Live Webinar January 25th, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

Purchasing a project solution versus building one internally to avoid the cost and time of re-inventing the wheel is becoming more common on projects. Selecting a vendor through a Request For Proposal (RFP) process doesn’t always guarantee that the solution the vendor proposed, and the project team selected, really meets the project’s needs and stakeholder’s expectations.

OFten project teams make the mistake of jumping straight to the proposal portion of the their project lifecycle before clearly defining the project needs. The resulting RFP sent to vendors is vague and fails to communicate the critical requirements vendors need to propose accurate solutions.

Vendors who respond to the RFP are left with little choice except to make many assumptions on what the project needs are and base their proposals on these, often times, false assumptions. Because the project requirements are so vague, almost any vendor solution appears to adequately address the need.

Learn the critical success factors of an RFP effort and the characteristics that cause many RFP efforts to fail.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn about:

• Critical Success Factors of the RFP process
• Characteristics of a successful RFP process
• Common pitfalls that cause RFP efforts to fail

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar January 24th, 2013 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour – PMP Exam PREP

NOTE: Although the Corporate Education Group is an REP this session may not qualify for a PDU because of its subject matter. Please contact them for further information.

Since the 1990s, the general approach to PMP exam preparation has remained static. Candidates study PMI®’s A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and some ancillary primers, then take practice exams until they feel ready.

While this approach works, there is a more effective new approach to PMP exam preparation that has more benefits than just getting you ready to pass the exam:

The Task-Skill Method

The Task-Skill Method takes a unique approach that focuses on the expected roles and responsibilities of a Certified Project Management Professional.

Armed with an intuitive understanding of on-the-job requirements, you will better understand PMP exam questions and achieve higher overall scores.

CorpEd provides a complete overview of the Task-Skill Method, including:

• The 28 must-know PMP Tasks
• The 28 must-know PMP Knowledge and Skill Sets
• How to structure your own PMP Exam prep approach using the Task-Skill Method
• How leveraging the Task-Skill Method can enable an immediate impact to productivity in the workplace.

The Task-Skill Method identifies 28 essential PMP Tasks and PMP Knowledge and Skill Sets and provides sufficient training for each. It still relies on the PMBOK® Guide, but as a reference standard, not a foundational requisite.

About the Presenter: Eric Nielsen, PMP, (LinkedIn profile) has more than 30 years of work experience in small, mid-size and large corporate environments, at all levels from technical to executive. Drawing on his background in the Nuclear Power industry, Eric has helped numerous organizations improve their project performance across many industries including Defense, Aerospace, Medical Devices, and Healthcare. Eric also designs and facilitates project management training programs and is dedicated to supporting the development of project management professionals worldwide.

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Live Webinar January 23rd, 2013 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Workplace Engagement Must Be Sustainable

Towers Watson’s 2012 Global Workforce Study provides a snapshot of the attitudes and concerns of 32,000 workers around the world. And it presents a new and more robust definition of engagement —sustainable engagement — designed for the 21st-century workplace.

Globally, nearly two-thirds (65%) of the more than 32,000 full-time workers participating in our study are not highly engaged. While this isn’t surprising — considering workers have been doing more with less, and for less, for over half a decade — it poses a significant risk for employers. What actions can they take to turn the tide, given the significant implications of declining engagement on productivity and performance?

Attendees will learn critical insights on how they can focus on sustainable engagement and take their organizations to the next level.

Webcast topics will include:

• How does Sustainable Engagement differ from more traditional notions, and what are the implications for business performance?
• How can employers influence Sustainable Engagement, i.e., what are its strongest drivers?
• How do these drivers vary for different segments of the workforce?

Employee engagement is always a timely topic. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to hear directly Towers Watson experts, Adam Zuckerman (LinkedIn profile) and Jill Perkins (LinkedIn profile) about the current state of employee engagement.

PDU Category C documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 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’

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Live Webinar January 23rd, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

Tools To Excite & Motivate Your Key Employees

Some organizations have been taken over by a culture of negativity, and in others employees are feeling the years of recession and becoming less motivated and engaged in their work.

When the recession initially hit a few years ago, there was an outburst of energy with high-potential employees. Not only were organizations trying to keep things going with reduced staff, those passionate about their work and their organizations were trying to keep the vision and in some cases the organization itself, alive.

But the recession lasted longer than expected, and many of these workers feel tired, disheartened, and tempted to new positions elsewhere as the economy improves.

Attend this webcast and discover tips and tactics for reengaging your employees using time-tested tools and techniques from the best of AMA.

What You Will Learn:

• Ways to focus on critical staff using the Pareto principle
• Understanding what motivates high potential employees and what has led to their dissatisfaction
• How to focus on the motivating factors and use modern science for keys on how to inspire the best from purpose-driven employees.

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required – However most AMA webinars are recorded for later viewing.

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter:Ed Reilly (LinkedIn profile) is president and CEO of American Management Association, a leading global not-for-profit, membership-based management development, research and publishing organization. Reilly previously served as president and chief executive officer of Big Flower Holdings, Inc. Prior to that, he spent over 25 years in a variety of senior executive positions with the broadcast and book publishing groups of The McGraw-Hill Companies.

PDU Category C documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 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’

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Live Webinar – January 23rd, 2013 3:30 – 4:30 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hours + QA – 1 Category C Self Directed Learning PDUs
Presented by: SD Times (Software Development Times)

Git Is Fast Becoming An Enterprise “Must-Have”

But ….

1. What are the implications of Git in your enterprise — the benefits, the tradeoffs?
2. How can your organization adopt a new model of working and limit the risks involved with working in non-traditional software configurations?
3. How do you “retrain” developers, transfer knowledge and obtain the support you need?

Join this webinar to learn from Scott Farquhar, (LinkedIn profile) co-founder of Atlassian: the leading enterprise collaboration software for product teams, and Alex Holtz, senior software engineer at Orbitz. Farquhar led Atlassian’s internal switch to Git and spearheaded the development of Stash, the company’s new on-premise Git repository management system.

At Orbitz, Alex led his team’s migration to Git. SD Times Editor-in-Chief David Rubinstein (LinkedIn profile) will moderate the discussion on the pros and cons of adopting Git in the enterprise. They’ll evaluate the costs and benefits and discuss the “how to’s” of managing a migration to Git; and ultimately, evaluate the ROI in terms of efficiency, agility and control.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 6.1 Define Activities
• 9.3 Develop 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’

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Live Webinar January 22nd, 2013 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 Category A PDU – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: InfoTech (Rep 1223)

Defining & Writing Good Business Requirements
Are Essential To Your Project.

1. What exactly are they?
2. Who do you need to talk to?
3. How should they be documented?

This session will give you some tips on how to get your project off on the right footing.

In this session InfoTech will discuss:

• Difference between business and technical requirements
• Process flow used for information gathering
• Different types of requirements use different question types
• Information gathering techniques
• Structuring a requirement to include all key components

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