Live Webinar May 2nd, 2014 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This webinar is second in a 4 part series series of Project Scheduling by Solutions Cube.  Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

Most scheduling software today allows project teams to input raw data, and then automatically calculates the critical path. However, understanding the critical path in MS project can be a relatively daunting task.

Understanding the critical path benefits the project manager by allowing them to focus on priority activities and to identify slips earlier. Understanding the critical path facilitates what-if analysis and decision making.

Attend this 1 hour presentation to learn why knowing and understanding the critical path is one of the first steps in efficiently and effectively managing a project and how identifying your project’s critical path requires discipline and maturity.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants will:

• Understand effects of path convergence and joint probabilities
• Understand how knowing the critical path enables what-if analysis
• Learn how to determine the critical path manually and using MSProject
• Discover tips and due diligence checklists for developing project schedules

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase Determining Your Critical Path: Project Scheduling Series 2 of 4

Live Webinar May 1st, 2014 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar May 1st, 2014 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Did you know that dealing with a single problem employee can consume as much as 50% of his or her manager’s time?

Imagine how that reduces the manager’s effectiveness!

This is why making smart hiring decisions is one of the most important and central roles for test leads and test managers.

However, it’s also one of the hardest roles we face.

In this webinar, Rex Black, having hired dozens of testers and coached managers around the world on how to improve their hiring practices, will share some of the techniques you can use to ensure that your next hiring decision is the best one you’ve made—so far.

Presenter:  Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

Click to register for the 2:00 am – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of Interviewing Testers

Click to register for the 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT presentation of Interviewing Testers

Live Webinar April 30th, 2014 – 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour  Credits: 1 PDU/CDU Category C  PDU Free
Sponsored by: Simplilearn.com (Rep #3147)

NOTE:  Although SimpliLearn is a Category A Provider – This course may have to be recorded as a Category B or C PDU. Please confirm the category at the time of the presentation.

Six Sigma has emerged as a methodology to improve quality in services.

In the context of information technology, software quality is defined from the viewpoint of software developers and end users.

Attend this webinar on ‘Need of Six Sigma in the age of Information Technology’ to increase your understanding of why six sigma can help your projects.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management

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 30th, 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

Are Your Projects Lost In Translation?

Too often, leaders craft smart strategies and then are disappointed by their results.

The problem lies not within the strategy itself, but how it is interpreted and operationalized.

Learn how to develop leaders, at every level in your organization, to use their analytical and interpersonal skills to translate strategies into clear direction and aligned action.

Presenters:

Nick Noyes (LinkedIn profile) Founding Partner Insight Experience

Karen Powell (LinkedIn profile) Director of Program Development and Delivery Insight Experience

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
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 9.3 Develop 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”

Click to register for Lost In Translation: The Missing Link in Strategy Execution

Live Webinar – April 29th, 2014 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

Since the early days of “creativity training” and “problem solving,” brain research has vastly enriched our understanding of the human mental process.

New research findings with very practical, down-to-earth applications may well revolutionize our understanding of the ways people think, learn, and perform.

Functions like social intelligence; emotional intelligence; practical intelligence; cognitive preference; neuroleadership; design psychology; and subliminal impacts of color, language, and narrative are opening up new ways to approach teaching, learning, and development.

Karl will discuss the components of applied cognitive neuroscience; their implications for human development; and how to apply them in your work, career, and personal life.

According to Albrecht, “actually, training /is/ applied cognitive neuroscience, and all learning professionals are aspiring neuroscientists.”

Presenter:  Karl Albrecht (LinkedIn profile) is a management consultant, futurist, speaker, and a prolific author. Karl’s book  Brain Power: Learn to Improve Your Thinking Skills is one of the perennial best sellers on creative thinking. In his 20-year career he has worked with many kinds of business organizations in a wide range of industries,world-wide.  Karl is the author of more than 25 books on business performance including, Social Intelligence: The New Science of Success,  Practical Intelligence: The Art and Science of Common Sense, At America’s Service: How Your Company Can Join the Customer Service Revolution,  The Only Thing That Matters: Bringing the Power of the Customer into the Center of Your Business

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources 13 – Stakeholder

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 10.2 Manage Communications
• 13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement

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 A Street-Level Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience