Live Webinar January 12th, 2016 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
By: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

A Session Not To Be Missed! – EdmontonPM

In this webinar, Linda Rising discusses the merits of science and stories when it comes to decision making.

Linda is the author of  many bestselling books including:

• Design Patterns in Communications,   and  Fearless Change: Patterns for introducing new ideas and released in 2015 More Fearless Change.
• The Patterns Handbook: Techniques, Strategies, and Applications
• The Pattern Almanac 2000,
• Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas with co-author Mary Lynn Manns, and
• More Fearless Change: Strategies for Making Your Ideas Happen

Presenter:  Linda Rising Ph.D. (LinkedIn profile  @RisingLinda)  is an internationally known Keynote speaker on topics related to agile development, patterns, retrospectives, the change process, and the connection between the latest neuroscience and software development.  Linda has a doctorate in the area of object-based design metrics from Arizona State University.  A university professor and consultant, her background includes work in industry’s such as telecommunications, avionics, and strategic weapons systems.Her web sitewith articles on Agile Development, Patterns,  Retrospectives and more  is well worth a look 🙂

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Better Decision Making: Science Or Stories?

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Live Webinar January 12th, 2016 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

With the unemployment rate falling to its lowest level in more than 7 years, candidates are finding themselves in a position of power and employers are facing talent shortages.

• What does this mean for you as an employer?
• How can your company stand out among the thousands competing for talent in a tightening labor market?

Kevin Walker (LinkedIn profile), Director of Employer Insights at Indeed will reveal insights from Indeed’s own Hiring Lab research on the forces driving today’s job seeker.

In this webcast Kevin will reveal:

1. Nine trends impacting your hiring strategy and what you can do
2. Tips for reaching millenials, baby boomers and Gen X candidates
3. The top three factors that attract candidates to a new job

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

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Workforce In Flux: Trends Shaping The Future Of Hiring

Live Webinar January 12th, 2016 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly

Coding: Art or Craft? explores how we think about the act of programming through metaphor.

Emily will begin with “code as craft,” already a widely adopted metaphor.

After defining what craft entails, Emily discusses how our understanding of the term is rooted in the guild traditions of medieval Europe, and then trace the trajectory of the code as craft movement from its inchoate beginnings to the fully formed movement we find today.

Finally, Emily examines how the craft metaphor has shaped programming practices and tech culture through an emphasis on collaboration, continual learning, skill mastery, and mentorship.

Often confused with the term “craft” is “art.” While literature on “code as art” certainly exists, this metaphor has remained peripheral to programmers’ understanding of what they do.

Emily will explore various ways that software development might be seen as art by comparing the process of coding to artistic creation.

Through the examples of past artists, she draws parallels between writing good code and making art, considering creativity, depth of thought, intuition, and self-expression.

Emily will then turn to aesthetics and the artistic beauty of code itself.

Examples include a program in the esoteric programming language Piet, whose end result is quite literally visual art mimicking Mondrian’s famous Neoplasticist paintings; Ruby code juxtaposed with a Van Gogh painting; and others.

Looking at code and art in tandem show how the former can be appreciated much like the latter.

Having explored these metaphors, She will ultimately answer the question of whether code is art or craft and reflect on why the metaphor we choose matters.

Presenter: Emily Xie (LinkedIn profile) a software engineer at Wayfair, Emily helps lead the Boston branch of Girl Develop It, which is a non profit that empowers women to learn to code. Emily has studied art history and architecture at Harvard and worked as a product manager at a local art auction tech startup. Outside of work, Emily can be found snapping street style photography and razing villages in Age of Empires II.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4 Manage Project Team

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Coding: Art Or Craft?