Live Webinar Sept 19th, 2013 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

A successful business process improvement program begins with a proven, well-thought out process analysis and redesign methodology.

BPTrends Associates (BPTA) has developed a comprehensive, integrated approach to process analysis and redesign that blends best practices from each major process improvement approach.

Those trained in any traditional approach will discover things that are familiar and learn some new ideas that can ensure a more complete analysis.

Armed with a thorough analysis, you can develop a design that is more likely to solve your organization’s problems and improve performance.

This webinar will:

• Provide an overview of the BPTA Analysis and Redesign Methodology
• Demonstrate how it can help you focus on all considerations, resulting in a comprehensive analysis and an effective redesign
• Help you will understand critical techniques like process scoping, flow modeling and developing business rules.
• Help you will walk away knowing how to solve employee and managerial performance problems, software requirements for IT and change management planning to ensure a successful project improvement program.

Presenter:Paul Harmon, (LinkedIn profile) Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group, is a Co-Founder and Executive Editor at Business Process Trends providing information on best practices in Business Process Management (BPM). Paul has worked with a wide variety of companies to help them analyze and redesign their business processes and has authored numerous books, including Business Process Change, Second Edition: A Guide for Business Managers and BPM and Six Sigma Professionals (The MK/OMG Press).

Click to register for Process Analysis and Redesign: The Key to Process Improvement

Live Webinar September 19th, 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 explore how the IT landscape is changing and the role of the Architect within this new landscape.

ITMPI will focus on the big picture and the small steps architects can take to keep up.

Click to register for The Architects Role In A Globalized IT Economy

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Live Webinar – Sept 18th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Sponsored by: PEX – The Process Excellence Network

Come on…
How difficult can it be
To improve a few processes?

Everyone’s looking forward to your new BPM initiative. Your CEO is excited about reducing costs and getting rid of inefficiency. Frontline staff can’t wait for improved processes that make their lives easier. And you can’t wait to start making an impact in your organization.

What could possibly go wrong? Loads!

BPM projects go wrong for many reasons. One of the most common pitfalls is not focusing on what matters most for your business and then not managing risks appropriately when it comes to implementation.

Luckily, help is at hand. Forrest Breyfogle, who quite literally wrote the book (actually13 of them…with another one coming out this September!) on process improvement, and Rick Haynes, who has taught statistics to nuclear scientists (yes, we kid you not!), will be distilling decades of practical experience into simple things you can do right nowto ensure your BPM program doesn’t go the way of the dodo.

• Learn 5 simple things you can do right now that will make your BPM implementation deliver better, more powerful results for your business
• Identify which processes you should target first to get the biggest bang for your buck
• Look at how you can develop effective business success measures and learn to spot where your key risks are

This live session builds on the concepts presented in Smarter Solution’s recent webinar: What’s your strategy for avoiding risk in BPM? This session was recordedJune 12, 2013 and also qualifies for 1 Cat C PDU – Simply register for the webinar with the above link to view it.

Presenters:

Forrest W. Breyfogle III(LinkedIn profile) CEO Smarter Solutions, has over 2 decades of experience in process improvement and has authored numerous books on statistics and Lean Six Sigma.

His published books include:

• Statistical Methods for Testing, Development, and Manufacturing,
• Implementing Six Sigma: Smarter Solutions Using Statistical Methods, ,
• Managing Six Sigma: A Practical Guide to Understanding, Assessing, and Implementing the Strategy That Yields Bottom-Line Success ,
• Wisdom on the Green: Smarter Six Sigma Business Solutions (co-authored), Lean Six Sigma in Sickness and in Health, and
• The Integrated Enterprise Excellence System.

Rick Haynes (LinkedIn profile) Business Consultant and Statistician Smarter Solutions, has more than 20 years’ experience in project management, training, applied statistics, engineering, and customer support. He holds multiple certifications at all levels of Lean Six Sigma from Champion, Master Black Belt down to Yellow Belt.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope

• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.5 Validate Scope
• 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’

Click to register for Five Practical Ways to Enhance Your BPM Implementation

Live Webinar – Sept 18th, 2013 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Decision Management Solutions

Intelligent processes are dynamic, flexible, transparent and adaptive.

They deliver consumer-centric services that can respond to rapidly changing business conditions and complex regulatory environments while simplifying IT and leveraging scarce resources. Decisions, and the business rules to automate those decisions, play a critical role in delivering these processes.

In this webinar you will be introduced to intelligent processes and their value, understand the role of decisions in these processes and learn about the Blueriq rules-driven business process management solution.

Presenter: James Taylor (LinkedIn profile) CEO of Decision Management Solutionshas more than 20 years experience improving the decision-making process and developing methods to create an agile, analytic, and adaptive businesses. Working with clients in all sectors he identifies their highest-value opportunities for advanced analytics, enabling them to reduce fraud, continually manage and assess risk, and maximize customer value with increased flexibility and speed.

Looking for information on decision Management Systems?

• Sign up for the newsletter – Decision Management News.
• Read James’s blog: JT on EDM; or
• Follow James on Twitter: jamet123.

Bonus Read the White Paper:
Decision-Centric, Intelligent Processes

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 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.’

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Live Webinar Sept 19th, 2013 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Duration: 30 Minutes Credits: 0.50 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Competitive Solutions Inc.

How Do You Build Your Scorecard?

Although using metrics is common, what is not common to most organizations is the implementation of a continuous improvement and an auditing process to ensure that the scorecards have the right kind of metrics.

In order to track overall business performance, most organizations have some form of business scorecard or balanced scorecard in place.

Whether using a simple spread sheet or a comprehensive scorecard software technology, scorecards are driven by the development and leveraging of specific, tactical measures commonly known as metrics.

When done correctly, metrics allow leaders to know both the expected results (goals), the actual results (outcomes) and give leaders an opportunity to focus future efforts on continually improving performance.

The first step in improving your scorecards is to have the ability to identify and eliminate the metrics that you simply don’t need.

Learn about the 3 Kinds of Business Metrics:

1. The Meaningful
2. The Nice-to-Know
3. The Stuff filling up my screen

Join this webinar to learn some great tips on how to develop effective scorecards.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 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 How to Leverage your KPIs to Elevate Employee Engagement