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Live Webinar July 25th, 2012, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Typemock
I am really looking forward to this fun and informative presentation. It will fill up fast so grab your spot today! – EdmontonPM
I bet you’ve had enough of calculator examples.
Let’s do something important. Something that will change the world.
We’re going to TDD a… Spaceship!
In this interactive webinar Typemock will:
Collect and analyze requirements as they go,
Discuss design options,
Evaluate API and …
Build a real (virtual) C# spaceship using test driven development.
They would love it if you would like to submit requirements upfront. If we don’t like your submission, remember, it’s always easy to add it, since we’ve already got tests for it! Submit your requirements in the Questions & Comments pane when you register for their session.
(Requirements Unfortunately limited to 256 characters 😉 )
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.’
pduOTD.com went live January 1 2011 and its been a terrific year!
We have had the chance to share information and work with some great Project Managers, Business Analysts, & agile Professionals …. AND ….. the one thing we learned is the “Best Of The Best” have a great sense of humor! We thought it would be fun to expose you to ten of these great folks! So here goes ……
Frank is an accomplished leader in project management. Frank was PMI’s 2006 Person of the Year and has been very involved with the PMI as the president of the New York City PMI chapter for ten years as well as holding many other leadership positions. He is the author of 7 published books , and the editor of the All PM Newsletter the IIL Knowledge Portal. Frank has entertained countless audiences with project management songs as his way of sharing his humor and passion for project management. 😉
Luis believes that bringing people together in a relaxed environment and learning something different from what we usually do can be an effective strategy to create team-building. Read his article “Laughter is the Shortest Distance between Two People” that was Featured on Toolbox.com🙂
He Suggests:
You want a highly productive team
If order to have a highly productive team you must start with a team
Your project team has to feel connected in order to function as a real team (and not just a bunch of people that happen to be working together)
If your team members laugh together they get connected
ModernAnalyst.com is an outstanding community and resource portal for business analysts, systems analysts, and other IT professionals involved in business systems analysis. See them on twitter @ModernAnalyst
A Project Management Redneck is a slang term, usually for a Traditional Project Manager who is conservative, risk-adverse, controlling, non-collaborative, mistrusting of the client, and a methodology fundamentalist. This term is generally considered offensive. It originated in reference to the color of the status of their projects and in some given circumstances the color of their complexion during User Acceptance Testing. – Terry Bunio
2. Get on the Right Bus. – Have plan to get there.
3. Make Friends. – Teambuilding
4. Share Your Toys. Share Resources
5. Don’t Be a Bully. Don’t take credit for something that’s not yours.
6. Sometimes You’ve Gotta Get Dirty. Roll up your sleeves and get into the muck.
7. Take a Nap and Have a Snack – Nourish and refresh yourself.
8. Playing is Good. Project engagement requires high-energy, enthusiasm, and some fun.
9. Try New Things. It’s how we learn and Improve.
10. Clean Up After Yourself. Make sure that your team gets recognition.
When I think about great Project Managers with a sense of humor I think about PMCentersUSA. They are always positive, laughing, and supporting the PM community with a smile. So ….. I mentioned this upcomming article and I asked Jeannine M Fisher (@JeannineMFisher) about the positive attitudes and the humor found in the offices of PMCentersUSA .
She told us …..
“PM humor is found in ALL of our Webinars – Especially in our Personality Styles one! Does that count? 😉
I have attended a lot of the webinars and they are always amusing and engaging.
Its been an amazing year … The website went live Jan 1 2011 with PDU opportunities and since then we have been seen in over 150 countries and we have suggested over 1000 PDU opportunities.
BUT it is our AMAZING READERS that are following us on twitter, watching our RSS feed, and checking out the site regularly that are the reason that this venture is such a joy for me.
I genuinely want to thank all of our readers and our volunteers who make this site possible! I know that you are of many diverse backgrounds and faiths and I wanted to find a way to best express my thanks and best wishes. The lyrics of this song express my thoughts and my prayers to all of you so much better than I can express.
