Live Webinar July 6th, 2020, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Gartner’s annual CEO survey, conducted 4Q19, captured a valuable snapshot of the CEO mindset just before the pandemic crisis hit.

In this webinar Mark Raskino, (LinkedIn profile) Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst explores the enduring issues that will help business executive leaders plan for recovery and continue long-term digital business transformations.

Discussion Topics:

• How CEOs approach the crisis based on their thoughts prior to it hitting
• Enduring insights on digital business transformation that can inform long-term recovery plans
• Key insights on 2020’s macro trends to know before reevaluating your strategy approach

Return to the web page to watch both the live and on-demand webinar.

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The Year Of Recession:
Gartner CEO Survey 2020

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Live Webinar – July 7th, 2020 6:00 am – 7:00 am EDT
Live Webinar – July 7th, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:   IIL (REP 1003)

The causes of the majority of failed projects can be traced to poor definition and understanding of requirements. Prioritization of requirements and flexibility to adapt to changing requirements are essential for effective development in the Agile environment.

Understanding how to adapt and adjust while maintaining strategic alignment is critical to long-term success.

The sprint plan is the key building block of an Agile project. Establishing realistic estimates and sprint plans is critical to ensure that value is delivered quickly and that the team velocity is consistent and meets customer expectations.

Given the short time span of sprints (1-4 weeks), it is imperative that the team knows in advance exactly what they will work on in order to minimize waste.

Estimates are done around user stories and depending on the clarity of the user story, the estimates will be more or less accurate.

In this webinar Rubin Jen (LinkedIn profile) will assist you in better understanding the value and use of release plans and also assist you in establishing realistic sprint plans for your Agile projects. Live Q&A included

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Developing Effective Agile Release Plans & Sprint Plans

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Now Recorded

Live Webinar – July 9th 2020 7:30 am – 8:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – July 9th 2020 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

Early in 2020 APM analysed results of an online survey of project professionals involved in governance of change.

The results provide a roadmap of actions that we can take to further enhance this crucial role.

APM will share the finding and the recommendations from the sponsor survey including:

• The role of sponsors in the governance of change
• How well sponsors are held to account for successful outcomes of change
• The need for a sponsor competency framework
• Benefits of and approach to sponsor training
• Next steps for sponsorship in the project profession

This webinar is the first of an engagement series throughout July to present the results of the sponsor survey and discuss/debate the implications with project professionals with experience in these areas working in the Financial Services, Postal, Oil and Gas, and Transport sectors.

The APM Governance Specific Interest Group is engaged in improving investment outcomes through better governance of change, and promoting effective sponsorship is crucial in achieving this. They have a number of publications and support material available through the APM for sponsors to help them achieve more successful business outcomes from major change.

Presenters

Martin Samphire (LinkedIn profile) Owner &Managing Director of 3pmxl Ltd, is the APM Governance Specific Interest Group (SIG) Chair, and has developed guidelines for Governance of Project Management, including ‘Directing Change‘, ‘Governance of Co-Owned Projects‘, ‘Sponsoring Change‘ and ‘Directing Agile Change’. Martin is also a member of a voluntary group, the P3M Data Club looking to improve Business Integrated Governance (BIG).

Katherine Williams (LinkedIn profile) Management Consultant RSM UK, works with organisations across multiple sectors to build and assure project and programme management capability. Katherine’s experience includes delivery of programme assurance (in particular for large scale and high value, co-owned programmes), governance and assurance framework design, strategic and operational risk development, and organisational PPM maturity modelling.

Richard Zavitz (LinkedIn profile) is an experienced project professional working in the sponsorship of major capital investment projects.  He has worked through the full project life cycle and has experience leading teams in the following areas: defining strategy, business case development, securing consents, stakeholder management/communication, writing requirements, design development, delivery oversight, project integration and benefits evaluation.

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How To Enhance The Role Within The Project Profession

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Live Webinar July 8th, 2020 – 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

Talent-minded organizations believe that high-performing, engaged employees are essential to business success.

A recent study conducted by Quantum Workplace and Harvard Business Review Analytic Services found that 81% of business leaders strongly agree that highly engaged employees perform better and are more productive.

Because of this belief, businesses have been investing in employee engagement programs and modernizing their performance management processes to maximize the potential of their individuals and teams.

Yet many still struggle to quantify the ROI of talent initiatives on the business. Why is that?

Engagement and performance strategies are often prioritized in silos, disconnected from one another. The same study found that while two-thirds of survey takers have revamped their approach to performance management in the last two years, only 37% say that employee engagement is a significant area of focus for their own organization today.

Done in a vacuum, engagement adds little value to your bottom line—and productivity without engagement doesn’t drive high performance. Tethered together, engagement and performance create meaningful, powerful, and measurable employee success.

A truly effective employee success strategy forms synergy between employee engagement and performance and bolsters the results of your business.

“Engagement equals discretionary effort, which equals higher business outcomes for the same amount of dollars. It is ROI at its finest—and the best possible return on investment for your human capital.” — Heather Whiteman, former head of people strategy at GE Digital.

How can you connect talent with results? Join Aaron Brown (LinkedIn profile) Senior Insights Analyst, Quantum, & Shane McFeely (LinkedIn profile) Lead Researcher Quantum Workplace, as they reveal the importance of integrated engagement and performance initiatives and help you quantify the ROI of your employee success strategy.

Join this webcast and learn:

• New research that supports the fusion of employee engagement and performance
• 5 barriers to integrated engagement and performance strategies — and how to overcome them
• Company success stories: what they’re doing and why it works
• Expert advice for measuring the ROI of employee success in your workplace

Note:

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.

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

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The ROI Of Employee Success:
How Leaders Connect Talent With Results

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