Live Webinar in English or in French
English – March 26th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
French – March 27th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Organizational Project Management CoP (REP #S043)
Presented by: Yves Cavarec (LinkedIn profile)

Note: This General Track Webinar, presented by Yves Cavarec will be available in a double session in English March 26th 2013 and in French March 27th 2013.

Some say project success means being compliant with specifications, planning and budget.

• Would it mean that project success would rely on the very first estimate communicated?
• Would it mean that changes to the plan are impossible?
• Does project success mean business success?

But … However success for the client doesn’t mean success for the provider and success for shareholders doesn’t mean success for employees.

So what do you mean by project success?

Note: You have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity / Vous devez être un membre du PMI ® pour vous inscrire à cette occasion.

Qu’entendez-vous par “projet réussi”?

Par projet réussi, certains entendent un projet dans les délais, dans les temps et qui respecte le cahier des charges initial. Selon cette définition, la première estimation serait forcément la bonne. Tout changement au programme serait interdit.
Pour d’autres, le critère de réussite est le business. Mais du point de vue de l’actionnaire ou de celui de l’employé ? Du point de vue du client ou de celui du fournisseur ? Alors qu’entendez-vous par “projet réussi”?

Presenter:Yves Cavarec focuses on operational consulting on large projects, programs and portfolios that impact organizations.
He has coached and led senior clients on strategy development through to transformation and benefits delivery. He is proven project and program manager with an outstanding track record of delivery.

Click to register for Project Success: What Do You Mean? in either English Mar 26th 2013 or in French Mar 27th 2013.

Live Webinar March 25th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Government CoP (REP #S007)

If I could only give one piece of advice to a new project manager or business analyst it would be to strive to understand what the real problem is before leaping into a solution requested by their business clients. – David Marsh

Join PMIs Government CoP in their first collaboration with the Requirements Management Community, as we learn from David Marsh, an expert in use case driven and agile development, in this webinar that will change the way you view the project requirements.

In this webinar, David’s objective is to guide the audience away from order-taking and towards becoming business-enablers on public sector projects.

David:

1. Argues that the consequences of failure for public sector software projects is higher than it is for private sector projects, especially in terms of visibility (and publicity)
2. Recounts some typical order-taking scenarios and explains their impacts
3. Reviews some proven techniques for root cause analysis (e.g., 5-whys and fishbone diagrams)
4. And then describes some of his own techniques for ensuring that business clients maximize the benefits they receive from technology implementation.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

Presenter: David Marsh, David is a former military officer who has a proven track record of delivering successful solutions at several levels of government (Federal, Provincial/State, and Municipal) and in the technology, manufacturing, industries. David is an expert in use case-driven and agile development, and has been engaged on several occasions by Ivar Jacobson (inventor of the use case and co-inventor of the Unified Process) to help clients adopt agile use case practices.

Click to register for Moving from Requirements Order Taking to Business Enabler

Live Webinar – March 26th, 2013 11:00 am – 11:30 am EDT
Duration: 1 hour1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presenter: Journyx Inc.

Project Management Offices have waxed and waned through the years, searching for a working business model. Many have failed and most that remain are in a constant state of having to justify their existence.

Your PMO can overcome distraction and really help your functional units perform better.

• What is the problem with traditional business models for PMOs?
• What can we do now to improve the mix?

Darrel will answer these questions and more!

Presenter: Darrel Raynor, (LinkedIn profile) Founder and Managing Director, Data Analysis & Results

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 7 – Cost

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.6 Control Scope
• 6.7 Control Schedule
• 7.4 Control Costs

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 Project Management: What Works and What Doesn’t – Virtual is Best

Live Webinar March 26th, 2013, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar March 26th, 2013, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Most enterprises now intend to embark on big data-related initiatives, or are doing so already, however, very few have an articulated approach for doing so.

Big data initiatives are unique, not only in technology-related ways. This session will present the IT and business essentials of a big data strategy

Discussion Topics:

• How to ensure you are technically prepared for handling big data
• What the business should be doing to plan for leveraging big data
• Organizational considerations for a big data strategy

Presenter: Douglas Laney (LinkedIn profile)

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.3 Define Scope

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 Big Data and Analytics Strategy Essentials

Live Webinar March 27th, 2013 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Help Your Teams Performance!

Competencies are vital to the success of individuals and teams. Individuals need to know what level of what competencies they need for the position they hold today and for potential future jobs. In addition, there are mixtures of roles and competencies that are just as important for a successful team.

It’s true that individuals must be successful with their individual goals, but as the sum is often greater than the whole, the entire team must work well together and there are an entirely different set of competencies necessary for that to occur.

This yields a number of questions:

• What are the competencies necessary for good management and teamwork?
• How do you blend individual and team competencies?
• What is the relative importance of individual versus team competencies?
• How do you measure team competencies?
• How do you improve team competencies?

Each of these questions and more are important when reviewing the subject of the competencies of high performing teams.

For this session HCI is looking at good and bad examples of successful and flawed teams, the methods and processes of measuring and improving team competencies, and how even a team of superstars can falter if not built on team competencies.

PDU Category C documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 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’

Click to register for The Competencies of a High Performing Team