Live Webinar Feb 3rd, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Government CoP (REP #S007)

Project surprises—be they on government or commercial projects—happen more than most organizations know or are willing to admit.

The financial, opportunity and political costs can be staggering. For example, one in six big IT projects go over-budget by an average of 200%, according to a landmark 2011 study by Oxford University and McKinsey & Company.

The Oxford study found that spending on technology projects was three times more likely to go out of control than construction or other major projects. The study also found that large IT project spending was 20 times more likely to get out of control than organizations expected. Many, if not most, of the projects that “surprisingly” crash and burn are, in fact, predictable surprises: the signs of failure were all around but not acknowledged.

In this webinar, Dr. Robert N. Charette will discuss project surprise, the various costs of surprise, and how they can be reduced by focusing on pro-actively managing the critical risk questions related to a project’s real – win – worth evaluation which is applicable to both government and commercial projects. In addition, Dr. Charette will discuss ways to “surprise proof” your projects.

The webinar’s agenda is as follows:

• Surprises Can’t Happen to Us – Or Can They?
• The Destructive Direct and Hidden Costs of Project Surprises
• Predictable “Surprises”: The Anatomy of a Project Surprise
• Minimizing Project Surprises: Asking the Three Critical Questions
• Surprise Proofing Your IT Project and Program Management

Dr. Robert Charette (bio) is the President of the ITABHI Corporation, an international high technology company involved in enterprise and program risk management consulting. He is the author of a number of books on software, systems, and business management including:

• “Software Engineering Environments: Concepts and Technology” (1986),
• “Software Engineering Risk Analysis & Management” (1989),
• “Applications Strategies for Risk Analysis” (1990),
• “Introduction to the Management of Risk” (1994, “A Unified Methodology for Systems Development” (1987)

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Live Webinar Feb 4th, 2014 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)

Most companies don’t have a clear idea of their business processes, which makes project managers indispensable. This webinar will focus on project management as the foundation for adding business process.

Presenter : Wes Balakian PMP (LinkedIn profile) is a PMP prep instructor, speaker and author of both books and materials. His products include:

• Harnessing the Power of Project Management – Book
• Project Management Templates – 101 Forms – CD
• Ultimate PMP Exam Prep Guide – Book
• PMP/CAPM Exam Prep Flash Cards 5th Edition – Flash Cards
• ULTIMATE PMP Exam Prep Audio CDs – Audio CD’s

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Live Webinar – Jan 29th, 2014 11:30am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hours 1 Category C Self Directed Learning PDUs
Presented by: Coverity

Learn how you can gain deeper intelligence into your code to avoid critical crash causing defects.

C# has become increasingly popular and complex, putting applications and organizations at risk for software failures.

Please join Eric Lippert (eWeek article, blog – Fabulous Adventures in Coding) and Keri Sprinkle (LinkedIn profile) as they look at advances in the Coverity Development Testing Platform 7.0 and the crash-causing inter-procedural issues the platform can find. In this webinar they will discuss:

• The top 5 things every C# developer needs to know
• The most common types of crash causing C# defects and how to avoid them
• How to move your automated testing beyond code coverage to address the ripple effect of change
• Best practices for incorporating development testing into your SDLC

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 9.3 Develop 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 Feb 4th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by Citrix Online – GoToMeeting Corporate

Virtual settings offer unlimited distractions for the mind, which makes it difficult to tell if attendees are paying any attention at all.

Imagine if there was a way to keep them focused even when they’re not in the same room with you.

Learn 3 neuroscience principles for online presenting that will greatly improve engagement in your next virtual meeting.

Attend this interactive webinar to discover:

• How to evoke emotion (regardless of content) to increase attention and recall
• What contrast has to do with memorable content
• How to make it impossible for a virtual audience to multitask

Speaker: Dr. Carmen Simon (LinkedIn profile), Executive Coach, Rexi Media

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 13 – Stakeholder

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 10.2 Manage Communications
• 13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement

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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