Live Webinar October 10th, 2012 11:00 – 12:00 pm EDT
Offered by QuantumPM (REP #1264 ) (Microsoft Event Code:161613)
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Take the mystery out of Earned Value Management. If you want to improve your ability to predict your estimate at completion, you need to follow some fundamental principles when building your project schedule.

This seminar focuses on the key concepts you need to know and not the complexity of compliance reporting.

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

Please Note: In order to attend the webinar series attendees will need to have a Windows Live ID. A link to set up this ID is located on the registration site. Please do this prior to the session

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Live Webinar October 10th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour live webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)

What do you do when you have to purchase something for the project?

The project manager’s responsibility doesn’t end when the purchase request is submitted.

• How should you be involved in the procurement process?
• How can you influence the selection of a seller who best meets the needs of the project?

Learn to use a what if scenario to make better decisions.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify influences on the make vs. buy decision
• Develop selection criteria
• Learn to work more effectively with your procurement department
• Define best practices to implement within Project Insight

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

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Live Webinar – October 9th, 2012 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

During the project intake process all projects are considered critical, all others never get approved. So how do you decide which “critical” projects are most critical? These decisions are typically made politically, emotionally or without consistency.

The Impact:

• Poor resource utilization
• Frustrated resources
• Projects not aligned with strategic objectives
• Higher risk and lower ROI

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar demonstrating a balanced approach to prioritizing initiatives. Projects affect many aspects of your business; all factors should be considered when taking on a new project. Learn the prioritization secrets of successful companies using a Project Portfolio Management mentality.

The Result:

• Decreased risk
• Higher ROI
• Optimized resource utilization
• Maximum aggregate value of projects

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: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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 – October 10th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Sponsored by: PEX – The Process Excellence Network

Change from a reactive mindset to a proactive one
To position your company for unparalleled excellence

Front‑line managers are the critical link in organizational performance. However, they face competing priorities and are sometimes subjected to unrealistic demands, with too few staff and too many constraints.

Do you spend your time ‘firefighting’?

Attempts to ease their workload by doing things differently can often be met with complaints that “I don’t have time to change”. Worse, mandating actions or centralizing control can lead to managers who are less engaged and who have a diminished sense of involvement.

So what can you do to break the “too busy being busy” cycle?

In this webinar you will:

1. Identify what causes people to feel that they don’t have time to changetheir way of working
2. Understand how to overcome the common reasons why people cling to a firefighting approach to work
3. Learn a proven alternative method that allows those same front-line managers to take advantage of the latent capacity they did not know existed and gain control over their team’s day, week, month, as well as their productivity and plans for the long-term
4. Find out where your organization’s current operations management method is positioned on a recognized Capability Maturity Model

For further reading in advance of the webinar, you might be interested in reading Empowering Front-Line Managers by Professionalizing Operations Management. (whitepaper)

Presenter:

Eric Sharpe (LinkedIn profile) is an accomplished strategist, consultant and solution specialist who for the past 25 years has worked within major corporations on finding both technology and non-technology enhancements that help drive productivity improvements.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 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’

Richard Jeffery (LinkedIn profile) is the cofounder and managing director of Active Operations Management International (AOMi) and an expert in service operations management. Specializing in organization, change management and operational effectiveness, he launched AOMi with fellow OCP partner, Neil Bentley, in 2005. Today, AOMi has global operations in six international regions and is a world leader in the improvement of performance in service operations.

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