Online Webinar – Recorded Nov 28 2018
Activity Type:  Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Over 70% of finance organizations have reported using or piloting Robotic Process Automation (RPA). Adoption levels are also growing beyond this constituency in many functional areas.

In this artificial intelligence webinar, the panel presents Gartner’s predictions on how RPA offerings will morph and evolve. Business and IT leaders must be aware of these shifts to seize opportunities and manage risk.

Discussion Topics:

• The current state of RPA (realities and growing pains)
• Gartner predictions for RPA offerings
• Opportunities and risks

Presenters:

• Frances Karamouzis Gartner (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) VP  Distinguished Analyst
• Arthur Villa (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Director, Analyst
• Stephanie Stoudt-Hansen (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Director Analyst

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Gartner Predictions For Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

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Online Webinar  – Recorded May 11th, 2020
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  The Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )

The business demand for coaching is growing exponentially every year. While hiring external coaches is one way to benefit from the ROI that coaching delivers, another more sustainable option is to create a coaching mindset within your organization.

Gone are the days when managers had all the right answers and gave directives on what to do and how to do it. With constant, disruptive change being the norm, a new set of capabilities is required for managerial – and organizational – success.

Equipping managers with the skills to guide and support employees, asking incisive questions that lead them to discover their own answers, is a fundamental shift that many successful organizations are making.

In this webinar, Christa will explore:

• How a coaching mindset unlocks people’s potential
• What tools and support are needed to build coaching capabilities
• How to choose a coaching model that fits your organizational culture

Presenter: Christa Kirby, (LinkedIn profile) MA, LCAT, PMP VP Talent Development & Leadership Practice Director,Corporate Education Group (CEG); has 15+ years of experience in communication, leadership, &  consulting for a global audience. A highly motivated learning & development professional with a unique confluence of experience in leadership development, consulting, change management, project management, coaching and mentoring, facilitation, and instructional design, Christa has designed, developed, and delivered numerous interactive leadership programs and blended learning solutions for clients worldwide & worked in 28 countries. Christa’s certifications include Project Management Professional (PMP)^®, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, Certified Everything DiSC Facilitator, and MBTI and EQ-i 2.0 certified.

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Creating A Coaching Mindset In Your Organization

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Online Webinar  – Recorded March 18th, 2020
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  The Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )

In today’s business world we are so bombarded by information that many (if not most) of us live in a state of continuous partial attention.

While there are those who swear they can multitask, our brains are not designed to do that. We do not multitask; we switch-task, which involves processing sequential interruptions.

What psychologists and brain scientists tell us about interruptions is that they have a fairly profound effect on the way we think. It becomes much harder to sustain attention – to think about one thing for a long period of time – and to think deeply when new stimuli are pouring at you all day long.

In this webinar Christa Kirby will rethink some of our assumptions about focus and attention.

Christa will unmask some of the “disruption costs” of interruptions, including heightened stress and diminished quality. You’ll leave the session with some concrete ways to:

• Prioritize and organize your time.
• Enhance your ability to do “deep work.”
• Successfully manage distractions.
• Increase your productivity.

Presenter: Christa Kirby, (LinkedIn profile) MA, LCAT, PMP VP Talent Development & Leadership Practice Director,Corporate Education Group (CEG); has 15+ years of experience in communication, leadership, &  consulting for a global audience. A highly motivated learning & development professional with a unique confluence of experience in leadership development, consulting, change management, project management, coaching and mentoring, facilitation, and instructional design, Christa has designed, developed, and delivered numerous interactive leadership programs and blended learning solutions for clients worldwide & worked in 28 countries. Christa’s certifications include Project Management Professional (PMP)^®, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, Certified Everything DiSC Facilitator, and MBTI and EQ-i 2.0 certified.

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Interruption Science & The Myth Of Multitasking

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Online Webinar – Recorded June 23rd, 2020
Activity Type:  Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Human Capital Institute

No Company Wants To Layoff Its Employees

The Great Recession of 2008 taught many organizations that letting go of people has downstream consequences to employer brand, employee morale and productivity, innovation and the ability to be agile and competitive once the economy recovers.

