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Live Webinar April 21st, 2016 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour  Credits: 1 PDU/CDU  Category A – Free PDU/CDU
By: The Versatile Project Management Company (REP 1524)

Task sequence is more than a linear progression of tasks!

In this 1 hour webinar, expert Sam Huffman MVP (MS Project) will teach you the sequencing styles and strategies utilized by the software and the project management discipline.

This includes traditional scheduling techniques as well as event or block scheduling techniques. Overlapping tasks and timing delay techniques will be demonstrated with real examples.

Webinar Highlights:

  • Demonstrate the traditional fs,ss and ff sequences and methods for entering;
  • Demonstrate SF block scheduling and methods for entering;
  • Demonstrate 2 methods of Lead and methods for entering;
  • Demonstrate 2 methods of Lag and methods for entering.
  • Examples will be real and simple for ease of understanding.

Earn one PDU and you will be in the know about what is new.

Speaker : Sam Huffman (LinkedIn profile) is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Project Management Professional, and Project MVP. Sam has been delivering training for The Versatile Company since 1996. Sam gained insight into Microsoft Project while working at Microsoft as a member of the Microsoft Project development and support team. Sam is considered a leading authority on the tool, and provides great insight to project Managers on the newest enterprise features of all versions of Microsoft Project and Project Server.

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The Guide shows you the most practical approach to

  1. Set Up a New Project,
  2. Build a Schedule,
  3. Manage Resources,
  4. Baseline and Manage the Schedule.

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Sequencing Strategies In Microsoft Project

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Live Webinar April 20th, 2016 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

Once a project has been officially launched it must be planned, the design must begin and the high level testing efforts should be identified.

This can be accomplished through leveraging the following deliverables: project plan, project deliverables, project schedule (work breakdown structure), CM Plan, QA plan, project procedures, project risk log, project issue log, change request log, user acceptance (UA) test plan, user acceptance (UA) evaluation criteria, user acceptance (UA) defect log and requirements traceability log.

After this webinar, you will understand the purpose and use of each of the listed deliverables.

Who should attend:

  • Project managers, Portfolio managers,
  • Project team members, Project Leads,
  • Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
  • Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
  • Other business stakeholders.

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Project Planning & Design with IT in Mind

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Live Webinar April 19th, 2016, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar April 19th, 2016, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

CIO sentiment is favoring cloud computing.

Fifty-five percent of CIOs surveyed by Gartner indicated that by 2020 they will structure more than half of their applications as SaaS or manage them in a public cloud infrastructure.

To manage and govern public, private and hybrid cloud services requires a focus on cloud management.

This, in turn, requires new roles, processes and technologies.

in this webinar Dennis Smith (LinkedIn profile) Gartner Research director, analyzes the state of cloud management and best practices in succeeding in governing and managing cloud services with the key end goal of IT as service broker.

Discussion Topics:

  • The state of cloud management in the enterprise
  • Key cloud management technologies and their benefits
  • Best practices to pursue for successful cloud management across public, private and hybrid services

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

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.2 Collect Requirements
  • 5.3 Define Scope
  • 10.2 Manage Communications

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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Cloud Management In The Age of Digital Business

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Online Keynote – Recorded November 10 2015
Duration: 34 min Credits: .5 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : goto; Conference Keynote

THINK BIG, Learn Fast, Start Now!

This Keynote is a MUST SEE for every project manager!

Session Information

Your competitors have the freedom to see the world different because they’re programmed to THINK BIG,  Learn Fast, Start Now!

They don’t care about your legacy systems and mindset, how you operate your business, or the numbers you need to hit.

Your business is already dead. You just don’t know it yet.

How do you unlearn to relearn the skills you need to keep your business relevant?

In this keynote Barry  shares how he helped the largest organizations on the planet reinvent how they approach new product development and innovation in ExecCamp.

They take executives out of the boardroom and back on the streets to learn at light speed, and learn by doing.

Learn how to:

  • Start new businesses inside a large enterprise
  • Train executives to recapture their entrepreneurial spirit
  • Blow up legacy mindsets and see opportunity through new lenses
  • Establish killer teams to conquer new territory
  • Create a culture of continuous experimentation
  • Test strategy through execution in minutes not months or years.
  • Launch winning products by starting small and acting now to make decisions based on evidence not conjecture

Find out how to turn your business into an adaptive, resilient entity ready for the fight for survival that lays ahead.

Presenter: Barry O’Reilly  (LinkedIn profile@BarryOReilly) is a frequent keynote speaker, writer and blogger on industry topics related to innovation, organizational leadership and strategy. Barry is Founder and CEO of ExecCamp (ExecCamp Linkedn profile, @ExecCamp) the entrepreneurial experience for executives, and Antennae, it’s mission to help technology led businesses innovate at scale. Barry is also co author of the bestseller Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at ScaleBarry uses a lot of Post-Its 🙂

After developing Europe’s first mobile gaming development companies, his focus shifted towards the enterprise where he explores the intersection of business model innovation, portfolio management, product development and organization culture. Check out of Barry’s article Want to avoid disruption? Then keep exploring.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 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”

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THINK BIG, Learn Fast, Start Now!
The Lean Enterprise: Enabling Innovative Culture
With Barry O’Reilly

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Live Webinar April 19th, 2016 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
By: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

In this webinar Ralph Kliem (LinkedIn profile) provides a proven, practical project management approach that you can use to develop and implement business continuity in your organization or company.

In his talk, the presenter discusses the basics of business continuity; the challenges you may face and how to overcome them; and the requirements for developing and implementing a business preparedness plan. He will also share some keystones for a business continuity program.

Click to register for:
Business Continuity Planning:
A Project Management Approach

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Live Webinar April 18th, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Strategic planning is at the heart of organizations of all sizes.

Strategic planning is an imperative for midsize organizations that have to ensure effective use of scarce resources. Leading resource-constrained IT teams requires clarity of purpose and outcomes.

An IT strategy clearly defines what has to get done, in what priority, and how success will be measured.

There is an art and a science to developing an IT strategy.

In this webinar Heather Colella, (LinkedIn profile) Gartner Research VP explores the art of strategic planning and helps midsize organizations articulate IT’s contribution.

Discussion Topics:

  • Real-world examples of one-page strategies
  • How a one-page strategy is used to demonstrate contribution to business value
  • How a one-page strategy is used to inspire and engage business peers in a new conversation about IT’s contribution to business performance

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

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.3 Define Scope

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:
How Midmarket CIOs Can Use A One-Page IT Strategy

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