Recorded Webcast -November 1st, 2012
An IPM Day Women In PM Event
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media  1 PDU – Free
A Frank Saladis – International Project Management Day Event
Presented by : IPM Day and pduOTD.com

NOTE: A Category B Certificate for 1.5 PDUs is available through pduOTD (PDU Of The Day) Details Below

Join this panel of Women in Project Management Thought Leaders as they engage in a lively and thought-provoking discussion on project management topics for the Women In Project Management Theme of International Project Management Day.

With the understanding that project success brings value to the business, the panel discusses both Project Management topics used to bring value to the business and how women are well positioned to take advantage of the tools techniques and processes used to lead project teams to success.

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Enjoy:

An IPM Day Event: Women In PM – Leaders In Charge

Led by Martin Chernenkoff, Naomi , Deanne , and Vicki discuss:

1. Challenges of connecting the project with the business…
   • Projects are about making the “Business Better”
   • Who really owns the project? The Project Managers Role
   • The BA Role / Using Business Analysis
   • Stakeholders
   • Change Management / Project Transitions
   • Leadership in Projects
   • Growing your resources
2. PM Processes – Tools & Techniques that deliver value
   • Retrospectives / Lessons learned
   • A Deming Approach to build quality
   • Defect Improvement
   • Making Changes NOT Repeating Poor Practices
   • Building Relationships with “Soft Skills”
   • Active Listening
   • Courage – Speaking up for your project for improvement
   • Stakeholder analysis
   • Risk analysis and escalation
3. Strengths, Challenges and Opportunities for Women PMs
   • Confidence & Leadership
   • Impostor Syndrome
   • Personal Growth / Leading with Authenticity & Integrity
   • “Rolling up your sleeves” Work with your team
   • Empathy and Active Listening
   • Women are Self Aware / Emotional Intelligence
   • Emotional Leadership – Strengths & Weakness
   • Building Relationships & Communications
   • Levels of Assertiveness & Aggression Perception
   • Conflict & Conflict Resolution / Taking risks
   • Bullying in the workplace / Demonstrating Expertise
   • Personal Egos
4. How women need to lead with their “Strengths Zone”
   • Soft Skills Coaching & Mentoring
5. How women need to come out of their “Comfort Zone”
   • Personal Growth & Development / Career / Skills Development
6. How women can be Results Orientated / Competitive / Healthy Conflict
7. How women can influence /hinder their own success
8. Is there a gender gap?
   • Is it changing? / Is it being addressed?
   • Women in Management positions / Perceptions
   • Fear of failure / Supporting each other / Role Models
9. Media coverage of high profile women appointments to C level positions
10. Work Life Balance / How women become Project Managers
11. Approaches to Project Management / Mentoring
12. Growing Women Leaders – Advice for women entering the field
    • Actively learn your craft / Personal and career growth
    • Care about your Professional Development
    • Network, Network, Network / Social media / Professional Events
    • Know your strengths / Know your areas of personal growth
    • Best leaders make those around them shine and allow for their growth
    • Lead with your own leadership style
    • Show a willingness to adapt
    • HAVE FUN!! Enjoy yourself and laugh!

With unique perspectives,
And extensive experience,
You will be sure to pull valuable nuggets that …
You can use with your projects

Connect with the panel members:

• Naomi Caietti PMP (LinkedIn profile) @Califgirl232
  • IPM Day Chair WIPM Theme
  • Enterprise Architect Coach & PMP
  • Naomi’s Blog – InSightOfALeader.com
• Deanne Earle PMP (LinkedIn profile) @UnlikeBefore
  • Expert International Project Management
  • Project Fixer who Empowers People
  • Deanne’s Site UnlikeBefore.com
• Vicki James PMP CBAP (LinkedIn profile) @VickiPPS
  • Expert Business Analysis & Project Management
  • PMP CBAP Author Speaker Trainer & GURU
  • Vicki’s Site Project-Pro.us
• Martin Chernenkoff PMP (LinkedIn profile) @EdmontonPM
  • Sr. Information Technology PM Team Development & Mentoring
  • Supporting the community of PMs BAs and Agile/IT Professionals
  • Founder PDU Of The Day encouraging Continuing Professional Development

Special Thank You’s to:

Samad Aidane PMP (LinkedIn Profile) @samadaidane for making this presentation possible! Samad produces the Guerrilla Project Management Podcast (subscription link), and his technical expertise & coordination were invaluable to this project. His BLOG Guerilla Project Management is recommended reading for all PMs! With over 15 years of IT experience Samad is a also a sought after PMI^® Global Congress speaker on the mindset that Project Managers must adopt to be able to effectively manage today’s complex projects.