Yet, with the magnitude and length of the current pandemic-induced recession unknown, many organizations may feel they have no choice but to lay off a percentage of their workforce.

Rapid redeployment is gaining attention as companies look for opportunities to transfer current employees to internal roles, projects and temporary assignments within a matter of days or weeks.

In this webinar Jeanne Schad (LinkedIn profile) Talent Solutions & Strategy Practice Lead RiseSmart,will explore the value of rapid redeployment as an important option for employers to consider as part of their workforce toolkit.

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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Avoiding Layoffs & Cutting Expenses With Rapid Redeployment

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Online Webinar – Recorded April 30th, 2020
Activity Type:  Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Augmented capabilities emerge as key differentiators for analytics and business intelligence (BI) platforms, at a time when cloud ecosystems increasingly influence selection decisions.

As you evolve your organization’s analytics and BI technology portfolio, you face myriad vendor choices, from well-established mega-vendors to focused specialist firms. Who should you turn to?

In this webinar James Laurence Richardson (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Research Director ;  Austin Kronz (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Principal Analyst; & Kurt Schlegel (Gartner bio) Gartner VP  Analyst; gives you the latest insights on market trends and vendor positions in the Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and Business Intelligence Platforms.

Discussion Topics:

• Key trends shaping analytics and business intelligence buying
• How to correctly use and interpret the Gartner Analytics and BI Magic Quadrant
• Highlights of vendor positioning

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

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Gartner 2020 Data & Analytics Magic Quadrant Highlights

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Live Webinar – November 24th 2020 7:30 am – 8:30 am EST
Live Webinar – November 24th 2020 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

EVMS – Part 3 Of 3
View EVMS: Part 1 Here
View EVMS: Part 2 Here

This series of webinars will introduce people to the, often poorly understood, system of work (the Earned Value Management System) that underpins good Earned Value Analysis (EVA) and enduring decisions.

The techniques for analysing EVM data are well understood and widely deployed. However, the system of work that provides ‘unquestionable’ data to analyse is less well understood. This, in turn, has led to a lack of understanding of what Earned Value Analysis is actually telling us about our projects.

This series of webinars aims to improve and broaden the understanding of what makes a good Earned Value Management System (EVMS) and why it is important to be as concerned about the system as it is about the data.

Scot Butcher & Martin Eveleigh will build up your knowledge over three webinars. In this third webinar, they will introduce the tools and techniques to provide assurance that you have an effective EVMS in place, you are actually using it effectively and you have a valid baseline.

Along the way, Scot & Martin will also debunk a number of EVM myths.

Please Note:  Within the 3 hours of the 3 webinars, you can only achieve an awareness level of the scope and complexity of an effective EVMS. It is highly likely that, for some attendees, this will leave them with more questions than answers. However, the intent of these webinars is just that – to start to get people to ask themselves the difficult questions.

This webinar is suitable for professionals with
Intermediate Level Of Experience.

Presenters:

Scot Butcher (LinkedIn profile) MEng has spent his entire career as a Civil Servant in the Ministry of Defence. In 1998, Scot moved to a role in a multinational project based in Munich, Germany. In 2002, Scot joined the PMO for a major submarine procurement programme & was the lead for risk and change management for the programme, leading stakeholders through a particularly busy time.  One of Scot’s key roles was to improve the EVM practices. In 2013, Scot became head of the Submarine Portfolio Office (SPO) & chaired a number of EVM Integrated Baseline Reviews and System Demonstration Reviews.

Martin Eveleigh (LinkedIn profile) began his career in the field of Aerospace Development &  Electrical Design; then in 1993 Martin entered into Programme Management working on ever increasing complex Projects/Programmes. Martin authored the Rolls-Royce EVM System Description (EVMSD) and successfully led it through formal US Government ‘validation’. In 2005, he performed audits, teaching, mentoring and advising in all things Earned Value and Project Controls. Currently Martin runs his own Project & Programme Management Consultancy, enabling and sentencing of System demonstration Reviews (SDR) and Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) as well as routine Surveillance. Martin holds a Masters Degree (MSc) in Project & Programme Management

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An Introduction To An Effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS) Part 3

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