Live Webinar – February 17th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00pm EST
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category B 1 PDU- Free PDU

NOTE: Eclipse will provide a Certificate for attendance upon request.

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is a strategic decision making approach aimed at maximizing overall returns on project investments. By focusing on the “right” projects, it is expected that there will be improved organization alignment to strategic plans as well as optimized utilization of financial and human resources.

Unfortunately, there is a significant amount of misinformation in the marketplace about PPM and many organizations that have attempted to implement these practices have failed. Of course, vendors stand ready to “help” unsuspecting executives with snake oil claims of “silver bullet” process or tool purchases to achieve PPM nirvana.

This webinar will provide you with a solid grounding of PPM principles – costs, benefits, critical success factors and lessons learned. These will help you decide whether pursuing PPM improvement is a valuable and realistic goal for your organization. This presentation will also improve your knowledge of the PPM lifecycle and provide you with the key decisions and approaches necessary to launch a successful PPM initiative.

Who should attend this webinar?
C-Level Management, IT Directors and Managers or Directors of PMOs

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: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project 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”

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Live Webinar February 17th, 2015, 5:00 am – 6:00 am  EST or
Live Webinar February 17th, 2015, 10:00 am – 11:00 am  BT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

To grasp the digital opportunity, incrementally improving IT performance isn’t enough.

Enterprises need to “flip” from old to new in terms of information and technology leadership, value leadership and people leadership.

Discussion Topics:

• A CIO perspective on IT transformation
• The comparison of your IT Plan 2015 (investments and strategies) and the plan of over 2800 CIO of Public and Private Enterprise
• A specific view on EMEA and Italy

Presenters:  Regina Casonato, Managing VP & Pierluigi Piva, Executive Partner of Gartner

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
• 5.3 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’

Click to register for Flipping to Digital Leadership: The 2015 CIO Agenda

Live Webinar – Feb 19th, 2015, 10:00 am to 12:00 am EST
Presented by:  The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 2 Hours -2 Category B PDUs – Free PDU

Teamability^®:
The Ability To Connect With Others
To Form A Productive Team

Individual strengths can lead to a personal triumph,
But a team is greater than the sum of its parts.

Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, recently wrote an article entitled “Teams Matter. Talent is Not Enough.”

In essence, it is a challenge for executives to find and exploit the “magic” of team synergy.

The metrics of teaming now exist!  Even the most extraordinary individual effort is no substitute for great teamwork. Teaming metrics are key to improving selection, increasing engagement, and vastly reducing new-hire turnover, all with measurable business value.

With TGI Teamability:
PMs will be able to create extremely strong teams.

In this introduction you will learn:

• A completely new technology will help you understand why talented, experienced people do not always “team” well with others.
• How to reduce the costs and risks associated with errors in hiring and promoting,
  • Metrics and methods that measure and predict “teaming” behaviors.
  • How to effectively analyze and solve team performance problems.
• How to deliver significant business value by matching people to the functional mission of their team
  • The ‘who fits where’ and the ‘why’ of winning teams
  • Behaviors that impact quality of team interaction and ‘fit’ to job responsibilities
• How it possible to reliably select high quality team players, and to match their job responsibilities to the way they envision themselves serving their team (their “Role”).

This is a MUST TAKE opportunity to help you understand the strengths of your team members placing them in the roles that will make your projects even more successful!

Edmonton PM

This program has been approved for 2 General recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. PMPs can earn two Cat B credits for this two hour course. In addition, you will be offered the opportunity to have your own Teamability® experience!

Click to register for An Introduction To Teamability? Understanding the Natural Roles that Your Team Members Best Fill with a Role Based Approach

Live Webinar February 20th, 2015 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A  – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI LEAD CoP (REP #S004)

Project managers know that relationship management is essential to project success. Missing a key stakeholder can cause stress, turmoil and delays.

• What about the relationships that move your career forward?
• Do you have productive and effective relationships with executives, project managers and team members?
• Are you putting thought into your relationships or simply hoping for the best?

Your ability (or lack thereof) is one of the most important factors that determine whether or not you will advance to the highest paying roles in the profession.

In this webinar, you will learn strategies and techniques to manage three essential types of relationships:

• Executives and project sponsors: How to turn these powerful individuals into allies
• Peer Project Managers: how to access knowledge and opportunities from your peers
• Project Team Members: why and how to build relationships and talent for the long run

All attendees have the option to request a relationship building toolkit at no cost to continue building their skills.

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

Presenter: Bruce Harpham (LinkedIn profile) runs Project Management Hacks, and his experience has focused on the financial services industry. Bruce’s writing on project management has appeared in Project Manager Today magazine, Project Times, CIO.com, and  ProjectManagement.com. In 2014, he won several blogging awards from IT World Canada for his writing on technology trends.

Click to register for Advance Your Career Through Better Relationship Habits

Live Webinar February 17th, 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)

In this webinar, Wes Balakian will show you what type of project management training you or your organization need, and how to measure the value and success of that training over time.

Presenter : Wes Balakian PMP (LinkedIn profile) is a PMP prep instructor, speaker and author of both books and materials. His products include:

• Harnessing the Power of Project Management – Book
• Project Management Templates – 101 Forms – CD
• Ultimate PMP Exam Prep Guide – Book
• PMP/CAPM Exam Prep Flash Cards 5th Edition – Flash Cards
• ULTIMATE PMP Exam Prep Audio CDs – Audio CD’s

Click to register for What Is The Value Of Project Management Training & How You Can Measure It?

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ITMPI Membership

Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
An Excellent Value!!

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Live Webinar Feb 18th 2015, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

Every project starts from somewhere – this session discusses the factors associated with project initiation and startup.

This can be accomplished through leveraging the following methodology deliverables:

• Business case,
• Detailed requirements,
• High level design,
• Project charter,
• Project roles,
• Testing strategy,
• User acceptance (UA) test plan.

The purpose and utility for each of these deliverables will be discussed during this tutorial.

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Applying IT Methodology to Project Initiation: A Tutorial