Online Webinar – Recorded June 26, 2014
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
By: Projectmanager.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
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Construction project managers have to overcome a number of challenges when the jobsite is a significant distance from the office.

From Jonathan’s location in South Carolina he manages long distance construction hotel remodeling  projects in other states such as Tennessee, Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia, and in his home state.

In this webinar Jonathan explains how he manages to control these remote construction projects and he covers some of the most common challenges faced by the PM.

He provides suggestions for using mobile devices to face these challenges.

Jonathan Poppe (LinkedIn profile) will look at how a project manager can:-

• Oversee multiple construction jobs that are physically separated
• Assist site supervisors overcome limited technical experience
• Maintain a daily understanding of each job
• Keep onsite employees accountable
• Evaluate the quality of work at a job.

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Live Webinar March 26th, 2015 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar March 26th, 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1.5 Hr Webinar Credits: 1.5 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

In many ways, leading a test team is like leading any other team. After all, people are people, no matter what work they do or where they live.

Of course, there are some aspects that are specific to managing technical teams. And there are a few aspects that are specific to managing a test team.

Given a good team, which you’ve developed carefully, how can you get the best work from them and keep them engaged and motivated?

Rex will explore some ideas, and take your questions, in this free webinar.

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

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Live Webinar March 24th,2015 –  12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU Free
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating

Although Agile has proven to provide incredible benefits in software development and delivery, it is not foolproof, nor a “Silver Bullet” when adapted quickly and adopted without consideration of potential issues.

Plenty of factors need to be considered
Before attempting this highly disciplined approach.

With anything new there are going to be difficulties. What starts out a small test with a pilot team leads to a huge bandwagon affect.

This is great but some band-wagoners get nervous when the problems start and ultimately become the naysayers and finger pointers that can kill Agile before it even gets a chance to provide benefit.

Top Pitfalls That Lead To Agile Troubles Include:

• Self-organized team function
• Poor Product Owner performance
• Lack of adequate training and coaching
• No change management plan
• Lack of executive support
• Inconsistent business unit support

Learn from the mistakes other organizations have made and discover which pitfalls to avoid to ensure that your first attempt at applying an Agile approach will be met with a successful outcome and keep the band-wagon’s wheels here on earth and avoid the bubble burst when expectations are set too high.

Ultimately Agile success requires an organization to do some creative destruction which leads to inefficiency and confusion for a period of time.

Be prepared to weather that storm by preparing your sponsors and management with an understanding of the problems you will face on your road to incorporating Agile methods into your organization.

Presenter: David Mantica (LinkedIn profile) – David Mantica has product managed the initiation, development and delivery of more than 300 instructor-led and live, online training courses, in software development life cycle, IT, telecommunications, finance, healthcare IT, and marketing industries.

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Live Webinar March 25th, 2015, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By:  StickyMinds/Techwell

Because priorities constantly change at the business level, teams struggle to communicate changes to everyone—slowing down development and delivering business value.

SAFe is a proven process framework for scaling lean and agile across the enterprise.

Combining SAFe with the IBM DevOps approach provides a comprehensive process and tooling framework for an optimized end-to-end lifecycle.

The result is a solution that supports enterprises—from the small IT shop to the large, regulated IT environment—in addressing critical business imperatives.

In this web seminar, you’ll learn how to apply lean and agile principles with multiple teams and implement powerful DevOps tools and practices.

Learn to:

1. Eliminate waste and reduce delivery cycle time
2. Get up and running quickly with out-of-the-box infrastructure to lead a SAFe project
3. Improve agility and predictability with DevOps practices
4. Simplify change to culture and process with access to SAFe guidance

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor and Control Project Work
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 6.2 Define Activities

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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