Live Webinar October 16th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI® IT & Telecom CoP (REP #S009)

Project managers tend to seek consensus amongst stakeholders for a variety of reasons: to reduce conflict, because of the pressure to achieve strict deadlines, lack of authority arising from a matrix organization or to be perceived as someone who takes into account the needs of a diverse range of professionals that need to collaborate to achieve the objectives of the projects.

However, there are circumstances in which consensus can hide the correct option, create high risks and lead to the failure of the projects.

From the Panama Canal to the Cuban missile crisis, that nearly started the third world war, learn from the great world leaders how to provoke diversity of opinion amongst stakeholders to achieve the best possible solution for the success of the projects.

Presenter:  Solange Aguilera, PMP, ITIL, DMS, MSc (LinkedIn profile) is a senior project manager and coach with extensive experience managing globalized IT/Telecom projects involving countries in South America, Europe, Asia and North America.  She is a frequent speaker at PMI events in Brazil and explores how neuroscience can help us understand and develop project manager’s capabilities.

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

Click to register for Stakeholder Management: How To Provoke Diversity Of Opinion

Live Webinar October 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

Have you heard of an “amygdala hijack?”

Well, chances are it has happened to you. This chemical response in humans to the unexpected and unknown can translate into havoc when it plays out in organizations.

This human response to fear is often what causes paralysis in organizations, translating into missed opportunities in mild cases, missed deadlines in some serious cases, and total collapse in the worst case scenarios.

In our experience when surveying the corporate landscape, many people describe their culture as “reactive.”

They go on to tell of the difficulties that causes, yet seem unclear about how to take a step onto the path of proactive behavior. That’s where our webcast starts later this month.

Rebecca will explore the conundrum of plans gone wrong, and address a new way to approach, face and even attack risks to your organization.

She will explore:

1. Human responses to conflict which inform our appetites for risk
2. How to proactively look at risks before decisions are made and before plans are put into action
3. How to identify and manage risks to mitigate the impact for organizational health, and
4. What to look for to self-assess your organization’s maturity in managing issues that arise

Join us for this informative session to take your own step onto the path of a more proactive risk management culture!

Presented by: Rebecca George (LinkedIn profile) Client Relationship Manager / Consultant Kepner-Tregoe, Inc.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 11 – Risk

• 11.1  Plan Risk Management
• 11.2  Identify Risks
• 11.5  Plan Risk Responses

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 Fight or Flight? Face The Fears Of Organizational Risk

Live Webinar October 16th, 2014, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar October 16th, 2014, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Mobile apps can reveal new ways of doing business or fulfilling constituent needs.

The best apps utilize powerful mobile concepts, such as geolocation, contextual awareness, augmented reality, social networking and even biometrics.

Learn from the most influential mobile apps from around the globe and gain insights into how they will affect your business.

Discussion Topics:

• How some of the most simple yet powerful mobile apps are changing the world
• How to best leverage mobile apps to engage customers and employees
• How to incorporate cutting-edge mobile concepts to drive business innovation

Presenter:  Jason Wong (LinkedIn profile) Principal Research Analyst

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope 6 – Time 10 – Communications

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 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 10 Mobile Apps That Are Changing The World

Live Webinar October 16th, 2014 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly Webcasts

This hands-on webcast is presented by Jonathan Stark, (LinkedIn profile) the author of ‘Building Android Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript‘ and ‘Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript‘.

Yyou’ll learn why it is no longer safe to assume that visitors to your website are sitting in front of large monitors equipped with a keyboard and mouse.

As smartphones overtake the desktop as the primary portal to the Web – and as new device types and interaction models continue to emerge – designers need to adopt future-friendly strategies that support a full range of user contexts with a single codebase.

What will be covered?

• The “One Web” philosophy and benefits
• Mechanics of media queries
• Code organization and best practices
• Adding support for adaptive images and ….
• Fallback techniques for older browsers

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

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management

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 Responsive Web Design Bootcamp