Online Webinar  – Recorded February 25, 2020
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“Jugaad”, an Indian word signifying improvisation has become a buzzword in management circles. The word, has many meanings depending on the context but roughly translated, Jugaad is a non-conventional, frugal innovation,

Originally used by native users to solve their myriad problems in getting things done in day to day operations, it is now being adapted more systematically and formally as a method to improve and innovate.

How does the concept and practice of “Jugaad” relate to formal project management principles and knowledge? Traditional project management through its bodies of knowledge has espoused a structured methodology.

One of the main criticism on the emphasis of detailed planning has been its unsuitability to situations and projects which are uncertain or developmental in nature.

This has given rise to methodologies like Agile and similar frameworks which indeed have become very popular in application and practice. ‘Jugaad’ principles and its practice can be viewed in multiple ways in relation to projects.

It can be seen as a method similar to Agile, or as a method in crisis management and more importantly as a way of frugal innovation.

In the current business scenario of a VUCA environment this has significance and it is worthwhile to investigate the pros and cons of using the ‘Jugaad’ way in implementing projects.

In this webinar Raju Rao (LinkedIn profile)  will explain the practice of “Jugaad” by tracing its origin and deliberate on the current effort to use it as a formal management practice. It will also provide examples and applications where it can be gainfully used for managing projects.

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Jugaad & Project Management

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Live Webinar April 24th, 2020, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

COVID-19 is a massive disruptor for manufacturing industries, which is resulting in a radical reaction from businesses. Factory closures, short-time work, and salary and job cuts are significantly impacting lives around the world.

However, there is also room for opportunity, as manufacturing can use this time to focus on projects that were halted, clean up IT and supply chain inefficiencies, and reset their product catalogue and strategy.

in this webinar Frank Ridder (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Managing Vice President; Marc Halpern (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst & Ron Kumar Gartner Sr Director Analyst; focuses on mid-term actions and long-term opportunities in industrial manufacturing amid disruption.

Discussion Topics:

• Immediate impacts to industrial manufacturers, workforces, and IT and technology provisioning
• Diminishing supply chain capacity and the importance of collaboration across IT and supply chain
• Post-COVID-19 opportunities for manufacturing industries and how IT should prepare

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Leading Through COVID-19:
Post-Pandemic Opportunities For Manufacturing Industries

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Live Webinar April 22nd, 2020 – 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

A strong employer brand does a lot for your business. It jumpstarts employee engagement and drives employees to do their best work.

What does the tight connection between employer brand and employee engagement mean for things like your recruiting process, candidate funnel, and focus on the sense of belonging for potential hires?

Your approach must change. An obvious early step to success is developing an employer brand that links in company mission and values, but there’s much more ground to cover.

Join  Marta Riggins (LinkedIn profile) Instacart’s Director of Employer Brand and Employee Experience, to learn:

• How employer brand and employee engagement are connected
• About integrating your employer brand into your programming roadmap to drive inclusion, belonging and engagement
• How to turn your employees into brand ambassadors and attract more “culture adds”

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SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 General recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

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How Employer Brand Amps Up Employee Engagement

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Live Webinar April 21st, 2020, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
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Strategic technology trends have the potential to both create opportunity and drive significant disruption.

Companies must examine the impact of these trends individually and collectively. Business models and operations must shift appropriately, or organizations risk losing competitive advantage to those who do.

These are trends that IT cannot afford to ignore.

Join David W. Cearley (LinkedIn profile) VP & Gartner Fellow in a webinar to identify the strategic technology trends that will have the biggest impact over the next 5 years.

Discussion Topics:

• The technology trends that have the most potential to be disruptive
• Technology trends reaching critical tipping points or challenging conventional wisdom
• How you can leverage these trends to drive innovation and transformation

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The Gartner Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2020

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Online Webinar  – Recorded February 11, 2020
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What must we do to bring about a Change initiative as smoothly as possible?

Communicate! Communicate! Communicate!

How much, and for how long do we do this?

Until we get sick and tired of the sound of our own voice – then we take a deep breath and a drink of water and we start all over again. Communication isn’t something that stops and starts; it’s a constant activity before, during and after any Change initiative.

This isn’t exactly news. We sort of get this. I can ask any audience in the world to tell me the ‘secret’ to good Change and they repeat back “Communicate, Communicate and Communicate some more!” as if it’s been forcefully injected into their cerebellum.

The problem arises when the questioning becomes a bit more detailed, “What exactly should we communicate?”

The response to that question is usually either a blank stare or the reasonable recitation of the reporter’s standby; Who, What, Where, When, How and Why. Not a bad start.

If we’re writing a news article, then these are good solid questions. The Change Management problem requires all of those, and a few others besides. It’s not that the reporter’s questions are a poor tool; it’s just that they don’t address the peculiar psychology of the Change challenge.

Gain the following knowledge & skills & be able to:

• Design a communication plan to address the real concerns of the Target Audience
• Respond appropriately to concerns regarding the Change in order to avoid reinforcing those concerns
• Install support structures to shorten the transition period
• Respect the existing status quo before replacing it with another
• Minimize the pain of change in order to make it easier to embrace
• Recognize why celebrating a transition is not just a reason to throw a party

Presenter:  Peter de Jager

Peter de Jager (LinkedIn profile  @pdejager)  is a very highly respected keynote speaker/writer/consultant on the issues relating to managing change of all shapes and sizes in all types of organizations. He has published hundreds of articles on Problem Solving, Creativity and Change Management – to the impact of technology on areas such as Privacy, Security and Business Issues appearing in publications such as The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Futurist and Scientific American.

Peter is best known to IT audiences for his efforts to create responsible awareness of the Y2K issue – For which he received several awards from IT associations and Govt. Agencies.  He has also written several regular columns and presented sessions to world class organizations.

Peter has spoken in over 35 countries recognized worldwide as an exciting, humorous, provocative and engaging speaker.

Peter de Jager’s Kindle publications include A Pocket Full Of Change about Organizational Change,  So? You’re a Manager… Now What?, and Truth Picks Vol I. A Truth Pick is a short, pointed commentary on a popular quote – For Peter these “Truth Picks” was a personal morning meditation he was publishing – which  blossomed until several thousand people were reading them on a daily basis.

Peter’s presentations and workshops are highly interactive, fun, irreverent to mistaken ideas and most distinctively – provocative. He entices the audience, by demonstrating conflicts between their stated beliefs and behaviors, to think differently about what they thought they knew. You can read much of his work in the publications section of www.technobility.com and view his videos at Vimeo.com/technobility.

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Free Content – Y2K: An Autobiography 
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The 7 Questions Of Change:
A Communication Template For Team Driven Initiatives

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Live Webinar April 23rd, 2020, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

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Leading Through COVID-19:
10 Rules For Rapid IT Spend Reduction

Soon it will become clear that companies who are pivoting their business models now, pay attention to where the consumer is going, and invest in the right technologies will emerge stronger.

The pillars of transformation in automotive may be shaken and new ones may emerge. In this complimentary webinar,

Gartner automotive research experts Frank Ridder (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Managing Vice President; Pedro Pacheco (Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Director Analyst; & Michael Ramsey (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst; look at how the world may be reshaped and how your company can take advantage of it.

Discussion Topics:

• Immediate impacts to automotive and transportation workforces and production
• The potential for core CASE technologies to be upended or supported
• Opportunities for automotive and transportation companies to take advantage of the disruption

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Leading Through COVID-19:
Emerge Stronger In Automotive & Smart Mobility

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