Live Webinar June 20th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Global Sustainability CoP (REP #S046)

Early in Alfonso’s career he had a negative attitude regarding his job and towards the projects he managed. That negative disposition generated more problems than advantages. He created a negative image of himself in front of his colleagues, team members and managers. The result was not good. He transmitted negativism to his managers and team members. The maturing process led him to change his thinking.

He needed an attitude check!

By changing his attitude, he changed his world. When he joined PMI in 1993 a broad window appeared in his mind. He dealt with Spanish people in order to convince them to create a PMI Chapter.

It is sad but some chapters are not always welcoming. PMI Madrid Chapter did not support his volunteer contribution, so he decided to sponsor and create PMI Madrid Barcelona.

This presentation explains his volunteer’s leader experience during his professional career from the attitude point of view.

People reactions are different depending on background, culture and environment but positive attitude gives you an added value as a project leader to manage a PMI Component. Don’t forget that your team members see you as their reference.

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

Presenter: Alfonso Bucero, MSc, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI Fellow, Region 8th South-West Component Mentor (LinkedIn profile)

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Live Webinar June 20th, 2011 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 75 Minutes webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Change Management CoP (REP #S056)

The PMIChange Management CoP has indicated that there is : “More details to come…. ” So check out the link below to see if the information has been updated.

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

Presenter: Thomas Jarocki (LinkedIn profile)

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Live Webinar – June 18th, 2013 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Risks exist on projects because by definition, projects possess uncertainty. Organizations that ignore risks experience reduced project success rates due to the wasted effort and delays that result from dealing with issues.

Risk management methodologies address this challenge but tend to be too theoretical or require significant process discipline or historical data to be practical.

During this webinar you will learn practical, lightweight best practices for managing risks throughout a project’s lifecycle.

Benefits of managing risks through this approach include:

• Improved project predictability
• Improved ROI for your overall portfolio
• Quantification of cost & schedule contingencies
• Reduced effort spent resolving project issues

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

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: Initiating & Executing, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 11 – Risk

• 11.1 Plan Risk Management
• 11.2 Identify Risks
• 11.5 Plan Risk Responses

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 18th, 2013 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour PDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: DCG – David Consulting Group (REP 3525)

Note: Although DCG is an Rep this event may not have a course number contact DCG for further information

Despite the fact that testing often accounts for at least 30-40% of the total project costs, only limited attention is given to testing in the various software process improvement models such as the CMM and the CMMI. As an answer, the testing community has created its own improvement models.

This webinar introduces you to the exciting world of TMMI.
What is it you ask?

TMMI is the Testing Maturity Model Integration framework of best practices for testing activities. Quality models are no longer exclusively focused on development. They have expanded to recognize the importance testing plays in the lifecycle.

During this webinar DCG will give a brief overview of the history of TMMI and introduce you to the 5 levels and process areas associated with the model.

This webinar reviews the Test Maturity Model Integration (TMMi). The TMMi is a detailed model for test process improvement and is positioned as being complementary to the CMMI.

NOTE: Calendar conflict? Register below and receive the link to the recording to view at a later time.

Pat Eglin, (DCG profile) CMMI Instructor and Consultant, will share her insights and experience regarding the changes this industry has undergone. Change often brings opportunities and Pat will share information about the adjustments you should make in this changed CMMI world.

Tom Cagley, (LinkedIn profile) Agile and Metrics Practice Manager will share his perspective on the importance of testing in all development methods.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
• 8.3 Control Quality

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 18th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Change Is A Constant

There will be more of it in every organization, more often and impacting more people. We also know that new learning and e-learning programs as well as organizational initiatives are changes and they don’t just implement themselves.

To ensure their success we must recognize the often quoted mantra, ‘the soft stuff is the hard stuff’ is in fact, true.

The ‘soft stuff’ are the people issues – creating awareness and understanding, developing involvement and engagement, and ensuring integration into the individual and organizational processes – that touch users, managers and executives and we must find ways to efficiently and effectively address them.

Having advised major public and private organizations on change and implementation for over 30 years,Lance Dublin has had his share of successes and failures.

In this session, he will share with you the myths/truths I’ve distilled from these experiences, covering the change lifecycle from awareness to adoption to adaption to full integration. And, from developing an effective implementation plan based on a proven strategy from a blank-slate to taking what you’ve already done or currently are doing to re-form a plan and re-think your strategy to be more effective.

The key objective of this webinar is to challenge all of us to re-think what we know and have done, and to generate new ideas. So, please come prepared to share as well as listen. This is an opportunity to together evolve an approach for organizational change and program implementation based on our collective experience and learning. I’m looking forward to learning with you!

Speakers: Lance Dublin (LinkedIn profile) has been an advocate for innovative approaches to learning and change throughout his career. He went from designing a weeklong “Experiment in Free Form Education” program in high school to co-founding one of the nation’s first fully accredited ‘University Without Walls’. Later recognizing the impact of new user-centered technologies on people, business and learning, he founded and built Dublin Group, a company which became a leader in improving individual and organizational performance and implementing large-scale change.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications 13 – Stakeholders

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 10.1 Plan Communications Management
• 13.1 Identify Stakeholders

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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