Live Webinar October 22nd, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU/CDU Category B – Free PDU/CDU
Presented by: IIBA

Business Analysis Continues To Evolve

Within companies, new roles and titles like product manager, strategic analyst, enterprise analyst are emerging.

…. And outside, some BAs are starting to peddle their services as independents.

That small but growing number of consulting BAs face many challenges and decisions in booting up their solo practice.

This session will elaborate several different approaches and business models to going independent, and will present case studies from five different practitioners who have “taken their show on the road”.

Upon Completion, You will:

1. Know the challenges and rewards of going independent
2. Understand four valid business models for solo BA practice
3. Gained confidence to begin exploring your own possibility for going solo
4. Hear directly from BAs who have made the jump

Presenter: Curtis Michelson (LinkedIn profile, @SpecsRex) is a Board officer of IIBA Central IIBA Florida chapter and brings a diverse professional background to bear on his consulting practice as a solo business analyst, speaker and trainer.With over 15 years in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) as well as prior work in Marketing and Communications, he brings a wide-angle view to organizational change initiatives.

Click to register for IIBA: Taking Your BA Show On The Road: A Closer Look At Those Who Are Going Independent

Live Webinar October 22nd, 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 describes a straightforward, systematic approach to planning and implementing a process improvement program inside service delivery organizations.

Topics covered: developing an action plan; identifying and prioritizing risks; deriving the right metrics; selling your program in-house; incorporating models such as the CMMI and ITIL into your program.

Click to register for Doing Process Improvement in an IT Service Organization – Making it Real, Making it Useful

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Live Webinar – October 21st 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

Between agency communication, municipal services and election campaigns, social media is becoming more and more present in local, state and federal government.

From crisis situations to communicating recycling pickup schedules, government employees, constituents and stakeholders are realizing the benefits and pitfalls of social media.

With 24/7 news media, the need for transparency and the ability to react quickly has never been higher for government organizations.

• What is the best way to incorporate social media into your government organization?
• Does your organization even need a Twitter account?

Discover the answer to those questions and more by joining ASPE-ROI for this one-hour web seminar. You will also be able to ask a seasoned expert your specific questions at the end of the presentation during a Q&A session.

Additional topics covered in the web seminar include:

• How to monitor what’s being said about your agency/organization/office
• Effectively engaging and supporting the needs of citizens, employees and stakeholders
• Crisis management and how to handle fallout in real-time
• Establishing policies, protocol and training for social media
• Boundaries and roadblocks (including security challenges)
• Best practices and real-world examples

Presenter: Jon Parks (LinkedIn profile) is a digital marketing veteran with more than 15 years of experience working with a variety of government organizations as well as Fortune 500 companies. His diverse experience gives him a great perspective on how to implement marketing strategies for companies and organizations of all sizes and industries.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 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 – October 22nd, 2013 2:00 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

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

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Live Webinar October 22nd, 2013 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly® Webcasts

Big data isn’t just about sensors, mobile devices, the Internet of things and highly sophisticated decision support applications.

Like any significant technology disruption, its impact can be detectable long before it becomes a household word.

Organizations are already feeling the fore-shocks of big data with their approach to social data.

In this webcast talk, Susan Etlinger will discuss how organizations are addressing the challenges of social data—technological, organizational and cultural—and what it can teach us on the road to big data.

Presenter: Susan Etlinger (LinkedIn profile, @setlinger) is an industry analyst at Altimeter Group, developing social data intelligence strategies. Susan has a diverse background in marketing and strategic planning within both corporations and agencies. She’s a frequent speaker on social media and analytics and has been extensively quoted in major media outlets.Find her on her blog, Thought Experiments.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 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.’

Click to register for Canary in the Coalmine: How Social Data Can Prepare Us for Big Data

Live Webinar October 18th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Healthcare CoP® (REP #S040)

This presentation explores the question:

• Given the changing healthcare landscape, where are the opportunities for growth and innovation and how can they be leveraged for future success?

The discussion will focus on “where to play” and “how to win” in today’s market.

“Where to play” focuses on future growth areas:

• “Growth” markets – The Rise of the Middle Class
• “Growth” diseases – The New Value Equation
• “Growth” offers – “Beyond the Pill” and Winning the Battle for Consumer Health

“How to win” discusses 3 areas where innovation will be key to success:

1. Innovative business models
2. R&D innovation
3. Holistic Market Access

These growth opportunities highlight strategic and operational organizational imperatives.

What You Will Get Out of This Webinar:

1. Explore the landscape for growth and innovation in the healthcare industry.
2. Introduce our perspective on opportunities for success in the evolving healthcare.
3. Highlight implications for organizational strategy and capabilities.

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

Presenters:

Carol Cruickshank (LinkedIn profile) has over fifteen years of industry and consulting experience across the healthcare value chain serving pharmaceutical and biotech clients, health insurers and retail pharmacies. Carol co-led the firm’s research in biopharmaceutical cost structure and improvement.

Dave Powell (LinkedIn profile) areas of expertise are supply chain strategy, manufacturing excellence, risk management, product portfolio/complexity management, market entry strategy and organization restructuring. His engagements have included leading the development of a global risk management and business continuity program, spearheading a project to reduce operations and manufacturing complexity.

Joao Carapeto has over 13 years of industry and consulting experience, hhaving served clients across healthcare, pharmaceuticals, retail pharmacy and health insurance. Joao has deep expertise in go-to-market strategy, customer centric organizational design, distribution models and trade channel strategy.

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