Live Webinar May 27th, 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

We’ve all heard that setting priorities in our personal lives is key to achieving our goals.

Some of us hire personal coaches to get our lives in order, but when it comes to what we do within the office, all that planning goes out the window.

Organizations today are running at a much faster pace than ever before. We have technology glued to us at all times so that we can quickly respond to things.

But should we really?

This month Core Performance Concepts will talk about the benefits of prioritizing our days both at home and at work.

They understand that you don’t always have control over the priorities that may be set for you in the office, but will discuss some strategies and approaches to gaining clarity of purpose when your supervisor says something is urgent or if you are feeling like you have too many projects on your plate.

At the end of this session, they will ask for attendees to submit a scenario they would like to have discussed in their May 27th panel. They will share experiences and strategies for helping you get your time in control.

Benefits

• Learn how to prioritize both at home and work
• Identify key strategies to gain clarity
• Plan your projects accordingly
• Submit your scenarios to discuss next session
• Earn 1 PDU

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.

Click to register for Managing Multiple Priorities

Live Webinar May 26th, 2015 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Project Managers Deal With Complexity Every Day!

The latest business surveys show that critical thinking now ranks as the most desired leadership attribute for businesses (see the EDA Trends in Executive Development Report).

While critical thinking works well for complicated environments where answers can be found by concertedly applying good processes, additional skills are needed to survive under “Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous” (VUCA) conditions.

For VUCA environments, where causes and effects are unclear and creative solutions often trump tried-and-true processes, leaders and organizations need an expanded set of “cognitive readiness” competencies.

The U.S. Armed Forces originally developed the concept of cognitive readiness.

Since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, service-members have found themselves thrust into VUCA, high-scrutiny, and high-tempo conflicts.

Each situation must be approached with reflection and creativity, the adaptability to notice and react quickly to evolving conditions, and a strategic understanding of the larger system and far-reaching effects of actions taken within it.

Although business leaders (hopefully) don’t face the same threats as military personnel, corporations encounter their own sets of challenges and often operate under commiserate levels of complexity, scrutiny, and time pressure.

What You’ll Learn:

1. How to distinguish different levels of complexity
2. How the brain works—not just decision-making but also the critical processes that support it
3. Differences between the concepts of “cognitive readiness” and “critical thinking”
4. Seven core competencies leaders need to excel under VUCA conditions

Presenters:

• Sae Schatz (LinkedIn profile) Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Executive Development Associates
• Lynn Pollard (LinkedIn profile) Senior Consultant and Master Facilitator, Executive Development Associates

PDU Category C documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 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 Beyond Critical Thinking: Making Smart Decisions Under Complexity

Live Webinar May 26th, 2015, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By:  StickyMinds/Techwell

Even though we’re seven years into the “mobile revolution,” companies have various approaches to mobile testing, and many are still trying to figure it out.

If you look at highly effective mobile testing programs, you’ll find testing happening earlier in the process and often integrated with open source frameworks and tools.

You see greater collaboration between dev and QA in mobile project teams, and you see QA professionals dedicated to the special requirements of mobile.

In this interactive webinar you will learn how to:

1. Move to continuous integration in mobile release cycles
2. Apply test automation to the mobile application environment
3. Prioritize the steps to take in your journey toward better mobile quality
4. Create process harmony between development and QA teams
5. Prepare for the demands of mobile form factors yet to be imagined

Join this Keynote-sponsored web seminar to discover new techniques for speeding up testing by removing barriers—to collaboration, to coverage, to builds, and to change.

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

• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance

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 Seven Steps To Remove Barriers & Accelerate Mobile Testing

Live Webinar May 28th, 2015, 10:00 am – 11:00 am  EDT or
Live Webinar May 28th, 2015, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

When your business model is upended, so are all pre-existing notions of leadership and culture.

Embracing digital business leadership and culture transformation attracts the right and relevant talent, demanding new forms of multidisciplinary and cross-functional organizational structures.

Discussion Topics:

• What the new leadership paradigm for success in digital business is
• Why culture is so important, and what you can do about it
• What type of talent digital businesses require, and the organizational structures that best suit them

Presenter: Patrick Meehan, (Gartner bio) Research VP

Click to register for Digital Business Impacts Leadership & Culture