Live Webinar October 8th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Organizational Project Management CoP (REP #S043)

This Webinar will present a proven methodology, based on models developed at Harvard Business School and the Wharton School of Business, which Dr. Jim Wasson has successfully employed to manage a diverse $70 million project portfolio involving 16 product lines across 6 international markets to achieve robust revenue and profit growth.

This presentation will provide answers to the following questions:

• Is your entire R&D budget spent on incremental product improvements or are you also developing revolutionary disruptive technologies for future growth? Do you have dedicated resources for advanced technology and new product development or are your engineers always putting out today’s fires? Have you developed and maintained a set of technology roadmaps to manage the product development process for future growth?
• Is there duplication in your core technology developments across your business areas? How do you achieve horizontal integration? Have you developed a robust and balanced product development portfolio that takes in to account product life-cycle, core competencies and emerging opportunities?
• What is your criteria for portfolio selection in order to accommodate not only near-term product enhancement launches for the core business to maintain market share, but also to nurture new platform launches for future growth while scouting and positioning for emerging opportunities?

Help your business successfully manage the strategic innovation and technology management product development process to profitably grow your business in these uncertain economic times.

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

Presenter: Dr. Jim Wasson, (LinkedIn profile) PMP, is the Founder and President of Growth Strategies International. Jim was the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at BAE Systems Inc., where he planned and directed the new product development portfolio. He has 20 years of prior experience as Director/Manager of Program/Project Management at GE Aviation (previously Smiths Aerospace) and at Boeing. Dr. Wasson was the Chairman of the University of Phoenix Graduate Business and Management College for the West Michigan Campuses and was an Adjunct Professor for 15 years teaching Project Management classes. He has a PhD and MBA in International Business Management and a BS Engineering degree.

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Live Webinar – October 9th, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Demystify a wide range of agile & traditional requirements / development methodologies!

This session looks at the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and gives prescriptive guidelines to requirements leadership looking to improve results by striking a better balance between agile and disciplined practices.

These practices are not mutually exclusive – the real issue is to look at your current circumstances and find the right balance to maximize success.

This session refocuses the agility versus discipline dialogue.

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Live Webinar October 9th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)

It’s been said that people don’t remember if the project was a week late, but they always remember if it doesn’t work.

What does project quality mean? How does that differ from product and process quality? More importantly, this webinar addresses how you can get a handle on the critical components of project quality.

Objectives:

• Define key quality management criteria
• Differentiate project, product, and process quality
• Identify techniques to plan for quality
• Define best practices to implement within Project Insight

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

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Live Webinar October 8th, 2013, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar October 8th, 2013, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Companies have more customer data,
Both structured & unstructured,
Than ever before.

Big data presents both challenges and opportunities to customer-centric strategies.

This presentation describes how companies can not only manage customer-related big data but also leverage customer analytics to identify customer patterns and insights and develop actionable customer opportunities.

Discussion Topics:

• Challenges and opportunities being created by the collision of big data and CRM
• How to acquire and manage big data to support customer-centric strategies
• How to leverage analytics to create actionable customer insights and opportunities

Presenters:

BillO’Kane, (LinkedIn profile) Research Director

KimberlyCollins, Research VP

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 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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Live Webinar October 8th, 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

I’m INTJ -What Type are YOU?

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI®), commonly referred to as Personality Type and emotional intelligence (EQ) have created quite a buzz in their respective communities and for good reason.

These tools help you understand more about who you are and how you relate to others in a variety of settings.

In this session we will explore how to incorporate personality type and emotional intelligence in a workable way.

Learn how to build a business case to use emotional intelligence in the workplace, how these two tools can combine to paint a more vivid picture for yourself and others, and how to leverage strengths and harness opportunity areas.

Objectives/Key Take Aways:

1. Learn how to use the MBTI® and emotional intelligence in a practical way through case studies.
2. Build a business case to introduce and use emotional intelligence and the MBTI® in the workplace to get results.
3. Discover ways to use both tools in coaching, leadership development and IDPs (individual development plans).
4. Identify strategies on how to use emotional intelligence and the MBTI® immediately in both your work and personal life.

Presented by: Laura Trozzi, (LinkedIn profile) Senior Talent Management Specialist, Kleinfelder

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) 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’

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