Live Webinar May 3rd 2017, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)

This session is for business analyst leadership and development executive looking to make long term, systematic improvement to their business analyst organization.

IAG will draw from its project experience with over 700 customers to baseline organizations, assess the value of improvement, and determine the action plan for success.

Learning Objectives:

1. How do you assess the maturity of an analyst organization?
2. Where do you focus for improvement?
3. What implementation guidelines should be used to enhance success?

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Managing Requirements Operational Excellence

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Live Webinar – May 4th 2017 7:40 am – 8:45 am EDT
Live Webinar – May 4th 2017 12:40 PM – 1:45 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

The purpose of projects is to enable or deliver Benefits. The measure of Benefits is Value. So shouldn’t Project Managers, the Procurement function and the market (bidders) be partners in a process whose objective is to identify, quantify, and maximize Value? But how can this work?

This panel-based webinar explores how a collaborative approach to procurement based on contracting for outcomes, can deliver and quantify value.

The three protagonists represent:

• Project managers who are now measured just as much on the value they deliver, as well as against the traditional time, cost and quality.
• The Procurement function, who have to demonstrate value and compliance. This becomes harder when using outcome based procurement approaches instead of just best economic value (lowest cost) for a given specification.
• Business development who need to demonstrate value in proposals. Winning bidders are those who show superior value and can quantify the benefits supported by proofs.

Our panellists are all experienced practitioners and thought leaders in their field.

Attendees will:

• Learn about the state of the art and limitations on outcomes based procurement.
• Hear examples of good practice from real-world practitioners.
• Learn proven techniques to identify, and quantify the value of benefits.
• Be able to recognise pitfalls and issues to address when applying these techniques at work.

The interactive agenda will include time for questions on topics raised.

Presenters:

Darren Knowd (LinkedIn profile) Chief Procurement Officer  Durham County Council ,was awarded the Cabinet Office first ever award for Social Value Leadership for an Organisation in 2016. Darren’s procurement activities oversee the spending of over £500M annually in supplies, services and works. He also represents the North East region on the LGA National Advisory Group for Local Government Procurement. Previously he held the Head of Procurement at several District Councils.

Tony Birch (LinkedIn profile) Managing Director of Shipley Limited, is a Fellow of the APMP and was one of the architects and creators of the APMP Certification scheme.

Hugo Minney PhD. (LinkedIn profile), is a Registered Project Professional and committee member of the APM Benefits SIG. Hugo is Chief Executive of TyneHealth, a GP Practice federation serving two million patients. Hugo is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management (APM) and an accredited practitioner of the Social Return on Investment (SROI) Model.

Dr Jon Broome (LinkedIn profile) is the managing consultant for leading edge projects consulting ltd and chair of the APM Contracts & Procurement SIG.  Jon has hands-on experience of contributing to innovative procurements, both on the client and contractor side. Jon co-edited the soon to be released ‘APM’s Guide to the Procurement and Management of Contracts for Projects and Programmes’, which includes the trend towards outcome based procurements and contracts. Jon co-authored a Slideshare ‘An Agile Approach to Contracts and Procurement in the “Contracting Jungle”‘.

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Creating Unexpected Value Through
Outcome-Based Procurement

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Live Webinar May 3rd, 2017 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: American Management Association (REP 1294)

Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

Pointers For Making Career-Driving Connections

• Would you rather get a root canal than schmooze with strangers?
• Does “working a room” make you want to retreat to yours?
• Is small talk a big problem?

If so, this is the program for you! 

In this session Devora will smash to pieces those dusty, outdated networking rules, replacing them with customized techniques enabling you to build meaningful, mutually beneficial connections!

This innovative, dynamic program teaches you how to identify and leverage your strengths.

Topics to be covered will include networking for introverts and extroverts, breaking through stereotypes, managing business events, and learning sparkling new rules that actually work.

Before you attend the webcast, we encourage you to take the assessment on page 14 of Devora’s book, Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected, to better understand how your style can be applied to your success in connecting with others.

Learn:

• Authentic, practical techniques that redefine successful networking
• Discover the real differences between introverts and extroverts
• Learn to work with, rather than fight against, your natural disposition
• Discover customized techniques to build rapport with diverse styles
• Gain “quick tips” to survive and even thrive at networking events

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter:  Devora Zack  (LinkedIn profile) is author of the internationally-translated, award-winning books Devora is CEO of Only Connect Consulting, Inc. .  An in-demand keynote speaker she serves as visiting faculty for Cornell University’s business school and has been featured in dozens of print media publications and major television networks.  Devora holds an MBA from Cornell, certifications in MBTI and Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and memberships in Phi Beta Kappa and Mensa. OCC won USDA’s Woman-Owned Business of the Year.

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Networking For Women Who Hate Networking

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Live Webinar May 3rd, 2017 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

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

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High Potential Toolkit

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Live Webinar May 3rd, 2017 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider:  The Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )

An engaged and effective project sponsor is one of the most important ingredients for a successful project outcome.

This is such an important role that it has its own guiding framework for performance standards with a spotlight on three critical competencies:

1. take accountability for the project,
2. support the project manager, and
3. support the project.

In this webinar, you will learn more about these competencies and how they are evaluated.

As well, some practical tips on how to create a solid relationship with your project sponsor and work in partnership to ensure success.

Learn to:

• Describe the competencies and performance criteria for the project sponsor
• Differentiate between project manager and project sponsor responsibilities
• Practical examples of effective project sponsorship

About the Presenter: Bonnie Cooper (LinkedIn profile), PMP®, Instructor and Consultant for Corporate Education Group, is a twenty-year information technology professional. In her current role as the Program Director for the Massachusetts Medical Society™(MMS) Corporate IT Program Office, Bonnie is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the corporate IT strategic plan, and leading the program to re-engineer the membership platform for MMS.

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The Engaged Project Sponsor

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Live Webinar May 2nd, 2017 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

Last year Jack presented this session for
ProjectManagement.com.  (Recorded July 5th, 2016)

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Measure Twice, Change Once:
Practical Strategies for Change Management

Sound change management processes and behaviors link strategy and execution teams.

They enable portfolio managers, executive leadership, and program and project teams to increase their organization’s ability to react effectively to change.

In this webinar John Ferraro will show you  a comprehensive approach to making your organization more responsive to change with effective structuring, planning, and measuring of change management across portfolios, programs and projects.

Practitioners will gain insight into leading and directing strategic programs using real artifacts and case studies while taking away practical, usable examples to ingrain organizational change management into portfolios, programs and everyday projects.

Presenter: Jack Ferraro (LinkedIn profile  @jpferraro) of MyProjectAdvisor,  author of The Strategic Project Leader: Mastering Service-Based Project Leadership, Second Edition, and Project Management for Non-Project Managers is known for excellence in leadership where strategy meets execution.

PDU’s are different for the Recorded & Live presentations:

DO NOT Claim the PDU’s From the recorded version of the presentation! PDUs will automatically be issued for the RECORDED VERSION.   ProjectManagement.com #2488 will issue  .5 Technical .25 Leadership .25 Strategic for this webinar recording.

If you claim for the LIVE PRESENTATION Claim 1 Technical PDU – ITMPI #2733 has chosen to list this presentation as 1 Technical PDU!

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Measure Twice, Change Once:
Practical Strategies For Change Management