Live Webinar February 14th, 2023, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Inflation is causing vendors to increase the rates they charge. However, determining what price increases are legit or for vendor growth goals has become unclear or difficult.

You need to ask the right questions to identify the root cause of price increases that are blamed on inflation. Cost modeling incorporates data points from economic indicators to help you analyze the fairness of price increases.

Jpim JoAnn Rosenberger (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst in this IT webinar looks at how you can include these cost models in your negotiation strategy and playbook to optimize vendor deals and create bargaining power despite apparent rising costs.

Discussion Topics:

• Require vendors to provide root-cause cost details on price increases
• Use economic indicator data in cost modeling to determine the fairness of new deal and renewal pricing
• Include cost models in your negotiation playbook as powerful tools for leverage and bargaining power

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4 Steps For Combating Inflation
During Vendor Negotiations

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Live Webinar February 9th, 2023 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

We are in an era where good requirements, known environments, and everyone is on our network are things of myth and legend.

Today’s software isn’t a modernized version of past implementations. Change isn’t some abstract thing in the future its now, every day, every minute.

In this session Stephen Cohen (LinkedIn profile) will establish a new baseline for acceptable software.

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Creating Reliable Software In A World Where Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, & Ambiguity (Vuca) Is The New Normal

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Live Webinar January 3rd, 2023 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

Based on his popular book Coping With Supervisory Nightmares, Michael Dobson identifies some of the most common nightmares of project leadership, and provides you with clear, practical, and useful methods to bring even the toughest situations under control.

If project leadership nightmares are plaguing your work life, then it’s time for a change — starting with this webinar!

Presenter : Michael Dobson (LinkedIn profile) is a respected keynote speaker and author of the award winning books, Goal Setting: How to Create an Action Plan and Achieve Your Goals, Practical Project Management: The Secrets of Managing Any Project on Time and on Budget, and  Coping With Supervisory Nightmares: 12 Common Nightmares of Leadership & What You Can Do About Them.

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Coping With Project Nightmares

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Live Webinar December 13th, 2022 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

In rhis webinar Alfonso Bucero will describe how to keep projects running smoothly, on budget, with timely deliveries and client satisfaction.

To do this consistently, there needs to be an overall framework that oversees the project. This is what we call project governance. Some best practices about project governance implementation will be shared.

Presenter: Alfonso Bucero, (LinkedIn profile) MSc, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI Fellow, Region 8th South-West Component Mentor

Some of Alfonso’s published works include:

• Today Is a Good Day! Attitudes for Achieving Project Success
• The Influential Project Manager: Winning Over Team Members and Stakeholders (Best Practices and Advances in Program Management Series)
• The Complete Project Manager: Integrating People, Organizational, and Technical Skills, 
• Hoy es un buen día. Actitudes para lograr el éxito del proyecto (Spanish Edition) .
• The Complete Project Manager’s Toolkit
• Project Sponsorship: Achieving Management Commitment for Project Success (Jossey-Bass Business & Management)

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Project Governance

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Live Webinar December 6th, 2022 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

IV&V Independent Verification & Validation

Participants in this session will:

1. Be oriented to the role of IV&V and its potential benefits;
2. Understand the risks of an IV&V vendor “going native” and over-identifying with the system vendor;
3. Become familiar with seven signs that suggest there is a danger that your IV&V Vendor is losing their objectivity; and
4. Learn possible corrective actions to remedy the problem before it gets out of hand.

Presenter: Payson Hall, PMP® (LinkedIn profile) Consulting PM Catalysis Group, Inc. formally trained as a software engineer, and co-author of Improving Executive Sponsorship of Projects: A Holistic Approach Payson’s early career included commercial software development & system integration. His role shifted to include increasing PM responsibilities, and he  has performed and consulted on a variety of projects in both the public and private sectors throughout North America and Europe during his 35+ years professional career. Payson  coaches PMs & sponsors, teaches project management skills, consults and performs project reviews.  Payson has published over 100 project management articles, numerous project management and problem-solving classes,, and is sought after as a speaker who specializes in demystifying project management topics and communicating important ideas while entertaining audiences.

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Seven Signs Your IV&V Has Gone Native

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Live Webinar November 30th, 2022 11:00 am – 11:30 am EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

In this webinar Sam Drauschak (LinkedIn profile)  will look at the benefits and costs of IV&V as well as the various dimensions to consider when calculating ROI for the effort.

Sam will look at the factors to consider when deciding when, how, and why to engage in IV&V activities along with the value the organization expects to get from its efforts.

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Value Analysis

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