Live Webinar July 26th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Marketing & Sales CoP (REP #S022)

• Are you an innovative company?
• “What are you actually doing to be innovative?”

Our presenter Andrea J. Simon asks the tough questions and helps you become more innovative in your own organization and in the areas that you manage.

Could Innovation Games® become helpful tools in your tool kit?

• Could games, meaningful play, provide you with ways of developing prototypes faster?
• Could a gaming process help get the right people engaged in the process to change the way you respond to new opportunities?

Please joinPMI’s Marketing & Sales CoP if you would like to learn more about “Play at Work” and how to think about games, choose the right games and engage both other staff members and customers in your product development process, your problem solving process and your people management processes.

Presenter: Andrea J. Simon Ph.D. (LinkedIn profile) is President and founder of Simon Associates Management Consultants (SAMC), a certified, woman-owned consulting business designed to help companies grow through change.Andrea developed a ChangeMapâ„¢ process to enable companies discover new ways to “see, feel and think” about their business, their customers and about opportunities to capture changing markets and she is a trained practitioner in Blue Ocean Strategy®.

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

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Live Webinar July 26th, 2013 – 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hours webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Consulting CoP (REP #S029)

Dr. Ginger Levin, (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PgMP -Consultant/Educator-Portfolio, Program, and Project Management Professional will share with you her wealth of knowledge and experience of successful practices in Project Management.

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

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Chat Live with World-Class Project Management Professionals
July 19th, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU

This Weeks PMChat Topic Is Servant Leadership

If you haven’t discovered the concept of Servant Leadership you are not alone. The modern servant leadership movement was launched by Robert K. Greenleaf in his 1970 essay, “The Servant as Leader”, and although this management style has been around for years the concepts and underlying philosophies were often practiced in ‘Faith Based’ businesses and organizations. But this is now changing ……

Companies that have adopted the principles of Servant Leadership (sometimes known as the New Golden Rule). Companies are quickly discovering that the philosophies, if honestly adopted:

• Create intensely positive supportive relationships,
• Fiercely loyal employee employer relationships,
• Intensified productivity,
• Sustainable growth and
• Higher profits.

Servant leadership requires acknowledging people, backing people up and treating people as business partners—in short, “leading with love.” It is not soft management; it’s smart management.

When leaders focus on positive relationships in addition to profits, they end up with an abundance of both.

If you are a Project Manager or Business Analyst and haven’t joined twitter yet consider it if only for the once a week #pmchat ! Meet amazing colleagues and enrich your experience with different ideas and perspectives. – EdmontonPM (@EdmontonPM)

If you are new to twitter and interested in project management – check out #pmot (PMs on Twitter) and #pmchat great people there! – IIL ‏ (@IILGlobal)

Here is an EXCELLENT article posted on Gantthead
“Making the Most of #PMOT”
by Andy Jordan (@RoffensianPM).

Follow some of the great #PMOT below! (PMs on Twitter)

What is #PMChat?

Project Management Chat is a weeklyTwitter chathosted by Robert Kelly (LinkedIn, @RKelly976 ) and Rob Prinzo (LinkedIn, @RobPrinzo) andHala Saleh (@HalaSaleh1) each Friday from 12-1pm (EDT) via hashtag #PMChat. Weekly topics focus on Project Management & Leaderships challenges.

Join the PreGame Show

Tune into KPS Chatter on Fridays at 11:30am for the Live #PMChatPre-Game Radio Show, as hosts Robert Kelly& Rob Prinzo & Hala Saleh interview today’s leading project management experts. Listen to Past Episodes. For more information check out PM chat Website that also talks about Claiming Category C PDUs

TO JOIN #PMCHAT: You can sign in to your twitter account and Search for #PMCHAT and make sure that all your replies have #PMCHAT within the 142 character response.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 9.3 Develop Project Team

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’

For More information Check Out
The PM chat Website

Earn More Category C PDUs
(Professional Development Units)
by Reading these great Books

The Documentation details above for Category C PDUs apply.

Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness 25th Anniversary Edition by Robert K. Greenleaf the developer of the Servant Leader Concept – 370 Pages Earn up to 15 PDUs

Servant Leader by Ken Blanchard – 128 Pages Earn up to 5 PDUs

The World’s Most Powerful Leadership Principle: How to Become a Servant Leader by James C. Hunter – 224 Pages Earn up to 9 PDUs

The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership by James C. Hunter – 187 Pages Earn up to 7 PDUs

Ken Blanchards – The One Minute Manager Book Series 16 different titles including The One Minute Manager Builds High Performing Teams: New and Revised Edition – 128 Pages Earn up to 5 PDUs

Recorded Webinar – 4 – 1 Hour Sessions
Presented by: The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 4 Hours (4 events of 1 hr each)
4 Category B PDUs – Free PDU
Note: All four hours must be taken to receive PDUs

Learn the Technology Of Teaming

Earn 4 HCRI Credits / Earn 4 Category B PDUs

If you are doing new product development and setting up a team then this recorded course is for you!

The “Great Folks” at the Gabriel Institute have recorded their Wonderful 4 hour “Teamability Course” for your convenience!

With the archived version (now available) HRCI/PMI credits still apply! This course has been approved for four HRCI recertification credits (4 General). and PMPs can earn 4 ‘Category B’ credits, also. Just contact them after viewing all four modules to request credit! A short questionnaire will be sent to you to confirm completion.

When Building a New Product Team Learn – The Metrics Of Teaming:

• ROLE – Who can handle what role – and why they are best fit for that role.
• COHERENCE – How does an individual fit into a specific role – How do you structure a team for the best value for everyone.
• TEAMING – Characteristics – Learn why the team may experience organizational problems and how to remedy them.

Here are the topics for the presentations. It is highly recommended to view them in order.

• Module 1: Measuring Quality of Hire
• Module 2: Understanding Your Role in the Organization
• Module 3: Measuring Coherence and Teaming Characteristics in the Organization
• Module 4: Reading Reports, The Strategic Business Value of Teamability in Your Organization

This is a MUST TAKE opportunity – If you are setting up your own teams this provides a terrific framework to help you understand the strengths of your potential team members placing them in the roles that will make your projects even more successful. I took this session and was very impressed with the usefulness of the material and the “payoff” it provided!

For those of you setting up agile teams with strong roles – This helps you understand the strengths of your team and set up the best matches to make your projects even more successful!

– Edmonton PM

Individual strengths can lead to a personal triumph, but a team is greater than the sum of its parts. TGI Teamabilityâ„¢ identifies behaviors that impact quality of team interaction and ‘fit’ to job responsibilities: the ‘who fits where’ and the ‘why’ of winning teams. With Teamability, you can reliably hire ‘the best of the best’, identify and resolve team performance problems, and build a strong, resilient human infrastructure

NOTE: You must complete all 4 modules to receive credit for this course.

Click to Register and take the
Gabriel Institute’s Recorded Teamability Courseâ„¢

The Live Session Is Free But…

You can get the recorded version of this session & over 500+ other Quality Category A PDU Sessions with an
ITMPI Membership

Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
An Excellent Value!!

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Memberships Include all PDU Codes

Note: ITMPI charges a fee to obtain individual PDU codes. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code should be able to be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. An ITMPI Membership entitles you to receive all ITMPI PDU Codes and recordings.

Live Webinar July 9th, 2013 11:00 am – 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)

In this webinar, we explore “TRIZ” – the Theory of Inventive Problem Solving.

It’s a fairly simple and very clever way of helping you get unstuck when you are faced with a dilemma with your project, software design or a business process problem.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a 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. Start to record your PDU – on Step 2 place the Rep # 2733 (in our listing) in the “Provider Number” area and the title of the webinar in the “Activity Name” and hit search. Select the code and continue to record the event. If you need further assistance contact us at Hello at pduOTD.com

Click to register for How TRIZ Can Get You Out of a Jam

Live Webinar June 27th, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

Experienced managers know that effective delegation doesn’t mean that they are relinquishing control, but that they are offering valuable and critical work to deserving employees, establishing trust, and creating employees who are satisfied and valued. But, delegation requires planning and appropriate follow-up.

Are you delegating effectively?

In the Delegation webinar, participants learn:

• How to recognize when you’re not delegating enough.
• How to recognize when you’re delegating too much.
• About development of a delegation plan.
• How to assess your delegation strategy.
• That succession planning is the ultimate delegation plan.

Solutions Cube Group’s Delegation webinar is the fifth webinar in a 5 part series on Managing People: Real World Tips and Techniques. This webinar will provide practical tips to help managers establish their delegation plans, monitor those plans, and develop ongoing assessment of their delegation strategies.

Who Should Attend This Course:

• Prospective and New Managers
• Business, Account and Product Line Managers
• Executives and Technical Managers
• Human Resource Professionals

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase People Management Series 5 of 5: Real World Tips and Techniques for Delegation