Live Webinar March 27, 2017 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hours 1 PDU
Provider: JP Stewart Associates

Jim has given this webinar a number of times successfully to various groups including several PMI chapters.

The lessons shared in this webinar came from Project Management Offices Jim established last year and from the many years of providing best practices to organizations.

Join Jim Stewart for an interesting presentation on, and discussion of, the pros and cons of setting up PMO’s.

The meeting will last 1 hour and will provide one PDU. For this session please use a browser like Firefox or IE that support Adobe Flash. – Jim Stewart

Presenter: Jim Stewart PMP (Linkedin Profile, @JimPStewart) With over 20 years experience in IT, Jim has managed numerous multi-million dollar international infrastructure and software development programs. As principal of JPStewart Associates since 2003, Jim is engaged in multiple endeavors including consulting, training and mentoring. A Project Management Professional since 2001, he has trained hundreds of PMP’s via both virtual and on-site sessions. He also provides on-site training to corporations in Risk and Project Management basics.

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Lessons Learned In Establishing A PMO

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Live Webinar March 27th, 2017 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: ProjectManagement.com/Gantthead (REP #2488)
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This extremely popular webinar was rescheduled from January and the registration is closed with the original registrants.

We Chose To List This Very Popular Session As:
Within 72 Hours Of The Session An On-Demand Recording
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Risks combine and interact to create turbulence in the time, cost, and scope of the project.

Of the nine knowledge areas of project management, risk management is the most challenging domain for construction professionals due to the shortage of qualified manpower and limited resourceful contracting agencies (technical and commercial).

The process of taking a project from conception to completion is complex and entails time-consuming design and production.

A project goes through various levels of interaction between multitudes of people, with different skill sets competing interests and also involves planning, scheduling, and coordination of a wide range of both independent and interrelated activities.

In addition, the influence of external factors requires this industry to solve complex environmental issues.

In this webinar Manavasi Ramesh (LinkedIn profile) aims to explain risk management principles, the implementation of a risk management plan, and strategies to overcome threats and turn around the perception of risks from negative to positive opportunities.

Manavasi will also focus on the challenges faced by the construction sector to overcome the impact of risks through case studies. The emphasis is on a broader understanding of risk management practices to ensure the success of the projects.

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Risk Management In The Construction Sector

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Live Webinar – March 27th 2017, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Offered by Techtown  (REP 2161 was ASPE)

Note: ASPE has  Re-branded as Techtown  – TechtownASPE is an REP and attendees  will be awarded 1 PDU for this event.

Are Your Computers Safe?

Computer hacking in its various forms has commanded headlines in recent years, and never has the topic had a more obvious impact than in the American political drama of the past half-year or so.

Regardless of our political leanings, it is incumbent upon each of us in the computer “industry” to be well informed on computer security for two reasons:

1. So we can exercise due professional diligence to secure the systems we create and work with, and
2. So we can participate in public discourse in a way that replaces hysteria (on the one extreme) and complacency (on the other) with clear-headed discussion of the available information.

So, was President Trump right when he said to reporters on New Years Eve that, “no computer is safe”?

Join Alan Koch (LinkedIn profile)  and take a look at what is involved in making computers safe as we delve into this question.

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No Computer Is Safe

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Live Webinar March 28th, 2017 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

Management Bias Impacts Your Team
Do You Know How?

Our behavior is impacted by the assumptions, biases and stereotypes (positive and negative) that exist in our subconscious.

We tend to believe that we are seeing everything in its complete form, however, it’s not possible for us to see the world as it is. Instead, we see the world through the lens of our experiences, biases and various identity factors.

As a result, the assumptions we hold shape the decisions that we make, but these decisions may be creating unequal outcomes for our employees.

For leaders, it is important to be aware of how our experiences, influenced by intersecting factors, can influence the way in which we communicate, how we approach and resolve conflict and ultimately how we lead.

Our behavior towards others is influenced by hidden biases which can impact how we act, react and interact.

Left unmanaged, certain employees may be disadvantaged and we may be marginalizing contributions from specific groups.

Steps can be taken to minimize the impact of unconscious bias in the workplace.

This includes approaching policies in an informed way, specific training and intervention, empathy-driven dialogue and heightened self-awareness.

This workshop will present an introduction to unconscious bias and identify ways in which empathy can be used as a tool to better understand and effectively lead others.

Strategies that challenge our assumptions, improve our policies and create a workplace that is inclusive will be explored.

Learning Objectives:

1. Develop an understanding and raise awareness of unconscious bias and its impact on business practice.
2. Examine connections between unconscious bias and empathy.
3. Evaluate the impact of unconscious bias on communication, conflict resolution and decision making.
4. Explore and develop strategies to reduce levels of automatic bias.

Join Rumeet Billan, Ph.D. (LinkedIn profile) President and CEO, Viewpoint Leadership Inc. and learn how “Unconscious Bias” impacts your communication, conflict resolution, & your decision making.

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

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Leading Others:
How Unconscious Bias Impacts Communication,
Conflict Resolution, & Decision Making

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Live Webinar March 22nd , 2017 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
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• Has your organization or quality management team gone through the effort of adopting the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) strategy for making improvements to various processes?
• Do you think the process has been effective?
• Have you personally experienced or observed others changing their practices due to findings of the PDCA program in place?
• Are people really learning anything new, applying lessons learned during retrospectives on their next endeavour?

In this session  Karen Chovan will dive into what it really takes for an organization, or even a department within, to make true gains from the PDCA process.

Leading organizations, or those referred to as “High-Velocity” in the book The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition  have been found to demonstrate key characteristics and capabilities, all of which revolve around the philosophy behind PDCA.

However, as you’ll see, their practices are much more holistic than just utilizing a set of tools and analysis methods to monitor performance and correct issues, as has been applied in most situations.

These lessons will be shared with the primary objective of showing their significance in how programs and projects can clearly gain from a culture shift and full adoption of such strategies, with some highlights to relevant Lean-based tools that can be utilized to engage personnel, and facilitate some of the changes required.

Presenter: Karen Chovan PMP (LinkedIn profile) Karen is on a mission To Engage, Empower & Enable individuals & teams to make positive impact on project and development outcomes. For over 20 years, karen’s career has taken her through various roles within the extractives industry, focused on managing and executing projects involving the characterization and mitigation of environmental risks and opportunities. Karen is a keynote speaker, traininor, and advisor. Visit Karen’s website for lots of great content.

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The Necessary Culture For Soaring Performance

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Live Webinar March 23rd, 2017 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

In this webinar Deborah Herting will show you why Project Management 2.0 is emphasizing the “people” side of technology to better achieve business results.

Presenter: Deborah Herting (LinkedIn profile)  MPA, MSOD, PMP, CPVA, CPBA Founder and CEO at The Deborah Group is the author of The Power of Interpersonal Skills in Project Management.

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Technology Projects:
The Importance Of Integrating People, Tools & Processes

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