Archive for March 7th, 2011

King/Queen of the PMBOK

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Live Webinar March 14 2011 – 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Cat B Free
Presented by: PDUs For Lunch – The Project Whisperer

Topic: King/Queen of the PMBOK

What would YOU do if you could be the ruler of the PMBOK (Project Management Body of Knowledge) for a day?

Would you change anything about the:

  • 42 project management processes,
  • 5 process groups, or
  • 9 knowledge areas?
  • What would you make mandatory, and
  • What would you ban from your kingdom forever?

Join us for a lively and provocative session with Bob Jewell (LinkedIn profile) as he tells us what HE would do… and it may surprise you!

Presenter:

Omega Leadership Group founder and CEO (Chief Excellence Officer) Bob Jewell has more than 25 years of experience at the executive level as a practicing manager, coach, and leader. His responsibilities have included engineering, operations, and business development. Bob’s extensive real-world experiences combined with his strong communication, facilitation, and presentation skills create a dynamic and enjoyable learning environment.

Bob also is a popular presenter with executive education programs at the University of Kentucky, Kent State University, and the University of Cincinnati. Bob holds the PMP credential from the Project
Management Institute (PMI) and travels the country sharing his unique perspective on using just the “right amount” of methodology.

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Live Webinar – Wednesday March 9, 1:00 PM EST
Presented by: SD Times (Software Development Times)
Sponsored by: Urban Code

Release Management is a relatively new role in most organization.

The rise of Release Management has been driven by other major trends in application development over the last decade: distributed systems using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), distributed development with outsourced and/or offshore teams, and the faster pace of releases with Agile Software Development.

These trends have conspired to increase both the complexity of releases and the cost of failure for releases — while at the same time increasing the frequency of releases.

No wonder then that Release Management is in the spotlight, and under pressure to create an efficient and controlled release process.

ITIL, the Information Technology Infrastructure Library, provides a set of guidelines for Release Management; however, putting the generic abstractions of ITIL together into a functional system can be a daunting task.

Release Managers looking to improve the effectiveness of their release process by putting ITIL concepts into practice should join this session with Jeffrey Fredrick (LinkedIn profile) which will cover:

  • An overview of ITIL concepts relating to Release Management.
  • Practical experiences from multiple Release Management organizations.
  • How effective Release Management can add value throughout the SDLC.
  • How automation can improve compliance and reliability while improving efficiency.

ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

Seats may be limited so register now.

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NOTE As Of April 2014:

This On demand session by IIL was Available when the article was published in March of 2011 – But is no longer available.

There is a Session available for 1 Category A PDU called “Introduction to the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL®) (webinar)” This session is available for a Cost of $19.95 USD.  The Course number for this is PM0037.  To Access this course simply Search for “PM0037” in the IIL Search Box on the IIL Site.

IIL also has  a session “ITIL in Cloud (Audio Podcast)”  PM0287 that is available at no cost.  Simply Search for “PM0287” in the IIL Search Box on the IIL Site.

On Demand Webinar
Presented by IIL (Rep 1003)
Duration: 3 Hours  3 PDUs / CDUs Cat A Free

This is a free On-demand Webinar from IIL. If this interests you, we suggest you sign up sooner rather than later as we don’t know how long this will be available. The webinar can be found under the featured free webinars tab.

Course No.:
Duration:
PM0143
Six (6) 30-minute sessions
Credits: 3.0 PDUs / 0.3 CEUs

Prerequisites: No previous knowledge of ITIL is required
Course Level: Basic

About the Program
This ITIL v3 Awareness course is designed to enable participants to understand the overall structure of ITIL. The course uses an example that follows a business idea from inception to production.

Who Should Attend
ITIL® v3 Awareness is primarily targeted at:

  • Individuals at all levels in a company (including Executive Management) who do not require ITIL v3 Foundation certification but still require a fundamental understanding of the ITIL v3 framework and how it may be used to improve the quality of IT Service Management within an organization
  • IT professionals that are working within an organization that has incorporated, or will be incorporating, the ITIL v3 framework in order to provide better IT services
  • All other staff involved in delivering IT services that use the ITIL v3 methodology

Performance Focus

  • Service Management and the importance of ITIL v3
  • Business and IT integration
  • The importance of Service Operation and Service Transition phases
  • Service Design
  • Service Strategy
  • Continuous Service Improvement

Learning Objectives
Upon completion, participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of an internationally recognized, best practice framework, that if correctly adopted and adapted, will help the organization create a more structured value-add IT infrastructure in order to better meet the demands of its customers’ business objectives

Course Overview

  • Session 1: Introduction and Service Management as a Practice (Duration: 30 minutes)
  • Session 2: Service Strategy (Duration: 28 minutes)
  • Session 3: Service Design (Duration: 30 minutes)
  • Session 4: Service Transition (Duration: 36 minutes)
  • Session 5: Service Operation (Duration: 32 minutes)
  • Session 6: Continual Service Improvement, ITIL Certification Path, ITIL Implementation and Summary (Duration: 35 minutes)
  • Session 7: Course Evaluation (Duration: 6 minutes)

ITIL® is a Registered Trade Mark of the Office of Government Commerce in the United Kingdom and other countries.

You will require a registration to the IIL site to register for this opportunity.

Click here to register for this opportunity.

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Live Webinar March 11, 2011 – 2:00 pm EST
Presented by CollabNet
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Cat C Free

We often speak about ‘self organizing teams’ in the Agile space without properly defining how such teams behave or the best ways to lead them.

Based on work with Agile teams as well as research on the topic of self organizing teams and leadership, we use an “Agile Team Maturity Scale.”In coaching and training at different organizations these concepts are used to work with Agile leaders and teams in recognizing characteristics of team behavior.

One key factor is when and how an Agile team leader needs to modify his or her behavior to support the team’s movement towards true self organization.

This workshop takes a dual-thread approach by examining both the behavior of Agile teams and the roles and behaviors of effective Agile leaders.

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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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Live Webinar March 16 2011 – 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Cat A
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

In this webinar, David Broderick (LinkedIn profile) will share some facts, experiences, and insights on how to lead IT teams dispersed across different countries. This is Part 1 of a 2 Part series.

Click Here to register for How to Effectively Lead an Offshore Team – Part 1