Live Webinar March 11th, 2014 – 7:00 pm – 8:00 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.

Starting January 21, 2014 in the Discussion area Joyce Burke has been reviewing Robert Damelio’s book “The Basics of Benchmarking”.

The book is a pocket reference for Benchmarking:

• The Concept of Benchmarking
• How Benchmarking is used in the workplace
• How to use Benchmarking to plan for, execute, and gain mutual benefit from an external site visit

The guide is written in a bulleted outline format with sample documents and process flow diagrams, which makes it clear and easy to read, and can act as a future quick reference.

After laying out the groundwork/basics of Benchmarking, the author focuses on methods and tips to get the most out of external inquiries, with minimal use of the external resource’s time.

This is a recommended read for those interested in pursuing best practice.

• PMI members can read the book free online OR
• You can order The Basics of Benchmarking on Amazon

Presenter: Joyce Burke has 30 years’ experience in banking-related IT projects, and is currently working as a business analyst at M&T Bank, in Buffalo New York. She is a graduate of Binghamton University with a BA in Mathematics, and earned her PMP certification in 2013.

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

Click to register for Book Review of The Basics of Benchmarking by Robert Damelio

Live Webinar March 13th, 2014 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)

In this webinar, Neil Potter (LinkedIn profile) will examine various practices that you can add to scrum in order to take your scrum implementation to the next level.

Click to register for Strengthening Scrum: Adding Practices to Achieve Your Goals (and Comparison with CMMI Level 3)

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Live Webinar – March 12th 2014, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
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With SharePoint 2013 Microsoft put a great deal of focus on improving the social features available to teams.

There has been expected evolution of some of the 2010 features like the Discussion Board, but there are many new great features which really allow us to take collaboration to the next level.

From the Newsfeed to Communities there is a great deal to get excited about in this release.

Teams are able to dive deep into the social experience to make them more productive. Ideation, brainstorming, questioning, and team conversations in team and projects sites is a reality.

Join us Tom for this hour-long discussion and demo into the new social features.

Tom will cover the following topics::

• Newsfeed / Microblogging
• My Sites / About Me
• Tagging and Following
• Communities/Reputation and Badges/Discussions

An hour will give Tom just enough time to get your feet wet. Join Tom for this informative session of demonstrations in a live SharePoint site.

Presenter: Tom Robbins (LinkedIn profile) has 25+ years in the telecommunications and IT industry. A Microsoft Certified Trainer and CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer, Tom has been training for more than 15 years on the Microsoft Enterprise suite of products.

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’

Click to register for SharePoint 2013 Helps an Organization Realize Enterprise Social

Live Webinar March 13th, 2014, 8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar March 13th, 2014, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Disruptions in IT have increased in frequency and impact over the past 20 years and are expected to continue growing.

• Did you know a gun that fires can be printed entirely from plastic and the blueprints are free?
• Did you know, human organs are being printed that work?
• Did you know a smart machine may come after your job?

Enterprises are learning to build on past experiences and to chart a course to a more chaotic, yet valuable, IT future. This presentation examines Gartner’s Top 10 predictions and how they will impact the strategy and direction of both IT and business.

Discussion Topics:

• What key predictions will affect business and IT growth strategies
• What predictions will shape CIO strategies in the era of the Nexus
• What predictions will highlight key market changes in IT adoption

Presenter: Daryl C.Plummer, Managing VP & Gartner Fellow

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 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 Gartner Predicts a Disruptive IT Future

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

Data Science draws heavily on statistics, machine learning and software engineering, but these disciplines aren’t much help for coming up with the right problems to solve.

Thankfully, other people have already given this area much thought.

Whether you are building data products, instrumenting a business, or writing reports, there are useful ideas from other disciplines that will improve your ability to frame problems, scope projects, and communicate complex results.

This webcast examines a framework for incorporating ideas from other fields (like design, argument studies, and consulting) into Data Science.

In the process we will explore a number of ideas, including the four things to figure out before starting any data project and how to use common patterns of argument to refine any idea.

Presenter: Max Shron (LinkedIn profile) is a New York-based data strategist, and author of Thinking with Data: How to Turn Information into Insights. Max provides expertise and mentorship to organizations and spearheads complex projects and provides a critical look at how organizations use data. Max’s work has appeared worldwide, including in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Huffington Post and on WNYC.

PDU Category B (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule

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 Thinking with Data