Live Webinar Dec 19th, 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)

Dr David Hillson is known as The Risk Doctor (YouTube, Risk Doctor website) and speaks on Managing Risk in Projects: New Concepts

Everyone knows projects are risky, and project risk management is our attempt to address this. There is wide consensus on project risk management basics, but the continued failure of projects to deliver consistent benefits suggests that the problem of risk in projects has not been completely solved.

David Hillson suggests that this is due to limitations in the way we think about risk. Starting from a pre-definition of risk as “uncertainty that matters”, David describes four types of uncertainty that must be addressed by our project risk management process, as well as challenging our view of what matters.

Take your risk management to the next level by ensuring that your approach includes every uncertainty that matters.

Presenter: Dr David Hillson, PMI-Fellow HonFAPM FIRM FRSA FCMI CMgr is well-known internationally as a leading thinker and expert practitioner in risk management, and he consults, writes and speaks widely on the topic. David specializes in both strategic and tactical risk, with a particular interest in opportunities and risk attitudes.

David has received several awards for his work in developing risk management, including the PMI Fellow Award (2010), the PMI Eric Jenett PM Excellence Award (2011), and the PMI Distinguished Contribution Award (2002). He is also an Honorary Fellow of the UK Association for Project Management (APM), a Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management (IRM), and is a Chartered Manager and Fellow with the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).

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Live Webinar December 18th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Quality CoP® (REP #S019)

PMI® Quality Community of Practice: Our mission is to increase members understanding of Project Management Quality by exploring the Quality Processes as defined in the PMBOK and encouraging members to network by sharing experiences, knowledge and tools.

Book Description :

Typically, root cause analysis is taught by explaining a variety of tools that require users to gain considerable experience before being able to apply them correctly in the proper settings. In What’s Your Problem? Identifying and Solving the Five Types of Process Problems the book simplifies process problem solving and outlines specific techniques to help you identify the various types of process problems and solve them effectively and efficiently.

Arguing that there are only five types of process problems, the book explains that the Six Sigma methodology—define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC)—can be vastly simplified for learning, applying, teaching, and mentoring.

It identifies the five types of process problems and describes how to solve them using a three-step procedure:

• Identify the type of problem
• Find the root cause
• Address the root cause

Describing how to maximize ROI for Lean Six Sigma initiatives, the book:

• Facilitates the application of Lean and Six Sigma principles to both self-learning and teaching others process improvement
• Identifies techniques that can shorten the time it takes to complete projects, reduce documentation of projects, and increase overall understanding of your projects

Outlining proven approaches for seamlessly integrating Lean and Six Sigma methodologies with learning and teaching process improvement, the book will help to improve your courses so that participants acquire essential skills quicker and at lower costs. For the self-initiated, this book will get you identifying and solving the two most common process problems within hours, rather than days or weeks.

The book can be purchased here:

• What’s Your Problem? Identifying and Solving the Five Types of Process Problems and
• Check out the Ongoing Book Discussion on the PMI Quality CoP® site

Author’s bio

Kicab Castaneda-Mendez (LinkedIn profile) has 30 years of experience as a consultant to manufacturing,service, healthcare, government,and nonprofit organizations from 21 industries on five continents. Kicab has authored three books and numerous articles. As a Keynote Speaker, Kicab has spoken at more than 25 conferences, and given more than 50 conference workshops on theory, tools, and applications on achieving performance excellence.

Kicab’s impact on the profession has resulted in substantial process improvement in the supply chain (marketing, vendors, R&D, engineering, QA/RA, manufacturing, sales), support functions (logistics, HR, IT, legal, finance), and management. Castaneda-Mendez is a GE-certified Master Black Belt, MBB/BB/GB trainer, and facilitator. Kicab has two master’s degrees in statistics and mathematics and a Secondary Teaching Certificate in mathematics.

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Live Webinar – December 17th, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
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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Live Webinar December 17th, 2013 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI INPD CoP (REP #S011)
Presented by: The Lazy Project Manager

This Presentation will look at some learning experiences fromThe Lazy Project Manager‘s time running a major PMO inside of Siemens; in particular with the early project phases when the partnership of supplier and customer was often tested to the limit.

As both parties climbed the learning curve of understanding – the supplier to understand the customers’ business and the customer to understand the full potential of the solution(s) offered by the supplier – there are plenty of opportunities to ‘get it wrong’ and for unexpected impact to occur as a result.

