Live Webinar – Sept 30th, 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

There’s a silent revolution taking place in offices across the globe: knowledge work is being transformed by new tools that enable real-time communication, collaboration and efficient execution of tasks.

Today, it’s no longer a question of if your company will adopt these tools, but when.

• But how do you know which tools to use?
• What are the best practices for getting up and running quickly?
• And how can you harness the power of new technology to transform knowledge work at your organization?

In this webinar Glen E. Schrank (LinkedIn profile), CEO of Eccentex, takes us on a tour of the new technologies completely changing knowledge work as we know it and offers up practical case studies from numerous clients.

In this webinar you will:

1. Learn about technology’s effect on the evolution of the knowledge worker and gain a clear understanding about how today’s modern knowledge worker is being empowered by technical advancements
2. Understand why knowledge workers are turning to cloud-based tools to execute daily tasks and get insight on how to determine which technologies are right for your organization
3. Hear practical case studies of how other companies have selected, implemented and adopted some of these technologies and the results they’ve achieved

Presenter: Glen E. Schrank Chief Executive Officer Eccentex Glen E. Schrank most recently was President and CEO of HireRight, a Software as a Service (SaaS) company. As a member of the executive team, he contributed to growing HireRight from $ 20M to $ 182M in revenue, launching a successful IPO on NASDAQ, and getting acquired for approximately 25X EBITDA.

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’

Click to register for Making Knowledge Workers More Productive Through Disruptive Technology

Live Webinar Sept 26th, 2013 – 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Duration: 1 Hours webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Consulting CoP (REP #S029)

Advancement with Project Management approach to capture desired results efficiently & effectively every time in business demands a good “FIT” of managerial & leadership skills.

Professionals working on projects/program/portfolio/PMO do not have a choice to only acquire PM skills and leave leadership skills for some later point in time, no— no – no that would only lead to failure.

Project Management is both an art and a science; an art because project management requires the skills, tact, and finesse to manage people, and a science because it demands an in-depth knowledge of an assortment of technical tools. It drives change to move in strategic direction and demands leadership skills to manage human factor most effectively.

In this webinar, you will learn: Managerial skills are NOT enough for success in PM, Required Good FIT of managerial/Leadership Skills and Understanding of Human aspects for Advancement in PM

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

Presenter: Aslam Mirza, M. CEngr, MBA, PMP, LMG

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Live Webinar – Sept 25th, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

The use of business architecture principles by Business Analysts and Project Managers can be a significant ingredient to managing project and requirements risk.

There are established and proven Business Architecture best practices that can be easily used alongside project management, business analysis, lean and agile techniques to maintain and manage scope and alignment to business objectives and requirements.

As businesses, programs, and strategies evolve, Business Architecture concepts can help ensure that risk is mitigated. Business Modeling is a key component to a good Business Architecture. Learn from a couple of experts on how to employ business modeling to your advantage.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will acquire a foundational knowledge of business architecture modeling, the relationship to the business analysis methodology and the link to business strategy / objectives.

Specifically, it will:

• Bring a high level overview of the value of business modelling
• Demonstrate applicability regardless of the Change Agenda
• Illustrate the process architecture as a model type within the business architecture
• Describe the benefits

About William Ulrich and the Business Architecture Guild

The Guild is a “not for profit”, non-vendor aligned, organization with the objective of promoting business architecture best practices and expanding the discipline knowledge base. The board members are well published, distinguished business architects and trainers. The Guild’s 1000 membership community is actively developing the Business Architecture Body of Knowledge (BizBok), which is currently in V4 prepublication, with a planned release of Q4 2013. William Ulrich (LinkedIn profile), author of Business Architecture: The Art and Practice of Business Transformation and world class practitioner, is President of the Business Architecture Guild, mentor and contributor to the BizBok.

Click to register for Business Architecture Business Modeling

Live Webinar September 26th, 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)

Moving from traditional to agile testing is often a high-wire balancing act.

In this webinar, ITMPIs experienced agile expert will share with you the critical lessons from teams he’s observed who’ve successfully made the transition.

Click to register for Keys for Transitioning from Traditional to Agile Testing: Lessons from the Trenches

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Live Webinar – September 26th, 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

Resource availability is a key source of negative risk to projects. Even if your project has well-defined scope and validated activity effort estimates, if the resources you are provided are working on multiple projects and operational activities, predictability of schedule outcomes is poor.

This webinar will review some options for responding to this risk from both a systemic and project-focused perspective.

LESSONS LEARNED:

1. Understand the criticality of uncertain resource availability on project outcomes.
2. Learn which approaches for getting better knowledge of resource availability won’t work in your organization.
3. Gain a better understanding of the pros and cons of the practices that can successfully incorporate resource availability uncertainty into project planning and tracking.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) 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’

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

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Click to register for Managing Uncertainty in Resource Availability

Online Webinar – Recorded September 11th 2013
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Are you Happy in your leadership Position?

For leaders today, success isn’t just about being a great businessperson….

— It’s about performing well in all aspects of life.

Based on decades of his research and practical application around the world, Stew Friedman teaches in this webinar how to achieve what he calls “four-way wins” as a leader, improving performance and results in all four domains of life … by finding mutual value among them.

1. Work,
2. Home,
3. Community and
4. Self (mind, body, spirit)

Gaining an understanding of the Total Leadership approach and how toapply it to your situationm

Participants will take away valuable tools to:

1. Assess the alignment of their actions and value
2. Grasp what it means for them to lead with impact in all domains of their lives
3. Generate actionable plans for creating real sustainable change
4. Use peer-to-peer coaching for accountability and support for taking action
5. Build commitment for their leadership visions in those who matter most to them

NOTE: You will need to register with a free account to view.

Presented by: Stew Friedman (LinkedIn profile) is the author ofTotal Leadership: Be a Better Leader, Have a Richer Life and is at the Wharton School of Business, where he is the Practice Professor of Management. In 1991 Steve founded both the Wharton Leadership Program, and the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project. Stew served for five years in the mental health field before earning his PhD in organizational psychology from the University of Michigan.

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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