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

Live Webinar January 9th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Event Code: 161608 A Microsoft Event By QuantumPM (REP #1264 )
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

The work breakdown structure provides a mechanism for keeping the project in scope by specifying the outcomes of the project — the deliverables — not the schedule or individual tasks. Learn how real project managers have used these proven techniques to keep their teams focused on the goals of their projects instead of getting lost in the details. Use Microsoft Project and WBS Director to make it happen.

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 Building a WBS: Focus on Deliverables To Keep Your Project Scope On Track

Live Webinar January 9th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

How long will it take? This is the question that puzzles project team members, sponsors, end users, clients, functional managers, and subject matter experts. Estimating time is one of the more difficult aspects of project planning. In this webinar, you will learn some techniques to help you estimate better and provide more confidence to your stakeholders.

Objectives:

• Identify techniques for estimating time
• Differentiate between effort and duration
• Use team members’ estimates more effectively
• Define best practices to implement within Project Insight

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Estimating Time

Live Webinar – January 8th, 2013 2:00 pm EST
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Risks exist on projects because by definition, projects possess uncertainty. Organizations that ignore risks experience reduced project success rates due to the wasted effort and delays that result from dealing with issues.

Risk management methodologies address this challenge but tend to be too theoretical or require significant process discipline or historical data to be practical.

During this webinar you will learn practical, lightweight best practices for managing risks throughout a project’s lifecycle.

Benefits of managing risks through this approach include:

• Improved project predictability
• Improved ROI for your overall portfolio
• Quantification of cost & schedule contingencies
• Reduced effort spent resolving project issues

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.

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’

Click to register for Practical Project Risk Management