Live Webinar – March 29th 2013, 12:00–1:00 PM EDT
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’

Click to register for SharePoint 2013: What’s New and Why You Need It!

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 March 27th, 2013, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar March 27th, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Does your company wants to be more innovative,
But you don’t know the next steps…

In this webinar we use the Gartner Innovation Maturity Model to examine key decisions and activities in running successful innovation initiatives, from those just getting started to those that aspire to join the ranks of world-class innovators.

Jackie will address issues such as instilling a culture of innovation, funding and staffing, incentives and metrics, the innovation process, and running successful innovation challenges with employees or customers.

Discussion Topics:

• The key decisions in launching an innovation program
• How to overcome the typical failure points in innovation
• How to harness the power of employees and customers in driving innovation

Presenter: JackieFenn, (LinkedIn profile) VP & Gartner Fellow

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 10.2 Manage Communications

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 Innovation Management Best Practices

Live Webinar – March 27th, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 PDU / 1 CDU
Mpug Member Free – Guest $15.00 USD + $1.37 USD Fee

Companies in the Health Care industry must address ongoing government mandates, compliance issues, critical safety events, and sustaining existing systems while balancing new business requests for technology enablement for physicians and hospitals.

With health information management initiatives absorbing considerable budget, executives are faced with the ever-increasing challenge of doing the absolute right things for the business – with less.

Pcubed partnered with Novant Health to implement a portfolio governance framework to manage an extensive pipeline of business requests through optimization and drive selection of strategically aligned projects by an executive governance committee.

The session will present the highlights of the approach — from a process and technology perspective. We’ll review results that have positioned Novant Health for successful execution of its 2012 initiatives with visibility into budget, resource capacity, and project priority.

These results will enable Novant Executives, the IT PMO, PMs, and Resource Managers to effectively manage portfolio delivery in a very demanding and dynamic environment.

Presenter:Sandra Kale , Novant Health

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 Portfolio Management: Just what the Doctor Ordered

Live Webinar March 27th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
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

Generational gaps are nothing new to businesses and managers.

In today’s technology driven environments, we are seeing a larger communication challenge between each generation. As a project manager you must adapt your communication styles to effectively manage these gaps.

Learning Objectives:

• Define the differences between the 4 generations
• Define different communications for each generation under the same situation

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 Communication without Generational Bias

Live Webinar 2 Offerings
March 27th, 2013 10:00 am – 10:30 am EDT
March 27th, 2013 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Duration: 30 Minutes Credits: 0.50 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Competitive Solutions Inc.

Learn how leaders can develop their professional and personal skill set within the framework of tried and true organizational processes. By leveraging world-class performance and continuous improvement models, leaders can strengthen their practical skills for day-to-day activities, develop and elevate competencies of their team members, and inspire high-performance behaviors. This webinar introduces the concepts and discusses tools for practical application.

What You’ll Learn in this Webinar:

• identify what employees expect and develop team standards for performance
• how to educate, inspire and motivate employees
• which tools drive ideas, suggestions, and action
• how to modify your leadership style for dynamic decision making

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Work
• 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 March 27th, 2013 10:00 am session of Front Line Leadership Fundamentals

Click to register for the March 27th, 2012 1:00 pm session of Front Line Leadership Fundamentals

Live Webinar March 26th, 2013 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Are You Harnessing Your Emotional Intelligence?

This webinar will walk through how to harness the power of Emotional Intelligence (EI) in support of Individual Competency models.

The session will begin with a review of emotional intelligence, the composites, and individual skills that create the model of EI.

The Webinar will then take a closer look at an Individual Competency model breaking down the knowledge, skills, and abilities that provide the framework for the competency.

The connection between specific skills of EI will be made to key elements of the competency showing how these trainable skills support success in the competency.

Following the connection, the webinar will then look at how you can create a power pack of EI skills to support a competency and how to create an Action Plan to support growth in the EI skills and connected Individual Competency.

Learn to:

• Understand Emotional Intelligence, its Composites and individual skills
• Connect EI skills to Individual Competencies
• Create a Power Pack of EI skills for an Individual Competency

Presented by: Ed Hennessy, (LinkedIn profile) Founder, Leadership Call

PDU Category C documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 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 Harness the Power of Emotional Intelligence

For More Great Learning Opportunities
On Emotional Intelligence SEE ..

To view 3 more great programs/sessions on emotional intelligence, and earn up to 3 more Category C PDUS, Check out these wonderful webinars that we have featured in the past. Note: Some of these sessions may appear to have passed but the link in the article will take you to a recorded session of the webinar as it was presented.

1. Click to learn more about the webinar How Emotional Intelligence Drives Effective Leadership Recorded November 28, 2012 1 Free Cat C PDU
2. Click to learn more about the program What is EQ & Why You Should Care 2.5 PDUs $24.95 USD
   
3. Click to learn more about the webinar PDU For Lunch – Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers Recorded July 13th 2011 1 Free Cat C PDU
   

ALSO – Read Irene Beck’s great article Smart and Fast Are Not Enough: The Need for Better EQ Irene teaches Transformational Leadership with her 3Q Edgeâ„¢ IQ – EQ and SQ Learn about all three at Will YOU Make The Critical Shift Forward?

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