Live Webinar Feb 20th 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $20 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This webinar is the third in a 4 part series series on Risk Management by Solutions Cube.  Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

Many project teams describe their Risk Management effort as a Risk Mitigation activity to overcome negative project risks.

Risk Mitigation is only one of the 8 different responses considered by project teams who are successful in their risk management effort. Teams who consider all 8 risk responses when creating their risk register are more effective in exploiting risk opportunities as well as minimizing or preventing risk threats.

The Risk Management Series of in depth webinars will introduce participants to techniques for defining a Risk Management Process and using this process to progressively build a Risk Register including: identifying risks using a Risk Meta-Language, Assessing Risks with quantitative techniques, understanding the 8 risk responses and selecting the appropriate Risk Response for the project risks and monitoring risks throughout the project.

Solutions Cube Group’s Selecting the Appropriate Risk Responses webinar will help your project teams understand the differences between the 8 risk response types and when it is appropriate to use each response. They will learn how to increase the likelihood of positive risk opportunities occurring and how to reduce or avoid the impact of negative project risks.

This session will help you Select the Appropriate Risk responses.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• How to complete the risk register with appropriate risk responses
• Why relying on risk mitigation as the only response to risk creates more risk exposure
• How to differentiate between the Risk Response types available for managing project risk
• Techniques for creating contingency plans as part of the response effort
• When to use each response type when planning the risk management effort

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar February 18th, 2015 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

This webinar Bill Bentley (LinkedIn profile), will instruct you in a novel technique for using probability to increase your odds of getting call backs in your job search.

Click to register for Alliance Networking: Increase Your Odds Of Landing An Interview

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Live Webinar Feb 18th, 2015, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm  EST or
Live Webinar Feb 19th, 2015, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm  EST
Presenter: Change Management Learning Center (PROSCI)
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU –  Free PDU

Prosci specializes in change management processes.  With a strong developed expertise in change management processes they produce high quality informative presentations and seminars

Get a behind the scenes tour the CMROI (Change Management ROI) Calculator – led by Prosci Chief Development Officer. Prosci has released a new tool to empower change management practitioners to demonstrate the value of change management within the context of expected project results.

See the new CMROI Calculator in action and learn how you can use it in your work to build buy-in and commitment for change management.

When you begin showing the value of change management not as something separate, but as how you capture the portion of project benefits that depend on employee adoption and usage, you are speaking the right language to gain commitment.

Learn about the Change Management ROI Calculator:

1. CMROI Context
2. CMROI Logic Flow
3. CMROI Calculator Interactive Tour

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

• 4.1 Develop Project Management 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 the Feb 18th Presentation of  CMROI Calculator: Interactive Inside Look
Click to register for the Feb 19th Presentation of  CMROI Calculator: Interactive Inside Look

Live Webinar February 18th, 2015 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST

Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly Webcasts

NOTE: At the time of this post the registration page states this webinar is on December 17th 2014 but the session has been moved to February 18th 2015.

Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within challenges the assumption that leadership comes from a position of power or authority.

With practical advice and guidance, authors Lois Kelly and Carmen Medina—rebels in their own right—will help empower you by transforming the way you present your ideas and engage your coworkers and bosses.

Attendees will learn:

• The difference between good and bad rebels at work.
• Common fears about pushing for change and how to manage them.
• Do this first: understanding how things work at work.
• Creating a rebel alliance, avoiding hero worship.
• Positioning and communicating ideas so people pay attention (and maybe even help you.
• Using conflict and controversy productively.
• Tips for staying sane and resilient.
•  And …When to quit.

Carmen thinks most organizations don’t have a good way of determining when it’s time to transform and/or “sell” their current business model.

Heretics, mavericks, and rebels at work can provide organizations with the important early warning system they so desperately need.

Presenters:

Lois Kelly (LinkedIn profile, O’Reilly bio) co-author of Rebels at Work and the award winning Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word-of-Mouth Marketing is a student of change and has been a creative rebel throughout her career.She helps companiesd create new ways to launch products, communicate complicated issues, deal with crises, go public, adopt innovative business practices, and occasionally try to move mountains.

