Live Webinar April 3rd, 2014 – 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI® IT & Telecom CoP (REP #S009)
Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this.

Don’t miss this exciting session with Michel Thiry (LinkedIn profile)!

This presentation is based on PMI’s Global Standard for Change Management® and details the new “Managing Change in Organizations – A Practice Guide”.

Michel is a PMI® Fellow and Member of the Certification Governance Council for PMI®. He has strong and varied international experience in many cultural environments and is recognized as a worldwide authority in strategic applications of project, program and value.

You will want to ensure you catch this session on Managing Change.
It is one that should not be missed!

Michel is also the author of:

• Program Management (Fundamentals of Project Management)
• Managing Value in Projects (Advances in Project Management)
• Project-based Organizations: A Guide
• Value Management Practice
• A Framework for Value Management Practice

Link to a PDF of Michel’s presentation Managing Change in Organizations (Delivered November 2013)

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Live Webinar April 3rd, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Course ID: BAW1314

Surveys and focus groups are an important, but often overlooked, requirements gathering technique, particularly when dealing with large numbers of stakeholders.

In this webinar, we will demonstrate how to construct, distribute, collect, and analyze surveys. Additionally, the webinar will show how focus groups can be used to gather stakeholder feedback. Finally, the webinar will teach how to communicate insights gained from surveys and focus groups.

• Learn the value of surveys and focus groups and when to use them
• Learn how to construct, distribute, collect, and analyze surveys
• Learn how to leverage focus groups
• Learn how to report results of surveys and focus groups

About the Presenter: Dr. Martin Schedlbauer (LinkedIn profile) has been leading and authoring seminars and workshops in business analysis, software engineering, and project management for over twenty years. Martin, an accomplished business analysis subject matter expert, is a recognized leader in software development practices, a practicing scrum master, experienced software architect, and also serves as an advisor for several industry conferences; additionally, Martin maintains an active research agenda in agile methods, requirements analysis, and human performance modeling.

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Live Webinar – April 4th 2014, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
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

The BA Body of Knowledge recommends building a BA Plan for elicitation and monitoring of BA activities.

This webinar provides tips and tricks to easily identify the activities that are needed, and how to organize the plan to provide the most efficient sequencing of activities and tasks.

All you need is post it notes and a sharpie and then place the results in a simple way to track progress – a Word table, Excel spreadsheet, or, if you dare, Microsoft Project.

Presenter: Rob Snowden (LinkedIn profile, bio)

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.’

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Live Webinar April 3rd 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A  – $15 USD
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This  webinar is the third in a 6 part series series of Project Leadership vs. Project Management by Solutions Cube.  Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

Many people are project managers but few exhibit project leadership skills. Project leadership is one of the dimensions that differentiates effective project managers from non-effective project managers.

Being a leader requires more than managing the mechanics of a project. Effective leaders develop their teams.

• Do you coach/mentor team members?
• Are you conscious of team member workloads?
• Do you encourage your team to respectfully challenge your decisions?
• Do you effectively deal with conflict?

Attend this 1 hour presentation to learn how improving your project leadership is a journey of continuous improvement and starts with self assessment. Discover tips for improvement in one aspect of project leadership – team development.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• Differences between project leadership and project management
• How to assess your project leadership skills in the area of team focus and support**
• Stages of team development and chemistry for team formation
• Keys for overcoming 5 dysfunctions of a team
• Practical tips for:
  • coaching team members
  • effectively and constructively dealing with conflict
  • encouraging your team to respectfully challenge your decisions
• Personal action steps for improving your team development skills

Solutions Cube Group webinars are presented by experienced staff members and partners who have over 30 years of experience managing projects and developing and running facilitated project meetings and delivering project management training courses.

Who Should Attend This Webinar:

• General / Team / Project Managers
• Portfolio / Program Managers
• Project Leads
• Business Stakeholders
• Business Leads
• Facilitators

For more info contact:  Carly Burek at 972.786.0900

Earn 1 PDU by attending this Webinar. Space Is Limited. To secure a seat Register Now.

Click to purchase Project Leadership vs. Project Management Series 3 of 6: Team Development