Live Webinar – July 15, 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

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) initiatives are expected to provide significant benefit to multiple roles within an organization.

Intuitively, most staff can understand the potential value in the organization, process and technology changes involved with a PPM initiative. However, the lack of change management practices through a PPM initiative’s implementation is one of the most common reasons for their failure. Symptoms of this issue can include poor executive commitment, resistance or political pressure from functional management and compliance issues with project teams.

Eclipse will review common misconceptions about PPM initiative implementations, provide some guiding principles for successful change and detail the steps and key communication messages necessary to gain buy-in from executive and functional management as well as from project teams.

This webinar will also provide tips that can be incorporated into the initiation and planning of your PPM initiative to increase your odds of success.

Who should attend this webinar?
C-Level Management, IT Directors and Managers or Directors of PMOs

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 Effective PPM Change Management

Live Webinar – July 15th 2014, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU/CDU Credits: 1 PDU Cat B – Free PDU
Hosted By: Systemation

In 2010 and the years that followed a fun, somewhat silly and very revealing group design exercise called “the marshmallow challenge” helped highlight some important insights into team dynamics, prototyping, group performance, skills development, and how incentives shape the outcome of a task.

Tawnya Sawyer (LinkedIn profile) will cover the highlights of the marshmallow challenge and help you implement some of the fundamental concepts to achieve better design outcomes.

Note: How to Receive PDUs for Attending a Live Systemation Webinar – You can earn one PDU per live webinar attended.  All you have to do is fill out PMI’s online form or download the PDF version and claim the PDUs in Section 4 as Category B (Systemation’s address is: 12503 E. Euclid Dr. Suite 55. Centennial, CO 80111).

Click to register for The Marshmallow Challenge: Improving the Design Process

SHORT NOTICE

Live Webinar July 10th, 2014 – 8:00 am – 5:00 pm EDT
Duration: Many sessions – All Day webinar
Credits:  Up To 11 PDU Category A PDUs – Free PDUs

The 2014 PMI Scheduling Conference, Navigating Complexity and De-mystifying Project Scheduling will be held on Thursday, 10 July 2014. This day-long virtual event will provide knowledge that you can apply to your work right away, while earning up to 11 PDUs toward fulfillment of PMI-SP®, PMP® or PgMP® Continuing Certification Requirements (CCR).

Join the Scheduling Community of Practice on July 10^th for the 2014 PMI Scheduling Conference. As a benefit of membership, PMI provides this virtual conference to facilitate the sharing of knowledge and networking among PMI members. The virtual platform allows you to participate from the convenience of your office, home, or on the go – all you need is an internet connection! Register now to participate in this virtual event available exclusively to PMI members!

Effective project scheduling and time management are critical factors in the success of a project. And, now more than ever, project management professionals are responsible for managing a variety of project schedules and timelines. Explore how organizations are obtaining remarkable business value by employing project scheduling practices.

Opening Remarks

Track 1

Track 2

Closing Remarks

While you will need to register to participate, this virtual conference is available at no additional cost to PMI members so please make sure that your PMI membership is current!  We look forward to meeting you virtually at the conference.

Keynote Speaker: Peter Taylor   (LinkedIn profile, @TheLazyPM) is a dynamic and commercially astute professional who has achieved notable success in Project Management. With over the 26 years experience in various business areas Peter has excelled in MRP/ERP systems with various software houses, Business Intelligence (BI) , and product lifecycle management (PLM) with Siemens. He has spent the last 7 years leading PMOs and developing project managers and is now focusing on project based services development with Infor.

Peter is also an accomplished communicator and leader speaking at PMI Chapters/Congresses and the author of several books including The Lazy Project Manager: How to be twice as productive and still leave the office early and ‘Leading Successful PMOs‘ (Gower) and teaches leadership to business professionals with ‘The Lazy Winner‘. Check out his terrific website and listen to his free podcasts in iTunes.

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

Click to register for Navigating Complexity and De-mystifying Project Scheduling

Live Webinar July 15th, 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)

For Project Managers working in the U.S., we know that PMI’s PMBOK serves as a framework for successfully managing projects.

However, did you know that PRINCE2 (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is an effective project management methodology used by thousands of project managers worldwide?

This interactive session will provide an overview of PRINCE 2, how PRINCE2 compliments PMI’s PMBOK, as well as ways to incorporate PRINCE2 concepts for increased project success.

