Live Webinar December 5th, 2012 – 11:00 Am to 12:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

What Can Children Teach Us about Project Management?

As surprising as it may seem, the art of raising children leverages many of the same skills as managing a project team.

Fostering the growth of a child’s mind requires the creation of a positive atmosphere comprised of love, trust and enablement. Similarly, in working with teams, we strive to create an atmosphere of open communication, collaboration and trust.

This webinar will highlight and examine 7 things you can learn from kids that apply to project management:

1. Play group dynamics are a lot like team dynamics – no one should be left out and we should respect the will of the group
2. To gain cooperation, timing is everything – never seek it on empty stomachs or after a long day and understanding what motivates others is the key to maintaining collaboration
3. Learning moments need to be seized and capitalized on
4. How to combat peer pressure – being unique doesn’t mean you don’t fit in
5. Working through conflict means learning to work it out — bullying hurts everyone, especially the bullier
6. Value everyone’s talents and approach- not everyone learns the same or thinks the same
7. Be consistent when applying support, rewards, corrections and routines – it will reduce anxiety and set a pace

About the Presenter: Bonnie Cooper (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group, is a twenty-year information technology professional. In her current role as the Program Director for the Massachusetts Medical Society’s (MMS) Corporate IT Program Office, Bonnie is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the corporate IT strategic plan, and leading the program to re-engineer the membership platform for MMS.

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Live Webinar December 4th, 2012 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Business Breakthroughs & Innovation

Most leaders and organizations want breakthroughs – like:

1. The ability to proactively predict exactly when, where and how to place talent;
2. Which roles are the most critical for the future;
3. Who’s the highest potential talent; and
4. How to precisely measure and predict team effectiveness

But many leaders struggle with the often unspoken principles and practices required for creating these breakthroughs.

• If workforce planning and an analytics model is the answer, how can HR convince the C-Suite that such endeavors are worthy of the time and effort involved?
• If these strategies are already in place but could be functioning better, how can HR make them more successful?
• What opportunities does HR have for breakthrough innovation?

Every organization deals with uncertainty and using the element of surprise during the innovation process itself can help HR create and provide clarity and direction to the organization.

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 and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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Live Webinar December 4h 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: The Brandon Hall Group & Cornerstone

In a recent Brandon hall Survey, over 58 % of the respondents stated that performance reviews did not provide applicable performance feedback.

As organizations struggle to improve employee performance in a market that requires innovation and growth to stay competitive, how are organizations increasing the effectiveness of the performance management process?

Join Stacey Harris, (LinkedIn profile) VP of Research at Brandon Hall Group, as she shares key practices on making performance management useful to everyone.

Topics discussed in this webinar include:

• Shifting employee management models
• Reality of today’s performance management vs. impact
• Positive examples of effective employee focused performance management
• Case Studies of new approaches to the performance management process

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’

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Live Webinar December 5th, 2012 11:00 – 12:00 pm EST
Offered by QuantumPM (REP #1264 )
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat C – Free PDU

Note: This presentation qualifies as a Category C PDU – Although QuantumPM is an REP They are not offering a PDU for this event.

Learn how many companies are using the power of SharePoint and Project Server to help them capture and build upon the good ideas of their people. Leverage the power of social networking within your corporation to identify the best ideas. Take these ideas from concept to reality using state-of-the-art technology.

Instead of creating long lists of ideas that are difficult to manage, use Innovation Director to quickly find and capitalize on the ideas that rise to the top. Innovation is driving much of our current work load so we would like to share with you some of the ways in which we are using Microsoft SharePoint and Project Server to help our customers leverage their resources.

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

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

• 10.2 Plan Communications
• 10.3 Distribute Information

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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