Live Webinar November 21st, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Requirements Management CoP (REP #S055)

1. Establishing a proper requirement management process will provide high value to the project.
2. It will give the project the right start
3. It will lead the project planning towards the creation of value for the business
4. It will guarantee the voice of the business is heard throughout the project
5. It will increase the maturity of the organization in creating business value through the projects.

The project manager must first understand that requirements are documented and managed at different levels, involving many stakeholders. And the schema which include Business, Stakeholder, Solution and Transition Requirements should be followed as best practice.

Mastering the project requirements is considered a complex endeavor but in fact it isn’t.

This webinar will present an approach to Requirements Management that includes the following stages: Preparing, Eliciting, Analyzing, Approving and Managing.

For each stage the main processes are also described, to suggest the Project Manager the most important topics he should focus his attention.

This approach can be used in every project, though the Project Manager must understand that the approach might change throughout all project management process groups: the category of requirements is different at Initiating and Planning, and the weight of each stage might change as well along the project.

Bringing into the project a professional Requirements Management approach can improve significantly the project results and lead the project in delivering a real business value.

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

Presenter: Michele Maritato, (LinkedIn profile) MBA, PMP, PMI-RMP, CBAP has over 20 years experience in Project Management and Business Analysis. Vice President Organization of the PMI®-Northern Italy Chapter (PMI®-NIC), responsible for the PMO Observatory, PMI® Leadership Master Class in 2013. Vice President Education of the IIBA® Italy Chapter and Global Director of the IIBA®. Partner of PMProgetti.

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Live Webinar – November 19th 2013, 9:30 am – 10:30 am EST
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 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.

A study done by Gartner – a leading global research firm – predicts that remote and long-distance work will increase in volume and intensity, with people spending more than 80% of their time work virtually by 2015.

The challenge is that both leaders and team members need different skills and competencies to work effectively in a virtual way.

In this 1 hour complimentary webinar Michelle Moore, (LinkedIn profile) the Director of Leadership and Business Skills will discuss the skills and knowledge required by virtual workers, the impact to organizations of not providing training to develop remote workers properly, and share best practices for leading virtual team meetings.

The webinar will include the following elements:

• The New Way of Work
• Virtual Leader Challenges and Solutions
• Virtual Worker Challenges and Solutions
• Driving Future Technology Adoption
• Leading Virtual Meetings

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Live Webinar – November 18th 2013, 12:00-1:00 PM EST
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

Financial Statements

• What are they?
• What do they tell me?
• Why do I need to care?

As Project Managers and Business Analysts we are constantly asked to change or modify our projects to suit a stakeholders needs/requirements or just whims to adapt their project to fit their needs.

In this free, one-hour web seminar we will discuss the three main financial statements:

1. Income Statement
2. Balance Sheet
3. Statement of Cash Flows

Depending on your organization’s methods of project evaluation or request for changes to a project, a good understanding of these three statements will help you to understand how your projects will affect any company or organization’s finances.

Presenter: Greg Reinhart (LinkedIn profile) PMP has over 30 years experience and knows firsthand the challenges faced by professionals in today’s fast-paced technical, sales and corporate environments. As an international trainer, Greg has learned the unique art of understanding individual work and learning environments, using them as part of the success strategy. Greg holds a Black and Green Six Sigma Belts .

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 7 – Cost

• 7.1 Plan Cost Management
• 7.2 Estimate Costs
• 7.3 Determine Budget
• 7.4 Control Costs

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 19th, 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

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

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