Live Webinar – February 22nd, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – 1 Free PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

The creation of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project is often a misunderstood if not a daunting project activity. Project teams often misunderstand the purpose and uses of the WBS confusing it with the Project Plan or Project Schedule. The WBS and the Project Schedule do have a relationship, but they are not interchangeable deliverables.

During this Solutions Cube Group webinar: De-Mystifying The WBS, attendees will gain an understanding on the characteristics of a WBS and understand how this project deliverable is vital blueprint for reducing project failures associated with missed or misunderstood project requirements.

Solutions Cube Group’s webinars address many relevant project issues and close the gap between project theory and practical application. Join them for this presentation and learn about the uses of the Work Breakdown Structure and how to ensure it clearly represents the full scope of the project effort.

In this overview level recorded Webinar participants learn about:

• Characteristics of well defined Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• The relationship between a WBS and a Project Schedule
• Methods for progressively elaborating on the content in the WBS
• Components that help ensure the WBS developed for the project is complete
• Clearly differentiating between “What” outcome is being built as a result of the project versus “How” to build it

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Live Webinar – February 21st, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
By: BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 1 Hr 1 Cat A PDU/CDUs – Free PDU / CDU
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All Access Pass – 6 Months for $229.95 USD or 1 YR $349.95
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One disheartening aspect of the role of the Project Manager, which virtually no one seems to be able to overcome, is project failure.

Senior IT and business leaders have grown weary of the project failure epidemic, and are now looking to individual Projects Managers (PM)s and the Project Management Office (PMO) to do something about it. This webinar features essential advice on how you can.

Some reasons for project failure are easy to name, but this webinar reveals the 10 hidden causes of project failure that lie just under the radar of most Project Managers. Hidden problems that continue to sabotage project teams day after day.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to spot these 10 hidden reasons, and you’ll also discover effective, proven solutions for overcoming each one.

Here’s a sneak peek of the 10 hidden reasons revealed in the webinar:

• Hidden Reason #3: Requirements errors actually getting approved and slipping into development unnoticed
• Hidden Reason #6: Your team members being “fuzzy” on the details of your project (even though you’ve likely never heard them admit it)
• Hidden Reason #10: Expecting agile to ‘cure’ the problem

PLUS —You’ll also receive a copy of the useful whitepaper, 10 Ways Requirements Can Sabotage Your Projects Right from the Start, which includes highlights from the webinar in a concise, easy-to-scan PDF.

Don’t miss this important opportunity to understand the cause of project failure in a whole new light, so you can be the one who finally gets the project failure epidemic under control at your organization. Register for this webinar now!

This webinar is presented by Tony Higgins (LinkedIn profile) from Blueprint Software Systems, a 27-year software industry veteran, who has spent much of the past decade focused on developing software requirements solutions that support Business Analysts, Projects Managers and PMOs in today’s enterprise.

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Live Webinar – February 22 2013, 12:00–1:00 PM EST
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
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

The next generation of Microsoft’s SharePoint Server is right around the corner and introduces new ways for users and organizations to communicate, collaborate and share information.

Beyond its highly promoted features (See Below), including the new user experience and enhanced collaboration through social networking; SharePoint Server 2013 provides many improvements in the support of bottom-line business requirements: workflows, business intelligence, business connectivity services, mobile productivity, eDiscovery and more.

In this web seminar series, we will focus on many of the features of SharePoint 2013 and will explain what has changed, what has stayed the same, and what is new!

Some topics explored, include:

• SharePoint’s new Modern Interface (Windows 8 Style)
• Socialization with SharePoint Server 2013
• Similarities and New Features of SharePoint Workflows
• Business Intelligence Enhancements
• SharePoint’s Expanded Mobile Functionality
• Architectural Changes in the SharePoint 2013 Platform
• Upgrade Options for Previous SharePoint Versions
• Regulatory Compliance and eDiscovery Capabilities
• SharePoint’s Enhanced Project Management Capabilities
• Discovering People, Files, and Information with SharePoint Search
• Utilizing SharePoint’s New Publishing and Design Capabilities
• And more …..

