Live Webinar – May 21st, 2015 11:00 am – 12:00 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

If you are developing software using Agile techniques, then you probably have asked yourself the question of whether to use story points or function points. And you are not alone.

During this webinar, we will discuss and answer some common questions such as:

• Can I use function points on an Agile project?
• Are story points easier and faster than function points?
• Is there a relationship between story points and function points?

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• DCG LinkedIn,
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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’

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Live Webinar May 21st, 2015 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

Providing users with the training to be “human firewalls” is critical in today’s defenses against cyberattacks.

In this webinar Mark Ciampa Autor of several network security books including Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security in Your World will explore practical steps that all users can take to prevent attacks.

Presenter:  Mark Ciampa   is Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University.  Mark holds a PhD in digital communication systems from Indiana State University and also served as Director of Academic Computing for 20 years at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee. Dr. Ciampa has worked in the IT industry as a computer consultant for the U.S. Postal Service, the Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service, and the University of Tennessee. Mark is also the author of many Cengage/Course Technology books.

Check out Marks other books:

• Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals
• CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs,
• CWSP Guide to Wireless Security
• Introduction to Healthcare Information Technology – Information Security
• Networking BASICS, Second Edition (BASICS Series)
• Wireless# Guide to Wireless Communications
• CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 In Depth
• CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals

Click to register for Practical Computer Security: Turning Your Users Into Human Firewalls

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Live Webinar May 21st, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Offered by: Solutions Cube Group (Rep 2451)  $20.00 USD
Attendees will be awarded 1 Cat A PDU for participating.

This webinar is the third in a 3 part series series on Collaboration by Solutions Cube.  Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

The PMBOK® refers to the concept of progressive elaboration as a recommended method for defining the project’s scope and producing project outcomes.

Many teams struggle with applying progressive elaboration or lack the knowledge to apply these techniques in manner which allows for continual clarification of the project scope versus expanding the boundaries of the project scope.

In this 1 hour live in-depth Webinar participants learn how to:

• Apply progressive elaboration concepts on the creation of project deliverables
• Use the Wave Concept to develop project deliverables in a collaborative meeting setting
• Keep stakeholders focused on the deliverable or task at hand during meetings
• Structure a progress elaboration meeting activity expand the depth of knowledge for a deliverable without expanding the scope of the project effort

Join Solutions Cube for this 1 hour in depth presentation to learn how to avoid allowing progressive elaboration to become an uncontrolled scope creep dilemma on their projects. This is part 3 of a three part series presented by Solutions Cube.

PLEASE NOTE:  If you are on the Solutions Group Site and receive a message that your cart is empty when you go to check out – this is because you are not yet signed in to your account on their site – or you have not registered for a free account on their site.

To resolve this issue simply click the “person” icon on the top of the course description page and either sign in or register.  You can then return to the course Description page and add the course to your cart.

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Live Webinar May 20th 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

This session provides attendees with hands on techniques for determining the outcome of their projects before the project really gets rolling.

This session is about facts, and presents extensive research from IAG’s new Business Analysis Benchmark Study to help project managers build a predictive risk assessment model.

This session puts the intake and requirements gathering process of the project lifecycle under the microscope to determine what actions project managers can take to more consistently achieve a successful outcome on their projects.

Learning Objectives:

1. Executive perspectives on making requirements change
2. Techniques for optimizing requirements discovery
3. The tactics of requirements competency development

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Live Webinar May 20th, 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm am EDT or …
Live Webinar May 20th, 2015 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hr Webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Mark Twain once wrote, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.”

In logic, that thing you know that just ain’t so is called a fallacy.

Fallacies abound in software testing, and risk-based testing especially suffers from a number of misconceptions.

Are you laboring under such delusions?

If so, what damage is that doing to your ability to implement the most effective and efficient way to manage the risk to the quality of your software and systems?

In this free webinar, Rex will identify and dispel these fallacies, and take your questions about risk-based testing fallacies that are affecting you.

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 pm – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of The Most Dangerous Fallacies Of Risk-Based Testing

Click to register for the 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT presentation of The Most Dangerous Fallacies Of Risk-Based Testing

Live Webinar May 20th, 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

Why Implement A
Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)?

This session describes the purpose of the SD lifecycle and provides descriptions for the nomenclature involved. Learn where and how the SD deliverables can be applied. Walk away with a general understanding of the SD lifecycle and the fundamentals that are associated with it.

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 Leverage the Software Development Lifecycle