Live Webinar January 26th, 2017, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Open-source software　DBMS (OSDBMS)　software has come a long way in the past 10 years,　creating　new options for organizations to not only save costs but also experiment with many new technologies.

Products range from traditional relational　to new, nonrelational DBMS technologies, such as graph, document, key-value and　increasingly, multimodel.

Although cost optimization is a valid use of OSDBMS, there are other advantages to implementing these technologies as well.

Replacing older technologies, such as　prerelational,　pure-XML, object-oriented DBMSs and consolidating outdated desktop DBMS products are a few of the options. OSDBMS products are not without risk.

It is important to understand the risks and　rewards associated with OSDBMS — when to use them and when not to, when to purchase support and how to mitigate the risks.

Discussion Topics:

• If OSDBMS is ready for “prime-time”
• What OSDBMS choices are available
• Best practices for implementing OSDBMS

Join Merv Adrian (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Research VP, and Donald Feinberg (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Distinguished Analyst, as they help you get to understand Open Source DBMS’s and how they may help you rewrite the rules in your organization.

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Open Source DBMS 2017:
Rewriting the Rules

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Live Webinar January 26th, 2017 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

Today’s business landscape is more global than ever before—does your organization have the effective global leaders you need to be competitive?

Join John Blyth (LinkedIn profile) Executive Communications Consultant, BPI group and Michael McGowan (LinkedIn profile) Managing Director & Practice Leader, Leadership & Talent, BPI group, for a cross-perspective discussion on the demands of global leadership today.

Learn:

• Why companies must be strategic about developing global leaders today
• The attributes and behaviors of effective global leaders and how to build them
• Tools and trends in global organizational learning and their application in leadership development
• Best practices to identify and develop effective global leaders in your organization

Learn all about the latest trends and tools in organizational learning that can help you develop effective global leaders.

Note: SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) towards SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠ Certifications.

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Developing Effective Global Leaders
In A New Age Of Learning Tools

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Live Webinar – January 25th, 2017 10:00 am – 12:00 pm  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  2 Hours  2 PDU free
Provider: IAG Consulting (REP 2858)

This 2 hour webinar is a perfect course that will give most PMs and BA’s everything they need to mitigate risk and be successful in their roles.

In this two-hour webinar you will learn the essential concepts of data modeling required of today’s Business Analyst and Project Manager.

Effective requirements definition requires a fundamental understanding of data modeling.

This webinar lays a foundation of the essential aspects of defining the data model and requirements for a project. IAG believes very strongly in this key Business Analysis competency.

Every Project Manager and BA involved in requirements definition and modeling needs to know these critical concepts.

Without a solid basis of data modeling skills, there is a significant risk that quality and value of use-case, business requirement, and business rule documentation will be significantly compromised.

For someone involved or responsible for the business requirements, business architecture or business analysis on a software development project, there are large number of questions to be answered.

• Do I need to be an expert in data modeling? (No, by the way)
• How detailed do I need to define the data,
• Why do I need a data model – especially if we’re working on an existing system?
• Do I need to produce a logical data model?
• Do I need to know normalization theory (I hope not)?
• What do we do about data if we’re ‘Agile’?
• What about modeling or data definitions for a Business Intelligence project?
• When and how do I gather data requirements with the SME’s? What’s the best way?

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the key concepts of conceptual and logical data modeling
2. Learn the steps to building a data model
3. Write clear and concise and consistent data definitions
4. Apply acceptable modeling principles
5. Use/apply consistent naming standards

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Data Modeling Best Practices For BA’s & PM’s

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Live Webinar January 25th, 2017 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  The Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )

What kind of difficult conversations are you facing?
Are you dealing with them successfully?

Whether for yourself or to coach others, this webinar will help you develop the skills and techniques needed to master difficult conversations.

This session will  help you:

1. Strengthen your working relationships.
2. Turn difficult conversations into learning conversations.
3. Structure the conversation using a working model.
4. Coach others on how to navigate a crucial conversation.

At some point, you may need to give critical feedback to an employee, talk to your boss about his or her behavior, deliver bad news to someone or resolve a conflict between you and a co-worker.

These kinds of conversations can be difficult to undertake.

Most of us would rather avoid them altogether. Even when we do attempt them, we are often disappointed with the results.

We don’t say what we mean and don’t mean what we say. Issues go unresolved and resentment and bad feelings linger.

• What kind of difficult conversations are you facing?
• Are you dealing with them successfully?

Whether for yourself or to coach others, this webinar will help you develop the skills and techniques needed to master difficult conversations.

This session will help you:

• Strengthen your working relationships.
• Turn difficult conversations into learning conversations.
• Structure the conversation using a working model.
• Coach others on how to navigate a crucial conversation.

Presenter: Casey Mitchell, (LinkedIn profile) is Founder and Principal of Waybridge Associates, Inc. Casey’s primary focus is on management learning and development and working with new managers who want to make a successful transition into move into leadership roles. Prior to founding Waybridge Associates, Casey was human resource development manager at Marshalls Department Stores.

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Mastering Difficult Conversations

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Live Webinar January 26th, 2017 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: ProjectManagement.com/Gantthead (REP #2488)
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ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead premium content
Is available to PMI® members.

We are in very real danger of taking PMOs for granted. This means not only assuming that they are necessary, but assuming we know what they are for and what they are created to do.

Yet PMOs are often challenged to prove their relevance and struggle for sustainability.

• What is the value of the PMO?
• How do you demonstrate the value of yours?

Join Mark Mullaly (LinkedIn profile) author of Researching the Value of Project Management in this informative presentation.

Note: You have to sign in to ProjectManagement.com with your PMI® credentials to register for this opportunity. If you are not signed in with your PMI® credentials you will not see the “Register for this webinar” link

If the registration is closed  for this session they are at maximum capacity for the live webinar. An on-demand recording will be available at the same link below within 72 hours of the live session.

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Project HEADWAY: PMOs As If Value Mattered

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Live Webinar January 25th, 2017 – 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

Presenter: Annette Wellinghoff (LinkedIn profile) VP HCM Transformation & Thought Leadership Practice, Oracle

Note: SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) towards SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠ Certifications.

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Driving Engagement Through Leadership
Focus On People & Data

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