Cost: Estimating Project Costs

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Live Webinar March 14th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour live webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)

How much will the project cost?

Sometimes the fundamentals of creating a budget are murky business to those who haven’t had much experience in developing cost estimates or budgets.

Objectives:

  • Define the components of a cost estimate and budget
  • Identify techniques for estimating cost
  • Review a budget buildup
  • Define best practices to implement within Project Insight

Learn to use the language of finance and explore what it takes to create a usable budget.

Who should attend: Project managers, project schedulers, subject matter experts, project team members, business analysts, technical specialists, systems analysts, project sponsors.

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Live Webinar February 8th, 2012, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST or
Live Webinar February 9th, 2012, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm EST
Presenter: Change Management Learning Center
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Prosci specializes in change management processes. With a strong developed expertise in change management processes they produce high quality informative presentations and seminars

Although a greater recognition of the need for change management has been a growing trend identified by study participants in recent years, many practitioners still find themselves working to justify the value of change management.

In this webinar, learn how to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for change management and position change management as a “must have” rather than a “nice to have”.

See the latest data on the cost components of change management and five benefit perspectives you can use immediately on a project.

Agenda:

  1. Definition
  2. The cornerstone – benefits realization
  3. Cost components of change management
  4. Benefit perspectives of change management

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications 11 – Risk

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.2 Define Scope
  • 10.2 Plan Communications
  • 11.2 Identify Risks

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’

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Online Webinar – Offered by Daptiv
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

PMO Professionals Webinar Series: Powerful Project Financials is an excellent session that has yet to be noticed by the Project Management Community. The Session was recorded January 11th 2011 but Posted on YouTube November 15th, 2011.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Where can I make the biggest bottom-line impact?
  • How do I get timely project financials?
  • How can I keep budget and actuals in line?

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 7 – Cost

  • 7.1 Estimate Costs
  • 7.2 Determine Budget
  • 7.3 Control Costs

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’

To view PMO Professionals Webinar Series: Powerful Project Financials Either:

  1. Hover Over the link to view & leave your mouse in the window OR ….
  2. Ifyou wish to view the presentation on YouTube instead

Daptiv’s Press Release “Daptiv Forecasts Top Predictions for Project Portfolio Management in 2012” (November 29th 2011 Seattle Wa.) contains great insights on the changes coming to PPM in the year ahead – It is worth definitely reviewing – EdmontonPM

About Daptiv:

Founded in 1997, Daptiv’s PPM solution has over 80,000 subscribers. Daptiv has helped thousands of companies improve their strategic planning and business execution by offering flexible PPM solutions and expert professional services.

Daptive provides industry-leading PPM functionality, but unlike vendors that force you to change your processes to fit their tools, they have designed their solution with you and your team in mind. Daptiv is flexible and easily configured so that you can introduce powerful new PPM capabilities – when and where your organization is ready for them. Daptiv’s customers include world-class organizations such as BASF, Chase Paymentech, Harvard University, Honeywell, La Poste and Virgin Blue

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Online Webinar – Offered by Daptiv
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Daptiv’s Press Release “Daptiv Forecasts Top Predictions for Project Portfolio Management in 2012” (November 29th 2011 Seattle Wa.) contains great insights on the changes coming to PPM in the year ahead. It is worth definitely reviewing – EdmontonPM

Industry Analysts Webinar Series: Forrester PPM Insights: The Need to Break Out of the PPM Silo is an excellent session with special guest Margo Visitacion (LinkedIn profile) of Forrester Research. that has yet to be noticed by the Project Management Community. The Session was Posted on YouTube November 15th, 2011.

In this session you’ll learn:

  • How successful firms are going beyond merely delivering projects to getting real financial insight into value and cost
  • How PPM can become a lynchpin in measuring a company’s ability to deliver (including real-world case studies) and ….
  • How companies can more effectively leverage PPM through integration strategies.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • 5.2 Define Scope
  • 6.5 Develop Schedule

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’

To view Industry Analysts Webinar Series: Forrester PPM Insights: The Need to Break Out of the PPM Silo

  1. Hover Over the link to view & leave your mouse in the window OR ….
  2. Ifyou wish to view the presentation on YouTube instead

About Daptiv:

Founded in 1997, Daptiv’s PPM solution has over 80,000 subscribers. Daptiv has helped thousands of companies improve their strategic planning and business execution by offering flexible PPM solutions and expert professional services.

Daptive provides industry-leading PPM functionality, but unlike vendors that force you to change your processes to fit their tools, they have designed their solution with you and your team in mind. Daptiv is flexible and easily configured so that you can introduce powerful new PPM capabilities – when and where your organization is ready for them. Daptiv’s customers include world-class organizations such as BASF, Chase Paymentech, Harvard University, Honeywell, La Poste and Virgin Blue

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Live Webinar October 12, 2011, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT or
Live Webinar October 13, 2011, 4:00 am – 5:30 pm EDT
Presenter: Change Management Learning Center
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Although a greater recognition of the need for change management has been a growing trend identified by study participants in recent years, many practitioners still find themselves working to justify the value of change management. In this webinar, learn how to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for change management and position change management as a “must have” rather than a “nice to have”.

Agenda:

  • Definition
  • The cornerstone – benefits realization
  • Cost components of change management
  • Benefit perspectives of change management

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications 11 – Risk

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.2 Define Scope
  • 10.2 Plan Communications
  • 11.2 Identify Risks

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’

Click to register for the October 12th session Cost-Benefit Analysis for Change Management

Click to register for the October 13th session Cost-Benefit Analysis for Change Management

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Live Webinar October 3, 2011, 11:00 – 12:30 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

  • Today’s competitive business environment is compounded by mounting cost pressures, lack of skilled workers, and constant change.
  • Identifying the right tools and methodologies to assist in driving business results is critical under these uncertain economic times.
  • Creating an environment for agile transformation through the alignment of people, process and technology is a daunting undertaking.

Viewing your business from a capability modeling perspective is the first step in understanding how you can identify business value, increase performance and scale innovation.

We view all business process as a pipeline of capabilities where an organization is trying to optimize yield and efficiency. We call these interconnected functional capabilities a “business pipeline”.

In this webinar you will learn the value of leveraging capability modeling to drive strategy to increase positive results on both sides of your balance sheet.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the set the dropdown box to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

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