Frank Saladis PMP (LinkedIn profile) – Creator of International Project Management Day. is an accomplished leader in project management. Frank was PMI’s 2006 Person of the Year and has been very involved with the PMI as the president of the NYC PMI chapter for ten years. He is the author of 7 published books and has entertained countless audiences with project management songs as his way of sharing his humor and passion for project management.

Frank’s “Project Manager Blues“

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Click to see Women In PM 2012: Leaders In Charge Running Projects with Authenticity & Integrity on the International Project Management Day site.

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Live Webinar – November 8th, 2012 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Risks exist on projects because by definition, projects possess uncertainty. Organizations that ignore risks experience reduced project success rates due to the wasted effort and delays that result from dealing with issues.

Risk management methodologies address this challenge but tend to be too theoretical or require significant process discipline or historical data to be practical.

During this webinar you will learn practical, lightweight best practices for managing risks throughout a project’s lifecycle.

Benefits of managing risks through this approach include:

• Improved project predictability
• Improved ROI for your overall portfolio
• Quantification of cost & schedule contingencies
• Reduced effort spent resolving project issues

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: Initiating & Executing, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 11 – Risk

• 11.1 Plan Risk Management
• 11.2 Identify Risks
• 11.5 Plan Risk Responses

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 Practical Project Risk Management

Live Webinar November 6th, 2012 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST
Duration:1.5 hour Webinar – 1.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Event Code: 162111 A Microsoft Event Presented by: Incycle Software

Visual Studio 2012 Improves Developer Productivity
By Introducing a Number of New Capabilities

This session provides an overview of capabilities such as the new Team Explorer experience, Code Review, Code-Clone Analysis, and Continuous Unit Testing.

Objectives:

• Improve productivity by learning new capabilities in Visual Studio 2012.
• Focus on the tasks that are necessary to develop quality software.
• Learn about the new quick and easy mechanisms for collaborating with other developers in your project.

AgendaTopics:

1. Interacting with Team Foundation Server through the new Team Explorer.
2. My Work, Source Control Explorer, Shelvesets.
3. Collaborative development through Code Reviews.
4. Find duplicate code with the new Code-Clone Analysis.
5. Enhance code quality with Continuous Unit Testing.
6. Surface bugs in your application with Exploratory Testing.
7. Get your customer involved, get their Feedback!

Presenter: Leo Vildosola (LinkedIn profile, @TechieLeo)

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 6 – Time 8 – Quality 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 6.1 Define Activities
• 8.1 Plan Quality
• 9.3 Develop 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 Improving Developer Productivity with Visual Studio 2012

Live Webinar November 8th, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Duration:1.5 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Event Code: 162119 A Microsoft Event Presented by: Imaginet

“In 2010, Microsoft released a bold new feature set to support management of virtual test environments. “Lab Management” provided the ability to easily spin up test environments, perform automated build and deployments, run automated tests, and collect diagnostic data.

Many teams were discouraged by the infrastructure requirements
Of “”Lab Management”

Now, with Visual Studio 2012 and standard environments, even small teams or groups that can’t use Microsoft’s Hyper-V can still benefit from lab management.

This session will demonstrate how to configure your existing environments for many of the same compelling features formally available only with Hyper-V.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality

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’

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

Join Imaginet for this free Live Web Workshop!”

Click to register for Managing Test Labs Without the Headaches

Live Webinar November 8th, 2012, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: Linkage

What’s more important?

Your daily activities or ….
The results they produce?

Your ability to execute results is many instances a direct measure of your leadership impact.

Rich Rosier will share:

• Strategies to shift your thinking and focus from one of activities to one results
• Tactics to delivery outputs that will give room for flexibility
• Improvement innovation and overall leadership effectiveness techniques.

Presenter: Rich Rosier is Senior Vice President and Principal Consultant at Linkage. He works with organizations to help them define and implement a winning strategy and maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of their leadership development, coaching, organization development, and growth and innovation investments.

Click to register for Executing Results: A Leadership Brand Series