Presented by: Erika Flora PMP, PgMP, ITIL Expert ( LinkedIn profile, @erikaflora) PMP, PgMP, ITIL, ITSM Specializing in Microsoft EPM tools, , biotech, pharmaceuticals, drug development,, training/mentoring, small business development, and womens issues, – Erika is a scientist by training. Her expertise is in process improvement,and  technology implementation.

Click to register for Leveraging the Power of PRINCE2 and PMI’s PMBOK Guide

The Live Session Is Free But…

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Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
An Excellent Value!!

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Live Webinar July 16th 2014, 10:00 am to 12:00 am EDT
Presented by: The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 2 Hours -2 Category B PDUs – Free PDU

Teamability^®:
The Ability To Connect With Others
To Form A Productive Team

Individual strengths can lead to a personal triumph,
But a team is greater than the sum of its parts.

Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, recently wrote an article entitled “Teams Matter. Talent is Not Enough.”

In essence, it is a challenge for executives to find and exploit the ‘magic’ of team synergy.

The metrics of teaming now exist! Even the most extraordinary individual effort is no substitute for great teamwork. Teaming metrics are key to improving selection, increasing engagement, and vastly reducing new-hire turnover, all with measurable business value.

With TGI Teamabilityâ„¢
PMs will be able to create extremely strong teams.

In this introduction you will learn:

• A completely new technology will help you understand why talented, experienced people do not always ‘team’ well with others.
• How to reduce the costs and risks associated with errors in hiring and promoting,
  • Metrics and methods that measure and predict ‘teaming’ behaviors.
  • How to effectively analyze and solve team performance problems.
• How to deliver significant business value by matching people to the functional mission of their team
  • The ‘who fits where’ and the ‘why’ of winning teams
  • Behaviors that impact quality of team interaction and ‘fit’ to job responsibilities
• How it possible to reliably select high quality team players, and to match their job responsibilities to the way they envision themselves serving their team (their ‘Role’).

This is a MUST TAKE opportunity to help you understand the strengths of your team members placing them in the roles that will make your projects even more successful!

Edmonton PM

This program has been approved for 2 General recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. PMPs can earn two Cat B credits for this two hour course. In addition, you will be offered the opportunity to have your own Teamability® experience!

Click to register for An Introduction To Teamability? Understanding the Natural Roles that Your Team Members Best Fill with a Role Based Approach

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Live Webinar July 16th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C  – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

A Framework for Leadership Success

Andrea Jung, the glamorous former head of Avon, was arguably the world’s most charismatic and effective CEO, credited with the astonishing turnaround of the venerable brand.

She seemed incapable of making a wrong move. Then, in the midst of declining sales, an investigation by the SEC, and a brand in crisis, she stepped down in late 2012.

During this webcast, former Avon VP and current leadership development consultant Deborrah Himsel will use examples from Jung’s story to explore valuable leadership lessons that can help keep today’s global executive at the top of their game.

These lessons focus on the strategic imperatives we all wrestle with in a business environment of ever-increasing volatility and complexity.

The objective of this program is to focus your attention on crucial actions that are often overlooked or not even considered — actions that are especially imperative now and in the years ahead.

This includes:

• Understanding your organization’s place in its evolutionary cycle
• Developing a robust succession plan
• Finding the right mix of people, policies, and processes that drive the organization forward
• Aligning culture and strategy
• Being extraordinarily vigilant in at-risk global markets
• Fighting second-order gender bias

Whether you’re a young manager just starting out or a mid-career executive, this webcast offers you perceptive lessons in why twenty-first century leaders succeed and why they fail.

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter: Deborrah Himsel (LinkedIn profile) is the author of Beauty Queen:  Inside the Reign of Avon’s Andrea Jung and Leadership Sopranos Style.  From 1999 to 2005, she worked alongside Andrea Jung at Avon as vice president of Global Organization Effectiveness.  A former vice president of Deutsche Bank, Himsel is a leadership consultant for such Fortune 500 companies as Johnson & Johnson, KPMG, Exxon/Mobil, Bain, Citigroup, and Walmart.  She teaches at Thunderbird School of Global Management and The Helsinki School of Economics at Aalto University.

Click to register for The Leadership To-Do List