Live Webinar March 26th, 2014 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU
Event Code: 180267 A Microsoft Event By QuantumPM
(REP #1264 )

The work breakdown structure provides a mechanism for keeping the project in scope by specifying the outcomes of the project — the deliverables — not the schedule or individual tasks. Learn how real project managers have used these proven techniques to keep their teams focused on the goals of their projects instead of getting lost in the details. Use Microsoft Project and WBS Director to make it happen.

Recommended Audience: IT Managers, IT Professionals, Project Managers, IT Directors, Solution Architects, Product Managers, Software Developers, Developers, Architects

Please Note: In order to attend the webinar series attendees will need to have a Windows Live ID. A link to set up this ID is located on the registration site. Please do this prior to the session

Click to register for Building a WBS: Focus on Deliverables To Keep Your Project Scope On Track

Live Webinar – Mar 25th, 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)

The Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is the only proven, publicly available framework for applying Lean-Agile practices at enterprise scale. This webinar outlines how to start and prescribes practices at the portfolio, program, and team level.

This talk presents SAFe from the perspective of Lean-Flow.

The Scaled Agile Framework is the only proven, publicly available framework for applying Lean-Agile practices at enterprise scale.

While SAFe provides a place to start and prescribes practices at the portfolio, program and team (project) level, it is not intended to be followed blindly.

Instead, it provides a framework for aligning efforts throughout an organization while creating an opportunity for learning across the organization on how to deliver value quickly and sustainably.

Presenter: Alan Shalloway (Linkedin Profile & @alshalloway) is the founder and CEO of Net Objectives. With 40 years experience, Alan is a thought leader in Lean, Kanban, PPM, Scrum and agile design. He is the author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility, and Essential Skills for the Agile Developer: A Guide to Better Programming and Design. Alan is a co-founder and board member for the Lean Software and Systems Consortium.

Click to register for Understanding the Scaled Agile Framework

The Live Session Is Free But…

You can get the recorded version of this session & over 500+ other Quality Category A PDU Sessions with an
ITMPI Membership

Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
An Excellent Value!!

Search for “2733” to see other great titles available!
Memberships Include all PDU Codes

Note: ITMPI charges a fee to obtain individual PDU codes. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code should be able to be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. An ITMPI Membership entitles you to receive all ITMPI PDU Codes and recordings.

Live Webinar – March 25th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Enfocus Solutions
Duration: 1 Hour 1 PDUs Credits: 1Category C PDU- Free PDU

The vast majority of organizations are using archaic methods to develop requirements based on methods from the 1970s and early 1980s.

With the dynamic pace of business change, organizations that continue to use these practices have continued to see a significant amount of challenged and failed projects and have placed their organizations at a competitive disadvantage.

In fact, even with the recent emphasis on project management practices and certification, Standish Group research shows that there are more failed and challenged projects than there was in their original 1994 report when waterfall and traditional requirement practices are used.

Many studies have shown that poor requirements and changing requirements are two of the leading causes of project failures.

The birth of Agile development largely stemmed from frustration of ineffective requirements practices and the desire to find a better way out of this horrible dilemma.

Agile has made a big difference on project success rates; Standish Group research shows that Agile projects are three times more likely to be successful than waterfall projects. However, having such little documentation has created problems for some organizations that have adopted agile.

In this webinar, John Parker will discuss how methods used to define and manage requirements need to change whether Agile or waterfall development is used.

John will address the following topics:

• The Difference between Business, Stakeholder and Solution Requirements
• Requirements: One time or Incremental delivery
• Requirements Review and Validation: One Time or Continuous
• Requirements Documentation: Paper Documents or Electronic
• Elicitation: Interviews or Stakeholder Collaboration
• What is Requirements and What is Design
• How Better Discovery Practices can Improve Agile

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

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

• 5.1 Plan Scope Management
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.5 Validate 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 Requirements: The Old Way and The New Way

Live Webinar – March 26th, 2014 8:00 am – 9:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Sponsored by: PEX – The Process Excellence Network

Too many companies lurch from crisis to crisis trying to put out “fires” as they go.

While the “firefighters” are often touted as heroes, the root causes of the problems can often be found in poor planning and silo’ed behaviours. Worse, this kind of behaviour leads to waste and inefficiency and endemic under-performance.

So how can you go from a firefighting culture to one that prevents the problems in the first place?

In this webinar you will:

1. Get practical ideas on how to allocate critical resources – people, equipment, inventory, materials, time and money – to satisfy customers in a more profitable way
2. Learn better ways of aligning the strategic and tactical plans each month
3. Gain insight into a proven methodology for managing process and culture change
4. Understand why putting in place business objectives – rather than individual performance objectives – is a powerful way of driving high performance throughout the value chain

Join this webinar to learn a proven approach that teaches you how to manage your business more holistically to predict and respond to events before they become “fires” your teams have to put out.

Presenters:

Liam Harrington provides practical change management to companies implementing Business Excellence processes As a Partner for Oliver Wight. Liam has helped diverse organizations implement Integrated Business Planning and strategic deployment processes. With particular expertise working with complex and matrix organisational structures, Liam helps instil the appropriate behaviours, engage the leadership team and coach them through the change process, ensuring results that last. He speaks at many events both in the UK, mainland Europe and the USA.

Andy Walker (LinkedIn profile) is a Partner at Oliver Wight with over 15 years experience in a diverse range of business disciplines. With a background in finance, demand and supply chain management, he has delivered substantial gains for clients in efficiency, cost reduction and customer service.

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 Constantly Fighting Fires? Prevent them with Integrated Business Planning