Live Webinar November 28th, 2012 11:00 – 12:00 pm EST
Offered by QuantumPM (REP #1264 )
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Come and learn how easy it is to create project plans “the right way” using Microsoft Project 2010, so you can manage your projects more effectively.

The possibilities for scheduling within Microsoft Project are limited by your imagination and the needs of your business. Learn to create calculated fields that automatically track key performance metrics, create enhanced reports, work with master/sub-projects, and much more!

Learn some more advanced handy tips and tricks. for working with project server.

Whether you are an occasional or a seasoned project manager, we guarantee you’ll learn something new!

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution

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’

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 – November 28th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Sponsored by: PEX – The Process Excellence Network

Few organizations fully understand the impact projects have on their business. Consistently delivering successful projects is vital to the financial success of an asset intensive organization. Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (EPPM) is not a new concept yet for many organizations it is not considered “business critical”.

Join Geoff Roberts, Industry Strategist from Oracle Primavera and Matthias Lichtenthaler (LinkedIn profile), Resources Information Management Lead at Accenture ASG for this webinar to help you identify whether you are aligning portfolio decisions with strategic objectives and how you can effectively measure the success of your portfolio decisions.

In this webinar you will:

1. Understand why asset intensive organizations should consider Enterprise Portfolio Management (PPM) as business critical and how it can help you with project selection and prioritization
2. Learn practical examples on how technology is being used to enhance project delivery
3. Discover the major challenges associated with the planning phase of a project (and how you can overcome them)

Presenter: Geoff Roberts Industry Strategist Oracle Primavera – With over 30 years experience in project management/project controls in the construction, utilities and oil & gas sectors, Geoff investigates how EPPM is a best practice and can support an organisation through project selection and prioritisation ensuring that decisions are aligned with corporate objectives.

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 – November 29th, 2012 2:00 pm EST
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 November 28th, 2012 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Note: Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

There is a Link between:
Emotional Intelligence & Being an Effective Leader

The concept of EQ was introduced by Daniel Goleman in 1995. His book (called Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ), helped us to understand that it is not just technical and analytical abilities that make a successful leader. These are important qualities, but the most successful leaders also have a high degree of emotional intelligence.

This webcast gives you a comprehensive overview of how emotional intelligence drives effective leadership. It explains, in a concise way, the brain-basis of leading yourself and others. The emphasis is on information that can be applied by any leader at any level.

Distinct leadership styles will be discussed, along with their effects on the climate of a business.

You will learn how to develop and implement emotional intelligence competencies in yourself and others, and how to manage emotions for optimal performance.

What You Will Learn

• IQ vs. EI – The Brain Basis of Emotional Intelligence
• Optimal Neural Performance
• Emotion/Cognition Interaction
• The Social Brain
• Creativity
• Emotional Intelligence Framework
• Self-Awareness, Self-Management and Social Awareness
• Leadership Styles
• Enhancing Emotional Intelligence

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required – However most AMA webinars are recorded for later viewing.

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter: Daniel Goleman (LinkedIn profile) is an internationally known psychologistand lecturer. Working as a science journalist, Goleman reported on the brain and behavioral sciences for the New York Times for many years. His book, Emotional Intelligence: 10th Anniversary Edition; Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, was on the New York Times bestseller list for a year-and-a-half and was named one of the 25 “Most Influential Business Management Books” by TIME Magazine. He is also the author of Ecological Intelligence: How Knowing the Hidden Impacts of What We Buy Can Change Everythingand The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights, His most recent book is Leadership: The Power of Emotional Intelligence.

PDU Category C documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 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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Online Webinar Recorded November 7th, 2012
Duration: 75 Minutes Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Human Resource CoP (REP #S045)
Presented by: Kevin Ciccotti (LinkedIn profile), CPCC, ACC

One Of The Biggest Challenges To Successful Project Implementation
Is The Evolution Of The Project Team

A company will invest time, money, and effort in detailing the scope, selecting relevant experts for the team, choosing a project manager, and will leave them on their own to “make it work.”

The challenge of taking a diverse group of individuals, with varying backgrounds and experience, from different functional areas, and placing them on a project team with a Project Manager who is not their direct supervisor, can severely undermine the success of any project.

In “The Human Factor in Project Management,” Kevin explores some of the common mistakes Project Managers and companies make and offers strategies for creating highly functioning teams, guiding them through the team development process, and getting them to work together more effectively from the outset. He also discusses the powerful forces at work in our lives that determine our thoughts, actions, and ultimately the course and quality of our lives.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

Presenter: Kevin Ciccotti CPCC, ACC, is a Certified Professional Coach and founder of Human Factor Formula. For more than 25 years Kevin has focused on the key behavioral elements that drive human performance and decision-making, and provides Project Managers with tools to better understand themselves, their coworkers, their teams.

Note: If the link below does not work on your machine click HERE – Then sign into your PMI account and go to the bottom of the “The Human Factor in Project Management” page and click the link beside the word recording. (The Human Factor in Project Management_0)

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Live Webinar – November 28th, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Decision Management Solutions

Do you know how to effectively identify,document,and model the repeatable operational decisions crucial to success?

Effectively capturing and managing requirements is critical in any IT project. Business analysts and others gathering requirements know how to capture and document processes, data and user tasks.

1. But what about the decisions at the heart of your business?
2. How can you effectively identify, document and model the repeatable, operational decisions crucial to success with business rules and predictive analytics?

Thiswebinar will share practical advice developed from real-world customer projects:

• How to define decisions and what information to capture
• Putting decisions in a business context by linking to processes and business metrics
• Using decision dependency modeling to understand decisions so you can implement them effectively
• Linking decisions to your business rules and analytic implementations for maximum business agility

CEO James Taylor (LinkedIn profile) will host this webinar on Decision Management Systems. For more great information read James’ books Decision Management Systems: A Practical Guide to Using Business Rules and Predictive Analytics and Why You Need Smart Enough Systems.

Presenter: James Taylor is the CEO of Decision Management Solutions, and a leading expert in how to use business rules and analytic technology to build Decision Management Systems. If you are looking for information on decision Management Systems Sign up for his newsletter – Decision Management News. Read his blog: JT on EDM; or Follow him on Twitter: jamet123. James is passionate about using Decision Management Systems to help companies improve decision-making and develop an agile, analytic, and adaptive business.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Define Scope

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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