Live Webinar – January 10th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Offered by BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 2 Hr 2 Cat A PDU/CDUs – $89.99 USD for 2 PDU / CDU
OR …….. The course is included in an (over 100 PDUs Available)
All Access Pass – 6 Months for $229.95 USD or 1 YR $349.95
Please enter Referral Code 576587

What do you do when your sponsor IS the problem???

Part of the challenge that the Project Manager/Business Analyst faces is the reality of having to serve so many different stakeholders and sometimes being pulled in very different directions.

We’re often taught that our “sponsor” is the person who is the champion of the effort. Indeed, they are often the one we’re to seek out for support and issue resolution throughout the project.

This session provides specific techniques that the project leader can use to “manage up” and build a strong relationship with your sponsor.

This two hour workshop explores a few different varieties of the “difficult sponsor” and provides specific strategies to help manage these sponsors.

Three types of difficult sponsors.

• Sponsor Type 1 – I hope you don’t mind me intimidating everyone with my overbearing nature at your team meetings…I’m just trying to help you speed things along .
• Sponsor Type 2 – I’m not exactly clear on what I’m looking for, but I’ll be sure to hold you responsible when I don’t get it…
• Sponsor Type 3 – Would you please boil the ocean? (and Create World Peace while you’re at it )

The webinar will cover topics including risk analysis, expectation setting, triple constraint prioritization, success criteria documentation, and managing difficult conversations among others.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• Define the role of the sponsor
• Explore consequences of weak project sponsorship
• Strategies for managing the domineering sponsor

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Risk Analysis Template
• White Paper – The Project Manager’s Guide to Dealing with the Difficult Sponsor
• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: Dana Brownlee (LinkedIn profile); an energetic and innovative corporate trainer, speaker, and workshop facilitator; garnered her critical team leadership and management consulting experience through her years with AT&T Bell Labs, AT&T, IBM Consulting, and EMC Corporation. She possesses an impressive array of credentials including an MBA (Emory University), BIE (Georgia Tech), BS (Spelman College), IBM Business Transformation Consulting Certification, Project Management Professional, and Myers Briggs Type Indicator Qualification.

Click to Purchase The BA’s & PM’s Guide to Managing A Difficult Sponsor For $89.99 ….

OR Click The BA’s & PM’s Guide to Managing A Difficult Sponsor to Purchase the All Access Pass – This course is included – and over 100 PDUs also Available for $229.95 USD for 6 Months or$349.95 for 1 Year

Live Webinar – January 9th, 2013 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Note: Registration closes January 8th 2013
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 2 hours + Q & A 2 PDU / 2 CDU – $129 USD for 6 + PDUs
Mpug Member Free – This session is members only + ($129/yr/Member)

MPUG Certificate Series:
Project Management with Microsoft Project Essentials Masterclass
Sorry MPUG Members Only
MPUG PPM Certificate upon completion of series and
6 Cat A PMI® PDU Credits

The course is comprised of 3 sessions of 2 hours each.
MPUG Certificate Session 1 01/09/13 12PM – 2PM EST
MPUG Certificate Session 2 01/17/13 12PM – 2PM EST
MPUG Certificate Session 3 01/21/13 12PM – 2PM EST

NOTE: To earn the certificate all 3 classes need to be attended – This first class lays the foundation for much more advanced topics in this course. Intermediate and advanced users will also extend their knowledge-base with this Masterclass.

Would you like to use Microsoft Project 2010 more effectively? This certificate course is Microsoft Project users who need to effectively plan, track and communicate about projects, even if your title doesn’t include the words “project manager.”

Each session of the series is taught by an MPUG expert presenter as ranked by our community members. The series will begin by answering the question, “What is project management?” and then explain how Microsoft Project fits in the framework of project management theory. The series will then delve into the practical aspects of planning and tracking projects, and communicating project information to others.

Learning Objectives:

• The project management lifecycle, how Microsoft Project supports project management activities, and when other tools are needed.
• Set up a project and tasks in Microsoft Project
• Create resources and assign them to project tasks
• Track and analyze project performance
• Communicate and share project information with others

Recommended Levels – ALL :

• Beginner / Intermediate / Expert – those desiring a refresh of the theory behind Microsoft Project and exposure to lots of new tips and tricks

Session 1 Outline:

1. What Is a Project? / What Is Project Management?
2. Key Goals & Challenges Facing Projects
3. How Does Microsoft Project Fit into Project Management
4. Learning Your Way Around Microsoft Project (Ribbon, views)
5. Recommended Microsoft Project options
6. Creating a Microsoft Project file (includes start date, schedule from)
7. Working with calendars / Creating tasks (names, durations)
8. Organizing your tasks into a work breakdown structure
9. Manually and automatically scheduling tasks / Linking tasks
10. Evaluating the schedule (Project Statistics, finish dates, critical path)

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT…. Even if you only take the 3 session 6 hour MPUG Project Portfolio Management Masterclass (6 Category A PDUs) the$129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value to get the PPM MPUG Certificate and add it to your resume.

MPUG Membership also includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …….

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for Project Management with Microsoft Project Essentials Masterclass MPUG Certificate Session 1

Live Webinar – January 10th, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) initiatives are expected to provide significant benefit to multiple roles within an organization.

Intuitively, most staff can understand the potential value in the organization, process and technology changes involved with a PPM initiative. However, the lack of change management practices through a PPM initiative’s implementation is one of the most common reasons for their failure. Symptoms of this issue can include poor executive commitment, resistance or political pressure from functional management and compliance issues with project teams.

Eclipse will review common misconceptions about PPM initiative implementations, provide some guiding principles for successful change and detail the steps and key communication messages necessary to gain buy-in from executive and functional management as well as from project teams.

This webinar will also provide tips that can be incorporated into the initiation and planning of your PPM initiative to increase your odds of success.

Who should attend this webinar?
C-Level Management, IT Directors and Managers or Directors of PMOs

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’

Click to register for Effective PPM Change Management