Archive for December 21st, 2012

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Live Webinar January 2nd 2013, 2:00 – 3:00 pm EST
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A Free
Previously recorded version also available.

This session is a deep dive into requirements documentation issues showing examples of good documentation practices and samples of materials that only look good on the surface, but have significant buried problems. Find out the 3 most common documentation mistakes, and learn about 5 critical success factors for effective requirements documentation.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Know what material must be present in high quality requirements documentation.
  2. See how documentation defects impact project performance.
  3. Learn how to simplify your strategy for documentation by focusing on the right information at the right time

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Click to register for the Live version of Inside Effective Business Requirements Documentation

Recorded Version Information:

If you watch the recorded version of this webinar it is a good idea to record the information about this webinar date, time, and list this prerecorded event for your PDU Audit folder.

Click to view the recorded version ofInside Effective Business Requirements Documentation .

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Online Webinar Recorded date December, 13th 2012
A Microsoft Worldwide Event Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 45 Minutes 0.75 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Note: If you problems viewing this presentation in your browser use IE as the presentation was done with Office Live Meeting

In July of this year to much fanfare, Microsoft announced SharePoint 2013 and there are an amazing amount of slick new features in it!

It’s clear the Microsoft SharePoint team are really encouraging us to use SharePoint to collaboratively manage projects. In this webcast Éamonn McGuinness will present and demonstrate which pieces of SharePoint 2013 will help you with project and everyday work management.

You will see:

  • The new template for project management in SharePoint 2013
  • The new Work Breakdown Structure list type
  • The improved synchronization with Microsoft Project
  • And lots more cool stuff (e.g. Social, Apps marketplace, SkyDrive, etc.)!

Join Microsoft Project & Certified Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) Silver Partner, BrightWork for a series of education webcasts and Hands on Learning labs (HOL).

Presenter: Éamonn McGuinness (LinkedIn profile) CEO BrightWork has been involved in the development of commercial software products on Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange 2000 webstore, SharePoint 2001, SharePoint 2003, SharePoint 2007 and now SharePoint 2010, with the same basic product mission (process driven project management). Éamonn has been on various Microsoft SharePoint advisory councils since 2001. He has over 25 years of executive experience at various technology organizations

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • 6.5 Develop Schedule
  • 6.6 Control Schedule

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 SharePoint 2013: What’s New for Project Management?

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Online Webinar – Recorded Feb 2 2012
Duration:1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Business process management (BPM) has far-reaching effects on skills, staffing, capabilities and organizational models. Many companies lack all of these capabilities, and may need to turn to external service providers for help.

Discussion Topics:

  • What are the key roles, skills and capabilities needed for BPM?
  • What is the best way to organize BPM roles and responsibilities?
  • How can you best-fill skills gaps with capabilities from a BPM consulting vendor?

Presenter: Michele Cantara, (LinkedIn profile) Research VP

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’

Click to view Building Skills in Critical Roles for Business Process Management