Live Webinar August 13th, 2014, 10:00 am – 11:00 am  EDT or
Live Webinar August 13th, 2014, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Audiences are inundated by pleas for their attention. As a marketer, the onus is on you to earn it.

This requires sustaining engagement over time through stories that will leave a lasting impression.

This webinar explores storytelling and content marketing practices adopted by the best digital marketers.

Discussion Topics:

• What makes any story memorable
• What new tools marketers are using to not just tell stories, but to involve customers in their stories
• The role of content marketing in digital storytelling

Presenters:   Richard Fouts (Gartner bio) and Jake Sorofman (Gartner bio, LinkedIn profile)

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope

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 August 13th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Government CoP (REP #S007)

Learn About PM & The Toronto PanAm 2014 Games!

 Dena is an often sought after expert in Games planning, working most recently with the Sochi 2014 Games and the Annecy 2018 Bid Committee. Dena is a member of the IPC Games Committee, tasked with providing direction for the Paralympic Games.

Dena believes in the value of sport as a tool for change and social impact, spending her career working on provincial, national and international Games and sporting events.

Dena Coward will walk you through:

1. Putting your customer at the heart of your plan
2. Managing Expectations from a diverse stakeholder group
3. Project Management and the Spectator Experience
4. Explanation of Delighters and Derailers
5. Setting the stage for Success by Removing Barriers

Presenter: Dena Coward (LinkedIn profile) is currently the Vice President, Project Management Office, Games is responsible for planning and “Athlete’s Villages” for the 2015 Pan / Parapan American Games and responsible for leading and managing the implementation of the organizations planning to successfully deliver the Toronto 2015 Games.

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

Click to register for Let the Games Begin: Project Management and Sports

Live Webinar –  August 12, 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

Establishing a PMO (Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office) is considered to be a best practice approach to improving the value an organization can receive from its project investments.

Why is it then, that a study, conducted in 2005, of 750 organizations worldwide indicated that over 75% of organizations that set up a PMO shut it down within three years because it did not demonstrate any added value?

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar where you will learn key reasons why so many PMOs fail, and gain some valuable knowledge of the critical success factors required to ensure the survival of your PMO.

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: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 7 – Cost

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.6 Control Scope
• 6.7 Control Schedule
• 7.4 Control Costs

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  Setting Up a PMO is Not for the Faint Hearted!

Live Webinar – August 15th 2014, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Learn about PART 1 of this presentation & view the recording see the PDU Of The Day article:

• Part 1 – Custom Workflow Solutions In SharePoint Server 2013 (Recorded)

Part II – Create a workflow initiation form

A key component of SharePoint Server 2013 is Business Process Automation, taking the repetitive daily tasks business users are presented with and configuring SharePoint to handle them.

Most SharePoint workflows are pre-configured for your users – they automatically assign a task to the same participant, use the same duration per task, or the same due date.

What if, however, you need a workflow that allows the person who manually started the workflow to specify the participants, duration per task, and due date?

You need an initiation form.

Initiation forms collect information from the person starting the workflow, and references this information later as part of the workflow process.

In this webinar Andy will examine:

• What an initiation form is and how workflows use initiation forms.
• What the types of initiation form fields are used in the workflow process.
• What default values are and how to use them.
• How to use initiation forms to update values in the current list.

Join Andy in this series of lectures as he explores the process of creating custom SharePoint 2013 workflows using SharePoint Designer 2013 as we work to build custom solutions to solve real-world problems.

Presenter: Andy Huneycutt

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications 13 – Stakeholder

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.1 Collect Requirements
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 5.5 Validate Scope

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 Custom Workflow Solutions in SharePoint Server 2013

Live Webinar August 12th, 2014, 9:00 am – 10:00 am  EDT or
Live Webinar August 12th, 2014, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast- Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Many enterprises have made investments in SharePoint, and a growing number are looking to do so in SharePoint Online in Office 365.

This webinar discusses the strengths and weakness of SharePoint so you can deliver clear benefits to your business.

Discussion Topics:

• How your organization can maximize your return on your SharePoint investment on-premises or online
• How to determine whether SharePoint Online makes sense for your organization
• How enterprises can best manage their SharePoint installations for efficiency, effectiveness and proper governance

Presenter: Mark R. Gilbert (Gartner bio) Research VP

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 10.1 Plan Communications Management
• 10.2 Manage Communications

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 Getting the Most From SharePoint

Live Webinar August 11th, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Course ID: MDW1285

Both individual and team success depend upon clear and effective interpersonal communication.

Whether face to face or virtual, every interaction with another person influences how you are perceived and provides an opportunity to develop trust and build a positive relationship.

Whether presenting one-on-one or in front of an audience of 1,000, conveying information to a project team or delivering a difficult message, communicating effectively is one of the most powerful skills for achieving your objectives.

This webinar will teach you how to focus on your outcome, tune in to your audience, and develop your messages for clarity and impact.

Your ability to create an environment for open discussion and ongoing dialogue is crucial for communication success.

The communications skills covered can increase your ability to exercise choice and control for every type of conversation, influence without authority, and improve the quality of relationships and productivity.

Learning Objectives Include:

• A blueprint for designing any important communication
• Six principles to guide your interactions
• Emotional intelligence to manage challenging conversations
• Alignment of the four key components of communication to achieve your outcome

Presenter: Crystell Anthony, (LinkedIn profile) M.Ed., MBTI®, CAGS from Northeastern University, and a certified State Trainer for Massachusetts, is a Lead Consultant for Corporate Education Group and Principal and founder of her own consulting company, The Focus Group. Since 1979, Crystell’s training programs are known for containing simplified best practices for easy on-the-job applications and have been successfully installed in organizations across the globe.

Click to register for Effective Communication Techniques to Steer and Influence Any Conversation