Live Webinar – April 16th 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

Professionals lose an average of 31 hours per month
In Unproductive Meetings
Or approximately 4 days per month.

Meetings are critical to getting things done so we just can’t stop meeting, but this figure makes it pretty clear that they need to be improved.

This makes it important to learn the essential components for achieving meeting objectives.

Almost all meetings and anything critical to change in a business involves negotiation. This happens because whenever a group of people converge there will always be disagreements on how to approach the situation.

The problem with negotiation is that everyone tries to compete and win at all costs, which is completely wrong on every level of business.

The goal of negotiation is to move forward with the most optimal solution that time allows.

The critical piece is “that time allows”. We don’t have the time to push for all of our agenda, and the original reason for negotiation can be abandoned.

Ultimately, if you want to move anything forward, effective negotiation skills are necessary. To get things moving forward you have to facilitate discussion and work.

You will also learn:

1. Differences between a team and workgroup
2. What facilitation encompasses and its three principles
3. The steps to facilitate a successful meeting
4. How time, power, and information influence the outcome of a negotiation
5. How to plan for a negotiation
6. The common pitfalls of negotiation

Presenter: David Mantica (LinkedIn profile) – David Mantica has experience in business to business continuing education in executive, product management, marketing, and operations capacities. He 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.

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 Facilitation & Negotiation: Finding Win/Win Compromises

Live Webinar – April 16th 2015, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK  (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number and may need to be recorded as a Category C PDU. Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

Complexity has always been a part of projects. But today, globalization, new technologies and changing markets have combined to add to the complexity.

Today’s projects have more stakeholders, more ambiguity and more politics than ever, and project managers need new tools and approaches to succeed.

Join Alexander Stanisic and Michelle Moore of Global Knowledge for an information-packed hour on how to manage the complexity of the 21st-century project.

You will learn about:

• The changing landscape of project management.
• Current changes to “A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) – Fifth Edition” and why they are important.
• The issues, challenges and opportunities of complex projects.
• Technical and nontechnical skills that can help you conquer project complexity and mitigate project risk.

Presenters:

Alexander Stanisic PMP is a seasoned business professional  delivering best-practice based strategic execution solutions within both public and private sectors. Alexander is currently teaching 10 university-accredited business courses for Global Knowledge in association with McMaster University in Canada. Alexander has a postgraduate-level education from the Graduate School of Engineering, Stanford University  Six Sigma Green Belt, ITIL and Change Management certifications.

Michelle Moore LinkedIn profile) is a learning and development professional with in-depth knowledge and experience in Sales, Leadership and Communication Skills. Michelle facilitates Global Knowledge Leadership and Business workshops on a world-wide basis and is responsible for development and promotion of the Global Knowledge EMEA Leadership and Business Skills portfolio.

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 How To Manage Complex Projects

Live Webinar April 16th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour  Credits: 1 PDU/CDU  Category A – Free PDU/CDU
By: The Versatile Project Management Company (REP 1524)

Have you Upgraded to Project 2013?

Learn about the great new features found in Project 2013!

See the features that are designed to improve a project manager’s ability to analyze a project and how project teams will have better ways to communicate.

Specific topics will include:

• Trace Tasks Paths
• New set of reports
• Communicate with your team in real time
• New ways to share your project plans
• Improved timeline

Speaker : Sam Huffman (LinkedIn profile) is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Project Management Professional, and Project MVP

Click to register for What’s New in Project 2013!

Live Webinar – April 16th, 2015 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour PDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: DCG – David Consulting Group (REP 3525)

Note: Although DCG is an Rep this event may not have a course number contact DCG for further information

The Test Maturity Model integration (TMMi) is the de-facto standard for test improvement and assessment.

DCG, along with their partner, Experimentus, an IT solutions and services company that specializes in software quality management, has been collecting organizational self-assessment data using an online interactive testing survey.

This webinar will showcase the collected survey data from 2014 to provide a view into how firms are progressing through TMMi Maturity Level Three.

The results of the survey provide a profile of the level of capability found in a typical testing organization, areas of the model that tend to give respondents the most trouble and a general pattern of progression.

Do you connect on social media networks?

• DCG LinkedIn,
• DCG Twitter

During the webinar, join the conversation on Twitter using #DCGwebinar.

NOTE: Calendar conflict? Register below and receive the link to the recording to view at a later time.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.1 Plan Scope Management
• 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’

Click to view An Overview Of TMMi Progress

Live Webinar April 14th, 2015, 11:00 am – 12:00 am EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

2015 Started Off With A Bang

Daily news stories add subtlety, nuance and anxiety to the effects of oil price declines and the rise of the U.S. dollar on the world’s economy.

The dramatic drop in oil prices has redistributed money from oil-producing countries to oil-importing countries, but unfortunately, not all of it will find its way to IT spending.

The presenters will cover:

• The three effects the rise of the dollar has on IT spending.
• A first look at Gartner’s 1Q15 IT spending forecast update
• Global IT spending from 2013 through 2019 broken out by:
  • devices, data center systems, software, IT services & telecommunication services.

Discussion Topics:

• Where Gartner sees IT spending growth in 2015 and through 2019,
• Why Gartner sees IT spending growth in 2015 and through 2019
• How foreign countries spending is changed by the rising U.S. dollar
• With the drop in oil prices, who will spend more and who will spend less

Presenters:  

• John-David Lovelock, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Research VP
• Kathryn Hale, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Research VP,
• Ranjit Atwal, (LinkedIn profile, Garnter bio) Research Director,
• Fabrizio Biscotti, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Research Director,
• Neha Gupta, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Sr Research Analyst
  

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

• 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 IT Spending Forecast, 1Q15 Update: Falling Oil & Rising Dollars

Live Webinar – April 15th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or  1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

Enterprise Business Architecture is quickly evolving into a mainstream business capability.

Some would argue that it is already there particularly when 50% of the world’s top performing organizations have embraced business architecture as a strategic differentiator ranging from Government, Telco’s, Manufacturing and Financial Institutions.

However there continues to be a large population of change executives, managers and resources who regard Business Architecture as a theoretical practice.

Strategic change initiatives proliferate in business today. The speed and rate of change demands we maintain holistic oversight of all the moving parts to ensure realization of target operating models and designs.

Historically only a few strategic programs would be at play. In the last decade this number has grown to include on-shoring/off-shoring, centralization, spans of control, business transformation, vendor outsourcing, modernization, mergers/acquisitions, channel optimization, client segmentation, journeys and experience.

To facilitate strategic alignment and execution of these initiatives, firms are investing in business architecture.

Beyond Theory will focus on what are the market and internal forces at work which have been driving and will continue to drive organizations to use the models to better understand business impact, scope, execution and benefits realization.

The discussion will address the deployment and adoption challenges and look at industry standards and Blueprinting for strategic opportunities. It will provide a foundational knowledge of the business architecture framework and model types to crystalize scope, identify stakeholders, manage risk and how early analysis, through the lens of the business architecture, will influence estimating, resourcing, time, cost and quality.

Business Architecture is the link between strategy and execution.

Learning Objectives:

1. Provide clear, rational reasons to do business Architecture.
2. Present a foundational set of Business Architecture Models, views and uses to mitigate project and analysis risk, drive the value proposition
3. Recommend a staged Execution Model

Click to register for Business Architecture: Beyond Theory