Live Webinar – December 4th, 2012 2:00 pm EST
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 December 4th, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Cat C Free – Free PDU
Event Code: 157551 A Microsoft Event Presented by: ABCSI

Featured Product/Topic: Microsoft Office Project

This seminar will cover Advanced topics in MS Project such as

• Resource pools,
• Costs,
• Earned value, and
• Printing reports.

Presenter: Ed Avizur (LinkedIn profile)

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 and Control

Knowledge Areas: 7- Cost 10 – Communications

• 7.2 Determine Budget
• 7.3 Control Costs
• 10.5 Report Performance

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 MS Project: Advanced

Live Webinar November 29th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour – 1 Category A PDU Free PDU – BAW1307

Business analysts bridge the communication gap between business and IT in order to ensure high-quality, on-time deliverables that meet business objectives.

On a project, business analysts work closely with the project manager to assist with project planning, requirements planning, and documentation, as well as with the gathering and analysis of information.

Business analysts are not only “Business Savvy”
But they have a solid understanding of:
Technology, Projects, & People

This webinar will outline what a business analyst is, typical career paths for business analysts, the essential business analysis skills, and how to attain those skills; additionally, the webinar will show you how to obtain the Certified Business Analysis Professional® (CBAP®) credential as more companies are recognizing its value and the expertise that these professionals bring to their organizations.

About the Presenter : Dr. Martin Schedlbauer (LinkedIn profile) has been leading and authoring seminars and workshops in business analysis, software engineering, and project management for over twenty years. Martin, an accomplished business analysis subject matter expert, is a recognized leader in software development practices, a practicing scrum master, experienced software architect, and also serves as an advisor for several industry conferences; additionally, Martin maintains an active research agenda in agile methods, requirements analysis, and human performance modeling.

Click to register for What is a Business Analyst & How Do I Become One?

Live Webinar November 28th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

Project Management Networking
Is One Of The Most Powerful Tools In Business

Networking is a critical skill for anyone who wants to have a successful career. Yet many of us don’t network as well or as consistently as we need to.

A key to effective networking is building and maintaining mutually beneficial relationships. So, how do you do that?

This session will provide tips and techniques as well as practice in a number of networking skills. Participants will leave the workshop with a plan for expanding their network.

Topics include:

• The value of networking
• Powerful introductions
• Preparing for networking
• Expanding your current network
• Articulating your unique value; what makes you different?
• Your networking action plan

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.

Click to register for Advanced PM Webinar: Mastering Business Networking

Live Webinar November 28th, 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Duration: 1 Hour ea Credits: 1 Category C – Free PDU/CDUs
Presented by: Modern Analyst

Career opportunities for Business Analysts have never looked better. Both CNNMoney and Indeed.com rank Business Analyst (BA) among today’s most in-demand jobs.

But even the brightest and most ambitious BAs can have their careers thrown off-track by falling victim to one of these 10 common pitfalls…

This webinar will show you what they are, and give you some proven tools and strategies for avoiding them.

Sneak Peak of What Will Be Covered – Join them for the rest:

• Career Crusher #2: Using email as your default means to communicate with busy, hard to reach people
• Career Crusher #3: Falling victim to the ‘blind approvals’ nightmare
• Career Crusher #6: Using “Track Changes” to manage feedback and revisions
• Career Crusher #8: Using spreadsheets to manage dependencies

Plus, you’ll get additional advice from others in your profession on how they’ve stepped around these potential pitfalls to achieve better results. It doesn’t make sense to gamble with your career when mistakes like these ones can be easily avoided – so don’t wait!

Attendees will also receive a copy of the useful whitepaper, 10 Reasons Why Documents and Spreadsheets Are Killing Your Career, which includes highlights from the webinar in a concise, easy-to-scan PDF.

Note: Modern Analyst advises that this session is ** Eligible for PDUs, CDUs. ** More information about category will be presented at the session.

Presenter: Tony Higgins VP (LinkedIn profile), Product Marketing Blueprint Software Systems – Tony Higgins, a 27-year software industry veteran, has spent much of the past decade focused solely on developing software requirements solutions that support and enhance the role of the Business Analyst in today’s enterprise.

Click to register for 10 Career-Crushers That Threaten Every Business Analyst: And How to Prevent Them

Live Webinar November 28th, 2011 -12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Cisco Webex

Do You Know How To
Create & Sustain A
Motivating Work Environment?

Most people know—and can feel—that something is missing, but they aren’t quite sure how to put their finger on what it is. As a result, managers continue to focus on the traditional techniques such as external rewards and recognition schemes to motivate employees.

While these factors are important, research continues to tell us—if we will only listen—that they are only a part of the story. The result of traditional approaches is the chronically high levels of employee disengagement in today’s workplaces.

Organizations need a fresh approach to motivation. In this interactive session, motivation expert Dr. David Facer (LinkedIn profile) will share exciting research, real-world examples, and pragmatic strategies that can help managers and individual employees make progress in important areas such as employee engagement, creativity and innovation, productivity, and employee well-being.

You’ll learn:

• How satisfying employees’ basic psychological needs sets the stage for immediate and long-term performance, health, and well-being.
• Motivation best practices that help make everyday leadership easier, improve employees’ daily work experience, and also foster an optimal motivation environment throughout the organization.
• What it’s like to shift your Motivational Outlook on a task, goal, or situation you do not inherently enjoy, or have been avoiding.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn new motivation skills that tap into the very best in ourselves, that bring out the best in each other, and that leverage employees’ natural human desire to work hard, and to make meaningful contributions toward results.

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’

Click to register for Motivation As A Skill: Strategies For Managers & Employees