Live Webinar October 23rd, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

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No Project Is Successful Without A Plan

Putting a plan together will certainly ensure that deliverables are defined and tasks are completed.

However as a project progresses and project team members come and go, keeping the project team on task and then closing the project is really the difficulty part, not to mention getting the customer to sign-off on the final deliverables.

This webinar is meant for those who have seen project target dates slip because final details are delayed.

Objectives:

• Learn the reasons that ending a project is harder than starting a project
• Gain successful sign-off by customers on project completion
• Identify techniques for effectively closing projects

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 22nd 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

A common question asked when organizations seek to make the move to an Agile approach is who is affected by this change and who will be required to be on the Agile team.

This type of approach is not just focused on the developers, but the larger organization, and in order for it to be successful, understanding how to form an Agile team is critically important.

This web seminar will cover how to determine the appropriate team size, which roles should be included, how to involve the business as a member of the team, and what role leadership plays in ensuring the team’s success.

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Live Webinar October 24th, 2013, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar October 24th, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

While most people don’t agree on what risk is, most don’t like it!

Risks exist in many flavors and at many levels. In this session we explore various types of risk impacting projects, programs and portfolios, focusing primarily on two types – known and unknown.

Discussion Topics:

• What risk is and why most dislike it
• How we can deal with risk in the realm of the known
• How to deal with risk in the realm of the unknown

Presenter: Robert A.Handler (LinkedIn profile)

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’

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Live Webinar October 23rd, 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)

In this webinar, you will learn about the important relationship between Business Analysts and Project Managers, in the context of a four-step process for eliciting effective requirements.

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Live Webinar October 23, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour ea Credits: 1 Category B – Free PDUs
Presented by: Modern Analyst

Requirements definition and management and business architecture are complimentary disciplines that must blend together to create the tune everyone wants to hear: Project success and business value.

Organizational strategies need to be linked to:

• Objectives,
• Goals,
• Projects,
• Capabilities,
• Functions,
• Processes, and
• Use cases

While requirements are instrumental in clarifying visions and building solutions into the business architecture.

These two ends of the spectrum of planning and operationalizing value need to function together to maximize business benefits from IT investment.

In this one-hour webinar, Enfocus Solutions, Inc., CEO Keith Ellis (LinkedIn profile) details how to synchronize the projects and requirements layer and the business architecture layer.

Participants will leave with new insights on how to harmonize requirements, manage impact, and value management – all to drive organizational performance, decrease costs, and increase efficiencies

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

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

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 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 Oct 23rd, 2013, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar Oct 23rd, 2013, 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Is Software Testing A Waste Of Time & Money?

Many people outside of the testing profession seem to think so, and, based on the relative paucity of money devoted to testing compared to other activities in the lifecycle, it’s certainly not a high priority for many organizations.

• Is that smart?
• Why do we test software?
• What benefits, goals, and objectives does testing serve?

Attend this presentation to learn solid, hard-headed, convincing reasons why testing is one of the smartest investments you can make, and why organizations that invest in testing receive long-lasting benefits from doing so.

Rex will lay out the case for software testing 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

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