Live Webinar December 19th, 2012 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST
Duration:1.5 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Event Code: 162105 A Microsoft Event Presented by: InCycle Software

SSDT Replaces BIDS & Database Projects

SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) is a toolset released with SQL Server 2012. It replaces Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) and Visual Studio 2010 Database Projects, and it can seriously improve the way your team works with SQL Server databases.

Attend this session for a series of demonstrations on how to develop, query, compare, debug, refactor and deploy SQL Server and SQL Azure databases using SSDT – including how to put all of your database objects under source control and how use the new LocalDB edition as a sandboxed environment to build, test, and debug your DB project.

If you already use VS 2010 Database Projects, we’ll be covering why you’ll want to upgrade your database projects to SSDT and how!

Objectives:

1. Understand how SSDT solves common problems for team database development
2. Learn how to get started with SSDT and get your DB under source control in TFS 2012
3. Learn how to structure and deploy databases to SQL Server and Azure.

Agenda:

• Common problems for DB Teams and How SSDT solves them
• Key features of SSDT database projects
• Database Lifecycle Management and Workflow using SSDT and TFS 2012
• Creating and structuring SQL Server database projects using SSDT
• Using SSDT to build, maintain and deploy SQL Server databases

Join InCycle Software to learn how SSDT enables rich collaboration between roles involved in database development including developers and administrators.

Enable your organization to keep databases under source control to provide consistent and predictable interface that aligns with proven application lifecycle management practices.

Presenter: Kris Lankford (LinkedIn profile)

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time 8 – Quality

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 6.1 Define Activities
• 8.3 Perform Quality Control

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’

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

Also Note: Attendees should be fluent in SQL Server-ese.

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Live Webinar – December 21st, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Duration:1 hour – 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Offered by Beyond20 (REP #2842)

More and more, employers are looking for Project Managers with an understanding in ITIL, and many certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs) are becoming ITIL certified.

Why this recent trend?

Because companies have found that ITIL provides valuable learning on how Project Managers plan and execute IT projects as well as how they work with IT operations for continued success and improvement.

This webinar will explain the similarities and differences between PMI’s PMBOK Guide and ITIL.It will also examine how Project Management concepts and processes can be used in conjunction with ITSM/ITIL to further improve IT and meet business needs.

Presented by: Erika Flora PMP, PgMP, ITIL ( LinkedIn profile, @erikaflora ) is a scientist by training and has experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device fields. Her expertise is in process improvement, technology implementation. She is PMP, PgMP, ITIL v2 Service Manager, and ITIL v3 Expert certified as well as MS Project / Project Server 2003/2007 Black Belt certified through IIL and Microsoft.

Click to register for A Project Manager’s Guide to ITIL

Online Webinar package – Save 25% until December 21st
Presented by: eLearning4pms
Duration: 7.75 hours 7.75 PDUs Credits: Category B
All 3 courses $72.99 Until December 21st only $54.99

How to Engage in Principled Negotiations Video Program

• Understand the role negotiating plays in your individual AND team success.
• Know when to put negotiation to work for you Understand principled negotiation.
• Know how to maintain strong relationships – before, during and after a negotiation.

Make a Decision Audio Program

• Overcome some of the most common barriers to decision-making and increase your leadership credibility.

Make a Decision Video Program
Flexibility is the key to your success in conflict resolution and you will:

• Confidently identify your conflict resolution style.
• Learn the other conflict resolution styles.

Click to purchase the PDU Push offer from eLearning for PMs register for Managing Uncertainty in Resource Availability

Live Webinar December 20th 2012 10:00 am-11:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar December 20th 2012, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Bring your own device (BYOD)
Is A Burning Topic In Many Organizations

Driven by the allure of cost savings, end-user satisfaction and improved productivity, many organizations are jumping to the fray with little regard to the impact of BYOD on software licensing costs and IT asset management issues.

Successful IT asset managers need to put a strategy in place to address these new imperatives.

Discussion Topics:

• What are the dominant trends in BYOD?
• What are the software licensing implications of BYOD, and how can the costs and risks be minimized?
• How can IT asset managers redesign their ITAM processes to accommodate BYOD?

Presenter: Frances O’Brien Research VP (LinkedIn profile)

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project 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’

Click to register for The Impact of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) on Software Licensing & IT Asset Management

Live Webinar – December 20th, 2012 2:00 pm EST
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Resource availability is a key source of negative risk to projects. Even if your project has well-defined scope and validated activity effort estimates, if the resources you are provided are working on multiple projects and operational activities, predictability of schedule outcomes is poor.

This webinar will review some options for responding to this risk from both a systemic and project-focused perspective.

LESSONS LEARNED:

1. Understand the criticality of uncertain resource availability on project outcomes.
2. Learn which approaches for getting better knowledge of resource availability won’t work in your organization.
3. Gain a better understanding of the pros and cons of the practices that can successfully incorporate resource availability uncertainty into project planning and tracking.

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’

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.

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Live Webinar December 19th, 2012 11:00 – 12:00 pm EST
Offered by QuantumPM (REP #1264 ) (Microsoft Event Code:162830)
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Take the mystery out of Earned Value Management. If you want to improve your ability to predict your estimate at completion, you need to follow some fundamental principles when building your project schedule.

This seminar focuses on the key concepts you need to know and not the complexity of compliance reporting.

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

Click to register for Earned Value Management (EVM) for the Rest of Us