Added to this challenge both also needed to overcome the wall of miss-appreciation that the ‘sales’ or pre-project process cheerfully built as high as possible.

This process is known as ‘the Journey of Expectation Management’ and the presentation will look at one process and one set of tools used to minimize the ‘journey’ issues and to maximize the ‘arrival’ at the right destination.

This presentation provides insight in to the process and the tools that were used to ensure that project customers received the best possible business benefits from their IT investment, whilst not experiencing any ‘unexpected’ surprises (shocks) along the way.

Peter has been described as ‘perhaps the most entertaining and inspiring speaker in the project management world today- So join him and explore the early project phases when the partnership of supplier and customer can be tested and how to overcome the wall of miss-appreciation.

Presenter: Peter Taylor is a dynamic and commercially astute professional who has achieved notable success in Project Management. With over the 26 years experience in various business areas Peter has excelled in MRP/ERP systems with various software houses, Business Intelligence (BI) , and product lifecycle management (PLM) with Siemens. He has spent the last 7 years leading PMOs and developing project managers and is now focusing on project based services development with Infor.

Peter is also an accomplished communicator and leader speaking at PMI Chapters/Congresses and the author of several books including The Lazy Project Manager: How to be twice as productive and still leave the office early and ‘Leading Successful PMOs‘ (Gower) and teaches leadership to business professionals with ‘The Lazy Winner‘. Check out his terrific website and listen to his free podcasts in iTunes.

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Live Webinar December 16th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI LEAD CoP (REP #S004)

The choice for the third book reflects the growing interest and use of social media in managing projects.

The importance of effectively communicating with all stakeholders and team members provides a natural avenue for social media to contribute to improving project performance.

“Social Media for Project Managers” will introduce project managers to concepts that include microblog, podcast, vodcast, wikis and look at how they apply to project management and how project managers can avail of their capabilities.

Elizabeth looks forward to you joining her and learning ways of using new forms of communication to solve the old problems of understanding –

Click here to purchase a copy –Social Media for Project Managers

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Presenter: Elizabeth Harrin MA, MBCS (LinkedIn profile @pm4girls) Living and working in London, Elizabeth has a decade of project experience, and has led a variety of IT and process improvement projects including e-commerce and communications developments. Elizabethis a member of PMI’s New Media Council and writes the award-winning blog A Girl’s Guide to Project Management. She is also a member of PMI, the British Computer Society, as well as a staff writer for The Glass Hammer—an online magazine aimed at senior women in business.

Elizabeth is the author of a number of books including:

• Social Media for Project Managers
• Project Management in the Real World
• Customer-Centric Project Management (Advances in Project Management)
• Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World
• Managing Project Scope – Shortcuts to success
• Managing Project Plans – Shortcuts to success
• Managing Project Budgets – Shortcuts to success
• Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

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Live Webinar – Dec 19th, 2013 – 10:00 am to 12:00 am EST
Presented by: The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 2 Hours -2 Category B PDUs – Free PDU

Teamability^®:
The Ability To Connect With Others
To Form A Productive Team

Individual strengths can lead to a personal triumph,
But a team is greater than the sum of its parts.

Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, recently wrote an article entitled “Teams Matter. Talent is Not Enough.”

In essence, it is a challenge for executives to find and exploit the ‘magic’ of team synergy.

The metrics of teaming now exist! Even the most extraordinary individual effort is no substitute for great teamwork. Teaming metrics are key to improving selection, increasing engagement, and vastly reducing new-hire turnover, all with measurable business value.

With TGI Teamabilityâ„¢
PMs will be able to create extremely strong teams.

In this introduction you will learn:

• A completely new technology will help you understand why talented, experienced people do not always ‘team’ well with others.
• How to reduce the costs and risks associated with errors in hiring and promoting,
  • Metrics and methods that measure and predict ‘teaming’ behaviors.
  • How to effectively analyze and solve team performance problems.
• How to deliver significant business value by matching people to the functional mission of their team
  • The ‘who fits where’ and the ‘why’ of winning teams
  • Behaviors that impact quality of team interaction and ‘fit’ to job responsibilities
• How it possible to reliably select high quality team players, and to match their job responsibilities to the way they envision themselves serving their team (their ‘Role’).

This is a MUST TAKE opportunity to help you understand the strengths of your team members placing them in the roles that will make your projects even more successful!

Edmonton PM

This program has been approved for 2 General recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. PMPs can earn two Cat B credits for this two hour course. In addition, you will be offered the opportunity to have your own Teamability® experience!

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