Live Webinar Feb 25th, 2015 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EST or …
Live Webinar Feb 25th, 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Note:  Although RBCS is an REP this presentation will need to be recorded as a Category C

Should YOU Pull The PLUG?

What would John Connor, son of Sarah Connor, hero of the resistance in the “Terminator” movie series, say about the Internet of things, the ubiquity of mobile devices, the fact that we almost ran out of IP addresses, software that updates itself, and other signs of the coming computer apocalypse?

He’d probably tell us to pull the plug, quickly!

Beyond the nightmare scenario of the “Terminator” films, what are the implications of quality, and lack of quality, for the now-real situation that everything is connected to everything else? Will it be Neuromancer, “Terminator,” androids dreaming of electric sheep, or something more benign?

Join Rex for some fun and interesting speculation and prediction on the future of limitless connectivity.

In this webinar, Rex will discuss these points and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects.

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 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’

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Live Webinar February 25th, 2015 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST
By: The Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Course ID: MDW1305

Courage In Project Management Can Be Tough!

• Are you managing a project team or other project managers who are afraid to stretch beyond their comfort zones?
• Do your sponsors consider you an influential project manager, one they can trust to ask the difficult questions?
• Have you experienced the satisfaction of orchestrating an empowered team, one that will challenge the status quo or achieve what felt like the impossible?
• Have you ever accepted a project assignment completely out of your comfort zone?

This webinar is about courage and project management.

It’s about the courage to lead when needed, let go when needed, motivate and influence others to excel for you.

Learning objectives:

• Define courage as it relates to project management
• Learn what the experts are saying about courage in the workplace and as project leaders
• Share examples of courageous behavior in projects

Presenter: Bonnie Cooper (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group, is a twenty-year information technology professional. In her current role as the Program Director for the Massachusetts Medical Society™(MMS) Corporate IT Program Office, Bonnie is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the corporate IT strategic plan, and leading the program to re-engineer the membership platform for MMS.

Click to register for Courage In Project Management

Live Webinar February 26th – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $20 USD
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This webinar is the Sixth in a 6 part series series of Project Leadership vs. Project Management by Solutions Cube. An overview of the information in the 6 Part Series was held September 1st and September 8th was Team Focus and Support. Each module in the series can be taken individually. The entire series qualifies for up up to 7 pdus .

Many people are project managers but few exhibit project leadership skills. Project leadership is one of the dimensions that differentiates effective project managers from non-effective project managers. Being a leader requires more than managing the mechanics of a project. Effective leaders work collaboratively across organizations.

• Do you participate collaboratively to generate creative solutions?
• Do you seek alliances and partnerships?
• Do you know how to respectfully ask for and use the support and talents of others?
• Do you make a conscious effort to understand the business of your organization, rather than just be an expert in your technical area? Do you see yourself as a hub within a network, which is your organization?

Attend this 1 hour presentation to learn how improving your project leadership is a journey of continuous improvement and starts with self assessment. Discover tips for improvement in one aspect of project leadership – collaboration.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• Differences between project leadership and project management
• How to assess your project leadership skills in the area of team focus and support**
• Practical tips for:
  • Fostering collaboration
  • Collaboratively generating creative solutions
  • Leading collaboratively
  • Collaborating in a virtual environment

Solutions Cube Group webinars are presented by experienced staff members and partners who have over 30 years of experience managing projects and developing and running facilitated project meetings and delivering project management training courses.

Who Should Attend This Webinar:

• General Managers,  Project Managers, Program Managers,Portfolio Managers
• Project Leads, Team Members
• Business Stakeholders , Business Leads, Facilitators

Click to purchase Project Leadership vs. Project Management Series 6 of 6: Collaboration

Live Webinar –  February 26th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  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.

During the project intake process all projects are considered critical, all others never get approved. So how do you decide which “critical” projects are most critical?

These decisions are typically made politically, emotionally or without consistency.

The Impact:

• Poor resource utilization
• Frustrated resources
• Projects not aligned with strategic objectives
• Higher risk and lower ROI

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar demonstrating a balanced approach to prioritizing initiatives. Projects affect many aspects of your business; all factors should be considered when taking on a new project. Learn the prioritization secrets of successful companies using a Project Portfolio Management mentality.

The Result:

• Decreased risk
• Higher ROI
• Optimized resource utilization
• Maximum aggregate value of projects

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

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”

Click to register for  How to Prioritize Projects When Each One is Critical

Live Webinar February 25th, 2015 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Featured Sponsor : Jama

As a Business Analyst or Project Manager, you are on the front lines of bringing products to market that build value for your business.If you’re like most BAs, however, you spend too much time reporting status, explaining context and tracking decisions.Learn tips and tools to help you keep your teams aligned, provide better visibility and maintain a continuous feedback loop so you can spend less time reporting and more time innovating.By bringing in your stakeholders early and often, you can slay the productivity-killing monsters that wreak havoc on your job, such as:

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope 6 – Time 10 – Communications

• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.2 Define Activities
• 6.6 Develop Schedule

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 Owning The Collaboration Circle On All Of Your Future Projects

Live Webinar February 25th, 2015 – 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.

Do You Enable Your People to Succeed?

Leadership, as Dwight Eisenhower once said, is the ability to get people to do what they don’t want to do and like it. That quote addresses two aspects of the power that a leader exercises. One is asking people to do something. The second is motivating people to achieve.

At its core leadership is simple: moving others toward a goal. However leadership is difficult: creating an environment that enables people to succeed.

This webcast will focus on those traits a leader can utilize to bring his/her people toward purpose that unites in common cause.

The 9 Traits:

1. Demonstrating character
2. Projecting authority
3. Communicating through listening/learning
4. Influencing through others
5. Making tough decisions
6. Showing humility
7. Exhibiting humor
8. Motivating from within
9. Leading: be seen, be heard, be there

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

Presenter:  John Baldoni (LinkedIn profile) is an internationally recognized leadership consultant, speaker, and author.  This presentation is based upon his newest book  The Leader’s Guide to Speaking with Presence: How to Project Confidence, Conviction, and Authority.  John’s other books include Great Communication Secrets of Great Leaders, Lead by Example: 50 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Results, and most recently, Lead Your Boss: The Subtle Art of Managing Up. In 2010 for the second consecutive year, he was named one of the world’s top 25 leadership experts by Top Leadership Gurus International

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 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 To Manage Or To Motivate: 9 Need-To-Know Traits Of The Best Leaders