PDU Of The Day
My Christmas Card To You

It has been another interesting year for me  …This year I (for the 1st time) spent the year PM’ing a construction project!  There was so much to learn and experience! Here at PDU Of The Day we love sharing new learning experiences with you as you grow your career skills.

The website went live Jan 1 2011 with PDU opportunities and since then we have been seen in over 150 countries and we have suggested thousands of PDU opportunities!

I genuinely want to thank all of our readers and our volunteers who make this site possible! I know that you are of many diverse backgrounds and faiths and I wanted to find a way to best express my thanks and best wishes. The lyrics of this song express my thoughts and my prayers to all of you so much better than I can express.

YOU ALL make this possible! Blessings to you all!

– Martin Chernenkoff Editor PDU Of The Day

My Christmas Card To You

Written by Tony Romeo Sung by: David Cassidy Discography

To you and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through

I’m looking out my window at the softly falling snow
that dances in the early morning light
I got my guitar right before me, strummin’ a beautiful sound
watching it a-comin’ down, all around
on the fields and the farms and the road to town

And I’m thinkin’ up a letter that I’m writin’ in my head
a Christmas card to all the folks I love
Instead of lettin’ the postman bring it, I decided I’d rather sing it
especially for you, for you

To you and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through

May your life be filled with sunshine, may your every wish come true
May you find the sweet fulfillment in everything you do
May your days be blessed with the very very best
both now and the whole year through
it says so in my Christmas card to …

You and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through
at Christmas time and all the whole year through

Online Webinar – February 28th 2019
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
Once viewed your PDU Will automatically Be recorded with PMI®

PDU Of The Day has published THOUSANDS of Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2019, we are publishing some  of our readers & editors favorite recorded opportunities, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

PMOs are an integral part an organization’s strategic plan for implementing improvement, keeping the business running, and directing change.  The PMO has a wide range of responsibilities with a diverse set of stakeholders and an ever increasing demand for status.

Thus, many PMOs are transforming into “Strategic PMOs” and assumed the role of defining the, and reporting the status of, the clear line of sight from Strategic Intent to Project Outcomes.

This implies a method of consistent reporting status to various stakeholders, of extremely diverse projects, to stakeholders with various job functions throughout the organization.

1. This presentation will examine a real example of creating a Visual Control Board for a HealthCare IT PMO.
2. It will explore the entire foundation of the PMO purpose and how it provides a single visual of all projects.
3. It will demonstrate a sample of the board as well as the purpose of the PMO as a strategic partner.

The presentation will discuss:

• Run the Business / Improve the Business Model
• Strategic Partner Model
• The Importance of a Visual Control Board
• Do Our Project Outcomes Impact KPI’s?
• Communicating Project Status for entire PMO
• PMO Visual Control Chart Example

If you want to better understand a PMO’s approach to communicating the health of multiple projects to many stakeholders via a visual control board, then this presentation is for you.

This example is for a healthcare organization, but the concept spans all industries and provides important knowledge to help the PMO become a strategic partner with the entire organization.

Join Gideon Okonrende & David Davis (LinkedIn profile) in this informative session.

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

Click to register for:
Visual Control Board For A Strategic PMO

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Online Webinar – Recorded October 25th 2013
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  iqsquared : Intelligence Squared

PDU Of The Day has published THOUSANDS of Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2019, we are publishing some of our readers & editors favorite recorded opportunities, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

Those who EXCEL rely on:
Smart Practices such as mindfulness meditation, focused preparation and positive emotions that help improve habits, add new skills, and sustain excellence.

A Lack Of Focus contributes to performance issues. In this session Daniel Goleman explains why Focus is the  “The Secret To High Performance & Fulfilment.”  Daniel argues, Attention is an underrated asset for high achievers in any field.

Incorporating findings from neuroscience, Goleman will show why we need three kinds of focus:

1. Inner,
   • For self-awareness;
2. Other,
   • For the empathy that builds effective relationships; and
3. Outer,
   • For understanding the larger systems in which organisations operate.

Presenter:  Daniel Goleman Psychologist introduced the concept of Emotional Intelligence to the business world. The premise of the book, now widely accepted, is that raw intelligence alone is not a sure predictor of success in life.The author of  groundbreaking bestsellers Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ and Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence Daniel was the first to promote that a greater role is played in organizations by ‘softer’ skills such as self-control, self-motivation, empathy and good interpersonal relationships is required for high performance of individuals. 

Click to register for:
Daniel Goleman On Focus:
The Secret To High Performance & Fulfilment

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Online Webinar – Recorded  October 31st, 2017
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  Training Magazine Network

PDU Of The Day has published THOUSANDS of Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2019, we are publishing some of our readers & editors favorite recorded opportunities, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

In these changing times, organizations are battling more employee related issues.

With unemployment being low, retaining top talent comes to the forefront. And with millennials rapidly entering the workforce, generational challenges become prevalent.

So how do you combat challenges like retention, recruitment, succession planning, as well as continued leadership development?

This webinar will tap into the power of coaching and what it takes to build the foundation for a strong coaching culture in your organization.

Learn: 

• Why coaching is leadership
• The real reason why some managers won’t do it
• How questions drive trust and build teamwork
• How coaching helps retain and recruit talent

Employees crave coaching, and the companies who tap into the power of coaching see benefits across the board.

Is your organization – and is your leadership team – ready for the new coaching culture?

Presenter: Tim Hagen (LinkedIn profile) Progress Coaching, has been helping organizations implement highly effective coaching for 20+ years.  Tim is the author of “Quit Managing and Start Coaching” and “Coaching…Corporate America’s #1 Weapon ” and the creator of  the Progress Coaching Training Methods.   A pioneer in the coaching movement, Tim continues to innovate and build solutions that drive and retain top talent.

Click to register for:
Coaching Is The New Leadership

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Online Webinar – Recorded February 4th, 2019
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  Gartner Webinars

PDU Of The Day has published THOUSANDS of Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2019, we are publishing some  of our readers & editors favorite recorded opportunities, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

There’s a lot of hype around DevOps, but do you really understand what it means for your organization or what it entails?

Increasing the speed of value delivery isn’t as simple as saying you are “doing” agile or DevOps. DevOps applies agile principles of discipline, collaboration, and early feedback to tasks. “Being” DevOps requires everyone involved in product development lifecycle to change how they currently work and to expand their knowledge and capabilities into new areas.

In this webinar, Peter Hyde (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Director Analyst helps you understand and apply the keys for DevOps success at your organization.

Discussion Topics:

• What DevOps is and what it is not
• The keys critical to DevOps success
• How to build your DevOps practice into your software development lifecycle (SDLC)

Click to register for:
Keys To DevOps Success

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