Live Webinar January 9th, 2013 – 8:30 am – 10:00 am EST or …
Live Webinar January 9th, 2013 – 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm am EST
Duration: 1.5 Hr Webinar Credits: 1.5 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

The International Software Testing Qualification Board (ISTQB) has already effected profound change in the software testing field, with over 250,000 people having attained Foundation certification.

But ….
A Foundation certification is just that: only a Foundation

The ISTQB Advanced program is achieving great success, with tens of thousands of people getting one or more of the Advanced certifications. Now the ISTQB has made that program even better, releasing a new version, more streamlined, more market-friendly version of the Advanced syllabi in October 2012.

Rex Black, co-author of the new Advanced syllabi, will explain:

• What’s new and what’s great about the ISTQB Advanced syllabi and …
• How it can guide you , your testing colleagues, and your organization toward better testing reduced risk, and higher quality.

In this free webinar, Rex will discuss these points and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects.

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

Click to register for the 8:30 am – 10:00 am EST presentation of The New ISTQB Advanced Syllabi

Click to register for the 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT presentation of The New ISTQB Advanced Syllabi

Live Webinar – January 9th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

This webinar serves as an introduction to the second P, Probing. Following the webinar, participants will take away a habit and tool to ask better questions in order to uncover the other side’s needs.

Ultimately, this allows participants to increase the likelihood of coming up with solutions that maximize their share while satisfying the other side – WIN-win deals.

Speakers:

Jeff Cochran (LinkedIn profile) Jeff has delivered customized training programs for clients across many diverse sectors: Financial Services, Pharmaceutical. Insurance. Telecommunications. Medical Devices (Toshiba Medical Systems, and a host of others. Jeff has also worked closely with companies that provide other products and services such as TEKsystems, Ecolab, and Corporate Express.

John Buelow (LinkedIn profile) John conducts ongoing academic and field research to support emerging programs and specialties within adult learning and negotiations. He is also a Master Facilitator at SNI and delivers programs across the world.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 5.5 Control Scope
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 10.4 Manage Stakeholders Expectations
• 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’

Click to register for A Systematic Approach to Successful Negotiation

Live Webinar – January 8th 2013, 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating

Note: Although ASPE is an REP presentations may have to be recorded as a Cat C PDU Event – Contact Traci Lester Marketing Specialist at ASPE for more information

Agile has made the leap and is now mainstream. The reality is, once something becomes mainstream, hiring needs to happen. When this happens, hiring managers need a baseline to judge applicants. In comes certification. The agile certification market has grown extensively over the last two years with both large and small organizations entering the market place.

In this one hour web seminar ASPE will discuss what the components are for a traditional certification program, one that will gain respect and recognition. From there we will discuss the value of certifications from an employer prospective and an employee prospective.

The reality is they are not mutually exclusive. They will also detail the top Agile certification in the market place and give details on steps to achieve each certification, including thought on the best certification based on needs.

You will Learn:

1. Difference between certification and certificate programs
2. What the elements are for certification programs
3. How employers use and value certifications
4. How employees use and value certifications
5. Scrum Alliance certification stack
6. IC Agile Certification stack
7. PMI Agile based certifications
8. Other Agile certifications (Flavor based and holistic)

NOTE: As of May 2011, PMI began reviewing and accepting applications for the PMI-Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) Certification? As part of eligibility PMI requires 21 hours in Agile Project Management education. Combining a variety of courses, webinars and Learning On-Demand (LOD) Modules, This session would qualify against the training hours required.

Presenter:David Mantica (LinkedIn profile) – David has more than 16 years of experience in business to business continuing education in executive, product management, marketing, and operations capacities. He has product managed the initiation, development and delivery of more than 300 instructor-led and live, online training courses, in software development life cycle, IT, telecommunications, finance, healthcare IT, and marketing industries.

Click to register for PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Primer

Live Webinar January 9th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Presented by Cisco Webex Online
Note: This session may not qualify for a PDU but is an excellent opportunity to continue your Professional Leadership Development

Are you or someone in your organization ready for their next step in leadership development? Perhaps you are considering getting an advanced degree, or are in a position in your organization to encourage others to do so.

In this interactive information session Dr. Vicki Halsey will share highlights of the unique curriculum design that makes The Ken Blanchard Executive MBA unlike any other MBA program.

You’ll learn how the Ken Blanchard EMBA begins and ends with leadership. The first module, ‘Leading Self’ provides an introspective look at the individual leader and uses a variety of proven self-assessment tools to assist student-executives in identifying areas for further leadership development. The journey continues with subsequent modules on ‘Leading Others’ at the team and business unit levels and ‘Leading Organizations’ at the strategic level. A lifetime of Ken Blanchard’s captivating work on leadership is integrated throughout the curriculum.

If you are a seasoned leader, manager, business owner, administrator, or board member desiring to achieve unprecedented successes as you take on increasing responsibilities, then the time may be right to consider the Ken Blanchard Executive MBA Program.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn more about this highly innovative program that has been designed to combine Ken Blanchard’s renowned research on values-based leadership with the rigor of a challenging executive-level graduate business education.

Click to register for Advancing Your Leadership Journey: The Ken Blanchard Executive MBA Program