Live Webinar April 8th, 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar April 8th, 2015 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1.5 Hr Webinar Credits: 1.5 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Did you ever wonder why your colleagues sometimes look at you funny when you’re explaining your test results, or ask you strange questions like, “Why don’t you find all the bugs in testing?”

Maybe they don’t understand what you do or even why you do what you do. In this free webinar, Rex will reveal ten common misunderstandings that your fellow software professionals have about testing, and discuss ways to resolve those misunderstandings to promote better communication.

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

Click to register for the 2:00 am – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of Ten Things Managers & Developers Should Know About Testing…But Usually Don’t

Click to register for the 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT presentation of Ten Things Managers & Developers Should Know About Testing…But Usually Don’t

Live Webinar – April 7th 2015, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Note: Although ASPE is an REP presentations may have to be recorded as a Cat C PDU Event – Contact Traci Lester Marketing Specialist at ASPE for more information

The DevOps “Way” of thinking is sweeping the more successful IT departments.

The implications are rippling across project and program management domains.

If you are a project or program manager, team leader, or business analyst, the time has come for YOU to understand how to derive value from the DevOps way of thinking and create positive impacts on your operational methods, applications, and your continuous deployment model.

The DevOps way is disrupting the conventional understanding of the value chain across projects – and not just hard IT projects.

As new capabilities and evidence of value arise from successfully implementing the DevOps way of thinking and working, it is important to help team leaders bridge the gap between traditional project and IT learning and the newer DevOps way such that we leverage existing resources and optimize for the future.

Join Richard Jenny (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PE, PMI-ACP veteran Program Manager and DevOps Director as he shares some real-world insight and impact of combining Project Management, Agile and DevOps practices to realize significant ROI on both project and operational work.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources 13 – Stakeholders

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 9.4 Manage Project Team
• 13.1 Identify Stakeholders
• 13.2 Manage 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 for Leveraging DevOps & Agile For Customer Value-Driven Outcomes

Live Webinar April 8th, 2015 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
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.

How Do YOU Act Under Pressure?

Much of the respect that people have for you rises or falls according to how you act under pressure. Wouldn’t you agree?

How you handle yourself in stressful situations can mean the difference between reaching people or blowing it with them.

Learn from Dr. Mark Goulston (LinkedIn profile) former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer and author of AMACOM’s bestselling book, “Just Listen”, how to both gain self-control and control of a situation when you’re under pressure.

You’ll learn 5 steps you can take to keep your composure and focus when stressful circumstances arise.

The 5 steps are:

• How your amygdala hijacks you to kick you off balance and how you can foil such a hijack
• How to talk yourself down from fear and anger to acceptance and control
• How to have your internal mentors talk you back into control and how to remember what they meant to you
• How to realize that an “ounce of anticipation” is worth a “ton of poise”
• How to stay on diets and exercise regimens by making a Santa’s list of who’s been naughty and nice to you

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

Speakers:  Mark Goulston, M.D. (bio) is Co- Founder of Heartfelt Leadership, a business advisor, consultant, keynote speaker, trainer and coach.  He  trained as a clinical psychiatrist and honed his skills as an FBI/police hostage negotiation trainer.   He is the author of several international lybest selling books including:

• “Just Listen” Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone
• REAL INFLUENCE: Persuade Without Pushing and Gain Without Giving In
• Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior
• Get Out of Your Own Way at Work…and Help Others Do the Same: Conquering Self-Defeating Behavior on the Job
• The 6 Secrets of a Lasting Relationship

Click to register for 5 Steps to Gain Control Under Pressure: Tips from an FBI Hostage Negotiation Trainer

Online Webinar – Recorded  May 28th, 2014
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.

Secrets That Only Top Negotiators Know

Negotiation is a different form of influence.
There is a time to influence and a time to negotiate.

Have you ever LOST a negotiation?

• Most people have and don’t even know it!
• What underhanded tactics are other negotiators using on you?
• How can you counteract them?

The worst time to learn a negotiation skill is when you need it.

Negotiation must be mastered before it is needed, or the opportunity is lost forever.

For example, are you tired of:

• Losing business deals
• Not closing sales
• People not listening
• Being told no
• Losing negotiations
• Not getting your way

There are 7 negotiation blunders you are making right now that cause people to resist you and your offer.

This webcast will get down in the trenches and reveal the secrets that only top negotiators know.

Each blunder is like driving around town with your emergency brake on. All the time, you are wondering why your car (or negotiation) never has much power.

These problems are simple to fix, but expensive to have. Negotiation has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. And ironically, some of these negotiation blunders are still being taught in expensive courses as the techniques to use!

This webinar is certain to open your eyes to the NEW world of negotiation and influence.

What does it take to negotiate with power in any encounter?
  ….  Think about it    ….

• When was the last time you didn’t get something you wanted?
• What happened?
• Did you fail to get your point across?
• Were they influenced by someone else?

Here’s a sampling of what you will discover:

1. Dirty deeds unscrupulous negotiators will use against you
2. Discover negotiation secrets only known to seasoned negotiation professionals
3. Top blunders average negotiators frequently make
4. How following your natural instinct will cost you millions
5. How to establish instant credibility (even when you don’t have any)

You will find this webinar TRANSFORMATIONAL!

Kurt will help you to internalize these techniques and start using them as soon as possible.

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required – However most AMA webinars are recorded for later viewing.

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

Presenter: Kurt W. Mortensen (LinkedIn profile) is one of America’s leading authorities on persuasion, negotiation, and influence.  He has spent 15 years researching persuasion, negotiation, and motivational psychology, and e teaches on the university level.  Kurt is the author of Persuasion IQ: The 10 Skills You Need to Get Exactly What You Want and the best-selling book, Maximum Influence: The 12 Universal Laws of Power Persuasion.  His latest book is The Laws of Charisma: How to Captivate, Inspire, and Influence for Maximum Success.  You can  check out Kurt’s site here.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 5.6 Control Scope
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 12.2 Conduct Procurements
• 13.3 Manage 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 for Top 7 Negotiation Blunders Certain to Kill Your Deal