Live Webinar April 9th, 2015, 11:00 am – 12:00 am EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
By: Projectmanager.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
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• Do you often find that when something fails in production, the response of a development team member is, “It works on my machine or at our end, you must be having the wrong version“?
• Vice Versa on the other side of the table – do you find that the operations team always feels that the developers are not sensitive to the operational requirements and constraints?

If so, does that mean we are just developing software not a working system ?
Are we just working in Silos ?

DevOps aims at breaking the Silos and bringing in a culture of everyone “getting along”.

In this session Priya discusses how and why DevOps is the force behind the evolution where the development team and operations works together with business sponsors and quality assurance (QA) to deliver software that can be released to production at any point of time.

This webinar will highlight:

• What is DevOps and what is it not?
• DevOps Principles and Values
• Team’s transformation to DevOps
• Typical DevOps Delivery Model
• DevOps Benefit Measurement Mechanism

Presenter: Priya Patra (LinkedIn profile) is a CSM (Certified Scrum Master), TOGAF 9.1 Certified Enterprise Architect, and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, IGATE Certified Internal Auditor.  She has extensive experience in managing large scale ERP implementation, product, framework development and Technology CoE projects. Priva also has engaged in Talent , Competency Development Program at the account level to strategize for optimal resource utilization and revenue generation.

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Live Webinar April 15th, 2015 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
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

Once a project has been officially launched it must be planned, the design must begin and the high level testing efforts should be identified.

This can be accomplished through leveraging the following deliverables: project plan, project deliverables, project schedule (work breakdown structure), CM Plan, QA plan, project procedures, project risk log, project issue log, change request log, user acceptance (UA) test plan, user acceptance (UA) evaluation criteria, user acceptance (UA) defect log and requirements traceability log.

After this webinar, you will understand the purpose and use of each of the listed deliverables.

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.

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Live Webinar April 16th, 2015 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly

5 Amazing Women Discuss STEM!

There is a tremendous gender gap in the data, IT and STEM ecosystem.

Of late, however, many Silicon Valley companies — and others outside the Valley as well — have become aware of the imbalance in gender and are taking steps to realign their internal gender distribution on a more gender smart, gender aware basis.

The future ahead is bright and promising for women who are smart, well trained and have the skills to compete in the information age data revolution. Passion, commitment and focus on getting the job done is a sine qua non criterion.

Getting the job done means not getting derailed by any residues of outdated gender bias and stereotyping that may crop up to thwart the progress being made.

On the horizon, there are great work opportunities where women can deploy our creativity, spirit of innovation, intellectual curiosity, communications and relationship building skills and problem solving and analytical abilities.

This is what you call a paradigm shift. We are living it.

In this webcast  female data practitioners discuss their work, their achievements, and the attitudes that have propelled them forward to career success.

The 5 Amazing Women Presenters Are:

Cornelia Lévy-Bencheton (LinkedIn profile, @bencheton) is a principal of CLB Strategic Consulting, LLC.,  and on the Board of The Data Warehouse Institute Cornelia’s focus is on the impact of disruptive technologies and their associated cultural challenges that open up new opportunities and necessitate refreshed strategies. She concentrates on big data, IT, Women in STEM, social media and collaborative networking.

Laurie Skelly (LinkedIn profile, @laurieskelly) PhD is a Data Scientist at Chicago-based data consulting firm Datascope, and a curricttaulum developer and instructor for the Data Science bootcamp at Metis. Laurie has developed a deepened passion for mentorship, and is currently exploring ways to help open the doors wider for others to the profession that she has found so fulfilling.

Renetta Garrison Tull PhD (LinkedIn profile, @Renetta_Tull)  Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs at the University of Maryland, Renetta is also Co-PI and Director for the National Science Foundation’s PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) for the University System of Maryland. Dr. Tull’s research on broadening participation in STEM using social science concepts and cultural competencies, has been presented across the World. She trains stakeholders around the world on issues related to diversity in STEM and she co-led the Puerto Rico “ADVANCE Hispanic Women in STEM” project, and co-chaired both the Latin and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions’ (LACCEI) “Women in STEM” forum and the Foro Estudiantil (Student Forum) in Latin America.

Michele Chambers  (LinkedIn profile, @mcanalytics)President and COO at RapidMiner, and co-author of Big Big Data, Big Analytics: Emerging Business Intelligence and Analytic Trends for Today’s Businesses is responsible for marketing, products and global strategy offering a predictive analytics platform.  Her Book helps businesses and IT managers/executives understand the value of big data through practical, applied analytic stories along with consumable descriptions of the enabling technology.  Chambers held executive leadership roles at database and analytic companies Netezza/IBM, Revolution Analytics and MemSQL. She has been responsible for strategy, sales, marketing, product management, channels and business development.

Alice Zheng PhD (LinkedIn profile) is the Director of Data Science at Dato (offering powerful large-scale machine learning and graph analytics tools) Alice loves playing with data and enabling others to play with data. She is a tool builder and an expert in Machine Learning algorithms. Her research spans software diagnosis, computer network security, and social network analysis. Prior to joining GraphLab, she was a researcher at Microsoft Research, Redmond. She holds Ph.D. and B.A. degrees in Computer Science, and a B.A. in Mathematics, all from U.C. Berkeley. Make sure you check out Alice’s Website.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details (for this conference):
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Develop Human Resources Plan
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 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’

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Live Webinar April 15th, 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.

Do You Understand Financial Statements?

This webcast explains and helps you understand financial statements, digging into the nitty-gritty of the Balance Sheet, P&L, and Cash Flow.

For an hour, you’ll get practical examples and learn tips you can easily use to read financial statements in your organization, whether a large publicly-held company or a start-up.

You will identify the main parts of financial statements, distinguish the main functions of each statement, and interpret the numbers to make sound financial decisions.

This program focuses on the key challenges facing start-up founders, small business owners, and managers with P&L responsibility in reading financial statements and using them to make sound financial decisions.

This session will address the following questions:

• Why is it important to understand and interpret the financial statements in your business?
• What is an income statement and why is it important?
• What is a cash flow statement and why is it important?
• How can the balance sheet show your company’s worth?
• What is the financial statements dashboard?
• How can you use the financial dashboard to speak to your banker and accountant?
• How can you use a financial dashboard to make profit?

Whether you are a project manager still struggling to come up for air or a new start-up founder, this webcast offers you specific, practical, applicable tips to conquer financial statements before they conquer you!

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

Presenter:  Dawn Fotopulos (LinkedIn profile) is the founder of BestSmallBizHelp.com, an award-winning blog and resource site for small-businesspeople.  She has helped turn around over 300 small businesses. A former banker, she is currently an Associate Professor of Business at The King’s College in Manhattan.  Her book Accounting for the Numberphobic: A Survival Guide for Small Business Owners  is a practical survival guide for small business owners and start-ups alike.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 7 – Cost

• 7.1 Plan Cost Management
• 7.2 Estimate Costs
• 7.3 Determine Budget
• 7.4 Control Costs

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 Read Financial Statements

For another great professional development learning opportunity Check out Blair Cook’s Recorded Accounting Online Course.   Presented as a Free Category C  PDU or a paid Category B PDU this fast moving dynamic presentation will provide you with everything you need to know from analyzing business transactions to creating income statements and balance sheets!

Click to view (as 1 cat C PDU) or purchase (as 1.5 cat B PDU) 
Learn Accounting In 1 Hour– Really!