Online Webinar – Recorded
Duration: 1 Hr – 1 PDU Category A PDU $19.95 USD
Presented by: IIL International Institute for Learning IIL, Inc.

Note : This webinar is presented in combination with IIL & ThePMI®Venezuela Chapter. (WBANKN / BA0007)

Different chapters offer different opportunities and benefits for chapter members. We encourage you to take a look at the this wonderful webinar presented by IIL andPMI®Venezuela. Consider joining this vibrant chapter or taking an IIL course..

The goal of this webinar is to introduce participants to the basic principles and concepts related to negotiation methods for the Business Analyst.

There are three things a Business Analyst needs to know in a negotiation:

• What’s in it for me?
• What’s in it for you?
• What’s in it for us?

This webinar will provide you with a working knowledge of the art of negotiations and how a Business Analyst can apply negotiation to their role as facilitator for their initiative in the organization. Knowing how and what to negotiate is an important component of the role of the Business Analyst.

This webinar will:

• Provide you with a working knowledge of negotiations for business problems
• Set a foundation for how to manage conflict in a project
• Describe a few useful negotiation principles

Upon completion of this webinar, the participants will learn:

• What a BA can negotiate
• About the role of the BA as a negotiator
• How to create a win-win strategy for negotiations
• When to walk away from the negotiation table

Choose the PMI Chapter (s) That are Right For You.

Project Managers can join any number of chapters that may suit their needs(not just their local chapter). Different chapters offer different opportunities – We encourage you to find the chapters that meet your specific needs.

Please consider joining theVenezuela Chapter
Membership is only $15.00!!

If you speak Spanish, Want to network with colleagues in Spanish or are looking to take one of the wonderful IIL Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses this is a great value.This chapter has negotiated special rates for courses from IIL(The International Institute for Learning, Inc) and has a made a special agreement to offer this session. If you are considering an IIL course – Consider a membership with theVenezuela Chapter..

NOTE:This offering is accessed through a special link provided by thePMI Venezuela Chapter. Follow the link below and sign into IIL with your account. If you do not have an account with IIL you can register for a free account.

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Live Webinar Feb 13th, 2014 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly® Webcasts

Organizations launch projects with the assumption that the new or improved solution will provide worthwhile benefits for stakeholders and a suitable return on investment. Understanding your business requirements can help ensure that your teams actually deliver those benefits.

In this webcast presentation you will learn:

• how to define clear business objectives and corresponding success metrics
• how to craft a focused vision statement
• how to specify other elements of the business requirements.

Drawing from the book she co-authored with Karl Wiegers, Software Requirements, 3rd Edition, Joy will explore four different scope representation techniques you can apply at any stage of a project. Keeping user and functional requirements aligned with the business requirements is a key element of successful solution delivery.

Presenter: Joy Beatty, (LinkedIn profile) Vice President, Research & Development Seilevel, Joy Beatty has 15 years of experience in helping change the way customers create requirements with new requirements methodologies and training courses. She is a contributor to the core team for the new release of the IIBA BABOK^® Guide. She is a co-author of the newly published book, Visual Models for Software Requirements (Best Practices (Microsoft) and on Software Requirements, 3rd Edition with Karl Wiegers

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope

• 5.1 Plan Scope Management
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 5.5 Validate Scope
• 5.6 Control 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 – Feb 13th 2014, 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

Ranorex is an excellent award-winning tool for test automation of many technologies allowing you to set-up robust test automation scripts for desktop, web and mobile applications and to manage and execute your automated tests.

Get an overview of the major Ranorex advantages:

• Test Automation of Many Technologies
  • The basis for robust test automation is accurate recognition and unique identification of user interface elements. Ranorex’ award winning object recognition makes it easy to deal with any user interface technology.
• Record and Edit Reliable Test Actions
  • Forget 1st generation capture&replay tools and coordinate-based test automation. The Ranorex Recorder simplifies not only the creation, but also the reusability and maintenance of recorded steps.
• Flexible .NET-based Automation Projects
  • Ranorex has not reinvented the wheel by providing another limited and proprietary scripting language. Within the test development environment, Ranorex Studio, testers create test suite projects based on the Microsoft .NET Framework, but without the need of being a programmer. Enhance your test suites and recordings with user specific automation code in C# and VB.NET.
• Reuse Automated Tests and Minimize Maintenance
  • One of the biggest challenges of automation is the associated maintenance. Ensuring reusability of automated test steps is one approach to reduce the effort in keeping automated tests up and running. Create, maintain and share a modular test automation solution within your test team and create your personal test automation library, which is flexible to use for everyone in your QA team.

Presenter: Martin Schloegl

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance

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 12th, 2014 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)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

Leading effective virtual meetings with our teams is a large challenge today, especially since 70% of participants are multi-tasking and not engaged.

Problems, misunderstandings and communication breakdowns are magnified in virtual communication compared to face-to-face meetings.

The key is to build relationships and trust with virtual team members and take specific steps to keep them engaged and increase participation in virtual meetings.

Objectives:

• Develop strong relationships and trust with virtual team members
• Overcome the biggest obstacles to conducting effective virtual meetings
• Increase engagement during virtual meetings
• Use best practices for virtual meetings to produce results you want

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 – Feb 13, 2014 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

Organization structures in most companies today make resource management a daunting task. A lack of visibility into resource allocation and capacity, consistent prioritization and validation of actual work versus planned, contribute to this challenge.

Over 50% of IT organizations surveyed use their “best guess” when determining what capacity IT has to perform projects in a given period.

This webinar presents the fundamentals for creating and implementing a Resource Management Model using people, process and technology. A Resource Management Model is a set of processes that provide visibility, decision support and structure to effectively manage people in an organization.

Allocating resources based on availability and fit, supported by standard processes, will improve the success and predictability of projects across your organization.

Who should attend this webinar?
COO’s, CIOs, Department VPs and Managers, PMs, Resource Managers

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

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 9.4 Manage 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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