Live Webinar – October 22nd 2018 7:30 am – 8:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – October 22nd 2018 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

Weather may adversely impact construction productivity and cause significant project delays.

Under the project ‘Weather-wise’ funded by NERC and the CIOB, Dr Ballesteros-Pérez and Dr Stefán Thor Smith, along with Costain and CIRIA have been working on developing a web-based free tool, that can anticipate the likely time impacts that weather events can have on a construction schedule.

The impact of (adverse) weather is a common cause of delays, legal claims and economic losses in construction projects.

Research has recently been carried out aimed at incorporating the effect of weather in project planning; but these studies have focussed on either a narrow set of weather variables, or a very limited range of construction activities or projects.

Findings of this study have indicated that UK weather extends construction project durations by an average of 21%.

However, using climatological data derived from weather observations when, planning could lead to average reductions in project durations of 16%, with proportional reductions in indirect and overhead costs.

This webinar will show why the weather is relevant for you as a construction scheduler, how its influence can be quantified, and how you can use that influence in your favour to more carefully plan your projects.

Presenters:

Dr Pablo Ballesteros-Pérez (LinkedIn profile) PhD MSc PM Senior Lecturer in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering at Loughborough University; is a civil engineer, geological engineer, who specializes in Engineering Projects and Innovation. Previously he worked  at the several international university’s  (Chile Spain Dominican Republic).  Before joining the academia, he was the Head of the Construction tendering department in an international construction company & as a construction project engineer in construction private sector.  He is the author of many international peer-reviewed journal articles & publications,. He teaches quantitative techniques in Project management & his broad academic area of interest is Construction Project Management. His two major research lines to date are Operational Research, and Applied Statistics in Competitive Bidding and the Influence of weather in construction productivity.

Dr Stefán Thor Smith is a lecturer in Energy Systems and the Built Environment at the University of Reading. Integrating energy system models with urban and regional scale meteorology, his research addresses questions on energy system dynamics, demand, and associated environmental impacts. Through his work, he has had significant involvement in the development, use, and evaluation of models for the purpose of understanding how energy systems are influenced by environmental conditions and in turn, how energy use impacts on environment. His research addresses understanding of energy systems; issues relating to climate change (resilience and adaptation); and weather-informed probabilistic decision making.  Stefán has been Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator on a range of NERC, EPSRC and Climate-Kic projects covering a range of topics from smart and sustainable urban districts to green infrastructure impacts on energy. He is the Lead for the Energy and Environmental Research Group within the School of the Built Environment and coordinates a University-wide Energy Research Network.

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The Effects Of Weather On Construction Scheduling

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Live Webinar October 23rd, 2018 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

In this webinar “Risk Management Guru” Susan Parente PMP, CISSP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, MSEM (LinkedIn profile) compares Traditional Project Management to Agile Project Management and also provides an overview of a few Agile methodologies and details their benefits and weaknesses.

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Bridging The Gap:
Traditional To Agile Project Management

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Live Webinar October 17th, 2018 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
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August 2018 Book Club

It’s not exactly news that putting the concepts of risk management into action can help make a project more successful. In fact, a solid understanding of risk management is a vital component of any project management professional’s training, regardless of the industry in which he or she might work.

In today’s fast-paced, constantly changing, and extremely competitive environment, risk management is more important than ever for businesses hoping to find their footing in the global market.

In , author Michael M. Bissonette not only provides insights into the best ways to implement the traditional techniques of risk management, but also explores innovative new methods that can help modern organizations build their culture, improve financial performance,

Presenters:

Mike Bissonette (LinkedIn profile) Author of Project Risk Management: A Practical Implementation Approach

David Maynard (LinkedIn profile) is a self proclaimed nerd, A BSEE an MBA, Ex NASA-JSC Engineer with a specialty in avionics and “glass” displays. As a lead engineer, principal engineer, engineering manager, and project manager he spent a long time at NASA managing a company dedicated to turning around troubled projects / programs and operations. Currently David teaches project management and PMP(r) courses at both Purdue University & Indiana University.

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Project Risk Management:
A Practical Implementation Approach

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Live Webinar October 4th, 2018 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

In this webinar Ed Perkins (LinkedIn profile) will look at the deployment of the Framework, recap the basic tenets of the V1.0 Framework and the major changes in V1.1, who has been using it and why, and the expected future direction of the Framework.

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The NIST Cybersecurity Framework At 5

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Live Webinar September 25 2018 – 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
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Project Managers will continue to play a vital role in the new Agile world. At the Enterprise Level there will always be a need for Governance and the larger the organisation, the more focus there will be in managing risks.

Project Managers are also the link between the business initiatives, implemented as projects, and the development team, in most cases using the widely adopted Scrum Framework to deliver technology components that will support the implementation of the business initiatives.

The Practice Standard for Project Risk Management is a useful framework for Project managers to implement good practices at the project level that can minimize the negative impacts of threats to its projects and maximize the upside impact of opportunities.

By becoming Agile the risk profile changes and it is obvious that the Scrum Team must be involved in the Risk Management activities.

In this webinar Stelian Roman (LinkedIn profile) analyzes the role of the Project Manager in bridging the gap between the (Scrum) team approach to Risk Management and the structured approach at the enterprise level.

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Managing Risk In Agile Environments:
Bridging The Gap Between ERM & Scrum

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Live Webinar – September 27th, 2018 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Live Webinar – September 27th 2018, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm BST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Global Knowledge UK  (REP 1999)

Current IT modernization plans create opportunities for tremendous gains in effectiveness and efficiency.

However, if poorly implemented, they can also increase risk. Successful leaders know that while it’s impossible to eliminate risk, it can be managed.

Come away with a good understanding of the basics of the Risk Management Framework and how to begin to apply it.

Brad will discuss the following:

• How to use the Risk Management Framework to support your IT Modernization plan.
• The vocabulary of risk analysis. Then we will use it to highlight some key insights in the Risk Management Framework and show how it is used to support the overall mission and strategy of the organization.

Presenter: Brad Puckett (LinkedIn profile) is a Global Knowledge Senior Product Manager and is responsible for providing product leadership for our cybersecurity training portfolio. Brad has 20+ years  experience in the information security realm, with a focus on applied security operations, policy, governance, compliance and risk management, system forensics and analysis, and thought leadership. Through extensive business analysis and market research, he ensures our cybersecurity offerings are in line with current trends and address our customer’s challenges in the cyber arena.

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Why It’s Critical to Apply The Risk Management Framework
To Your IT Modernization Plan

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