Live Webinar April 14th, 2015, 11:00 am – 12:00 am EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

2015 Started Off With A Bang

Daily news stories add subtlety, nuance and anxiety to the effects of oil price declines and the rise of the U.S. dollar on the world’s economy.

The dramatic drop in oil prices has redistributed money from oil-producing countries to oil-importing countries, but unfortunately, not all of it will find its way to IT spending.

The presenters will cover:

• The three effects the rise of the dollar has on IT spending.
• A first look at Gartner’s 1Q15 IT spending forecast update
• Global IT spending from 2013 through 2019 broken out by:
  • devices, data center systems, software, IT services & telecommunication services.

Discussion Topics:

• Where Gartner sees IT spending growth in 2015 and through 2019,
• Why Gartner sees IT spending growth in 2015 and through 2019
• How foreign countries spending is changed by the rising U.S. dollar
• With the drop in oil prices, who will spend more and who will spend less

Presenters:  

• John-David Lovelock, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Research VP
• Kathryn Hale, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Research VP,
• Ranjit Atwal, (LinkedIn profile, Garnter bio) Research Director,
• Fabrizio Biscotti, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Research Director,
• Neha Gupta, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Sr Research Analyst
  

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Initiating, Planning
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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