Live Webinar March 4th, 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm EST
Duration: 75 Min webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Change Management CoP (REP #S056)

Although we all experience transitions emotionally, our reactions may be quite different.

Using a psychometric model to understand these differences may go a long way to facilitating change and managing people more effectively.

The DiSC model is constructed on two behavioral dimensions which form four basic profiles. Each profile, or behavioral prototype, describes preferred environments, communication styles and workplace relationships.

The profiles also indicate greatest fears, motivators, values and attitudes toward change.

In this webinar, you will learn about the DiSC model and how it can help you relate better to the people around you once you identify their style preference.

About DiSC:

The DiSC system provides a meaningful, non-judgmental framework for looking at human behaviour. A personalized report produced upon assessment creates better understanding of one’s unique behavioural patterns.

This greater awareness can in turn be utilised to create an environment more suited to promoting personal development and success, simultaneously helping people appreciate the motivational environments required by others.

Widely recognised as a springboard for building a focused, aligned workforce, DiSC has become a key component in the employee development strategies of leading organisations worldwide.

DiSC can foster team building in an organisation by:

• Improving communication and greater co-operation between employees
• Promoting the appreciation of differences and enhancing individual and team performance
• Identifying the “DiSC culture” of a particular group and thereby understanding better their prevalent characteristics, needs and limitations
• Identifying the individuals that could assist a group to achieve specific goals.

Presenter: Susan Cortese,  (LinkedIn profile) established the firm Discernys which provides training, certification and pedagogical material on the Everything DiSC model & psychometric tools for consultants, coaches and HR professionals. Her areas of expertise includes Training and facilitation, Leadership development, Interpersonal communication, Intercultural communication and Emotional intelligence development. She also teaches management for the executive education program of the business school ISTEC, and has facilitated management games.

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

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Online Webinar – Recorded February 21st, 2013
By: ProjectTimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 1 Hr 1 Cat A PDU/CDUs – Free PDU / CDU
CourseID:  WID00092

One disheartening aspect of the role of the Project Manager,
Which virtually no one seems to be able to overcome,
Is “Project Failure”

Senior IT and business leaders have grown weary of the project failure epidemic, and are now looking to individual Projects Managers (PM)s and the Project Management Office (PMO) to do something about it. This webinar features essential advice on how you can.

Some reasons for project failure are easy to name, but this webinar reveals the 10 hidden causes of project failure that lie just under the radar of most Project Managers. Hidden problems that continue to sabotage project teams day after day.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to spot these 10 hidden reasons, and you’ll also discover effective, proven solutions for overcoming each one.

Here’s a sneak peek of the 10 hidden reasons revealed in the webinar:

• Hidden Reason #3: Requirements errors actually getting approved and slipping into development unnoticed
• Hidden Reason #6: Your team members being “fuzzy” on the details of your project (even though you’ve likely never heard them admit it)
• Hidden Reason #10: Expecting agile to ‘cure’ the problem

Don’t miss this important opportunity to understand the cause of project failure in a whole new light, so you can be the one who finally gets the project failure epidemic under control at your organization. Register for this webinar now!

This webinar is presented by Tony Higgins (LinkedIn profile) from Blueprint Software Systems, a 27-year software industry veteran, who has spent much of the past decade focused on developing software requirements solutions that support Business Analysts, Projects Managers and PMOs in today’s enterprise.

Click to register for 10 Hidden Reasons Why Projects Fail: How to Spot them and How to Solve Them!

Live Webinar March 4th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Fissure Corporation (Rep 1026)

Bring L.I.F.E. to your User Stories
For “Just Enough Design”

User stories are a popular approach to defining stakeholder requirements for software, especially in Agile software environments.

How do we ensure that just enough design is considered in relation to a user story?

This webinar will discuss:

• The consideration of lifecycles (L), interfaces (I), the future (F) and end results (E) in relation to user stories,
• Why these concepts are important,
• When there is a significant value proposition in applying these concepts (i.e. what is “just enough?”),
• How epics help you tell a more cohesive story, and
• Tools you can use to accomplish bringing L.I.F.E to your user stories.

Consider bringing L.I.F.E. to your user stories.

Click to register for User Story Elaboration

Online Webinar – Recorded January 15th 2015
A Microsoft Worldwide Event Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 35 Minutes 0.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Get a Head Start!

Would you like a simple method to make real time project decisions, to consistently deliver successful projects, and be guided by a proven best practice approach?

Project Management is a vital business process, but many organizations struggle to do it successfully. Sound familiar?

Watch this webcast now and see how you can get started quickly with just the right amount of project management and gradually evolve it to where you need it to be, by using:

• Standardized project management templates for quick & consistent project setup.
• A collaborative toolset for intuitive project management.
• Automated reporting to connect and inform stakeholders.

Join Microsoft Project & Certified Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) Silver Partner, BrightWork for a series of education webcasts and Hands on Learning labs (HOL).

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 13 – Stakeholders

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 13.3 Control Stakeholder Engagement

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 & watch Crawl, Walk, Run: Evolve Your Project Management in 2015

Live Webinar March 3rd, 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 defines the important steps in understanding stakeholder expectations and effective communication so that the best results are ensured for everyone.

Join Lynda Bourne (LinkedIn profile) and learn how you too can lead your stakeholders to be more involved and engaged!

Click to register for 10 Steps To Effective Stakeholder Engagement

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Live Webinar March 5th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $20 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

• So, how do projects start?
• How do they get approved?
• What am I, as the Project Manager, responsible for in order to ensure that the project is kicked off appropriately?

Attend this live 1 hour webinar learn about the business case, the project charter, the Work Breakdown Structure (or WBS), and the many roles of project stakeholders who impact your project.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• The components of the project lifecycle
• What the project manager must do to successfully start a project
• Recognizing the varying and diverse roles of project stakeholders
• The key components of a useful project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Obtaining valuable information on the project management career path

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase Managing the Beginning of Your Project