Live Webinar April 18th, 2013 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

There Is Conflict In Organizations

Many leaders are acutely aware of the complexity within their organizations and it makes them uncomfortable.

Therefore they:

• Strive to simplify
• Look to refine processes
• Look for straightforward systems and uncomplicated tools
• Seek the least common denominator.

But, most of us work in complex environments. And that’s not a bad thing.

Consider:

1. The number and variety of components in your organization: people, processes, technologies, products, rules, etc.
2. The relationships between all of those components; the way people interact with technology, the impact of legal/external compliance rules on business processes, etc.
3. The ever increasing rate of change within and among all these components.

To put it simply, there’s lots of stuff, it’s all related and it changes very quickly.

The problem is not complexity, it is confusion. Organizations that effectively manage these intricate connections thrive in the marketplace. It’s their ability to engage and process their complex challenges that makes them strong. Nowhere is that more evident than in Talent Management.

This webcast will discuss the varying dimensions of complexity within Talent Management and their role in strengthening your business. We’ll also discuss strategies for reducing confusion and using complexity for competitive advantage.

Presented by:

Kyle Osterman, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Americas, Lumesse

Jeremy Langley, Marketing and Business Development Director, Lumesse

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’

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Live Webinar April 17th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
A Microsoft Worldwide Event Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 30 Minutes 0.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Learn and Execute Project Management in One SharePoint Environment!

PM Basicsâ„¢ PLUS is a unique SharePoint solution for project management that includes 12 hours of embedded world-class project management training.

Co-developed by BrightWork and the International Institute for Learning (IIL), PM Basics PLUS is the first and only program that combines SharePoint capabilities with proven project management instruction.

By combining SharePoint with just-in-time project management training, PM Basics PLUS can:

• Enhance visibility and control over projects and portfolios
• Regain control and increase overall project success rate
• Improve collaboration and connect PMs to professional training
• Effectively manage projects and enable PMs to consistently initiate, plan, track and control all work
• Integrate with Microsoft Project with an optional two-way synch of task and schedule information between Project and SharePoint
• Lower cost and complexity by leveraging the investment already made in SharePoint

Join Microsoft Project & Certified Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) Silver Partner, BrightWork for a series of education webcasts and Hands on Learning labs (HOL).

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 6.5 Develop Schedule
• 6.6 Control Schedule
• 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 April 18th, 2013 – 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
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.

• Spreadsheets just might be the most prevalent user-created software applications in business today.
• They’re quick and easy to create, and they’re useful not only for crunching numbers, but also for tracking data.

But, when and how should you validate these tools?

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management

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 April 19th, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

Project Schedules Change On A Regular Basis

Critical path management facilitates the application of management by exception by focusing the project manager on the critical activities.

Additionally, critical path management enables project managers to identify slips earlier and consequently readjust their schedule without impacting the overall completion date.

Attend this 1 hour presentation to learn how critical path management provides techniques to efficiently monitor and control the project schedule and how managing the critical path can minimize the risk of project overruns.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants will:

• Understand the effects of path convergence and joint probabilities on the critical path
• Learn how to protect the critical path and considerations for corrective and preventive actions to ensure deadlines are met
• Discover recommended schedule assessments when monitoring and controlling your schedule
• Gather practical implementation tips

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase Determining Your Critical Path: Project Scheduling Series 3 of 4

Live Webinar April 17th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Offered by QuantumPM (REP #1264 )
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Review the Reporting Capabilities within PS 2010 including:

• The Project Center,
• Resource Center and ….
• The Business Intelligence Center.
• Enhanced reporting capabilities will focus on Dashboards,
  • Excel services,
  • Performance Point services … and …
  • SQL Server Reporting services.

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 EPM – Reporting in Project Server 2010

Live Webinar – April 17th, 2012 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

This session is for business analyst leadership and development executive looking to make long term, systematic improvement to their business analyst organization.

IAG will draw from its project experience with over 700 customers to baseline organizations, assess the value of improvement, and determine the action plan for success.

Learning Objectives:

1. How do you assess the maturity of an analyst organization?
2. Where do you focus for improvement?
3. What implementation guidelines should be used to enhance success?

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