Live Webinar June 13th, 2013 11:00 pm – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU/CDU Category B – Free PDU/CDU
Presented by: IIBA

This lively discussion explores the definition of change and the role of business analysis in change. The question “are project the only vehicle for organizational change?” will be explored. The many aspects of change will be addressed by our panelists. This session will give you a new perspective on what change is in an organization!

Presenters:

Julian Sammy (LinkedIn profile, @sci_ba ) Enterprise Business Analysis and Core Team Lead BABOK® Guide, author of many articles and quick tips and the IIBA peer review journal Best Practices for Better Business Analysis

Celia Wolf, (LinkedIn profile) Publisher/CEO of BP Trends and Managing Director, BP Trends Associates has over 25 years of experience in business development, operations management, and marketing across a broad range of industries and markets.

Steven P.Blais, PMP (LinkedIn profile) has over 42 years of information systems experience in technology management, consulting and marketing positions. He specializes in the design and installation of business-oriented accounting systems and databases for commercial and government clients in the distributed environment.

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Live Webinar June 13th, 2013 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Mind mapping is a technique that allows us to visualize, summarize, and remember key concepts. In this webinar you will be able to make the connection between mind mapping and preparation for the Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) examination.

By attending this webinar you will have gained a better appreciation for the mind mapping tool, as well as the methods to apply it as you begin to outline your approach for successfully preparing for and passing the CBAP exam.

This is a powerful way to shorten your study time and accelerate your preparation. This might be described as the “easy button” to becoming CBAP certified.

This webinar will highlight and examine methods to prepare effectively for the CBAP credential, including:

1. Learn the foundational concepts of mind mapping.
2. Understand how to use mind mapping to visually represent key information you wish to remember
3. Organize, visualize and summarize the Business Analyst Body of Knowledge (BABOK)
4. Use mind mapping to create a study approach the accelerates your study preparation
5. Learn how to apply completed mind maps as a review tool
6. Shorten your study time as you prepare to become CBAP certified.

Presenter: Terrell Smith (LinkedIn profile), MPA, PMP, CBAP With over 25 years of experience in a wide range of project management and business analysis assignments, he brings concepts to life in a practical and easy to apply manner. Terrell has assisted clients in the development of project management methodologies, risk assessments, quality management, agile methods, problem solving, rescuing troubled projects, implementing business analysis best practices, and team building.

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Interested In Mind Mapping?

More Mind Mapping Resources

• What Is A Mind Map? This article includes links to 2 Great Mindmaps :
  1. A Conflict Management Mind Map
  2. A Career Development Framework Mind Map
• Project Management Process Groups & Knowledge Areas (PMBOK® 4th Edition) – S. Babou’s Mind Mapsâ„¢
  1. Mind Mapsâ„¢ are an excellent way of communicating information visually. They have a wide range of applications – decision making, risk planning and process flows are examples.This article links to some great resources including Babou’s impressive Mind Map diagram of the PMBOK 4th Edition.
• Creating a PDU Self Directed Learning Primer: Learning about Motivating Leadership Qualities A Mind Map Example
  • Walk through the process of creating a Personal Self Directed Learning ( SDL PDU ) Plan.
  • Learn how A Mind Map Can Be Used As A PRIMER for Self Directed Learning
  • Learn How to Create “SMART Goals”
  • And Use the resources in the article to create a “Self Directed Learning Plan” on Motivating Team Members and positive leadership skills worth up to 19 PDUs

Live Webinar June 12th, 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

Every Project Server implementation must address 4 major business conditions:

1. Business Process,
2. Technology,
3. Organization Core Competencies, and
4. Leadership Strategy

The assessment activities are designed to discover the key business processes and technology configurations needed to implement Enterprise Project Management within an organization or make the existing environment more efficient. The small investment of conducting the assessment is critical to the overall success of an implementation and can uncover many underlying issues related to technology, communication, configuration, processes, training and sponsorship.

Join the QuantumPM experts as they take you through the Project Server Assessment.

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 13th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

This webinar will discuss affordability analysis and how it determines the risk adjusted Total Cost of Ownership and return for an IT investment, specifically as related to development, maintenance, and operations.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Start to record your PDU – on Step 2 place the Rep # 2733 (in our listing) in the “Provider Number” area and the title of the webinar in the “Activity Name” and hit search. Select the code and continue to record the event. If you need further assistance contact us at Hello at pduOTD.com

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Live Webinar – June 13th 2013, 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 this hour-long webinar, Microsoft SQL Server expert Brian Egler will examine and demonstrate how SQL Server 2012 provides enterprise-ready high availability, powerful business analytics, and data extraction, transformation, and load (ETL) in the cloud. He will discuss SQL Server 2012 certifications and how you can master this important database technology.

After this thought-provoking webinar, you will be ready to start planning your upgrade strategy.

Three underlying themes categorize the SQL Server 2012 release:

• Mission-critical confidence
• Breakthrough insight
• Cloud on your terms

Brian will outline a feature from each theme:

• AlwaysOn for high availability and disaster recovery
• PowerView for self-service BI within SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SharePoint
• SQL Server Integration Services‎ (SSIS) for ETL processing with cloud-based data

Click to register for Unlock the Power of Microsoft SQL Server 2012