Live Webinar JUNE 18th, 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

As project requirements are gathered and the associated design evolves, the project team begins to build the necessary functionality.

This can be accomplished through utilizing the following methodology deliverables:

• high level design,
• detail design,
• requirements traceability log,
• programming specification(s),
• system integration test (SIT) plan(s),
• system integration test (SIT) evaluation criteria,
• unit test (UT) plan(s),
• unit test (UT) evaluation criteria, and
• training and support plan.

Walk away with a better understanding of how to apply these deliverables to your project.

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 – June 10th, 2014 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Enfocus Solutions
Duration: 1 Hour 1 PDUs Credits: 1Category C PDU- Free PDU

Audience: ITSM Service Managers, Agile Product Owners, Portfolio Mangers, PMO Directors, and Program Managers

At first Agile and ITIL seem at odds because of the rigid release and change management process of ITIL and the rapid delivery of software in Agile.

The two frameworks are actually quite complimentary.

John will address the following topics:

• Managing Services instead of Products
• Defining Agile Services
•  Service Portfolio Management
• Economic Benefit of Small Batch Sizes
• Design Coordination Management
• Creating a Service Design Package
• Service Transition Management
• Creating RFCs
• Dealing with Release and Change Management
• Continuous Delivery
• Achieving Agility and Operational Excellence
• Requirements: The Old way and the new way
• Using ITIL for Scaling Agile

In this webinar, John Parker will describe how the design of End-to-End business services works in an agile development environment.

Presenter: John E. Parker (LinkedIn profile) President and CEO Enfocus Solutions Inc.

PDU Category B (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 6.2 Define Activities

As a Category B ‘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 June 5th, 2014 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour  Credits: 1 PDU/CDU  Cat B – Free PDU/CDU
Presented by: IIBA

This webinar provides the motivation for organizations to look beyond a pure profit motive and take on social, economic, environmental, and ethical responsibilities to have a positive influence on global prosperity.

Gregory Balestrero (LinkedIn profile, YouTube) IIL’s Strategic Advisor on Leadership, Sustainability & Corporate Consciousness and co-author of Organizational Survival: Profitable Strategies for a Sustainable Future; will discuss the results of nearly three years of research and share insight on how to increase value, enhance reputation, and improve image and brand through an integrated approach to strategic change.

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Live Webinar June 4th 2014, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

Requirements Planning adds incredible value to the requirements process.

More than simply creating another “work breakdown structure” document, this is an opportunity to address risks proactively and gain better stakeholder participation.

This session demonstrates how every component of a requirements plan adds value.

Learning Objectives:

1. Illustrate the pitfalls of traditional approaches to Requirements Planning
2. Deliver guidelines for making Requirements Planning a value-add activity
3. Know what material must be present in a high quality requirements planning document

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Live Webinar May 28th, 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)

Lean Scope Project Management (LSPM) combines:

• Human-Centered Design,
• Lean Startup Methodology, and
• Agile Project Management concepts

to create a project management methodology for highly innovative design projects.

In the webinar, William will discuss how he created LSPM and will demonstrate LSPM through a hypothetical government project case study.

Presenter: Dr. William Brantley , (LinkedIn profile) PMP (Data Scientist, PM, & OpenSource Developer) Innovative Federal government professional currently involved in building the data science and project management capabilities for the Office of Personnel Management. Strategic thinker in public policy, investigative, analytical, qualitative/quantitative research, and information technology. Highly-accomplished university instructor, presenter, and trainer. Knowledge Management Lead for Government Community of Practice.

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

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Live Webinar May 22nd, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Requirements Management CoP (REP #S055)

One of the most difficult phases of the project is eliciting requirements from stakeholders. Under the best circumstances requirements are often vague, conflicting, and in flux.

Even when key stakeholders are involved in the requirements process, they are not always fully engaged. Personal agendas, fear of change, and comfort with the way things have always been done can create a climate of apathy and mistrust, all of which make identifying the true needs difficult.

When business stakeholders and the project team have a relationship built on trust, however, they can more quickly work together to build a solution to meet the business need.

Specifically this presentation describes:

• The barriers to building trust when eliciting requirements
• Common elicitation pitfalls that often bust trust
• Collaborative elicitation planning
• The role of consultative questioning
• Facilitating techniques that build trust
• How effective scribes build trust and help ensure complete requirements

Attendees will be able to:

• Discuss the nature of trust and why it’s key to successful requirements elicitation
• List at least 5 barriers to effective requirements elicitation related to trust
• Describe seven ways to build and maintain trust to ensure successful requirements elicitation

Presenter: Elizabeth Larson , (LinkedIn profile) PMP, CBAP CEO of Watermark Learning, Elizabeth has over 25 years of experience in business analysis, project management, training, and consulting. She is a frequent speaker at Business Analysis and Project Management conferences and co-author of the Practitioners’ Guide to Requirements Management, The Influencing Formula, and the  CBAP Certification Study Guide (2nd Edition). Elizabeth is on the team that is developing the PMI-PBA Practice Guide, was a lead contributor to the BABOK® Guide Version 2.0, Business Analysis Planning and Monitoring, PMBOK® Guide – Fourth Edition (Collect Requirements), and is the content lead for Scope Management for the PMBOK® Guide – Fifth Edition.  Elizabeth has been cited in CIO and PM Network and regularly contributes articles to BA times, Project Times, and Modern Analyst.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.  When the “Join Webinar” link is not present the session is full. To view the recorded session –  Click the Webinars tab and Filter by: Recorded Webinars.

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