Live Webinar May 30th, 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 first in a five part series series on “Meetings That Work”by Solutions Cube. Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

For many people, meetings are viewed as a dreaded evil
Far too little gets accomplished and a lot of time is wasted.

The problem isn’t that meetings, in general, are ineffective for making decisions or completing work; however meetings are often held without consideration for the basic characteristics needed for success.

Solutions Cube Group’s “Characteristics of a Successful Meeting” webinar is the first webinar in a 5 part series on Making Every Meeting Successful.

This webinar will help your teams understand the characteristics of every successful meeting.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• Learn how to differentiate between 5 different types of meetings
• Understand how to utilize each meeting type effectively
• Recognize the critical characteristics of every successful meeting
• Understand the concepts and value of a Facilitated Meeting

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase Characteristics of Successful Meetings: Meetings That Work Series Session 1 of 5

Live Webinar – May 29th 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

Technology evolution and rapid change means projects get more complex every day. A big part of that complexity revolves around data.

As project managers evolve to keep up, they face a dual dilemma:

1. First, how do they avoid getting overwhelmed in their projects by the proliferation of data dependencies?
2. Second: how can they actually leverage that data to increase their effectiveness?

Darrel will cover:

• The Basics, your Project Management Information System
• Status Reports should be Data, not Opinion…
• Data Modeling and how it can help you
• Why you should start Data Analysis & test Data Conversions Early!

In this one-hour web seminar, expert data guru and project turnaround veteran Darrel Raynor presents the top five data-related skills every project professional should be adopting.

Presenter: Darrel Raynor (LinkedIn profile) Founder and Managing Director, Data Analysis & Results Darrel is a veteran project consultant and turnaround expert. He owns and runs www.dataanalysis.com and has provided consulting services to many dozens of Fortune and enterprise

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.2 Define Activities

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 Top 5 Data Skills for Project Professionals

Live Webinar – May 29th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Organization structures in most companies today make resource management a daunting task. A lack of visibility into resource allocation and capacity, consistent prioritization and validation of actual work versus planned, contribute to this challenge.

Over 50% of IT organizations surveyed use their “best guess” when determining what capacity IT has to perform projects in a given period.

This webinar presents the fundamentals for creating and implementing a Resource Management Model using people, process and technology. A Resource Management Model is a set of processes that provide visibility, decision support and structure to effectively manage people in an organization.

Allocating resources based on availability and fit, supported by standard processes, will improve the success and predictability of projects across your organization.

Who should attend this webinar?
COOs, CIOs, Department VPs and Managers, PMs, Resource Managers

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire 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”

Click to register for  Resource Capacity Management

Live Webinar May 29th, 2014 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly Webcasts

From Wilipedia – What is Ardunio & how is it used?

An Arduino is a single-board microcontroller, intended to make the application of interactive objects or environments more accessible.^[1] The hardware consists of an open-source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller, or a 32-bit Atmel ARM. Current models feature a USB interface, 6 analog input pins, as well as 14 digital I/O pins which allows the user to attach various extension boards.

Introduced in 2005, it was designed to give students an inexpensive and easy way to program interactive objects. It comes with a simple integrated development environment (IDE) that runs on regular personal computers and allows to write programs for Arduino using C or C++.

The current prices of Arduino boards run around $30 and those of related “clones” as low as $9. Arduino boards can be purchased pre-assembled or as do-it-yourself kits. Hardware design information is available for those who would like to assemble an Arduino by hand. It was estimated in mid-2011 that over 300,000 official Arduinos had been commercially produced,^[2] and in 2013 that 700,000 official boards were in users’ hands.^[3]

Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of the Ultimate Arduino Microcontroller Pack or the The Arduino Starter Kit (Official Kit from Arduino).

But now what?

In this webcast, we will highlight several Arduino projects you can create using this kit and learn about electronics while building fun devices. The projects are examples from the book Make: Basic Arduino Projects: 26 Experiments with Microcontrollers and Electronics .

Presenter:  Don Wilcher (Make profile) is a passionate teacher of electronics technology and an electrical engineer. He’s worked on industrial robotic systems, automotive electronic modules, systems, and embedded wireless controls for small consumer appliances. While at Chrysler Corporation, Don developed a weekend enrichment pre-engineering program for inner city kids. He is the former Department Chair for the School of Electronics Technology of ITT Technical Institute and is an Electronics and Robotics Instructor.

PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 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 Innovation: Create Cool Projects with Arduino & Electronics!