Live Webinar November 8th, 2022 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
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 session Carol outlines a streamlined and professional approach to software cost estimation together with an estimation maturity model for companies who want to improve their software cost estimating success and ultimately develop better software.

Presenter: Carol Dekkers PMP P.Eng. CMC (LinkedIn profile @caroldekkers) Intl Expert/CEO Quality Plus Tech/Pres.Emeritus, IFPUG Board/Freelance Mgmt Consultant/Agile Certified/Speakerand Author of The IT Measurement Compendium is a Project Manager, Management Consultant  and a Professional Engineer who bridges the gap between technology experts (engineers, scientists, computer specialists, etc) and the non-technical personel. Carol is a highly sought after international expert whose keynote presentations are engaged by international project management and quality conferences throughout the world. Carol effectively demonstrates how to use communication effectively to bring the true value of technology to life through articulate presentations, effective collaboration, and team processes that increase the success of high tech projects.

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IT Cost Estimation Jeopardy:
The Management Game That’s Behind The Times

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Live Webinar October 20th, 2022 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
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 Daniel Pink’s book,” To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others”, Kupe “Improvisor Extraordinaire” highlights improv skills as a necessary competency for everyone!

In this webinar, Kupe will focus on the key improvisation techniques that will help you be a more attentive and flexible team member.

You will receive instruction on how to suspend judgment, how to keep conversations moving forward, how to listen generously, and how to take collaboration to new levels.

Kupe will also teach you how to directly apply these skills on the job.

A Bit About Dan Pink:

Daniel Pink, author of the bestselling books  A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future and Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us,  is known for his visionary flare. Dan convincingly argues that business and everyday life will soon be dominated by right-brain thinkers.

Daniel Pink’s other best sellers include Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself the follow up book The 7 Dirty Words of the Free Agent Workforce and his most popular book The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media.

Presenter: Kupe Kupersmith (LinkedIn @Kupe) CBAP®, President B2T Training, B2T Training: Since its inception in 2000, B2T Training, has focused solely on providing business analysis training and professional development. As experts in the field, B2T Training continues to shape the Business Analysis discipline and the careers of BA professionals in major corporations across the globe through its high impact training sessions and valuable resources. Kupe possesses over 14 years of experience in software systems development. He has served as the lead Business Analyst and Project Manager on projects in the Energy, television, sports management and marketing industries. Kupe, a Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP®), is also internationally known for his strong mentorship of business analysis professionals.

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Communication, Collaboration, Improv…Oh My!

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Live Webinar October 19th, 2022, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

The globe is suffering from persistent high inflation, supply chain disruption and political instability.

Central banks are responding to the inflation by raising prime interest rates closer to the long term average.

The effect on consumer’s spending on IT has been immediate. They are no longer spending with growth rates on devices negative across the board.

Conversely, enterprises are not cutting IT spend, they are in fact increasing digital transformation projects in 2022.

In this webinar John-David Lovelock, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst & Chief Forecaster, will review the global IT spending forecast, the reactions Gartner is seeing from CIOs to inflation, the changing quantitative environment, and the expanding role of digital transformation projects.

Discussion Topics:

• Examine Gartner forecasts for IT spending growth in 2022 and beyond
• Understand the industry highs and lows
• Learn the dichotomy of device and on-prem vs cloud spending

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IT Spend Forecast, 3Q22 Update: Is IT Spending Recession Proof?

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Live Webinar October 5th, 2022, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

The modern technology customer has access to more great options and information than ever before, but many regret their purchases. Navigating toward a decision with a myriad of different decision makers and teams involved is a real challenge that frustrates the majority of tech buyers.

These frustrations extend to the tech and service providers that these customers are considering as deal cycles drag on and on.

But, there are also customers who have mastered buying in this new environment, and make decisions confidently and at a much faster pace than others.

Join this webinar with Hank Barnes (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio)  Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst; which will explore the differences in buying behavior between customers that are likely to regret and those that are not, offer techniques to recognize and predict which type of customer you are dealing with, and offer strategies that reduce regret, shorten deal cycle times, and accelerate growth.

Discussion Topics:

• Learn the impact that high regret customers put on your business growth
• Understand the differences in behavior between customers with high regret and those with no regret
• Develop and action plan to help customers fight against their purchase regret and accelerate your growth

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The High Cost Of Technology Purchase Regret & What To Do About It

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Live Webinar October 5th, 2022 11:00 am – 11:30 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

There is great benefit to monitoring the status of processes but how is it best set up?

What are the right elements to monitor?

Everyone is chasing live dashboards to have a pulse on their business; however, investing in the wrong monitoring solution or the wrong measures can end up being a liability instead of a benefit.

In this discussion, Sam Drauschak (LinkedIn profile) will address how to contextualize a process, select the correct measures and metrics, and consider the right monitoring solution for success.

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Selecting The Right Things To Monitor

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Live Webinar September 26th, 2022, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

State and local government priorities continue to shift. Pandemic-related cash infusions have come and will soon be gone.

The new normal raised awareness of the importance of technology, but will that last as economic uncertainties impact budget priorities?

Join John Kost (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Distinguished Analyst;  Melissa Spencer (LinkedIn profile) Gartner VP Executive Partner; & Mark Kenneth (LinkedIn profile) Gartner Sr Executive Partner for a virtual briefing to find out how state and local government CIOs can move from being order takers to strategic contributors in building a more sustainable future for their organizations.

You also will find out how your peers are taking steps to be more strategic contributors in their governments.

Discussion Topics:

• Determine what you can do now to prepare for budget cuts
• Explore investment opportunities that will improve future government and IT productivity
• Make your customers stronger allies in your investment strategy

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State & Local Government CIOs
Use Cost Optimization To Be A Strategic Leader

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