Online Webinar – Recorded October 7th 2015
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

From the world of manufacturing, to Agile, to DevOps, the concept of “Kaizen” has become foundational to linking the team mentality to the long-term quality of a team’s actual output.

Literally meaning “good change,” in Japanese, in a larger sense Kaizen is a term that has come to mean continuous improvement in the world of IT and software projects.

If you think stellar, delightful, compulsive quality is important for your success – and you’d better – then the concept of Kaizen is critical to how you teach your teams, how you lead your teams, and how you perform your work.

In recent years, the wide-open marketplace and a rising Agile mentality has made it obvious that cultural elements in the workplace are just as important as specific tools and processes.

Among these cultural elements, none is more important than a well-established dedication to Continuous Improvement.

Let Chris Knotts (LinkedIn profile) help you put practical lessons in place to begin putting your continuous improvement program today!

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Online Webinar  – Recorded February 21st 2013
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
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Join  Masa Maeda  in this gentle introduction to Lean and Kanban and their role in managing continuous improvement initiatives.

This session also gives consideration to Lean / Kanban successful adoption in your organization.

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Online Webinar – Recorded September 2nd, 2015
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C  – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
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Fundamentals of Preparing a Briefing

Briefings, whether in the form of briefing notes/memoranda, longer briefing books, or oral briefings, are used to keep decision makers informed about the issues for which they are responsible.

In government, briefings are the principle means of communication between government policy staff and senior officials.

The demands of effective governance require senior officials to constantly learn and retain information about a vast range of topics and issues, which change rapidly and continuously.

The only way they can do this is to rely on concise, clear, reliable briefings.

This webcast provides you with a practical overview of preparing briefings for professionals in government and advocacy organizations.

Learn:

• The purposes and context of briefing notes and memoranda
• Assessing the audience’s needs and expectations
• Basics of briefing design and format
• Selecting information sources
• “Distilling an ocean of data into a bottle of insight”
• Effective use of writing time
• Objectivity and critical thinking
• An evaluation checklist for the final draft

Presenter: Christian Baldia (LinkedIn profile) B.Phil. MS Gov. is President of Constellation Strategy & Analytical Services, a management consulting firm that specializes in organizational strategy and leadership development.  Christian also served in the Clinton Administration as a staff member for the White House. In addition, He has served at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a senior financial/economic analyst in the office of Policy Analysis.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 10.2 Manage Communications
• 10.3 Control Communications
• 13.4 Control Stakeholder Engagement

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Online Webinar – Recorded  September 9th, 2015
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Succession Matters!

Are you looking at your complete leadership pipeline when identifying potential?

Is too much of your talent being ‘bought’ externally rather than promoted from the inside?

Have your leaders received the right blend of development experiences?

Attend this webcast and you’ll learn about:

• Effective succession management planning.
  • Find out the three questions that organizations need to ask themselves.
• Accurate identification of leadership potential.
  • Are you confusing performance and potential?
• Impactful leadership development and accelerated readiness.
  • How do you ensure that you have the right leadership capability?

Presenters:

Jim Peters, (LinkedIn profile) Senior Partner, Global Lead for Succession Management, Korn Ferry

Ronny Vansteenkiste (LinkedIn profile) Senior Vice President, Group Head Talent Management and Organizational Development, Willis Group Holdings

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

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4  Manage Project Team

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Note: SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 Professional Development Credits (PDCs)

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