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Learn about the newest innovation in project estimating and planning since the Critical Path Method (CPM) was introduced back in the 1950’s.

CPM was a major improvement at that time, but now the simplistic approach of CPM is woefully insufficient.

Today’s projects are larger and more complex, and they demand a more rigorous approach.

• Using CPM, resources are disconnected from task durations, which makes it difficult or impossible to create realistic project plans.
• With CPM, “duration” is an input.

However, in the real world, “duration” is an output.

We don’t truly know how long a task or project will take until resources are applied and work is accomplished.

Using the current duration-based approach of CPM, today’s project planning tools often provide estimates that are about 50% under the actual schedule for the project and about 25% under the actual cost of the project.

Of course, an unrealistic plan like this can cause a lot of problems down the road.

Eventually, all project work is done through the allocation of resources. So, the Dynamic Progress Method (DPM) starts with resources as the foundation and builds upward from there. With a resource-based approach like DPM, the project manager has much more flexibility and control to specify exactly what needs to be done on a project.

This leads to more realistic, more credible, and (most importantly) more successful project plans.

Presenter:  J. Chris White (LinkedIn profile) is a senior-level Business Analyst and Product Development Manager with 25 years of experience. Chris has specific expertise providing business needs, technical vision, and product architectures for developing new products or new automated capabilities at organizations, including gathering and documenting requirements from internal customers as well as experience with formal RFP/RFQ/SOW.

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The Dynamic Progress Method:
A New Alternative To The Critical Path Method

Live Webinar – April 26th 2016 7:30 am – 8:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – April 26th 2016 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Association for Project Management – APM

Practical guidance and support in developing quality business cases in line with the Five Case Model. Business cases should be understood as both as a product and a process, with involvement from the right stakeholders in order to achieve the spending objectives and deliver benefits.

A Business Case – More than just a document

All too often business cases are regarded as just another piece of paperwork to be completed as part of a bureaucratic assurance process.

But a business case is more than that – it’s the argument for undertaking a project or programme.

Whilst the document itself is a key deliverable, the process of assessing options to arrive at this reasoned argument is where the true value arrives.

Business cases should be developed over time through an iterative process and include consideration of different components.

The Five Case Model

In the public sector the production of business cases is a mandatory requirement in the spending approval process. T

he Treasury’s Five Case Model as articulated in the ‘Green Book’ has become the UK government’s best practice approach.

This Model is a framework for “thinking” in terms of how interventions can be best delivered.

The business case must evidence:

1. That the intervention is supported by a compelling case for change that provides holistic fit with other parts of the organisation and the public sector – the “strategic case”;
2. That the intervention represents best public value – the “economic case”;
3. That the proposed deal is attractive to the market place, can be procured and is commercially viable – the “commercial case”;
4. That the proposed spend is affordable – the “financial case”;
5. That what is required from all parties is achievable – “the management case”.

Why is the business case development process important? See HM Treasury Green Book. Each of the five dimensions of the Case are built up during the process.

Asking the right questions

Even the most experienced business case specialists don’t know all the answers that are required to develop a robust business case. What they do know is what questions to ask (and the challenges they need to overcome).

Stefan and Jos will pass on their substantial and varied experience in the field of business case development, drawn from both the public and private sector.

They will explain why extensive engagement with the right stakeholders is key. They will also share tips and practical advice about how to develop an informed business case and provide an overview of the process of creating a value for money business case.

Presenters:

Stefan Sanchez, (LinkedIn profile) Director, Value People Ltd  now a specialised management consultant, had a diverse and varied career in the public sector including regulatory work; parliamentary experience and senior management positions. Stefan led the development of several high profile schemes across the Welsh public sector, including the Welsh Government’s Local Government Borrowing Initiative; Flood Programme; Social Housing Revenue Grant; Capital Loans for Sports and Leisure and more. He has overseen  ‘scrutiny reviews’ ans has led the development of the Better Business Case accredited standard which is now commercially available and is a founding member of the Better Business Case Standards Board which regulates the accredited standard.

Jos Van Rozen, (LinkedIn profile) Strategy & Business Case Consultant, Van Rozen Consulting Ltd, has a passion for improving the track record of typical project value delivery for over fifteen years. Jos has worked with project managers, strategic planners and business management teams to beat those odds across acquisitions, capital programs, merger integrations, new product development and pricing decisions, working with hundreds of professionals to prove that delivering value from projects doesn’t just happen much by accident. Jos has condensed the best tools, tips and tricks for Business Project Success in a book, Be Decisive – Now!: The 2-in-1 Manager: Speed Read – Instant Tips; Big Picture – Lasting Results, due out for publication July 28th,2016.

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Developing Compelling Business Cases:
A Product And A Process

Live Webinar April 27th, 2016 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Performance Management In Your Agile Culture

Emerging from the rubble of blown-up performance management processes are two important factors for sustaining engagement in people and organizational culture; agile goal-setting and frequent feedback.

As the desired-state of agile teams becomes more of a reality the need for agile goal-setting quickly becomes apparent.

Due to the pace of changing priorities the feedback loop between managers and dynamic team members must be frequent and concise.

Join this webcast with Redbubble’s Head of People & Culture, Carrie Brandes (LinkedIn profile) as she details how as an organization built on agility and collaboration is able to use those same principles and apply them to their people practices.

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

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 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) toward SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠ Certifications.

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What Does Performance Management In A Culture Of Agility Look Like?

Live Webinar April 27th, 2016, 8:00 am – 9:00 am  EDT or
Live Webinar April 27th, 2016, 11:00 am – 22:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

The pace of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in manufacturing companies has been increasing, deals are getting larger and the pressure to realize deal value objectives is growing.

Strong M&A activity is projected to continue through 2017. CSCOs and their organizations must take measures now to be ready to effectively support M&A deal activity from strategy through integration.

In this webinar Jan Kohler (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Research director will share insights on best practices and overcoming challenges associated with realizing M&A deal value objectives.

Discussion Topics:

• The role and value of supply chain in the phases of the M&A life cycle
• How the M&A strategy drives the type of integration to follow
• Key trends, objectives and challenges for which supply chain M&A teams need to be prepared

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Supply Chain Strategies For Mergers & Acquisitions