To you and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through
I’m looking out my window at the softly falling snow
that dances in the early morning light
I got my guitar right before me, strummin’ a beautiful sound
watching it a-comin’ down, all around
on the fields and the farms and the road to town
And I’m thinkin’ up a letter that I’m writin’ in my head
a Christmas card to all the folks I love
Instead of lettin’ the postman bring it, I decided I’d rather sing it
especially for you, for you
To you and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through
May your life be filled with sunshine, may your every wish come true
May you find the sweet fulfillment in everything you do
May your days be blessed with the very very best
both now and the whole year through
it says so in my Christmas card to …
You and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through
at Christmas time and all the whole year through
Online Webinar Apr 28 2011 3:00pm EDT
Offered by: Human Capital Institute – HCI Webcast
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU – 1 Category C Free
In this webcast, Chris Dustin will utilize “The Office” as a case study to highlight the do’s and don’ts to building Employee Engagement in the workplace. Dustin will examine individual Engagement levels exhibited by characters in the show and provide best practices on how to increase Employee Engagement within an organization.
Join us as we pay tribute to Michael Scott on the day his farewell episode airs.
Webinar participants will:
Understand the concept of Employee Engagement and be able to identify the different levels of Engagement in the workplace.
Learn about the different levels of Engagement present in characters of “The Office.”
Discover how Michael Scott influences his employees’ Engagement levels.
Determine strategies to increase Employee Engagement within their own organization.
Michael Scott, regional manager of the Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, feels he is everyone’s best friend in the office; his employees feel otherwise. – Wikipedia
The Michael Scott character of “The Office.” has made us laugh, cry, and groan – his antics, while amusing, lead his employees to be Disengaged in their jobs.
Part of what makes “The Office” so popular is that viewers can often relate to the workplace issues the characters face in the show. While Michael’s actions can seem funny on television, if the same events transpired in real life they would have a detrimental effect on the working environment.
This webinar on employee engagement in ‘The Office’ could cover:
Process Groups: Planning, Executing, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: Integration, Human Resources, Communications ( PMBOK Reference)
4.3 Direct & Manage Project Execution / 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
6.1 Define Activities / 6.6 Control Schedule
9.1 Develop Human Resource Plan / 9.3 Develop Project Team
9.4 Manage Project Team
10.1 Identify Stakeholders / 10.2 Plan Communications
Online Webinar
Offered by ESI International (REP 1038)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU – 1 Category A Free
In this dynamic Webinar, Glenn Brule will present the six key elements of strategic enterprise analysis activities and how they can translate your business goals and objectives into solutions.
They include:
Establishing or maintaining a business architecture
Conducting feasibility studies
Project and product scope development
Preparation of the business case
Organizational risk assessment
How to prepare the decision package
*Note: There is a typo on slide #8 of the presentation. 18 million represents 1/16 of the U.S. population
Ferrr all ye Piranatics out there September 19th is “Talk Like A Pirate Day” evrrry yrrrr – Hover over the hidden treasures link near the next smiley 🙂
It’s April First, April Fool’s Day around the world. To honor this day, pduOTD is featuring this FridayFun article.
Our EdmontonPM Top Ten list counts down from #10 to #1 Pirate Booty Linking Project Management and Pirates because …. well ….. just ‘cuz.
Be sure to use your mouse to uncover various hidden treasures – 🙂
Number 10.
Aargh! Toss all yer business books o’erboard. These Rrr the only ones ye need
“Isn’t that just like some projects? Various contingents battling it out fiercely while competitors rage at the gates. Engineering vs. Marketing, Executives vs. middle managers, the project manager against “the world†. . . one big drama . . . pirates fighting each other on their own ship while the Spanish Galleon sails up and blows them out of the water.”
What can we learn from the pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries? Dustin Wax describes six things the Dread Pirate Roberts might tell you if you hired him as a business consultant for your firm, or a life coach.
Did you know that there was such a strong connection between Project Management and Pirates? 😉 I hope you learned a few things and had some fun! – Have A Great Day!!
EdmontonPM
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