Online Webinar  – Recorded
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This webinar is the second 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.

Bringing project stakeholders together in collaborative meetings is an effective way to quickly make decisions and complete project work with a high degree of alignment and buy-in.

Use of a brainstorming activity is a high energy and powerful way to uncover hundreds of ideas during meetings. However, there is more to brainstorming than just gathering a list of ideas which can often be misinterpreted or dismissed, after the energy of the meeting subsides.

Understanding what those rapidly collected ideas really meant to the stakeholders, before the meaning is forgotten, is where the real value and power of brainstorming is leveraged.

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

• Structure brainstorming sessions to collect ideas in collaborative meetings
• Focus ideas captured during brainstorming to increase relevance to the meeting objective
• Use questioning techniques to guide brainstorming and improve brainstorm quality
• Use questioning techniques to drive clarity and increase buy in of brainstormed ideas
• How to avoid common mistakes which sabotage a brainstorm activity

Solutions Cube Group’s live Webinars address many relevant project issues. Join us for this 1 hour in depth presentation to learn how to increase the value and effectiveness of brainstorming while avoiding the common pitfalls which sabotage the best intentions of any brainstorming effort.

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.

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase Unleashing the Power of Brainstorming: Collaboration Session 2 of 3

Live Webinar – January 5th, 2016 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

Thiagi (Sivasailam Thiagarajan, Ph.D.), (LinkedIn profile) Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group. The Thiagi Group is an organization with the mission of helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. Thiagi has published forty books, including Thiagi’s 100 Favorite Games (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) and Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Teams, as well as numerous games, simulations, and articles.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 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 Improving Performance Through Debriefing Techniques

Live Webinar January 6th, 2016 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EST
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Join Bob Stead (LinkedIn Profile) VP of Human Resources, American Trim in this informative session!

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 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”

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

Click to register for The Engine That Drives Engagement: Recruiting For A High Performance Culture

Live Webinar – January 6th 2016, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST
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.

February 2016 will see the launch of the new ITIL practitioner course and exam. The course has been designed to help you adopt service management and tell you HOW to adapt the ITIL framework to deliver positive improvement for your organisation.

Global Knowledge’s Barry Corless is part of the Axelos practitioner exam team. Join him for the 60 minute webinar on 6th January when he’ll present an outline of the qualification and your options to tailor the learning to suit you.

The webinar will include the following elements:

• The key areas of focus within the new qualification
• How ITIL Practitioner will help address business challenges for individuals and organisations
• The timeline for when the certification will become available.

Traget Audience:

• IT managers and practitioners,
• ITSM professionals

Presenter: Barry Corless (LinkedIn profile) is responsible for maintaining and developing Global Knowledge’s best practice portfolio to offer wider content and more competency-led activities.  He has been managing and delivering service management education and consultancy solutions since 1999. In addition to his role with Global Knowledge, he is currently ex-chair of itSMF (UK), former ITIL version 2 Chief Examiner for the APM Group, a current ITIL senior examiner and a fellow in the PrlSM Institute.

Click to register for Launching the new ITIL Practitioner: The Most Significant Evolution

Online Webinar – Recorded
Offered by: Solutions Cube Group (Rep 2451)  $12.95 USD
Attendees will be awarded 1 Cat A PDU for participating.

This webinar is first 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.

Having project stakeholders make decisions in a timely manner and complete project work can have varied results from project to project, and team to team.

Studies have shown that quality and timeliness of project work increases dramatically when collaborative meetings are used to bring the “right stakeholders” together to make decisions and create deliverables on projects.

Learning how to effectively leverage the power of collaborative meetings and keep project stakeholders engaged in and productive during meetings is the focus of this 1 hour course offered in Solution’s Cube Group’s Collaborative Meeting Series of webinars.

Learn about structuring meetings, selecting participants, creating deliverables in a real time environment and managing stakeholder participation.

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

• Use collaborative meetings (JAD meetings) to improve the quality of deliverables
• Enable project stakeholders to gain alignment and buy-in on project decisions
• Determine who the “right” project stakeholders are for project meetings
• Use Ground Rules for managing stakeholder participation and improving project meeting results

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 here to register for Engaging and Managing Stakeholder Participation

Live Webinar – January 5th, 2016 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

Agile is more than a project management method. It’s a culture.

The good news is that it solves many of the sticking points with the old waterfall-based approaches to projects.

It’s a matter of communication, communication, getting results and communication.

And yet, according to the 8th annual “State of Agile” survey conducted by Analysis.Net Research, when agile projects fail, it’s often because of issues related to culture and change resistance.

Based on our experience with LLAMA (the Lot Like Agile Methods Approach, Agile project management developed specifically for instructional design and development projects) and its implementation with our clients and colleagues around the world, Megan will  put the Agile team in the organizational context:

• Leadership
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Fears & Motivators
• Accountability

Since so many of our colleagues are adopting and adapting Agile for the first time, Megan will help you pick the ideal project to get started with Agile and how to plant seeds for success.

Presenter: Megan Torrance (LinkedIn profile) As CEO (Chief Energy Officer) of TorranceLearning she sets direction for instructional design, technical and media delivery, client relationships, team member development and overall business management. She has 20 years of experience in the learning industry, covering everything from instructional design, to change management and project management.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope 6 – Time 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule
• 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 Agile Teams In Context: Organizational Culture & Agile Project Management