Live Webinar November 6th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

IMPORTANT NOTE: There is some confusion whether this course is 1 hour 1 Cat A PDU or 30 mins .5 Cat A PDU – ITMPI has listed it as their session as a 1 Hr session + Q&A but the description they have provided lists the session as 30 mins. See session for details.

Executives and managers interested in aligning strategic information management with the strategy formation and formulation and execution process can’t miss this webinar.

In only 30 minutes, Bert Brijs (LinkedIn profile), author of Business Analysis for Business Intelligence (BA4BI), shows the way to improve strategy formation, formulation and execution by synchronizing the business intelligence delivery process with your strategic priorities. Don’t miss this half hour of food for thought!

Click to register for How to Keep Business Intelligence in Sync with Your Strategic Priorities

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Live Webinar November 5th, 2013 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: AtTask Events (REP #2797)

NOTE: Although AtTask is an REP this session may not have an activity code and may need to be listed as a Category C PDU Information will be provided about the PDU category at the end of the presentation.

Software development and test/QA teams are under tremendous pressure in organizations forced to do more with less.

Distributed teams, system upgrades, and software integrations only add fuel to the fire, especially for those tasked with critical deliverables and meeting deadlines.

These problems scamper about like pesky little lizards on the individual level, but taken together add up to one gigantic, fire-breathing dragon: the dragon of work chaos.

Register for this web seminar and learn how to enable your teams to:

• Spot the dragon—see why development and test/QA are the ideal habitat in which the dragon of work chaos thrives and where wasted time could be costing you a price
• Prepare for battle—explore key guidelines of standardizing project inputs and requests, resource management, and metric tracking to keep your teams connected to their projects and day-to-day work
• Conquer the dragon—learn how a modern enterprise work management solution unifies distributed teams, allows for seamless integrations, and provides end-to-end project visibility and accountability

Time to don your shiniest armor and unleash your inner project warrior as you go to battle and get work done. See you on the battlefield. Register for this web seminar today.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) 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’

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Live Webinar November 6th, 2013 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Looking to Increase Performance of Your Team?

Emotional Intelligence is increasingly being linked to high performance from the various fields such as human resources, brain neuroscience, mindfulness, positive psychology and performance management.

The first question most leaders ask is: “How do I raise EI for myself and my direct reports?”

Dr. Relly Nadler (LinkedIn profile) has been coaching and training leaders in specific tools he has created or collected to raise focus, attention and performance since 2000. In this webinar he will present some of his proven and practical tools to help yourself, your team and organization improve emotional intelligence.

Key objectives of this webcast:

1. The positive and negative impacts of operating on automatic.
2. You will learn what is “White Space” and how it impacts your leadership.
3. What five strategic questions that can help you access your prefrontal cortex, refocus and improve thinking when stressed.
4. A simple tool for leaders of when you should be in and when and how to stay out of delegated tasks.
5. A coaching model that gives you the sequence for when to listen and to give advice.

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’

Presented by: Relly Nadler, Psy.D. MCC: Relly is a licensed psychologist and a Master Certified Coach (MCC). He has been doing Executive Coaching since 1995 and is a faculty member of the College of Executive Coaching. Relly is the president and CEO True North Leadership, Inc. an Executive and Organizational Development firm. He brings his expertise in Emotional Intelligence to all his keynotes, consulting, coaching and training.

Relly is the author of many leadership & team performance books including:

• Leading with Emotional Intelligence: Hands-On Strategies for Building Confident and Collaborative Star Performers
• Leadership Keys Field Guide: Emotional Intelligence Tools for Great Leadership
• Leaders’ Playbook: How to Apply Emotional Intelligence-Keys to Great Leadership
• Processing the Experience: Enhancing and Generalizing Learning

Click to register for Emotional Intelligence Tools to Raise Focus and Performance

Live Webinar November 6th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour ea Credits: 1 Category B – Free PDUs
Presented by: Modern Analyst

NOTE: We have listed this as a Category B but the provider has stated that this session is ** Eligible for PDUs, CDUs. ** This most likely will be a category A presentation presented by Diversified Business Communications (Rep #1811 – parent company). More Information will be available will be available at the end of the session.

Business Analysts are now emerging from requirement writers for IT projects to serving as a pivotal link in business change and transformation. However, to be successful, business analysts have to have the right set of skills and competencies.

The skills must not only include business and IT domain knowledge, but experience and competency on how to apply various business analysis techniques such as value stream mapping, performance measurement, user centered design, and other techniques to determine solutions for complex business problems.

Many organizations have struggled finding and developing business analysis skills. A Business Analysis Center of Excellence (BACoE) provides an effective method for organizations to increase business analysis maturity and consequently deliver more business value and reduce the risk of projects.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• How to standardize business analysis process and practices
• How to create a Business Analysis Center of Excellence
• How to Integrate Business Analysis into Project Management Processes

Plus: Attendees will receive a kit of value materials including a Business Analysis Capability Maturity Model.

PDU Category B (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop 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 Improve Business Performance & Innovation: Create a BA Center of Excellence

Live Webinar November 5th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or
Live Webinar November 5th, 2013 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

You Can Make A Career Out Of
Software Testing!

Software testing provides some of the most interesting and difficult challenges available in the software engineering profession.

It is a growing field, and much remains to be learned about how best to test software, and to manage the testing of software. As a software testing profession, you have the opportunity to be a pioneer.

In this free webinar for current and future testers, Rex will explain why you should pick software testing as a profession and answer your questions.

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

Click to register for the 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of Why Testing As A Career?

Click to register for the 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT presentation of Why Testing As A Career?

Live Webinar – November 6th 2013, 8:00 am – 9:00 am EST
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

As demographics and globalization continue to change the face of today’s workforce and the profiles of teams, organizations struggle to ensure that diversity contributes positively to culture and business performance.

In this 1 hour complimentary webinar Michelle Moore, (LinkedIn profile) Director of Leadership and Business Skills will discuss the challenges of diversity and share best practices for improving communication and effectiveness in diverse teams.

The webinar will include the following elements:

• Layers of Diversity in Today’s Organizations
• Communication, Team effectiveness and Diversity
• Adapting Communication in a Diverse Workplace

Click to register for Dealing with Diversity