Live Webinar June 4th, 2013, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Apple reinvented the smartphone market in 2007 and created the tablet market in 2010. Since then, the “made in Cupertino” company has been shaping consumer preferences and using up much of their disposable income. Six years after its entry into the mobile market, we look at the impact Apple is having on the industry and its competitors, as well as the pressure points it is now facing.

Discussion Topics:

• The impact Apple is having on consumers and their wallets
• What Apple will do next
• How competitors can fight back

Presenter: CarolinaMilanesi, (LinkedIn profile) Research VP

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

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’

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Live Webinar June 5th, 2012 11:00 – 12:00 pm EDT
Offered by QuantumPM (REP #1264 ) (Microsoft Event Code:162830)
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Take the mystery out of Earned Value Management. If you want to improve your ability to predict your estimate at completion, you need to follow some fundamental principles when building your project schedule.

This seminar focuses on the key concepts you need to know and not the complexity of compliance reporting.

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

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Live Webinar June 4th, 2012 – 11:00 pm – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Organizational Project Management CoP (REP #S043)

OPM3 Certified professionals have found it challenging in introducing OPM and OPM3 in organizations .

The need , interest and level of comfort in approaching process improvement by organizations varies across the world and different approaches may be required to get them interested .

The key part is to identify and successfully implement the first or introductory step which will pave the way for more initiatives.

This one hour seminar will focus on ways to introduce OPM and OPM3 in organizations as a means of process improvement . These can be applied by consultants as well as users who stand to benefit from such initiatives .

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

Presenter: Raju N Rao PMP SCPM is Founder of PM_Org – Xtraplus Solutions, involved consulting and training in Risk, Cost and Organizational Project Management. Raju has spoken at Global Congresses and has been involved in the development of many standards of PMI particularly OPM3. and is coauthor of two books – Project Management Circa 2025 and Organizational Project Management .

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Live Webinar – June 4th, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is a strategic decision making approach aimed at maximizing overall returns on project investments. By focusing on the “right” projects, it is expected that there will be improved organization alignment to strategic plans as well as optimized utilization of financial and human resources.

Unfortunately, there is a significant amount of misinformation in the marketplace about PPM and many organizations that have attempted to implement these practices have failed. Of course, vendors stand ready to “help” unsuspecting executives with snake oil claims of “silver bullet” process or tool purchases to achieve PPM nirvana.

This webinar will provide you with a solid grounding of PPM principles – costs, benefits, critical success factors and lessons learned. These will help you decide whether pursuing PPM improvement is a valuable and realistic goal for your organization. This presentation will also improve your knowledge of the PPM lifecycle and provide you with the key decisions and approaches necessary to launch a successful PPM initiative.

Who should attend this webinar?
C-Level Management, IT Directors and Managers or Directors of PMOs

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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 June 3rd 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Event Code:168948 A Microsoft Event Presented by: Imaginet

1. Why should your business focus on Application Lifecycle Management?
2. What benefits will you see to your overall business?
3. How does ALM impact your bottom line?

Come attend this free webinar to discover all the answers!

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

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’

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

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Live Webinar June 5th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Aerospace & Defense CoP (REP #S003)

Projects and programs today are more complex, highly uncertain, and changing faster than ever; they are also greatly impacted by the business dynamics, and “one size does not fit all”. As a result modern businesses can no longer survive on traditional project management skills. In the next generation of the profession, project managers will have to evolve into leaders who take ownership of their project’s business results.

Learn how to deal with the strategic and business aspects of their programs, actually improve on-time delivery, and build a vision to inspire their teams and have fun.

The PMI Aerospace & Defense CoP presents Strategic Project Leadership (SPL), which was built on the foundation of traditional project management during twenty years of research and work with corporations, dozens of studies and five PhD dissertations.

SPL helps organizations deal with their projects in a flexible and adaptive way, and focus their projects on business results by creating value, competitive advantage, and winning in the marketplace.

This integrated, industry-proven, and PMI award-winning approach combines the business-related needs, the operational aspects of getting the job done, and the leadership perspective of inspiring and motivating the team.

Use lessons from several famous A&D programs to show how project leaders can integrate Strategic Project Leadership® into their current practices by building new skills on top of the PMP® and the PMBOK® Guide areas.

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

Presenter: Dr. Aaron Shenhar (LinkedIn profile) is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading experts in project management, innovation, and leadership. He was awarded recently the PMI Fellow Award, and was the first recipient of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Research Achievement Award. He is also the holder of five academic degrees in engineering and management.

Click to register for What’s Next for Complex Project & Program Mgmt? Session 1 – Leading Strategic Programs & Having Fun