Virtual Training – Recorded May 2013 – Transcripts with Gold Pass
Duration: 10 Hours Credits: 9 PDU Category B PDUs
Fees:  $79.00 USD Limited time Special Price (exp July 6th 2014)
Fees: $97.00 USD Reg Price  – Includes Transcripts
Hosted by: Gil Broza, Principal Agile Mentor & Founder at 3PVantage
(Gil Broza LinkedIn profile @gilbroza)

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Note that is 2 Agile Conferences – A great value! 18 Cat B’s To complete at your leisure for a total of just $127.50 USD.  With the registration fees you will receive the recordings and transcripts of all of the presentations. Both events feature 21 of the best agile industry experts giving you practical advice for your agile projects!.

Individuals & Interactions Conference Information
People Over Process!

This is an amazing opportunity to earn up to 9 Category B PDUs and get a great understanding of proven strategies to enhance your agile techniques and create outstanding success with your teams- enhancing productivity.

You have heard it a million times – but how many PMs get caught talking about their“resources“ when they refer to their team members? How do you stay focused on productivity?

• Do your people feel the joy of delivering value on your teams?
• Do your people takesmall, safe, feedback-rich steps — no matter the size of the project?
• Have you created astandardized environment or is collaboration encouraged?
• Do you want to “manage less, lead more“?

High performance teams require investment and you make that investment by being a collaborative leader and in the respect you show your teams.

This is an amazing opportunity to earn up to 10 Category B PDUs and get a great understanding of how agile techniques focus on the people with an understanding that where productivity is concerned – Human conduct trumps “Best Practices“

The lineup for this event includes:

• Rick Ross (LinkedIn profile, @RickRoss10)
  • People are not “resources”
• Johanna Rothman (LinkedIn profile, @JohannaRothman)
  • Focus keeps you going
• Ellen Gottesdiener (LinkedIn profile, @ellengott) & Mary Gorman (LinkedIn profile, @mbgorman)
  • Nurture the joy of delivering value
• Ken Collier (LinkedIn profile, @theagilist)
  • Always take small, safe, feedback-rich steps
• Doc List (LinkedIn profile, @athought)
  • A standardized environment is for standard people
• Caren DesBrisay (LinkedIn profile)
  • Collaboration requires a suitable social environment
• Christoper Avery (LinkedIn profile, @ChristoperAver)
  • High performance teams require investment
• Eugene Kiel (LinkedIn profile)
  • Manage less, lead more
• David Spann (LinkedIn profile)
  • Being a collaborative Leader
• Bob Schatz (LinkedIn profile, @AgileInfusion)
  • Human conduct trumps “best practices”

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For Individuals & Interactions Webcast

Live Webinar June 25th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

• Are you a Business Analyst trying to find your role in an Agile project?
• Are you looking for ways to ramp up your Agile team’s productivity?

There are a lot of misconceptions about Business Analysis in an Agile development environment, and sometimes Business Analysts find it hard to adapt to the short iterations, just-in-time planning and minimalist documentation that characterizes Agile development.

This webinar is a frank discussion about what Agile demands from a Business Analyst and how Business Analysts can succeed and ensure their team succeeds.

Learning Objectives:

1. Dispel common myths about Agile, including the belief that Business Analysts aren’t welcome in Agile
2. Explain why every development team needs excellent business analysis to be successful
3. Guide analysts in how to deliver the most value in Agile settings

Click to register for Three Ways Business Analysts Enable Agile Success

Live Webinar – June 26th 2014, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK  (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number and may need to be recorded as a Category C PDU. Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

The project manager (PM) and business analyst (BA) have to be key allies in the management of any project.

That can be difficult when project work is duplicated because of the overlapping tasks defined by the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®) and the Project Management Institute (PMI®).

Still, as long as roles are clearly defined and understood, the two can cooperate and collaborate, instead of competing.

In this hour-long webinar, Global Knowledge instructor and PMP-certified project management expert Daniel Stober (LinkedIn profile) will explain how to delineate the roles.

Click to register for The Project Manager as Business Analyst

Live Webinar June 27th, 2014 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Poor requirements lead to failed projects. There is solid evidence that visualization of requirements result in higher quality results. Engaging stakeholders by the use of a variety of modeling techniques results in much higher quality requirements and greatly improved project results.

In this webinar, you will gain insight into a wide array of modeling tools that assist in more effectively documenting customer requirements. You will gain an understanding of how these tools can effectively improve the communication with your clients.

Examples of modeling tools will be overviewed, including: context diagrams, use cases, activity diagrams, screen flows and prototypes. This allows a business analyst to connect the dots when documenting requirements.

Learning objectives include:

• Understand the value of creating a context diagram at the beginning of the project
• Learn how to derive use cases from the context diagram to document functional requirements
• Increase the effectiveness of process documentation by developing activity diagrams
• Learn how to create screen flows and use prototyping for improved usability
• Understand how these modeling techniques come together to provide a true picture of requirements

About the Presenter: Terrell Smith (LinkedIn profile) MPA, PMP, CBAP With over 25 years of experience in a wide range of project management and business analysis assignments, he brings concepts to life in a practical and easy to apply manner. Terrell has assisted clients in the development of project management methodologies, risk assessments, quality management, agile methods, problem solving, rescuing troubled projects, implementing business analysis best practices, and team building.

Click to register for It’s all About the Visuals: Effective Modeling Techniques for Business Analysts

Live Webinar – June 19th, 2014 11:30 am – 12:30 am EDT
Duration: 1 Hour PDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: DCG – David Consulting Group (REP 3525)
Note: Although DCG is an Rep this event may not have a course number contact DCG for further information

Sometimes It Is Necessary To Split User Stories

The backlog of user stories needs to be managed so that, as a story gets closer to being accepted into a sprint and developed, the story becomes as granular as needed. Thus, it is sometimes necessary to split user stories.

The process of grooming and splitting user stories (when needed) is an ongoing operation across the life of any project.

In doing so, epics and larger stories are condensed into smaller pieces that can be understood and developed within the context of an individual sprint.

Stories, when they are accepted into a sprint, must meet the “rule.” The rule is that each story must deliver functionality that is potentially implementable, and it’s important to keep this rule in mind when splitting stories.

In this webinar, Tom Cagley will explain why it is sometimes necessary to split user stories and how best to split them into valuable slices of functionality.

Do you connect on social media networks?

• DCG LinkedIn,
• DCG Twitter

During the webinar, join the conversation on Twitter using #DCGwebinar.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.1 Plan Scope Management
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope

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’

Presenter: Thomas Cagley (LinkedIn profile @TCagley) David Consulting Group Mr. Cagley is the Vice President of Consulting for The David Consulting Group and author of Mastering Software Project Management: Best Practices, Tools and Techniques. Read Tom informative blogs about software development and management topics. Tom also edits a podcasts of essays and interviews titled “Software Process and Measurement Cast”. The blog and podcast serve as a platform to share information with development industry and to foster a continuing dialog. Sharing and dialog is a means of paying it forward.

NOTE: Calendar conflict? Register below and receive the link to the recording to view at a later time.

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Live Webinar JUNE 18th, 2014 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

As project requirements are gathered and the associated design evolves, the project team begins to build the necessary functionality.

This can be accomplished through utilizing the following methodology deliverables:

• high level design,
• detail design,
• requirements traceability log,
• programming specification(s),
• system integration test (SIT) plan(s),
• system integration test (SIT) evaluation criteria,
• unit test (UT) plan(s),
• unit test (UT) evaluation criteria, and
• training and support plan.

Walk away with a better understanding of how to apply these deliverables to your project.

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Executing Projects with IT Methodologies