Archive for March 18th, 2011

A Project Manager’s Guide to ITIL

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Live Webinar – March 25, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by Beyond20 and Hosted by ‘The Amazing Erika Flora
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating.

More and more, employers are looking for Project Managers with an understanding in ITIL, and many certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs) are becoming ITIL certified.

Why this recent trend?

Because companies have found that ITIL provides valuable learning on how Project Managers plan and execute IT projects as well as how they work with IT operations for continued success and improvement.

This webinar will explain the similarities and differences between PMI’s PMBOK Guide and ITIL.It will also examine how Project Management concepts and processes can be used in conjunction with ITSM/ITIL to further improve IT and meet business needs.

Presented by: Erika Flora PMP, PgMP, ITIL Expert ( LinkedIn profile Twitter @erikaflora )

Erika is a scientist by training and has experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device fields. Her expertise is in process improvement, technology implementation, and training/mentoring. She is PMP, PgMP, ITIL v2 Service Manager, and ITIL v3 Expert certified as well as MS Project / Project Server 2003/2007 Black Belt certified through IIL and Microsoft. She is a skilled writer and presenter on a variety of technical and business topics. Erika is also active in the community as a volunteer and has served on the boards of numerous non-profit organizations. She is passionate about making a positive difference in the community and was awarded the “2007 Volunteer of the Year” by PMI International.

Erika’s Specialties: Project program management, Microsoft EPM tools, PMP, PgMP, IT, ITIL, ITSM, biotech, pharmaceuticals, drug development, networking, writing, speaking, training/mentoring, small business development, womens issues, non-profit strategy and growth.

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A Relational Database Primer

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Online Webinar
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A Free

An IT Business Analyst must have an understanding of the project’s technical world in their role of translator/interpreter between the business and solution teams.

You can’t be an effective translator if you can only talk in one language!

Attend this webinar and learn the history, significance and high-level structure of the relational database, which is one of the most important aspects on most IT projects.

Warning: This webinar will be presented in English, not jargon!

Subject Matter Expert:Rick Clare, PMP®, CBAP®, OCP
Rick Clare (LinkedIn profile) is the Business Analysis Practice Director and a Senior Instructor for PMCentersUSA, with over 15 years experience in the Systems/Business Analyst field and over 18 years of experience as a technical lead/trainer.Rick’s career experience has been as a Senior Oracle Database Developer, performing analysis, design, development and documentation on numerous database systems using Oracle and its complete set of development tools.

Registration to the PMCentersUSA site is required.

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Online Webinar
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU Cat A Free

The Business Analyst (BA) functions as an interpreter/translator between the business group and the solution team.In the IT world, where most BAs work, the solution teams are the developers.

How can you be a translator when you only speak one of the two languages?

Attend this webinar to find out which technical skills you need to know on at least a basic level.

Subject Matter Expert: Rick Clare, PMP®, CBAP®, OCP
Rick Clare (LinkedIn profile) is the Business Analysis Practice Director and a Senior Instructor for PMCentersUSA, with over 15 years experience in the Systems/Business Analyst field and over 18 years of experience as a technical lead/trainer. Rick’s career experience has been as a Senior Oracle Database Developer, performing analysis, design, development and documentation on numerous database systems using Oracle and its complete set of development tools

Registration to the PMCentersUSA site is required.

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Live Webinar March 24 2011 – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 2 Hours Cost: 89.99 USD
Credits: Cat A PMI PDUs: 2.00 / CBAP CDUs: 2.00
Presented by : Diversified Business Communications (REP 1811)

1 in 3 technology projects fail.

  • 15% of all technology projects fail because of high cost variance.
  • 18% are unsuccessful because they were substantially late.

Why such a dismal success rate? All project managers know this simple fact: Project Success is Difficult. But is it as simple to define what changes are necessary to increase project success?

Topics Covered:

  • Precise management of resources. Who is working on what?
  • Accurate project tracking. How do I get this project back on schedule?
  • Definition of project terms. What does “done” really mean?

During this webinar we will explore five ways to improve your odds of successfully completing projects on time and on budget.

Speaker: Curt Finch – CEO of Journyx

Curt Finch is the CEO of Journyx, the first company to provide Web-based time-tracking, project accounting and resource management solutions. Curt earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech in 1987 and he has been creating software or managing software teams ever since. In 1997, Curt created the world’s first web-based timesheet application and the foundation for the current Journyx product offerings.

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