Recorded Presentation – December 13th 2012
Presented at the Norwegian Developers Conference
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A Free
Presented by: Mountain Goat Software (REP # 3102 AEP1)

Now that you have learned about planning Poker  – Make sure to check out PlanningPoker.com An estimation tool that is fun to use brought to you by the agile experts at Mountain Goat Software.  It is free to sign up and This Tool Even Lets Distributed Teams Estimate Together!

“Planning Poker is a good way to come to a consensus without spending too much time on any one topic. It allows, or forces, people to voice their opinions, thoughts and concerns.”

— Lori Schubring, Manager, Bemis Manufacturing Company

Presenter:  Mike Cohn (LinkedIn profile) is the founder of Mountain Goat Software, where he teaches and coaches on Scrum and agile development. He is the author of Succeeding with Agile: Software Development Using Scrum, also Agile Estimating and Planning, and User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development  and contributor to numerous other books and publications. With more than 25 years of experience, Mike is a highly sought after keynote speaker, and is a founding member of the Scrum Alliance and the Agile Alliance.

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Live Webinar June 6th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 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 five part series series on “Strategic Planning” by Solutions Cube. Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

As organizations fund and initiate project after project, teams often work off of sketchy project charters, unsure of the focus or expected outcome of each effort.

Often times, teams feel that the list of prioritized projects is a result of random selection and are left wondering how the project fit into the overall corporate direction, if at all. What’s lacking are the tools and techniques for achieving alignment on the core purpose for why an organization exists and a clear picture of what the future is expected to hold.

Many organizations create Mission and Vision statements, but find these statements are either too vague or too long to provide meaning and direction to anyone outside a small subset of stakeholders.

Often these statements are treated as interchangeable documents, but each have very distinct purposes and values they provide for the Strategic Plan.

Attend this segment of the 5 part series on The Living Strategic Plan to learn how to document an organizational assessment to achieve critical alignment on the core drivers that serve as the foundation for and influence the creation of a realistic Strategic Plan.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants will:

• Understand the difference between a Mission and Vision Statement
• Create a Mission statement that everyone in the organization can understand
• Create a Vision statement that influences the future actions of the organization’s staff

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase Creating the Mission and Vision Statements – Strategic Planning Series 2 of 5

Live Webinar – June 5th, 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

During the project intake process all projects are considered critical, all others never get approved. So how do you decide which “critical” projects are most critical?

These decisions are typically made politically, emotionally or without consistency.

The Impact:

• Poor resource utilization
• Frustrated resources
• Projects not aligned with strategic objectives
• Higher risk and lower ROI

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar demonstrating a balanced approach to prioritizing initiatives. Projects affect many aspects of your business; all factors should be considered when taking on a new project. Learn the prioritization secrets of successful companies using a Project Portfolio Management mentality.

The Result:

• Decreased risk
• Higher ROI
• Optimized resource utilization
• Maximum aggregate value of projects

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project 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: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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  How to Prioritize Projects When Each One is Critical

Live Webinar June 4th 2014, 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

Requirements Planning adds incredible value to the requirements process.

More than simply creating another “work breakdown structure” document, this is an opportunity to address risks proactively and gain better stakeholder participation.

This session demonstrates how every component of a requirements plan adds value.

Learning Objectives:

1. Illustrate the pitfalls of traditional approaches to Requirements Planning
2. Deliver guidelines for making Requirements Planning a value-add activity
3. Know what material must be present in a high quality requirements planning document

Click to register for 5 Things You Must Know About Requirements Planning

Live Webinar June 5th, 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)

This webinar Louis Marchesani (LinkedIn profile) will discuss the  effect that a younger workforce is going to have on our delivery of support services.

Louis will also  suggest ways of eliminating needless contacts –  how to reduce human contacts through self service and self help.

Click to register for Service Desks of the Future; Contact Elimination, Self-service and a Changing Workforce

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Live Webinar – June 5th 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

How do you know what to test?

There seems to never be enough time (or money or people) to adequately test systems. Rapid cycle times brought on by the adoption of agile approaches only seem to make things worse.

Even with automated systems for running tests, you’re still left with the time-consuming problem of designing many test cases.

In this webinar will introduce you to a simple yet powerful technique for modeling functional requirements and a tool that uses those models to generate effective test cases.

This approach can be used for unit testing, user testing, and more. Tests can be developed from early specifications (use cases and user stories) and in response to bug reports.

You’ll see how to easily produce a good set of test cases – exhaustive enough to give your software a good workout, but intelligent enough not to waste time and effort.

Presenter: Marc Balcer (LinkedIn profile) is an architect at Model Compilers, specializing in using model-driven approaches to analyze, develop, and manage projects in subject matters as diverse as medical instrumentation, telecommunications management, financial services, and transportation logistics. Marc consistently seeks out opportunities for automation in the development process, developing tools to transform information captured during requirements and analysis into executable code.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
• 8.3 Control Quality

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 Taming the Testing Beast