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Value may be the most overused word in presentations. And for good reason. Delivering business value is what a project is about.

But what about the value left behind?

• What if we should have delivered twice as much or even ten times as much?
• Who is monitoring what’s left behind?
• How can we measure the impact of a decision on value delivered AND on value left behind?

What if the value left behind represents a greater opportunity that dwarfs any potential gain from improving individual project delivery. Join this “Hands On” webinar and learn to calculate the value left behind.

The Value Triple Constraints (VTC) is a simple concept.

It helps to:

1. Measure value delivered;
2. Estimate value left behind;
3. Optimize project sequencing;
4. Evaluate total impact of scope changes.

Angelo will explore how the function of the PMO can be revitalized with the use of the VTC in identifying Programs and Portfolios that more accurately reflect strategic business intent.

The Value Triple Constraints :

• Helps us to truly use projects to deliver measurable value by thinking outside the project in addition to executing inside the project.
• Expands the role of project thinking and connects projects directly to an organization’s strategy.
• Provides a new role for the PMO as a Performance Management Office, an enabling role as compared to one of control & compliance role.
• The Value Triple Constraints is a valuable tool for the business manager, the project manager, and the PMO.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

Presenter: Angelo Baratta (LinkedIn profile) author of More Perfect by Design: The Science of Designing More Perfect Business Processes.

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The Value Triple Constraint:
Project Value Left Behind

Live Webinar – March 31st, 2016 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

• The main vehicle for improving Agile teams is the retrospective.
• However, for a variety of reasons, retrospectives can fail.

The Scrum Master or coach should help the team to address this failure by varying the use of the retrospective techniques that are used, based on the current needs of the team.

In this webinar, Tom will share 9 retrospective techniques to help teams effectively foster continuous improvement

Presenter: Thomas Cagley (LinkedIn profile @TCagley) David Consulting Group Mr. Cagley is the Vice President of Consulting for The David Consulting Group and author of Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques. Read Tom informative blogs about software development and management topics. Tom also edits a podcasts of essays and interviews titled Software Process and Measurement Cast The blog and podcast serve as a platform to share information with development industry and to foster a continuing dialog. Sharing and dialog is a means of paying it forward.

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• DCG LinkedIn,
• DCG Twitter

During the webinar, join the conversation on Twitter using #DCGwebinar.

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 Monitor Project Work
• 4.6 Close Project or Phase
• 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’

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Why Should I Have More Than 1 Technique For Retrospectives

Live Webinar – March 30th, 2016 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

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Companies spend huge sums to develop leaders, but neglect their writing.

For many, writing will be the roadblock that prevents them from advancing.

The truth is that as a leader, you spend precious time making your e-mail messages and reports reflect your hard-earned leadership skills.

• Are you using the latest writing strategies to distinguish yourself as a leader and influence corporate culture?
• Are you modeling reader-centered writing to drive outcomes—to make writing an asset rather than a drain?

Elizabeth Martin (LinkedIn profile) the Instructional Quality Manager of Better Communications, will kick off this session targeted specifically to the writing strategies that support leadership growth and success.

Elizabeth will present content focused on these three leadership traps:

• Leadership matador: Being evasive
• Hiding the keys: Giving hidden or unclear action requests
• Leaders as bad cops: Being too critical in writing

You will leave with a new vision of how to:

1. Use writing as a strategic tool
2. Write for action—accelerate change
3. Handle sensitive issues appropriately

Learn the latest strategies to distinguish your leadership brand. As Nitin Nohria, Dean of Harvard Business School, says, “Communication is the real work of leadership.”

Presenter:  Elizabeth Martin, Instructional Quality Manager, designs, develops, and produces learning materials,  leads the editorial team, manages new facilitator orientation and heads online learning development.at Better Communications®.  Elizabeth leads in-person and online workshops, and  has taught literature and ESL in schools and colleges. Elizabeth wrote and edited formative evaluation reports for comprehensive school reform programs and has done freelance writing and reporting for daily newspapers.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 10 – Communications 13 – Stakeholder

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 10.2 Manage Communications
• 13.1 Identify Stakeholders
• 13.4 Control 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’

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Do You Write Like A Leader?

Live Webinar – March 29th 2016, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Note: ASPE has  Re-branded as Techtown  – ASPE is an REP and attendees  will be awarded 1 PDU for this event.

CD Software Development

Continuous Delivery (CD) is gaining steam as a practical set of technical processes for delivering end-to-end application value in a faster, more incremental fashion.

Continuous Delivery is also closely associated with DevOps, although there is much debate about exactly how the two terms overlap.

In this one hour web seminar, Chris Knotts, PMP – (LinkedIn profile) will bring some clarification to these topics as  he presents an overview and takes questions on Continuous Delivery.

Chris will relate CD as a set of workflow and IT management practices to DevOps as a cultural movement, and discuss the complex relationship between the two.

Key areas of discussion will include:

• CD: What is it?
• A brief history of continuous delivery
• Why CD is so important
• Continuous Delivery and DevOps
• Real-world case study: implementing Agile, DevOps, and CD at scale

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Continuous Delivery 101

Live Webinar March 30th 2016 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1.5 Hr Webinar Credits: 1.5 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

In software engineering, there have been many controversies, fads, and techniques recently.

One that has created a lot of noise—but perhaps a lot less signal—has been test-driven development.

Does this mean that the testers tell the developers what to do?

Hardly. Is it even testing? Kind of, sort of, but it’s not testing as we know it, Jim.

• Who does TDD? Isn’t it the same as ATDD?
• Does it have a place outside of Agile development?

In this webinar,Rex will expose what every tester needs to know about test-driven development, including giving a small, simple example of how it’s done. Come confused; leave enlightened.

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

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TDD Exposed

Live Webinar March 30th, 2016, 12:00 am – 1:00 pm  EDT or
Live Webinar March 31st, 2016, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm  EDT
Presenter: Change Management Learning Center (PROSCI)
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU –  Free PDU

Prosci specializes in change management processes.  With a strong developed expertise in change management processes they produce high quality informative presentations and seminars

In this webinar PROSCI discusses the new research topics explored in Prosci’s 2016 research report: culture, change agent networks, vertical industry customization and complementary roles.

These new topic areas are transformational – take advantage of our latest data and insights, by learning how to apply new best practices to your work!

PROSCI literally “wrote the books” on Change Management:

• ADKAR®: A Model for Change in Business, Government and our Communityby Jeffrey M. Hiatt
  • ADKAR®—awareness, desire, knowledge, ability and reinforcement
• Change Management: The People Side of Change by Jeffrey M. Hiatt

These texts are a MUST READ for anyone performing Change management as a part of their role!

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 13 – Stakeholders

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.6 Manage 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’

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Cutting Edge Topics In Change Management Research