Live Webinar – November 5th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

The optimal path to mature requirements practices is often obscured by misinformation. Register now to see how to make significant operational improvement in requirements maturity and select a path based on a strong foundation of research and quantified success.

The Business Analysis Benchmark is rapidly becoming the world’s leading source of information on the impact of requirements quality on project outcome. We are pleased to announce the release of the 2009 survey results.

Learn:

1. The Facts of Performance: What is the impact of requirements maturity on technology projects?
2. Myth Busting: there are many commonly held beliefs that prevent organizations from successfully making change.
3. Path To Success: What activities can be taken to improve development success.

Featured Speaker: Rob Stewart, IAG Consulting (LinkedIn profile)

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Live Webinar November 7th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Government CoP (REP #S007)

This high energy session introduces a ground-breaking approach to thinking about communication for improved project performance. Successful project delivery is critical.

High performing projects, successfully delivered, power efficient day-to-day operations and drive long term, strategic growth.

High performing project environments deliver needed solutions that drive competitive advantage.

However, even the most mature enterprise can fail to execute high performing projects, impacting operations, strategy and long-term success, particularly in competitive environments.

This presentation is focused on the underlying principals at work within organizations that deliver high performing programs and a revolutionary new way to understand and utilize the power of communication to create an environment which ensures long-term success and the delivery of competitive advantage.

Learning Goals

1. An enhanced awareness of the importance of communication in project outcomes.
2. Case studies from U.S. Defense programs, UK civil works and global projects where effective communication across all stakeholders led to successful delivery.
3. Case studies where ineffective communication within the organization team led to disastrous outcomes.
4.  Introduction to a new, robust method for using communication to improve project outcomes.

Presenter: Mark Phillips (LinkedIn profile) is an accomplished CEO and the author of Reinventing Communication: How to Design, Lead and Manage High Performing Projects, a book about project management, system design and complexity.  Mark has written articles for the APM Community Blog including Having no plan beats a bad plan and Be a better leader by picking the metrics.

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

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Live Webinar November 4th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Human Resource CoP (REP #S045)

This webinar is focused on helping people who manage projects increase their ability to complete them on time, on budget, and in scope.

Presenter: Jim Decker (LinkedIn profile)

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

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Live Webinar November 5th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
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.

Gen Z – People born Between 1994 & 2010

Gen Z represents 23 million Americans born between 1994 and 2010. Having grown up post 9/11, in the wake of the great recession, Gen Z is an emerging group that your entire company needs to understand, from HR to marketing.

This digitally native generation has never known a world without the internet.

Soon this generation will start to seize entry-level positions at companies worldwide and have different behaviors, needs and work styles than older generations.

Dan Schawbel has spent the past year learning about Gen Z through a global research study which spanned across the world, from America to China to South Africa.

The first of its kind, the study sought to understand the implications of this generation from both a workplace and consumer perspective.

Dan found that while Gen Y is more optimistic, Gen Z is realistic and has a strong sense of career management, philanthropy and entrepreneurship.

Join Dan as he explores:

• Ways that they are different than Gen Y’s, Gen X’s and boomers and how to best connect with them.
• Their workplace preferences, values and career goals.
• How to best sell to Gen Z and what changes you need to make in your organization to best serve them.

This self-sufficient and tech savvy generation also pose new threats and opportunities for managers, marketers and HR professionals.

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

Presenter: Dan Schawbel (LinkedIn profile) is a Managing Partner of Millennial Branding, a Gen Y research/consulting firm and author of the #1 international bestselling book, Me 2.0. this webinar is based on his latest book Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success. He is a columnist at both TIME and Forbes, and has been featured in numerous publications and magazines.

PDU Category C documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 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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