Live Webinar – Jun 17th, 2015 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

The Art Of Engaging & Inspiring People Is The
Game-changer That Separates Managers From Leaders!

The classic role of a manager is to direct processes, projects, and people.

Yet, behind the endless meetings and growing to-do lists hides the part of their role that – when done right – will accelerate success for your organization.

Join us for a highly interactive webinar, with author and strategy execution expert Gary Magenta, to learn three ways to transform your managers into leaders.

Key questions that will be discussed:

• Why do managers need to see themselves as CEOs (Chief Engagement Officers)?
• What is so important about understanding the big picture and why is it Job One for managers?
• How can managers inspire purpose in their teams through the simple act of storytelling?
• What can managers do to ensure everyone on their team understands how the work they do every day is directly connected to the success of the business?

Speakers:  Gary Magenta (LinkedIn profile) Senior Vice President, Root, Inc.  is committed to the development of leaders and managers through creating engagement.  Gary helps organizations execute their strategy through people. Author of the bestselling book The Un-Bossy Boss: 12 Powerful Questions to Make YOU a Great Manager and an In Demand Keynote speaker he has partnered with CEOs and executive teams at Fortune 500 Companies to  build strong leadership teams.  Gary has been recognized with a Stevie American Business Award for Executive of the Year.

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

• 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 Manage Work – Inspire People – 3 Ways to Transform Your Managers Into Leaders

Live Webinar – June 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

As organizations flatten to meet the dramatic impacts that disruption and change are having on business, the dynamics of influence are changing rapidly.

The old concept of managing up and managing down is being replaced by executing and engaging horizontally throughout the entire organization.

To become effective you must show you can get things done while navigating the complexities brought by flat organizations.

Flat organizations might at first seem simple to work through. But the reality is much different.

Flat organizations can bring more politics and road blocks as the number of people involved in a decision increase.

When you democratize the decision making in an organization, things will slow down and there will be some level of dysfunction.

David Mantica (LinkedIn profile) will explain why organizations have started to flatten and how professionals can successfully navigate any organization type.

He will compare matrix, command and control, and bottom up influence.

Then he will look at the psychology of organizational behavior in order to highlight the key professionals skills required to get execution as well as give real-world examples to show different pathways to execution.

Things you will learn in this presentation:

• Professionals skills required to be a strong influencer
• Basics of matrix organizations
• Basics of command and control organizations
• Basics of self-organized management style
• High level look at organizational psychology
• What happens to “bad” or manipulative Influencers, staying away from the “strategy person” trap
• Tips and techniques to be an executing Influencer

Presenter: David Mantica (LinkedIn profile)  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 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 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 The Art And Science Of Influence

Online Webinar
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A $20 USD
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

The creation of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project is often a misunderstood if not a daunting project activity. Project teams often misunderstand the purpose and uses of the WBS confusing it with the Project Plan or Project Schedule. The WBS and the Project Schedule do have a relationship, but they are not interchangeable deliverables.

During this 1 hour Solutions Cube Group webinar: ABC Basics Of The WBS, attendees will acquire an understanding on the characteristics and components of a well defined WBS that is used as blueprint for the product or service being produced as well as fully describes all the project deliverables required to produce the project outcome.

Solutions Cube Group’s live Webinars address many relevant project issues. Join them for this 1 hour in depth presentation to learn about the components of project’s Work Breakdown Structure and how to use it to reduce project failures by closing the gap on missed or misunderstood project requirements.

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

• Characteristics of well defined Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Establishing the project boundaries and foundation required to create a WBS
• Recognizing and using the different types of WBS that can be created
• Steps for building a project WBS

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar.

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.

Click to purchase WBS Series 1 of 3: The ABC Basics of the WBS (This link will place the course in your shopping cart)

Live Webinar June 17th, 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

As project requirements are gathered and the associated design evolves, the project team begins to build the necessary functionality.

This can be accomplished through utilizing the following methodology deliverables:

• high level design,
• detail design,
• requirements traceability log,
• programming specification(s),
• system integration test (SIT) plan(s),
• system integration test (SIT) evaluation criteria,
• unit test (UT) plan(s),
• unit test (UT) evaluation criteria, and
• training and support plan.

Walk away with a better understanding of how to apply these deliverables to your project.

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 Executing Projects with IT Methodologies

Online Webinar – Recorded May 13th, 2011
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
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.
Presenter: Susan Scott (LinkedIn profile)

This session on Fierce Conversations was recorded by
The American Management Association.

Susan Scott, leadership development architect and bestselling author of Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time, will introduce you to transformational ideas and principles that will shift your basic understanding of conversations and the power they hold in leadership, building relationships and achieving results.

This presentation is based on Susan’s book Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time

For a complete selection of Susan’s books (and Kindle editions) including Fierce Leadership click here. Check out her Fierce Inc website. The company does have a very “high pressure sales” focus but includes a wealth of articles, video and podcasts that explore the topics of Fierce Conversations and Fierce Leadership.

Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life One Conversation at a Time, will introduce you to transformational ideas and principles that will shift your basic understanding of conversations and the power they hold in leadership, building relationships and achieving results.

The central function of a leader is to engineer intelligent, spirited conversations that provide the basis for high levels of alignment, collaboration and partnership throughout an organization and the healthier financial performance that goes with it.

While no single conversation is guaranteed to change the trajectory of a career, a company, a relationship or a life – any single conversation can.

In this webcast you will learn the 7 principles of a Fierce Conversation:

• Master the courage to interrogate reality
• Come out from behind yourself, into the conversation, and make it real
• Be here, prepared to be nowhere else
• Tackle your toughest challenge today
• Obey your instincts
• Take responsibility for your emotional wake
• Let silence do the heavy lifting.

Registration to the American Management Website is required to view this webinar.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope 9 – Human Resources 10 – Communications

• 5.6 Control Scope
• 9.4 Manage Project Team
• 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 here to view the recorded version of Fierce Conversations: Transform the Conversations Central to Your Success.

Online Webinar – Recorded April 23rd 2015
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

70% of all change initiatives fail, and 16% of a workforce will change their job or use their power to stop change.

The result is major disruption with no benefit. To fail and lose 16% of your workforce while failing is a pretty scary proposition.

For folks looking to move to Agile methods or driving a product that will do creative destruction to any organization, the odds are stacked against you.

Successful leaders understand the keys to guiding workplace change are to be clear-headed, responsive, alert, and dynamic. It is not a time to sit back and watch from the sidelines.

Managing change is not a top-down or trickle-down approach.

It is about active involvement and getting key stakeholders involved in not just planning but also executing the outcome.

Ultimately you have to learn how to handle change resistors and how to minimize the impact of change outside the change zone to reduce the collateral damage.

You will also learn:

• Necessary elements of change management
• Stages of change that people and organizations go through
• Reasons people resist change and strategies to overcome resistance
• To minimize negative change impacts by using the change curve model

Presenter: David Mantica (LinkedIn profile) 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: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 13.1 Identify Stakeholders
• 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management

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 Why 70% Of All Change Initiatives Fail