Live Webinar July 16th, 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

Strategic change initiatives are profiling in organizations. To facilitate execution of these initiatives, firms are investing in business architecture to help assess and plan them.

Enterprise Business Architecture is quickly evolving into a mainstream business capability. Some would argue that it is already there considering 50% of the world’s top performing enterprises have embraced business architecture as a strategic differentiator.

The tools and techniques of business architecture should be foundational to strategy development, deployment and executive planning. This webinar intends to demonstrate the business architecture framework, describe the what, why, how and uses of some architectural blueprints.

Learning Objectives:

1. Purpose and benefits of Business Architecture to scope, planning and delivery.
2. Applicability of Business Architecture in the context of the rapid Change Agenda
3. Business Architecture framework and a variety of approaches to know when to use model types.
4. Different views of a business architecture framework and how analysis techniques will expose risk.
5. To think architecturally in the decomposition of the organization as a technique for defining organizational impact, scope and for Process Modeling & Requirements analysis methods.

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Live Webinar July 15th, 2014 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI INPD CoP (REP #S011)

1. How should firms design collaboration structures in distributed R&D projects that involve multiple vendors?
2. And what are the performance implications of such structures?

In this webinar, Anant will discuss the results from a research study that examines the above questions.

Using data from 147 R&D projects, she will focus our attention on two underlying dimensions of collaboration structures in multi-vendor R&D projects:

• The scale and the scope of collaboration between a client firm and its vendors in an R&D project …
• And examine how these dimensions affect the revenue generated from collaboration.

The study findings highlight the significant performance implications of collaboration structures in multi-vendor R&D projects and call for greater managerial attention toward effectively balancing the scale and the scope of such structures in multi-vendor projects.

Study authors: Anant Mishra (LinkedIn profile)(George Mason University), Aravind Chandrasekaran (LinkedIn profile)(The Ohio State University), and Alan MacCormack (Harvard Business School bio)

Presenter: Anant Mishra PhD is a Professor in the IS & Ops Mgmy Dept at George Mason University.  Anant’s research interests derive from contemporary real world issues in the areas of new product development, project management, open innovation, and offshoring. His research has been published in the many publications including Production and Operations Management and the Journal of Operations Management.

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

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Live Webinar July 15th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by Citrix Online – GoToMeeting Corporate

Why do we need a Quiet Revolution?

Did you know that work environments can be designed to pull out the natural strengths of introverts?

Join Susan Cain, (LinkedIn profile) co-founder of Quiet Revolution LLC and bestselling author of Quiet: The Power of Introverts in A World That Can’t Stop Talking, where she will share specific strategies for creating a workplace that harnesses the natural strengths of introverts while respecting all communication styles.

Attend this highly interactve webinar to learn:

• What are the specific characteristics of an introvert.
• What are the common myths about introverts that bias how we parent, teach and lead.
• What are concrete strategies for leading and managing introverts.
• And more…

Susan will help you discover why we need a Quiet revolution.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 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 July 16th, 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 Employees Engaged?

The 21st century workforce has redefined the role of the leader and continues to challenge the once widely-accepted norms of leadership practices.

The workforce is no longer a “do-as-I-tell-you” machine. Rather, it is a symbiotic collective that expects collaboration, candor, and courage.

In return, organizations can reap the benefits of employee engagement and strengthen the relationships that impact their bottom line.

Register for this webcast to learn:

1. Key trends that increase engagement, based on research
2. Practical tools and ideas for implementing these trends in your workplace
3. The financial rewards of employee engagement

Join Halley  for a live webcast and Learn more about Employee Engagement!

Presenter: Halley Bock (LinkedIn profile) is the President & CEO of Fierce, Inc. Her company helps clients worldwide develop leaders, transform cultures, and create authentic, energizing and rewarding connections with colleagues and customers through skillful conversations.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 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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