Live Webinar – August 7th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Live Webinar – August 7th, 2013 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM BT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Sponsored by: APMG International

PRINCE2, a project management methodology used internationally across many different project types and sizes, can add real value to your organization.

This presentation looks at why adopting PRINCE2 for your business makes sense, and how such an approach can give you a strategic advantage in business.

Specific topics that will be discussed include:

• Improved ability to select projects for inclusion in a portfolio
• More flexibility and agility in addressing resourcing issues from an organizational perspective
• Easier interface with other partners or suppliers
• More options in resourcing projects, either from recruiting or outsourcing perspectives
• Improved efficiency in delivering successful projects and portfolio management.

Click to register for The Benefits of Implementing a Project Management Methodology – Prince2®

Live Webinar – August 6th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Thanks to the popularity of Siri on the iPhone, voice enablement applications are exploding.

In this program, Nancy Munro will provide several examples of how organizations can utilize voice enablement for performance support, training, data collection and more. Many of these applications can be created without a deep level of technical expertise.

Some of the examples will include:

• Creation of voice forms to automate data insertion into enterprise applications
• Development of virtual coaches to walk people through step by step instructions
• Capturing conversational information for the purposes of training
• Building interactive surveys
• Combined audio content and data collection for field testing

Be ready to be one of Nancy’s audience volunteers during this fun and insightful presentation

Speakers:Nancy Munro, (LinkedIn profile) founder of KnowledgeShift Inc, has over 20 years of experience in the learning and development industry. Before starting her own firm, Nancy managed projects that assessed which learning methodology mapped to the best learning solutions. Nancy has been focused on development of voice enabled technology platforms and has become the leader in this space for the training and development industry. Nancy has deployed successful projects for organizations like Kraft, Sears, Motorola and UPS.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 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’

Click to register for Get “Siri-Us”: How Voice Enablement Technologies Can Improve Productivity

Live Webinar August 6th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Organizational Project Management CoP (REP #S043)

From the 4Q Track: Resource Management and OPM, PMI Organizational Project Management CoP (REP #S043) will present in collaboration with the PMI LEAD CoP (REP #S004): Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business & Life. This presentation will redefine how you view and comprehend people. Africa-born, New York Times bestselling author,

Stefan Swanepoel will share the different parallels between our concrete jungle and the real jungle.

Take the surprisingly accurate three-minute quiz and discover whether you are an enterprising crocodile, a strategic lion, a risk-taking mongoose or another one of the “Serengeti Seven.”

Learn to develop your own strongest survival skill and identify and understand the strengths of those you work with – all while having fun and developing an extraordinary team.

Presenter: Stefan Swanepoel’s (LinkedIn profile) life has been a “Serengeti Journey”—from his birth in Kenya to schooling in Hong Kong and South Africa eventually, running a New York-based global franchise network with 25,000 sales associates in 30 countries. Author of the New York Times Bestselling Business book Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business & Life, he has served as president of seven companies and two non-profit organizations.

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

Click to register for The Safari of Self Discovery: Surviving Your Serengeti: 7 Skills to Master Business & Life

Live Webinar August 7th, 2013 – 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Construction CoP (REP #S019)
Presented by: Pablo Lled PMP

Lean Thinking Defines A Technique
To Make Projects More Efficient

• This philosophy was originaly born in the 1990s and was mostly applied in massive production projects.
• In 2001, software developers redefined the approach to create what is now known as agile software development.

From these two philosophies, Lean and Agile, we will discuss tips for Project Managers in order to manage efficient projects, but not just for the Production or IT Sectors, but also for all construction projects.

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

Click to register for From Lean to Agile Project Management

Live Webinar August 6thth, 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

Win the War for Talent

Make no mistake: The recruiting world is a volatile yet important place to be right now.

While demand for talent surges, qualified candidates with critical skills are harder than ever to find.

How will your company respond to this predicament?

Jobvite CEO Dan Finnigan (LinkedIn profile) frankly discusses why now, more than ever, recruiters need the power of innovation to fuel their strategies—and why their futures might depend on it.

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’

Click to register for Leading the Charge, Driving the Change: Why Innovators Will Win the War for Talent

Live Webinar – August 6th 2013, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Note: Although ASPE is an REP presentations may have to be recorded as a Cat C PDU Event – Contact Traci Lester Marketing Specialist at ASPE for more information

• Are you an older leader who has someone under 30 on your team?
• Are you a younger leader who needs to motivate and inspire an older worker?
• How can leaders leverage opportunities, and address challenges, inherent in a workforce whose age range now spans 25 years?
• How can you maximize the exchange of diverse perspectives while at the same time build team cohesion and organizational alignment?

Join ASPE and Marilyn Kobus of InterActive Dynamics to learn some key strategies for leading the 21st century workforce.

Marilyn will explore a “surfing approach” to the challenges presented by this Great Talent Oceanâ„¢, highlighting three cornerstone elements to help leaders attract, develop, coach, lead and retain today’s talent.

PDU Category C documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 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’

Click to register for The Multi-Generational Workplace: Surfing the Multiple Waves of Talent