Live Webinar September 24th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Government CoP (REP #S007)

Explore the following topics in Project Management in Government:

• Is Project Management is an Art or a Science, or both.
• Project Rescue (Handling projects in distress)
• Motivation & Attitudes in Project Management (Values Based Goals)
• What is required for project success in a Government environment
• Ethics & Integrity (The value of conducting oneself in an ethical manner)

The audience will also learn what happens in the "real world" of the Project Manager in todays organizational environment.

Presenter: Allen Price (LinkedIn profile) PMP a cutting edge problem-solver who has rescued a number of projects from varying degrees of distress. Many of his successful projects have became iconic examples of PM. Mr. Price won high awards for the implementation of a financial control system and is currently the President of Price Virtual Project Management Inc. .He  is a regular presenter at PMI events and at the Telfer School of Management MBA program (University of Ottawa).

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

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Live Webinar – September 18th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

During the project intake process all projects are considered critical, all others never get approved. So how do you decide which “critical” projects are most critical?

These decisions are typically made politically, emotionally or without consistency.

The Impact:

• Poor resource utilization
• Frustrated resources
• Projects not aligned with strategic objectives
• Higher risk and lower ROI

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar demonstrating a balanced approach to prioritizing initiatives. Projects affect many aspects of your business; all factors should be considered when taking on a new project. Learn the prioritization secrets of successful companies using a Project Portfolio Management mentality.

The Result:

• Decreased risk
• Higher ROI
• Optimized resource utilization
• Maximum aggregate value of projects

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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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Live Webinar Sept 17th, 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

How can IT Methodology contribute to organizational process governance, quality assurance and metrics?

This session identifies how utilizing IT lifecycles and deliverables can be beneficial.

Receive a general overview of organizational process management and how consistent application can lead to overall improvement.

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.

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Live Webinar – September 16th 2014, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU/CDU Credits: 1 PDU Cat B – Free PDU
Hosted By: Systemation

When management pushes us:

• Cuts budgets,
• Accelerates timelines,
• Increases scope

We can feel powerless to challenge them!

However, some demands are unrealistic and if we don’t push back, we’re not being effective business partners.

Learn how to challenge management
Without damaging your relationships or reputation!

Presenter: Dan Treadwell  – (LinkedIn profile) Dan is the author of the book Money Isn’t All That Matters – Strategies for Attracting & Retaining Technical Professionals.

Note: How to Receive PDUs for Attending a Live Systemation Webinar – You can earn one PDU per live webinar attended.  All you have to do is fill out PMI’s online form or download the PDF version and claim the PDUs in Section 4 as Category B (Systemation’s address is: 12503 E. Euclid Dr. Suite 55. Centennial, CO 80111).

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Online Webinar
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – 5 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

Many “Lean” or Process Improvement initiatives focus on driving out process waste and errors, but the challenge is knowing where to begin and which projects to initiate in order to achieve the highest impact and return on investment.

Use of the Brown Paper Process Modeling technique is a powerful way for organizations to enable stakeholders, with a vested interest in the desired change, to gain an understanding of current state People, Systems and Processes and develop a Future State model to drive tactical and strategic projects for process improvement.

Solutions Cube Group’s 1 hour webinars address many relevant project issues. Learn how to use the power of Brown Paper Processing Modeling techniques to qualify strengths and weaknesses of a Business Area and identify appropriate projects to introduce targeted cost effective change.

Webinar participants learn about:

• Characteristics of a Brown Paper Process analysis effort
• Modeling techniques to create fully documented high level Logical models to low level Physical models enabling stakeholders to clearly define details of work performed in the organization
• Developing a project list based on stakeholder assessments of current state strengths and weaknesses

Solutions Cube Group Webinars are presented by experienced staff members who have over 30 years of experience managing projects and developing and running facilitated project meetings and delivering project management training courses.

Who Should Attend This Webinar:

• Business Area Sponsors
• Project Managers
• Project Sponsors
• Strategic Planning Managers
• Process Improvement Agents
• Strategic Decision Makers
• Project Team Members
• Business Stakeholders

Earn 1 PDU by attending this Webinar

Click to purchase Process Improvement – Where Do We Begin? (This link will place this course in your cart)

Live Webinar – September 2nd, 2014 7:30 am – 8:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – September 2nd, 2014 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Associaton for Project Management – APM

This is a thought provoking webinar on project leadership that will help you to lead yourself and others more effectively in a project context.

Susanne will discuss the differences between management and leadership and how it relates to you as a project manager. Through powerful strategies, she shows you how you can increase your performance, become a project leader, and differentiate yourself from the competition.

No matter your role or your level of experience there will be powerful lessons to be learned from this webinar. It will help you to:

• Understand the differences between management and leadership
• Apply the strategies that will make you a project leader
• Build effective relationships with your team and stakeholders
• Ask for feedback
• Focus on the 20% of activities that add to 80% of your results

Susanne believes that a great project manager is first and foremost able to manage his or her own state of mind and that project management success is as much about managing people as it is about managing tasks, plans and resources.

As a result she helps people to look inwards and become a better leader; someone who sets a great personal example, who is excellent at inspiring and focusing the team and who also understands how to liaise with the client and senior stakeholders to deliver that which they really need.

Susanne Madsen is a project leadership coach, trainer and consultant and the author of The Project Management Coaching Workbook – Six Steps to Unleashing Your Potential. Her new book The Power of Project Leadership – 7 Keys to Help you Transform from Project Manager to Project Leader will be published in January 2015.

Susanne has over 17 years’ experience in managing and rolling out large change programmes of up to $30 million for organizations such as Standard Bank, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase. She is a PRINCE2 and MSP Practitioner and a qualified corporate and executive coach. She is also a Member of the Association for Project Management (APM).

Susanne specializes in helping project managers improve their leadership skills so that they can gain control of their projects and fast-track their career. She does this through a combination of training, coaching, mentoring and consulting.

Visit Susanne’s website at www.susannemadsen.com

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