Carmen Medina  (LinkedIn profile, O’Reilly bio) co-author of Rebels at Work spent 32 years as a heretic at the Central Intelligence Agency. Despite this, she held several senior positions at the Agency, including serving on the executive team that led the CIA’s analytic directorate.  Since retiring from CIA in 2010, Carmen writes and speaks about Rebels at Work, analysis and strategic warning, the emergence of new global norms in the 21st century, the future culture of work, and cognitive diversity.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 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”

Click to register for Rebels with a Cause: Creating Positive Change at Work

Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly Webcasts

NOTE: At the time of this post the registration page states this webinar is on December 17th 2014 but the session has been moved to February 18th 2015.

Rebels at Work: A Handbook for Leading Change from Within challenges the assumption that leadership comes from a position of power or authority.

With practical advice and guidance, authors Lois Kelly and Carmen Medina—rebels in their own right—will help empower you by transforming the way you present your ideas and engage your coworkers and bosses.

Attendees will learn:

• The difference between good and bad rebels at work.
• Common fears about pushing for change and how to manage them.
• Do this first: understanding how things work at work.
• Creating a rebel alliance, avoiding hero worship.
• Positioning and communicating ideas so people pay attention (and maybe even help you.
• Using conflict and controversy productively.
• Tips for staying sane and resilient.
•  And …When to quit.

Carmen thinks most organizations don’t have a good way of determining when it’s time to transform and/or “sell” their current business model.

Heretics, mavericks, and rebels at work can provide organizations with the important early warning system they so desperately need.

Presenters:

Lois Kelly co-author of Rebels at Work and the award winning Beyond Buzz: The Next Generation of Word-of-Mouth Marketing is a student of change and has been a creative rebel throughout her career.She helps companiesd create new ways to launch products, communicate complicated issues, deal with crises, go public, adopt innovative business practices, and occasionally try to move mountains.

Carmen Medina  co-author of Rebels at Work spent 32 years as a heretic at the Central Intelligence Agency. Despite this, she held several senior positions at the Agency, including serving on the executive team that led the CIA’s analytic directorate.  Since retiring from CIA in 2010, Carmen writes and speaks about Rebels at Work, analysis and strategic warning, the emergence of new global norms in the 21st century, the future culture of work, and cognitive diversity.

Click to register for Rebels with a Cause: Creating Positive Change at Work

Live Webinar February 18th, 2015 – 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)

Government Leaders Face Enormous Pressure!

Let’s face it:
Failing to manage pressure is a significant reason why projects fail.

This webinar will explore how the brain functions under pressure and will explore ground breaking research on how Project Managers can excel under pressure and drive engagement, innovation, growth and deliver success in their projects!

Session Learning Points:

• How to better manage pressure to gain a competitive advantage
• Research on what the top 10% did to excel under pressure
• 3 pressure insights that will help you avoid the negative effects of pressure
• How pressure affects your brain and strategies you can use to perform under pressure
• Stories of government leaders and organizations who have managed pressure effectively to succeed

Note: The content and research for this program is based on an upcoming book “Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When It Matters Most” that IHHP is launching with Crown Publishing (Feb 24th, 2015).

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

Presenter: Bill Benjamin (LinkedIn profile) Institute for Health and Human Potential (IHHP) Bill has a rare perspective – he has advanced degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science and has 25 years of real world business experience as a senior leader. Bill leverages his experience to take a practical and scientific approach to helping people understand how the brain responds under pressure and how that can help increase leadership and performance.

I particularly enjoyed Bill Benjamin’s article “Emotional Intelligence for Truck Drivers.” Explaining the abstract concepts of Emotional Intelligence in real-world terms is a valuable skill for project managers and their communications with project stakeholders.

Click to register for Performing Under Pressure

Live Webinar – February 17th, 2015 12:00-1:00  PM EST
Duration:1 hour – 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Offered by Beyond20 (REP #2842)

Think Scrum is only for software development?
Think again!

While Scrum is most often applied to software development, this workshop will explore how Scrum concepts can be applied to ITIL-based service and process improvement efforts.

At the very heart of the ITIL framework is a focus on design, development, deployment, support, and ongoing improvement of IT services based on business needs.

This webinar will show how the addition of Agile concepts can enhance the quality and consistency in delivering IT services to customers.

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

Click to register for Agile ITIL: Applying Scrum Concepts to Service Improvement Projects