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Live IIL Webinar – February 22nd, 2012 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by : IIL (Rep 1003) – Course No: SS0002
You will need to register with IIL and sign into the site to register for this opportunity.

One of the most valued skill sets a project manager can develop is the ability to predict an outcome. Whether it is the outcome of a test, a process, a service, a product or all of the above – there are a few foundational concepts within Lean Six Sigma that will improve your ability to predict project outcomes.

This session will demonstrate how the concept of variation applies to problem solving, and why management by fact is not just a luxury – it’s a necessity. It will also demonstrate that while it is good to expect workers to do things right the first time, it is smart to make it impossible for them to do things wrong the first time.

Upon completion of this webinar, the participants will be able to:

  • Define Lean Six Sigma from a high level
  • Identify Vital Inputs to Improve Outputs
  • The Concept of Variation
  • How to determine the difference between Common Cause and Special Cause Variation
  • How to error proof project processes using Poka Yoke
  • How to use Control Charts versus Standard Business Reports
  • Improving Outcomes – Management by Fact

Click to Sign in to the IIL Website – Choose the Featured Webinars Tab on the Left and then Choose Improving Project Management Skills with Lean Six Sigma and Begin Registration.

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Live Webinar – 2 Successive Wednesdays
February 15 & 22 , 2012 – 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST
Presented by: The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 4 Hours (2 events 2 hrs each) 4 Category C PDUs – Free PDU

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 when it was offered in August 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

NOTE: This registration is for 2 consecutive Wednesdays – The instructional segment is delivered in four modules, each one contact hour, given in webinar format in two, two-hour sessions. This course is also approved for four hours of HRCI recertification credit

TGI Role-Based Assessmentâ„¢ is a completely new online behavioral assessment for hiring, workforce planning, coaching, and team-building. Although this session is often directed towards HR Professionals, Project Managers need to be able to create strong teams. Many teams are strongly role based and a solid understanding of RBA will assist in choosing and developing agile team members.

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

Organizations of every type and size experience the cost and pain of human performance failings, and are highly vulnerable to the ‘collateral damage’ that results from hiring the wrong people. TGI Role-Based Assessmentâ„¢ (RBA) makes it possible to reliably select high quality team players, and to match their job responsibilities to the way they envision themselves serving their team (their ‘Role’).

Role-Based Assessment was designed from its very beginnings to measure and predict the quality of a person’s team interaction.

RBA can greatly reduce the costs and risks associated with errors in hiring and promoting, while delivering significant business value by matching people to the functional mission of their team.

RBA is also highly effective in analyzing and solving team performance problems.

This certification course is a comprehensive overview of RBA and CHI methods. It prepares learners to provide basic support to users of Role-Based Assessment, and to apply for Certification. Certification requires passing a written examination and meeting TGI’s modest standards for ongoing participation.

Course content includes:

  • Participant’s own Role-Based Assessment at no additional cost
  • Four contact hours of training, including all materials
  • Readings to be completed during course attendance
  • Brief written certification examination to measure comprehension of course materials and applications

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

  • 9.2 Acquire Project Team
  • 9.3 Develop Project Team
  • 9.4 Manage 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’

Click to register for Building Your Coherent Human Infrastructure

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Live Webinar February 8th, 2012, 8:00 am – 9:00 am EST or
Live Webinar February 8th, 2012, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Business process management (BPM) has far-reaching effects on skills, staffing, capabilities and organizational models. Many companies lack all of these capabilities, and may need to turn to external service providers for help.

Discussion Topics:

  • What are the key roles, skills and capabilities needed for BPM?
  • What is the best way to organize BPM roles and responsibilities?
  • How can you best-fill skills gaps with capabilities from a BPM consulting vendor?

Presenter: Michele Cantara, (LinkedIn profile) Research VP

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

  • 9.3 Develop Project Team
  • 9.4 Manage 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’

Click to register for Building Skills in Critical Roles for Business Process Management

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Live Webinar February 7, 2012, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST or
Live Webinar February 7, 2012, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

With more than 80 percent of organizations skipping Vista, Windows 7 is a critical project that will touch every PC in almost every organization. Deciding what office product to deploy is another multimillion-dollar decision.

Deploying Windows 7 and Office 2010 correctly (or selecting an appropriate alternative) means saving money and being ready to support future business applications.

Presenter: Michael A.Silver, (LinkedIn profile) VP Distinguished Analyst

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution

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’

Click to register for The Big Migration: Windows 7 and Office 2010

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Live Webinar February 7, 2012, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Adoption of the Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment model has grown and evolved for over a decade.

Initial concerns about security, response time, and service availability have diminished for many organizations as SaaS business and computing models have matured and adoption has become more widespread. But the growing maturity with SaaS has also tested the model and revealed challenges for both buyers and vendors in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

The presentation explores emerging trends in SaaS, profiles the vendor landscape and market impact, and summarizes evolving user adoption patterns of SaaS worldwide. The session concludes with recommendations to consider implementing today for providers of SaaS solutions.

Presenter: Sharon A. Mertz, (LinkedIn profile) Research Director

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.1 Collect Requirements
  • 5.2 Define Scope

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’

Click to register for Software as a Service: Are Your Customers Buying In?

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Online Webinar – Presented by: AccuRev
Duration: 1 Hours 1Category C Self Directed Learning PDUs

As software development teams expand and become distributed across multiple locations, new challenges begin to surface. Managing the software development process becomes more complicated, particularly if the team is working on parallel releases.

In this informative webinar, Chris Lucca, (LinkedIn profile) Technical Evangelist for AccuRev, and Phil Marshall, (LinkedIn profile) Senior Product Marketing Manager for Black Duck, share 5 tips to avoiding or easing the complications often associated with distributed teams.

Topics covered include:

  • Searching and indexing your code base
  • Virtual co-location
  • Process visualization across the entire team
  • Easy code reuse and code sharing
  • Creating a catalog of internal code

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources

  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • 9.4 Manage 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.’

Click to register and view Managing Your Software Development Process Across Distributed Teams: Top 5 Tips