Live Webinar September 12th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Event Code: 161608 A Microsoft Event By QuantumPM (REP #1264 )
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

The work breakdown structure provides a mechanism for keeping the project in scope by specifying the outcomes of the project — the deliverables — not the schedule or individual tasks. Learn how real project managers have used these proven techniques to keep their teams focused on the goals of their projects instead of getting lost in the details. Use Microsoft Project and WBS Director to make it happen.

Recommended Audience: IT Managers, IT Professionals, Project Managers, IT Directors, Solution Architects, Product Managers, Software Developers, Developers, Architects

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Live Webinar September 14th, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $5 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

On many projects, teams fail to start at the beginning.

Teams jump right into defining requirements (and sometimes solutions) before determining the boundaries for project. Project Managers face the costly consequences of scope creep, often because they have failed to define the project boundaries. Without understanding the boundaries of the project, there is no mechanism in place to differentiate between true and perceived scope creep.

Get off the “scope creep merry-go-round” by starting your projects at the beginning by clearly defining the Project Scope.

Solutions Cube Group’s 1 hour webinars address many relevant project issues. Join them for the presentation “Start Your Projects at the Beginning: Defining Project Scope” and learn how to recognize and overcome these far too common barriers regarding project scope definition.

In the Project Scoping Course, students learn how to document the boundaries of every project by defining the elements of a clear Scope Statement.

Course participants will be able to:

• Understand how to set the boundaries for your project
• Understand the components of a Scope Statement
• Understand how the Scope Statement impacts the creation of all project deliverables

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar – September 12th 2012, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating

As Agile grows, people who learned about it at a 5th, 6th or 7th degree of separation from the “founding fathers” of Agile sometimes see it as process or a science type method. That sentiment about Agile isn’t 100% incorrect, but the reality is that Agile is much more at its core. It is based on a core perspective from which process/methods flow out. It is about seeing the world, conducting yourself, working in a team, and doing actual work the Agile way.

Sounds like a cult, right? Well, in some cases it is. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. If a “utopian” work environment is something you are looking to be a part of, Agile can possibly take you there.

Remember the four basic values:

• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools
• Working software over comprehensive documentation
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation
• Responding to change over following a plan

If done right you can gain high morale and develop a highly productive work environment (maybe even utopian depending on your perspective). The interesting thing about these values though, is that they pretty much run counter to how we currently conduct business, and how human beings naturally think, act and react.

In this presentation you will learn about the methods around these four basic values and learn about the change management challenges that come with agile adoption.

Russ will touch on:

• What Scrum means,
• How to conduct an iteration,
• What is a task board,
• How to do a proper retrospective,
• How planning is handled in Agile
• Government adaption of agile and use our experience with the VA as a semi-case study on Agile in government, and
• Finally, the topic of certification will be reviewed with a detailed discussion of both Scrum Alliance certification programs and the new PMI-ACP credential.

This session will give you a working knowledge of agile and allow you dig deeper into its methods and practices with a solid, foundational understanding. We will also discuss Federal government policies and procedures and how those are impacted by agile deployment.

Presenter: Russ Fletcher (LinkedIn profile) is a seasoned IT executive with broad business experience. For nearly 20 years Mr. Fletcher has been consulting with, improving or leading technical businesses or IT departments with an eye toward making IT a competitive advantage and a strategic strength. Using humor mixed with real-world experience, Russ’ training classes and follow-on consulting help his teams succeed and improve dramatically

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Live Webinar September 12th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

• Have you ever been surprised by something of significance in your business?
• Have you ever gotten inconsistent information from your organization?

In this webinar, Dave Smith (LinkedIn profile) will discuss a method for controlling and automating the flow of IT information so that it can be made available to teams, managers, and executives.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the “set the dropdown box” to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

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Live Webinar – September 12th, 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 PDU / 1 CDU
Mpug Member Free – Guest Free

Do you know the right way to approach and structure portfolio management?

This session will show several examples of portfolio management, the right way to approach it, and the top 3 critical success factors. At the end of this 1 hour session attendees will have an understanding of how these portfolio engagements are best approached, the value they provide to the business and the basic vocabulary used.

The Challenge:

Today’s economic challenge requires companies to rethink how they align their project investments to support their business strategy and optimize their return on investments. In addition, understanding the balance between investment risk versus executional risk through portfolio optimization helps organizations be better positioned to make the “right” investment or reallocation decisions.

Course Overview:

Project Portfolio Management is about ensuring you have the correct mix of projects that are focused on taking the business where it has decided to go. It is about being able to respond quickly to identified changes in the environment, enabling the business to set the direction and then create a series of tactical steps to get there.

This one hour session is a foundation course to provide an overview of what is project portfolio management, why do companies need to adopt the portfolio management process, who will be involved within a company and real case studies on benefits organizations gained in deploying project portfolio management process.

Objectives:

• To give an understanding of what is portfolio management and why companies need to adopt this process
• To discuss the value of portfolio management and its contribution to business
• To share company case-studies of best practice of deploying project portfolio management process in different industries.

Course Outline:

1. Understand the Project Portfolio Management (20mins)
   • Defining the PPM
     • Relationship between portfolio, programme and project
     • Relationship between strategy, portfolio and shareholder wealth
   • Identifying areas of pain
     • Challenges and best practice consideration
   • The 10 Commandments of PPM
2. What are your Value and Benefit propositions when you introduce Portfolio management process (15mins)
3. Case Studies in deploying Strategy, Portfolio and Benefits Framework in Manufacturing, Oil and Gas and Healthcare sectors (20mins)
4. Q&A (5mins)

Who Should Attend : Business executives, sponsors, PMO staff, programme managers, project managers, resource managers, project team members, and all those who are responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of projects.

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Live Webinar – September 13th 2012, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating

As teams constantly develop small incremental features by adding, modifying, refactoring, and re-designing existing software, many challenges emerges with each and every iteration. Among these challenges is ensuring previously delivered functionality is still correct and newly created functionality works as expected within a single iteration.

Test Driven Development (TDD) can help address issues with greater safety and confidence while supporting the team to create better quality software and simpler designs. TDD is built on a set of values that testing and quality are paramount, change is expected and both are constantly embraced.

In this web seminar, we will discuss these benefits, the TDD Cycle, how to get started and challenges facing teams adopting TDD.

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