Live Webinar July 31st, 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)

Learn about this innovative initiative in the Ontario Public Services to establish a tool for employee collaboration and professional networking and information exchange.

As well, learn how Agile stacks up against Waterfall as a methodology in delivering this platform which grew from humble roots to becoming the enterprise standard for the Ontario Public Services organization of 65,000 employees.

Presenter: Tom Sommerville (LinkedIn profile) is currently leading OPSpedia – the open source collaboration, wiki and blogging platform for Ontario’s public servants – he has also worked in telecommunications and consulting firms, focusing on intranets, search & information discovery, and web communications.

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

Click to register for Social Media Government: A Case Study – OPSpedia

Live Webinar – August 1st, 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

Establishing a PMO (Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office) is considered to be a best practice approach to improving the value an organization can receive from its project investments.

Why is it then, that a study, conducted in 2005, of 750 organizations worldwide indicated that over 75% of organizations that set up a PMO shut it down within three years because it did not demonstrate any added value?

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar where you will learn key reasons why so many PMOs fail, and gain some valuable knowledge of the critical success factors required to ensure the survival of your PMO.

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 (PMBOK 5) 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’

Click to register for Setting Up a PMO is Not for the Faint Hearted!

Live Webinar August 1st, 2013, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar August 1st, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Strategic planning is at the heart of any enterprise, and alignment with the corporate strategic plan is often a key concern of CIOs.

There is a science to developing an IT strategy, and there is an art.

This session will explore the art of strategic planning, helping attendees articulate IT’s contribution.

Discussion Topics:

• The components of an IT strategy when using “science” to develop it
• The thought process behind the art of a One-page strategy
• Techniques for developing a One-page strategy

Presenter: HeatherColella, Research VP

Click to register for The Art of a One-Page Strategy

Live Webinar – August 2nd 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

SharePoint 2013 brings a lot of new tools and development options for developers!

In this webinar, we’ll walk through and understand the changes to Farm Solutions, Sandbox solutions, and the new App model.

We’ll look at new ways of developing, including NAPA, remote SharePoint development, and more.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn about new features for development – including the new APIs.
• Learn how to setup a SharePoint 2013 development environment and what is required.
• Learn about the new App model! We’ll cover the public App store, corporate App store, and NAPA
• Learn about new data access features such as OData, new search API features, and more.

Presenter: Bryon Brewer (LinkedIn profile)

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 9.3 Develop 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 SharePoint 2013: What’s New for Developers

A List Of The 10 New Features You’ll Love In
SharePoint 2013

Live Webinar July 31st, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
A Microsoft Worldwide Event Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 30 Minutes 0.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU

NOTE: You can also claim as Category C PDUs the time to install/review/learn the features of this PM Template.

If you have not downloaded Brightwork’s Project Management Template For Sharepoint yet, you can do so here:
Brightwork’s Free SharePoint Project Management Template.

If you have downloaded the free SharePoint Project Management Template from BrightWork, we know you will find it useful to manage projects on SharePoint.

On July 31st BrightWork will host a free training webcast that will focus on how to deploy and configure the Project Management Template on SharePoint.

This webcast will explain and demonstrate:

• How to capture and organize project goals, issues, risks, tasks, and more
• How to create My Work reports, Gantt charts, discussion forums and team calendars
• How to generate project status reports for real-time project visibility
• How to use the two way sync to Microsoft Project

Join Microsoft Project & Certified Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) Silver Partner, BrightWork and learn how to make the most of your SharePoint Project Management Template from BrightWork.

Learn how to best deploy and configure the templates for use in your organization This training webcast will also include a Q&A session at the end, so prepare your questions in advance.

Presenter: Éamonn McGuinness (LinkedIn profile) CEO BrightWork has been involved in the development of commercial software products on Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange 2000 webstore, SharePoint 2001, SharePoint 2003, SharePoint 2007 and now SharePoint 2010, with the same basic product mission (process driven project management). Éamonn has been on various Microsoft SharePoint advisory councils since 2001. He has over 25 years of executive experience at various technology organizations

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 6.5 Develop Schedule
• 6.6 Control Schedule

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 Using The Free SharePoint Project Management Template

Live Webinar July 30th, 2013 – 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Leadership in PM CoP (REP #S051)

Today’s workforce is more diverse than it has ever been in the past. It is important that project managers begin to look at their roles differently.

In this presentation we will challenge the typical Project Manager arcetype. It is time to consider the responsibility of the PM as a curator in order to inspire project teams and facilitate innovation in a creative and “on-demand” world.

Participants will be introduced to the concepts of curation and how it will help them lead and navigate in todays’ world.

Presenter: Nathaniel J. Quintana (LinkedIn profile) brings over a decade of PPM and training experience to his role of Community Manager of Mindavation. Nathaniel was selected as member of the 2009 Denver Business Journal’s list of 40 under forty.

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

See the Gabriel Institute Curator Role Description

Click to register for Project Manager as Curator, a New Look in a Changing World

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Learn More About The
Gabriel Institute’s Recorded Teamability Course
4 Category B PDUs – Freeâ„¢

The “Great Folks” at the Gabriel Institute have recorded their Wonderful 4 hour “Teamability Course” for your convenience!

Learn about the types of roles within a team including the all important curator role! Learn the characteristics of the people that best fit the role and learn how to match yourself and your team members to the role that fits them best.

With the archived version (now available) HRCI/PMI credits still apply! This course has been approved for four HRCI recertification credits (4 General). and PMPs can earn 4 ‘Category B’ credits, also. Just contact them after viewing all four modules to request credit! A short questionnaire will be sent to you to confirm completion.

NOTE: You must complete all 4 modules to receive credit for this course.