Live Webinar January 7th, 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hr webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Change Management CoP (REP #S056)

Winston Churchill famously observed that: “The pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, while the optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty”.

Churchill could have been talking about mentoring as a mentor can assist program and project professionals in seeing opportunities and helping to use these opportunities for program and project success as well as overall organizational success.

Using a mentor, or serving as a mentor to others, can assist us in our quest for success.

It further is important to do things right – this does not mean only following a process, but it means using processes and procedures to help us succeed and improving upon them as best we can. The mentor can help direct us in this endeavor as we strive to meet and exceed success criteria as defined in our organizations.

In both the public and private sectors, increasingly organizations are developing mentoring programs for a variety of reasons.

In program and project management, using mentors is a best practice as organizations are recognizing programs and projects as key strategic assets, and the movement to becoming project based continues at a fast pace, meaning there are more opportunities than before to become a program or project manager and more opportunities for a career path in the field.

This presentation several definitions for mentoring, describes various types of mentoring relationships, explains how to set up a mentoring program, and emphasizes when mentoring is appropriate. It concludes with five skills to consider for effective mentoring.

Presenter: Dr. Ginger Levin (LinkedIn profile) is also author of several Project Management books and materials including:

• Interpersonal Skills for Portfolio, Program, and Project Managers
• Program Management: A Life Cycle Approach (Best Practices and Advances in Program Management Series)
• Implementing Program Management: Templates and Forms Aligned with the Standard for Program Management, Third Edition (2013) and Other Best Practices,
• Program Management: A Life Cycle Approach (Best Practices and Advances in Program Management Series)
  
• PgMP® Exam Practice Test and Study Guide, Fourth Edition (ESI International Project Management Series)

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

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