Live Webinar – August 7th 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: RefineM Project Management Consulting (Rep# 3390)

Are Your Agile Teams
Struggling To Meet Their Sprint Goals?

Sprint planning is a critical activity to set the foundation for a successful sprint. In sprint planning, the product increment is defined and estimated so the team can get ready to work on the sprint goal from day one.

In RefineM’s August Free Webinar, learn how to put together an effective Sprint Planning Meeting and carry out the activities necessary to get your team ready for the sprint.

Presenter: NK Shrivastava (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, SPC, is CEO of RefineM LLC and an experienced and certified Project Management Consultant, Risk Management Professional, and Agile Coach with over 25 years of experience in project management. NK is an experienced instructor/trainer on project management and Agile topics and specializes in project management fundamentals, risk management, and project recovery.

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Sprint Planning

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Online Webinar – Recorded March 12, 2015
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media Up to 1 PDU – Free
Provider: The BA Mentor & Yonix

Project managers need to be flexible in their skillets and many project managers are cross training with Business Analysis Skills.

This presentation is a terrific Q & A session on all aspects of getting your first BA Role – from pursuing opportunities in your current company to understanding what potential clients are looking for.

Stephen Hughes (LinkedIn profile, Interview Insights), Glenn Hook (LinkedIn profile, Nationwide) and Alex Papworth (LinkedIn profile, BA Mentor) answer questions from the attendees on what it takes to become a business analyst.

Jody Bullen (LinkedIn profile, Yonix) introduces the session with Alex Papworth (LinkedIn profile).

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How To Get Your First BA Role

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Online Webinar – Recorded Mar 11, 2013
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media Up to 1 PDU – Free
Provider: PMI Great Lakes Chapter Mtg (REP #C011), Rich Weller

This webinar was presented by the  PMI Great Lakes Chapter  Monday February 9th 2013,
This recording was Published on Mar 11, 2013

Learn about “The 5 E’s of Innovation”

The presentation focuses on how an organization can transform themselves from one that merely manages a portfolio of projects to an organization that is more creative in establishing the right projects for the future, and agile enough to quickly shift focus when needed.

This presentation covers:

1. What is innovation
2. Why is it important
3. What is portfolio management
4. The Five E’s of innovation
   1. Envision
   2. Engage
   3. Evolve
   4. Evaluate
   5. Execute
5. The three parts of a successful solution
   1. People
   2. Process
   3. Technology
6. Some case studies

Some concepts may be new and theoretical, but the documented approach has been proven and real examples will be reviewed to provide context. Attendees will walk away with a tactical roadmap for implementation.

Presenter:  Rich Weller (LinkedIn profile @Weller34) PMP MCTS, MCITP. MBA. 6 Sigma & MSP® Senior practitioner at PCubed  Rich has over 30 years’ experience planning and delivering successful project, program and portfolio management initiatives,  delivering multiple classes on innovation and portfolio management and is an adjunct professor at Washtenaw Community College as well as a frequent industry speaker for PMI, MPUG and other organizations. Check out Rich’s site  or take A Glimpse Into The Life of Rich Weller (15 min video).

Different chapters offer different opportunities and benefits for chapter members. We encourage you to take a look at the this wonderful webinar presented by PMI® chapter . Consider joining the Great Lakes Chapter

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Innovation Driven Portfolio Management
With Rich Weller

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Live Webinar – May 1st 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: RefineM Project Management Consulting (Rep# 3390)

Scrum and Kanban are both crucial agile methodologies to improve productivity of project teams.

1. Scrum provides a framework for organizing work by priority and keeping teams on task daily,
2. Kanban provides a framework for moving high-priority work through a path to completion
3. Scrumban is a popular hybrid of the two, drawing on the best features of each.

How do these frameworks differ from each other, and in what situations does each work best? These questions and more will be answered in RefineM’s webinar.

Walk away with a better understanding of Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban and when to utilize each, together or separately, to drive project success.

Presenter: NK Shrivastava (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, SPC, is CEO of RefineM LLC and an experienced and certified Project Management Consultant, Risk Management Professional, and Agile Coach with over 25 years of experience in project management. NK is an experienced instructor/trainer on project management and Agile topics and specializes in project management fundamentals, risk management, and project recovery.

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Scrum, Kanban, & Scrumban:
Which Works Best Where?

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Live Webinar – March 6th 2019, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: RefineM Project Management Consulting (Rep# 3390)

Working on a large Agile team can be challenging, but most teams find ways to bring everyone on the same page. Same story with smaller teams that are co-located in different geographies.

However, when Agile teams are both large and distributed—as is becoming increasingly common—workarounds tend to falter, and the team often goes off the rails.

• How do you overcome the difficulties of working on a team that is both large and distributed?

Challenges tend to be both cultural and logistical—from managing time differences to fostering collaboration to building cohesion and trust.

In this interactive session, participants apply design thinking and systems thinking to brainstorm issues and solutions. NK Shrivastava, RefineM lead instructor, shares his experiences and lessons learned to transform large and distributed teams from chaos to a smooth-running Agile Machine capable of delivering meaningful results—even when the team is very large.

Presenter: NK Shrivastava (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, SPC, is CEO of RefineM LLC and an experienced and certified Project Management Consultant, Risk Management Professional, and Agile Coach with over 25 years of experience in project management. NK is an experienced instructor/trainer on project management and Agile topics and specializes in project management fundamentals, risk management, and project recovery.

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Turn Your Large, Distributed Team
Into A Smooth-Running Agile Machine

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Live Webinar – February 6th 2019, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: RefineM Project Management Consulting (Rep# 3390)

• What does the year 2019 look like for practitioners in the Project Management and Agile worlds?
• What trends will be the hottest in both realms? How did 2018’s trends fare?

In this webinar, NK will answer these questions and more to help you prepare for the latest trends in Project Management and Agile in 2019.

Presenter: NK Shrivastava (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, SPC, is CEO of RefineM LLC and an experienced and certified Project Management Consultant, Risk Management Professional, and Agile Coach with over 25 years of experience in project management. NK is an experienced instructor/trainer on project management and Agile topics and specializes in project management fundamentals, risk management, and project recovery.

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2019 Project Management & Agile Trends

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