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 10.2 Manage Communications
• 10.3 Control Communications
• 10.5 Report Performance

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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SharePoint 2013 The 10 New Features You’ll Love

1. Search Engine Optimization – is TONS better. Much of this is due to Analytics moving into search. This will make Analytics Processing Component in SharePoint Server 2013 Preview runs different analytics jobs to analyze content in the search index and user actions that were performed on a site to identify items that users perceive as more relevant than others.
2. My Documents — My “SkyDrive for Work” – Storing all your documents in the cloud via your MySites was always a good idea – but a bit clunky. SharePoint 2013 greatly improves the MySites capabilities and defaults to saving to SkyDrive. You’ll love the ability to save and sync documents directly to SkyDrive.
3. Rich Workflows – If workflows were a sore point, they’ve gotten a lot better and seem much more able to handle more complex activities including looping and working with webservices (anyone thinking orchestration?).
4. App Store – Microsoft is introducing the new App Store model to SharePoint! Users will find dozens and hundreds of pre-built applications you can easily add to SharePoint.
5. Social Enterprise – Micro blogs, activity feeds, community sites, Following, Likes, and Reputations are some of the new social features being added. The ability to follow users or content will be especially helpful.
6. Mobility – Microsoft has recognized the importance of mobile optimized views for SharePoint. You will see greatly enhanced mobile capabilities.
7. Site Permissions – SharePoint 2013 offers a simplified sharing-based model for site permissions management. This will give users easier ways to manage site security.
8. Themes – SharePoint 2013 brings much richer theme functionality and the ability to add background images.
9. Content Search Webpart – A really cool webpart. This can be thought of as the next generation of Content Query webpart. Content Search Web Part displays content that was crawled and added to the search index via a query. This query is automatically issued, and it returns results from the search index when users browse to a page that contains the Content Search Web Part.
10. Metro Interface – The new metro interface sports a much cleaner and concise look. Less clutter. And optimized for touch devices.

Live Webinar February 21st, 2012 – 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST
Duration: 1.5 Hours 1.5 Category C PDU – Free PDUs
Presented by: Praxis (REP #1231)

NOTE: Although Praxis is an REP they have stated that this opportunity will not be registered with PMI® as a Category A opportunity. If you have any questions contact Mrs Jamie Morris with Praxis. See below for Category C documentation details.

The prospect of a software quality audit can be intimidating and the work to prepare can seem daunting.However, audits are not generally conducted according to random processes, nor do auditors ask random questions.By learning what to expect, you can be prepared!

In this session, you will receive an overview of standard audit terminology, roles and processes. You will learn how to prepare your validation documentation,standard operating procedures, facilities, and personnel for the software quality audit.

Praxis will review frequently asked questions and checklists from international regulatory guidance. The session will also address approaches to handling problemtopics.

You will learnbest practice tactics for use during the audit. And finally, to help you determine where to focus your preparation efforts, this session will provide statistics from FDA inspections on the most prevalent software quality topics and the most cited typed of computer systems.

• Fundamental audit terminology, roles and practices
• Key US and international regulatory guidelines regarding software quality audits
• Audit preparation for staff, facilities, and documentation
• Common software quality audit questions
• Best practices during an audit
• Accommodating requests for access to computer systems and data
• Most frequently inspected systems and software quality topics

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.3 Control 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.’

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Live Webinar February 20th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour ea Credits: 1 Category C – Free PDUs
Presented by: Modern Analyst

Business Analysts are now emerging from requirement writers for IT projects to serving as a pivotal link in business change and transformation. However, to be successful, business analysts have to have the right set of skills and competencies.

The skills must not only include business and IT domain knowledge, but experience and competency on how to apply various business analysis techniques such as value stream mapping, performance measurement, user centered design, and other techniques to determine solutions for complex business problems.

Many organizations have struggled finding and developing business analysis skills. A Business Analysis Center of Excellence (BACoE) provides an effective method for organizations to increase business analysis maturity and consequently deliver more business value and reduce the risk of projects.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How to create a Business Analysis Center of Excellence
• The role of a Business Analyst
• How to help increase business analysis skills and improve business performance
• How to identify the cause of problems and finding creative solutions
• Defining KPIs to measure performance

Plus: Attendees will receive a kit of value materials including a Business Analysis Capability Maturity Model.

Presenter: John E. Parker (LinkedIn profile) President and CEO Enfocus Solutions Inc.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule

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 February 20th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

In this webinar, we will explore the software and systems integration methods that improve productivity and best prepare you for the challenges of integration.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Start to record your PDU – on Step 2 place the Rep # 2733 (in our listing) in the “Provider Number” area and the title of the webinar in the “Activity Name” and hit search. Select the code and continue to record the event. If you need further assistance contact us at Hello at pduOTD.com

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