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Live Webinar June 18th, 2014 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Featured Sponsor : Jama
As a Business Analyst or Project Manager, you are on the front lines of bringing products to market that build value for your business. If you’re like most BAs, however, you spend too much time reporting status, explaining context and tracking decisions.
In this session, learn tips and tools to help you keep your teams aligned, provide better visibility and maintain a continuous feedback loop so you can spend less time reporting and more time innovating.
By bringing in your stakeholders early and often, you can slay the productivity-killing monsters that wreak havoc on your job.
Some “Productivity Killers” are:
The 11th hour swoop-in – Don’t you love when an executive comes to you at the last minute with some critical feedback you asked for weeks ago?
Decision recollection disorder – Isn’t it fun to revisit decisions months later? Don’t you love trying to prove who decided what, when and why, even six months after the fact?
CYA Syndrome – Can you trace the final feature set back to the original business objective? No? Can you explain why?
The Missing Vault Remember that one person who knew everything? Who left the company? How can you tap into all that intelligence?
Mismatched expectations – Ever had a product you drove met with a resounding “meh.”? Or find out after the fact that so and so was expecting x, y, and z instead of q, r, s.
Missing pieces – Does everyone on your team even know enough about what your product actually does to make sound decisions on the fly?
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’
Live Webinar – June 17th 2014, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU/CDU Credits: 1 PDU Cat B – Free PDU
Hosted By: Systemation
We all have more work assigned to us than we can ever dream of finishing.
If you often find yourself in the position of having the person you report to either not determining the prioritization, not clearly communicating the prioritization, or prioritizing all your work the same (high) we have an approach for you.
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).
Recorded Presentation – December 13th 2012
Presented at the Norwegian Developers Conference
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A Free Presented by: Mountain Goat Software(REP # 3102 AEP1)
Maybe you’ve heard about agile software development projects but aren’t sure if they allow for the detailed planning and estimation your business requires.
You might also worry if your team provides the estimates that management wants, the numbers might come back to haunt you.
Whether you are a manager, programmer, tester, or have another role that involves project planning, what you need to know is how agile estimating works and whether the plan’s result will be something your team and your business can trust.
In this group of presentations, Certified Scrum Trainer Mike Cohn explains how to create useful estimates that teams are comfortable with and management can rely on for decision-making.
Explore story points, ideal days, and how to estimate with Planning Poker. Leave with new insight into both short–term iteration and long–term release planning.
“Planning Poker is a good way to come to a consensus without spending too much time on any one topic. It allows, or forces, people to voice their opinions, thoughts and concerns.”
— Lori Schubring, Manager, Bemis Manufacturing Company
Live Webinar – June 5th, 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.
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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