Online Webinar Recorded August 27th, 2012
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Both individual and team success depend upon clear and effective interpersonal communication.

Whether face to face or virtual, every interaction with another person influences how you are perceived and provides an opportunity to develop trust and build a positive relationship.

Whether presenting one-on-one or in front of an audience of 1,000, conveying information to a project team or delivering a difficult message, communicating effectively is one of the most powerful skills for achieving your objectives.

This webinar will teach you how to focus on your outcome, tune in to your audience, and develop your messages for clarity and impact.

Your ability to create an environment for open discussion and ongoing dialogue is crucial for communication success.

The communications skills covered can increase your ability to exercise choice and control for every type of conversation, influence without authority, and improve the quality of relationships and productivity.

Learning Objectives Include:

• A blueprint for designing any important communication
• Six principles to guide your interactions
• Emotional intelligence to manage challenging conversations
• Alignment of the four key components of communication to achieve your outcome

Presenter: Crystell Anthony, (LinkedIn profile) M.Ed., MBTI®, CAGS from Northeastern University, and a certified State Trainer for Massachusetts, is a Lead Consultant for Corporate Education Group and Principal and founder of her own consulting company, The Focus Group. Since 1979, Crystell’s training programs are known for containing simplified best practices for easy on-the-job applications and have been successfully installed in organizations across the globe.

Click to register and view Effective Communication Techniques to Steer and Influence Any Conversation

Online Webinar – Recorded December 2012
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Capella University
Note: As this is a recorded presentation and Capella University does not have information on attendees to the recorded session – please list this as a category C opportunity with PMI®

Banish Stress & Clutter To Unleash Your Productivity

In this lively webinar, you’ll learn practical tips on getting organized, managing your time, and optimizing your energy throughout the day.

Presenter : Susan Lennox

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 view the presentation Slides For Managing Your Time & Energy: Get More Done With Less Time and Stress!

Click to view the Recording of Managing Your Time & Energy: Get More Done With Less Time and Stress!

Online Webinar – Recorded June 23 2011
Duration: 1 Hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU – 1 Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Pillar Technology Group

Can You Accurately Budget Agile Development? – YES!

Waterfall projects are obviously much better at budgeting with all of the traditional up front design and planning, right?

Anyone who has been on a waterfall project
can see that this is a complete fallacy

How do agile projects accurately forecast their budget when they are typically just a bunch of hippies coding without requirements or documentation?

Good agile projects are typically very accurate with regards to budgeting. This session will explore some budgeting techniques for agile projects including leveraging a Sprint 0, developing Value Stories, and using technical Spikes.

Pillar will cover these topics with interactive examples and also identify where we think the industry needs to go with budgeting on agile projects.

Pillar Technology Group cares about the community. Individual training costs are “VERY Reasonable” and the proceeds of the training go to charity inspired by the “Agile Manifesto” and many other foundational works in the industry. Check out their training page.

As Angelo Mazzocco, President of Pillar explains “We live in an economy where access to “free” or not for profit is becoming a part of our every day lives. It is in this spirit that we would like to launch the Pillar Training Series. It is our passion that we should not profit from the distribution of knowledge. So our courses will be unique. All proceeds generated from a course will be donated to charity. All work done in the course will be for a charity.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 7 – Cost 12 – Procurement

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 7.1 Estimate Costs
• 7.2 Determine Budget
• 7.3 Control Costs
• 12.1 Plan Procurements
• 12.2 Conduct Procurements

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.’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFR8LEHZ80o

OR Click to View Agile Budgeting and Contracting on the Pillar Technologies Site.