Live Webinar May 28th, 2012 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Requirements Management CoP (REP #S055)
Presented by: The Lazy Project Manager

A look at some learning experiences from the presenters’ time running a major PMO inside of Siemens; in particular with the early project phases when the partnership of supplier and customer was often tested to the limit.

As both parties climbed the learning curve of understanding – the supplier to understand the customers’ business and the customer to understand the full potential of the solution(s) offered by the supplier – there are plenty of opportunities to ‘get it wrong’ and for unexpected impact to occur as a result.

Added to this challenge both also needed to overcome the wall of miss-appreciation that the ‘sales’ or pre-project process cheerfully built as high as possible.

This process is known as ‘the Journey of Expectation Management’ and the presentation will look at one process and one set of tools used to minimize the ‘journey’ issues and to maximize the ‘arrival’ at the right destination.

This presentation provides insight in to the process and the tools that were used to ensure that project customers received the best possible business benefits from their IT investment, whilst not experiencing any ‘unexpected’ surprises (shocks) along the way.

Presenter: Peter Taylor is a dynamic and commercially astute professional who has achieved notable success in Project Management. With over the 26 years experience in various business areas Peter has excelled in MRP/ERP systems with various software houses, Business Intelligence (BI) , and product lifecycle management (PLM) with Siemens. He has spent the last 7 years leading PMOs and developing project managers and is now focusing on project based services development with Infor.

Peter is also an accomplished communicator and leader speaking at PMI Chapters/Congresses and the author of several books including The Lazy Project Manager: How to be twice as productive and still leave the office early and ‘Leading Successful PMOs‘ (Gower) and teaches leadership to business professionals with ‘The Lazy Winner‘. Check out his terrific website and listen to his free podcasts in iTunes.

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

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Live Webinar May 27th, 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)
Presented by: Rogério Ribeiro

The Government Community in collaboration with the International Development Community are pleased to present a joint webinar for our subscribers on “Agile Methodology applied for Government Projects: A Case Study from from the State of Minas Gerais Brazil.”

Join us in exploring how the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil applied Agile/Scrum on projects and achieved a more citizen focused government through promoting transparency, clear priorities, crowdsourcing and focus on collaboration.

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

Presenter: Rogerio Ribeiro is a Project Manager in the Ombudsman’s office for the Government Secretariat for the State of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Rogerio works as an ITC consultant for World Bank and Interamerican Development Bank (IADB) where the last 10 yrs he has managed government projects in various Ministries (e.g. Culture, Construction, Justice, Financial) with budgets over $400M.

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Live Webinar – May 28th 2013, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

In today’s technology-enabled and global environment sharing information in a virtual way has become common practice. Delivering presentations to a virtual audience however has a unique set of challenges that must be managed in order to meet communication objectives.

In this 1 hour webinar Michelle Moore will cover techniques for maximising the success of a virtual presentation.

Presenter: Michelle Moore LinkedIn profile) is a learning and development professional with in-depth knowledge and experience in Sales, Leadership and Communication Skills. Michelle facilitates Global Knowledge Leadership and Business workshops on a world-wide basis and is responsible for development and promotion of the Global Knowledge EMEA Leadership and Business Skills portfolio.

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Live Webinar – May 28th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 am EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 1 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?

This session will answer these questions and so much more.

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’

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

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