Live Webinar March 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

How Much Will Your Project Cost?

Sometimes the fundamentals of creating a budget are murky business to those who haven’t had much experience in developing cost estimates or budgets.

Learn to use the language of finance and explore what it takes to create a usable budget.

Objectives:

• Define the components of a cost estimate and budget
• Identify techniques for estimating cost
• Review a budget buildup
• Define best practices to implement within Project Insight

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 March 12th 2014 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: Metavis

With the Wave 15 release of Office 365 many organizations will increasingly be considering using SharePoint Online.

However if you currently have deployed SharePoint 2010 or earlier On-Premises, than you face the double challenge migrating to Online and upgrading to a new version of SharePoint.

Unfortunately there is no simple script to run, and there many challenges and decisions to make when migrating from SharePoint On-Premises to Online.

This session covers:

1. The real life example of international charity who have migrated their 350 user SharePoint 2010 system to a Wave 15 SharePoint Online deployment.
2. The key decisions within the project will be discussed, to understand how their system mapped to Online and how it also presented an opportunity to rethink aspects of the system.
3. Specific focus will be given to custom functionality, including branding, and how this was addressed Online and also in a version upgrade.
4. The session will also cover content migration and security, discussing options which were considered including third party tools
5. Finally an overview of how the project was delivered will be presented, giving guidance on a realistic roadmap for a migration to Online.

Presenter:Peter Baddeley (Linkedin profile, @Baddaz) is a SharePoint Architect, who blogs and organizes a number of community events and contributes to a variety of SharePoint events. Peter is one of the organisers of East Anglia Region of the SharePoint User Group UK and organises the SharePoint Track at SQL Saturday in Cambridge. Currently Peter leads a team of consultants delivering SharePoint Solutions to companies across UK and Ireland for ISC Software Solutions

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

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

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 March 12th, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Human Capital Institute Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Leadership Requires a Different Set Of Skills

Being good at what you do typically leads to a well-deserved promotion, but we all know that a leadership role requires so much more than just technical expertise.

Research shows that technical experts had significantly higher percentages of development needs in seven of nine critical leadership competencies.

So, how can you look past the technical skills to find and promote high-quality individuals who are ready for the role?

In this session, Bradford Thomas (LinkedIn profile) will share research, best practices, and sample case studies to ensure you are looking past the technical skills and using the appropriate tools to make the best selection and promotion decisions for your first-time or front-line leaders.

Webcast Highlights:

1. Learn how to prepare technical experts to become “ready-now” leaders
2. The tools to provide new leaders to set them up to be successful first-time managers
3. A proven approach that capitalizes on acquired technical skills and emerging leadership qualities to develop and retain younger leaders:
   

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.3 Develop 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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Live Webinar March 12th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Fissure Corporation (Rep 1026)

One Of The Important Traits Of A Leader Is:
Emotional Quotient or E.Q

Look at 5 important tips that will guide you to be a successful leader. From self-awareness to understanding motivations of people in a team, this webinar touches on key aspects of building your emotional quotient.

This session will also provide guidance on how to know whether you are *really* practicing these tips. These tips are useful for project managers and leaders at all levels.

Presenter: Dr. Balasubramanian Krishnan, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of NuVeda LLC, St. Louis Park. He has been the head of NuVeda Learning Pvt. Ltd. in Bangalore, India through its inception in 2006. He established Nuveda as a corporate solutions provider specializing in elearning, instructional design and corporate learning systems.

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For More Information on EQ see the PDU Of The Day:

Leadership / Business > Emotional Intelligence
Reference Links Page

PDU Of The Day Members have access to 1000’s of links in hundreds of topics. If you are signed in as a member you can access these great links on this topic – Emotional Intelligence.

The pduOTD Emotional Intelligence links are organized as:

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Live Webinar March 12th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm EDT
Duration: 75 Minutes webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Change Management CoP (REP #S056)

Join Tim Slack (LinkedIn profile) as he discusses the Importance of “Soft Skills” in the “Project Planning Process”.

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

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Live Webinar March 12th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

This session is for project managers that sometimes need to contract externally for requirements discovery services in order to make their project a success.

This session shares hard facts, case studies, and a wealth of experience in successful – and not so successful – contracting approaches for the senior project manager. Supercharging a project by accelerating the requirements discovery phase is a solid strategy – but how do you ensure the company will get solid business value from the activity?

3 Learning Objectives from this Session:

• Effective analyst engagements models that drive value
• Red flags in your review cycle: clear signals that you have, or will have, issues with your requirements discovery team.
• Setting targets for timetable and turnaround: what should you expect from a top notch analyst team?

You will have to register for either the live or recorded session

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