Rescheduled Live Webinar July 10th, 2014
Live Webinar July 17th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
(This session is now recorded – Click to view)
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI International Development CoP (REP #S034)

The “Sustainable Development” concept is sweeping across the entire world involving almost all social, economic, cultural, educational and political institutions. It is now unrealistic to think of running a program or project without a plan for its sustainability.

The current economic and financial crisis plaguing world economies have a been a litmus on their sustainability and long-term viability of many banks and other financial institutions and this has had some dramatic effects in the implementation of projects sponsored by these financial institutions.

It is a truism that Project Sustainability remains a major challenge nowadays not only to developing countries but to developed countries as well due to technological transformation, political changes, corruption, nepotism, deregulation, financial instability characterized by insolvency and liquidity problems, and other social, cultural, environmental and economic factors.

This webinar focuses on:

• The relationship between Project Management and Total Quality Management and how they complement each other towards project sustainability.
• It evaluates the contribution of other concepts such as:
  • Six Sigma Methodology,
  • Configuration Management,
  • Capacity Building,
  • Knowledge Management,
  • Project Planning and Management,
  • Human resources management and their impact project implementation and its sustainability.
• The webinar also elaborates on:
  • Basic quality improvement tools such as:
    • SWOT Analysis,
    • Process flow analysis,
    • Cost-benefit and
    • Cost-effectiveness analysis,
  • Quality organizational structures,
  • Systems analysis, feasibility studies,
  • Change management,
  • Issue management,
  • Risk management process and
  • Organizational behavior and team building which help to analyze and evaluate various quality management processes.

The webinar is intended for:

• Scholars and  researchers,
• Professional consultants in project management,
• Quality assurance, and  quality improvement consultants
• And general management, in industries such as:
  • Health research institutions, hospitals, clinics, and health insurance companies,
  • Small and large-scale businesses,
  • Governmental and Non-Governmental agencies
  • And other international organizations involved in the implementation of projects around the world.

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

Presenter: John Morfaw John is a seasoned professional providing top-notch seminars and workshop training on Project Planning and Management, Total Quality Management (TQM), Sustainable Development, Development of Strategic Implementation Plans, Monitoring and Evaluation, Community Development, Communication, Customer Service, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) and Emerging Market Economies Strategic Plans. John is an Award-Winning Finalist in the Business, Management & Leadership category of the 2012 International Book Awards.

John is also the author Of a number of books including:

• Fundamentals of Project Sustainability
  • Only $2.99  A Great Introduction to Sustainability
  • 169 pages – Earn up to 7 Cat C PDUs with this book
• Fundamentals of Project Sustainability: Strategies, Processes and Plans (his most recent)
  • 214 pages – Earn up to 7 Cat C PDUs with this book
• Total Quality Management (TQM): A Model for the Sustainability of Projects and Programs in Africa
  • 200 pages – Earn up to 7 Cat C PDUs with this book
• Project Sustainability: A Comprehensive Guide To Sustaining Projects, Systems And Organizations In A Competitive Marketplace
  • 224 pages – Earn up to 7 Cat C PDUs with this book

Click to register for Sustainability in Organizations & Institutions: Part 1

Online Webinar – Recorded February 21st, 2013
By: ProjectTimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 1 Hr 1 Cat A PDU/CDUs – Free PDU / CDU
CourseID:  WID00092

One disheartening aspect of the role of the Project Manager, which virtually no one seems to be able to overcome, is project failure.

Senior IT and business leaders have grown weary of the project failure epidemic, and are now looking to individual Projects Managers (PM)s and the Project Management Office (PMO) to do something about it. This webinar features essential advice on how you can.

Some reasons for project failure are easy to name, but this webinar reveals the 10 hidden causes of project failure that lie just under the radar of most Project Managers. Hidden problems that continue to sabotage project teams day after day.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to spot these 10 hidden reasons, and you’ll also discover effective, proven solutions for overcoming each one.

Here’s a sneak peek of the 10 hidden reasons revealed in the webinar:

• Hidden Reason #3: Requirements errors actually getting approved and slipping into development unnoticed
• Hidden Reason #6: Your team members being “fuzzy” on the details of your project (even though you’ve likely never heard them admit it)
• Hidden Reason #10: Expecting agile to ‘cure’ the problem

Don’t miss this important opportunity to understand the cause of project failure in a whole new light, so you can be the one who finally gets the project failure epidemic under control at your organization. Register for this webinar now!

This webinar is presented by Tony Higgins (LinkedIn profile) from Blueprint Software Systems, a 27-year software industry veteran, who has spent much of the past decade focused on developing software requirements solutions that support Business Analysts, Projects Managers and PMOs in today’s enterprise.

Click to register for 10 Hidden Reasons Why Projects Fail: How to Spot them and How to Solve Them!

Live Webinar July 9th 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

This session provides attendees with hands on techniques for determining the outcome of their projects before the project really gets rolling.

This session is about facts, and presents extensive research from IAG’s new Business Analysis Benchmark Study to help project managers build a predictive risk assessment model.

This session puts the intake and requirements gathering process of the project lifecycle under the microscope to determine what actions project managers can take to more consistently achieve a successful outcome on their projects.

Learning Objectives:

1. Executive perspectives on making requirements change
2. Techniques for optimizing requirements discovery
3. The tactics of requirements competency development

Click to register for Predicting Project Outcomes

Live Webinar – July 11th 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

SharePoint is an Enterprise Collaboration platform which drives organizational engagement and allows teams to work on information together in a central portal.

Document libraries are the key tool for document/information lifecycle management.

SharePoint Libraries are a key feature that allows organizations to manage document lifecycle from beginning to end.

While throughout history information managers have come up with creative ways to manage documents, unless you purchase a system specifically designed for lifecycle management, it has always taken much time and resources to manage documents.

SharePoint Libraries offer the capability to manage multi-user collaboration, but also versioning and content approval.

These features empower us to truly manage the lifecycle of information from the time of creation through the time when the information is no longer required.

The topics that will be covered in this one hour webinar:

• What are SharePoint Libraries
• Different types of Libraries offered in SharePoint
• Creating Libraries with intent to manage information lifecycle
• Using metadata and Views to visualize information
• Content Approval workflow
• Version Control
• Best Practices

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas:  10 – Communications 13 – Stakeholders

• 10.1 Plan Communications Management
• 10.2 Manage Communications
• 10.3 Control Communications
• 13.3 Manage 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”

Presenter: Tom Robbins (LinkedIn profile) has 25+ years in the telecommunications and IT industry. A Microsoft Certified Trainer and CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer, Tom has been training for more than 15 years on the Microsoft Enterprise suite of products.

Click to register for Creating SharePoint Libraries for Lifecycle Management