or the team are not co-located with you and the business.

There are a number of built-in obstacles to an arrangement in which the project manager and business are in one location and the business analyst and solution team are in another.

Some can be overcome with various techniques while some obstacles have to be accepted and factored into the end result of the product. This factoring may include adding time for rework.

The goal of the project manager in such a relationship is to reduce the amount of rework that typically stems from miscommunication and implemented assumptions so that the economic value of using an off-shore team is fully realized.

There are specific issues related to the work a business analyst typically does that are exacerbated by the lack of collocation:

• More than the time zone and language obstacles, issues such as gaining a full understanding of the business and business environment,
• Reading the non-verbal language that provides much of the information that goes into user-oriented systems, and
• Recognizing the politics that play a part in any product implementation. T

To overcome the obstacles the project manager must first understand the role the business analyst plays and the information the business analyst needs to play the role successfully and then arrange for the information to be transferred over there.

Dealing with out of sight team members using the tips and techniques presented in this webinar provides these benefits

• Having an organized approach to structuring the remote and/or local team
• Increasing the communication and morale of distance teams working with business analysts
• Apply the techniques for both business analyst and project manager to increase the chances of project and product success

Join IIL today and ensure that the economic value of using your off-shore team is fully realized.

Click to register and sign in to the IIL website for Out of Sight: Working with an Absent or Geographically Separated Business Analyst or Solution Team

Live Webinar – July 17th 2012, 9:30 am – 10:30 am EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

Every day we are required to make decisions in our work and personal lives. Every we decision make has an impact, and to be sure that we are minimising the risk of a poor decision and maximizing the return of a good decision it is important to understand the decision-making process.

In the Making Good Decisions webinar Michelle Moore (LinkedIn profile) will discuss how our past experiences and perceptions can get in the way of effective decision-making, different decision-making styles and how to make the best decision in a given situation.

The webinar will include the following elements:

• The Impact of Decision Making
• Understanding Decision Making Challenges
• The Decision Making Process

Presenter: Michelle Moore LinkedIn profile) is a learning and development professional with in-depth knowledge and experience in Sales, Leadership and Communication Skills. Michelle facilitates Global Knowledge Leadership and Business workshops on a world-wide basis and is responsible for development and promotion of the Global Knowledge EMEA Leadership and Business Skills portfolio.

Click to register for Making Good Decisions: Leadership and Business Skills for IT Professionals

Live Webinar – July 19th, 2012 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 PDU / 1 CDU
Mpug Member Free – Guest $15.00 USD + $1.37 USD Fee

While you may not be ready for an Enterprise level Project Portfolio Management (EPM) system, that doesn’t mean you can’t start effectively managing your Project Portfolio! In fact, you already have all the tools you need to get started with PPM!

You can enter the world of PPM and start managing your portfolio of projects right now!

Learn the ins and outs of Project Portfolio Management using Microsoft Project before investing in Project Server or other more expensive PPM tools!

Project Talks’ John Riopel (LinkedIn profile) and Matt Davis (LinkedIn profile) will show you how to build a Project Portfolio, understand the key concepts, and enable your PPM capability to get your Project Portfolio Management initiative up and running now! If you need to get your Project Portfolio capability off the ground don’t miss this show!

This is a “Project Talk” presentation that is an interactive ‘radio show’ and web-session with real-time demonstrations of common project management and scheduling issues and how to address them using Microsoft Project. If you’d like to participate in the show, ask a question or offer a comment, simply type it into the Q&A Tool, then raise your hand using the ‘raise your hand’ tool, and un-mute your microphone so you can join the conversation!

NOTE: Anyone who participates live on the show will receive a stylish MPUG T-Shirt or other great prize!

Click to register for ‘Masters of the Project Universe!’ Project Portfolio Management without EPM