Live Webinar September 21st, 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)

As organizations fund and initiate project after project, teams often work off of sketchy project charters, unsure of the focus or expected outcome of each effort.

Often times, teams feel that the list of prioritized projects is a result of random selection and are left wondering how the project fit into the overall corporate direction, if at all. What’s lacking are the tools and techniques for achieving alignment on the core purpose for why an organization exists and a clear picture of what the future is expected to hold.

Many organizations create Mission and Vision statements, but find these statements are either too vague or too long to provide meaning and direction to anyone outside a small subset of stakeholders.

Often these statements are treated as interchangeable documents, but each have very distinct purposes and values they provide for the Strategic Plan.

Attend this segment of the 5 part series on The Living Strategic Plan to learn how to document an organizational assessment to achieve critical alignment on the core drivers that serve as the foundation for and influence the creation of a realistic Strategic Plan.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants will:

• Understand the difference between a Mission and Vision Statement
• Create a Mission statement that everyone in the organization can understand
• Create a Vision statement that influences the future actions of the organization’s staff

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar – September 19th, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

The optimal path to mature requirements practices is often obscured by misinformation. Register now to see how to make significant operational improvement in requirements maturity and select a path based on a strong foundation of research and quantified success.

The Business Analysis Benchmark is rapidly becoming the world’s leading source of information on the impact of requirements quality on project outcome. We are pleased to announce the release of the 2009 survey results.

Learn:

1. The Facts of Performance: What is the impact of requirements maturity on technology projects?
2. Myth Busting: there are many commonly held beliefs that prevent organizations from successfully making change.
3. Path To Success: What activities can be taken to improve development success.

Featured Speaker: Rob Stewart, Sr. Consultant, IAG Consulting (LinkedIn profile)

Click to register for Myth-Busting The Path To Requirements Success

Live Webinar September 20th, 2012 – 9:30 am – 11:00 am EDT or …
Live Webinar September 20th, 2012 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm am EDT
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Four years ago, Rex Black (Amazon profile) gave a presentation on the testing challenges of Agile, first in Auckland, New Zealand and later at various locations around the world.

So, what’s changed in the last four years?

Rex will revisit his presentation on Agile testing challenges:

• How are we, as testing professionals, doing in terms of surmounting these challenges?
• What remains to be done?
• How can you recognize and manage these challenges in your Agile projects?

In this free webinar, Rex will discuss these points and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects.

Presenter: Rex Black is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

Click to register for the 9:30 am – 11:00 am EDT presentation of Agile Testing Challenges: Four Years Later

Click to register for the 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of Agile Testing Challenges: Four Years Later

Live Webinar – September 18th, 2012 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

“Too long.” “Too costly,” Too wishy-washy.” “Fluff.”
In the corporate world, stories are discouraged and misunderstood.

Many eLearning leaders and developers are skeptical about the use of interactive stories in eLearning. Anecdotal and scientific research in educational institutions suggests that stories facilitate learning.

In this session, Ray Jimenez will present a research report on
“Story Impacts Learning and Performance.”

The research covered 500 respondents who participated in a controlled and blind study to evaluate two types of eLearning: one with stories and another without stories.

The results show the impacts on comprehension and retention and
the engagement levels of the learning.

The findings also suggest:

1. That stories, although they can add development time,
2. Actually reduces learning time of the participants and ….
3. Therefore reduces the costs of eLearning project.

Participants, who design, implement and lead eLearning projects will benefit from this session.

• Learn the cost-benefit contributions of stories and show researched-based results on the impacts of interactive stories in facilitating learning and improving comprehension and retention
• Demonstrate to your senior management that the return on investment in story-based eLearning design is higher than the traditional linear and facts only type of learning
• Obtain a synthesis of the Research Report with a the “Top 20 Tips in Applying Interactive Stories in eLearning”
• Learn a basic research model you can apply to measure results of your story-based eLearning projects

This session is a research presentation, question and answer session and small group discussions on the impacts and applications of the research findings.

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: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4 Manage Project Team
• 10.2 Plan Communications

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 Proof that Stories Improve Comprehension and Retention

Live Webinar September 18th, 2012, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar September 18th, 2012, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

It can be too costly to re-factor every traditional Windows app

This leaves most enterprises facing the prospect of having to find ways to connect mobile users to traditional applications for perhaps 10 or more years.

Discussion Topics:

• Leveraging client visualization technologies, including virtual desktops and server-based computing to connect mobile users to critical applications
• Selecting the right architecture for each given use case
• Common pitfalls that impact user experience and security

Presenter: GunnarBerger, (LinkedIn profile) Research Director

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 5.1 Collect Requirements
• 5.2 Define Scope

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 Transforming the Desktop for the Mobile Era