Archive for October 10th, 2011

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Live Webinar October 18, 2011 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A Free

Whether knowingly or not, people negotiate everyday when they haggle over price, decide which movie to see, discuss the conditions of employment, or settle terms and conditions of a contract. The ability to successfully negotiate is a key skill for anyone’s personal and professional development and can be the difference between continued advancement and career stagnation.

This webinar is designed for professionals at all levels and in all functional areas, and will help you acquire the necessary concepts, skills, and techniques to prepare for and conduct successful negotiations of all types.

Learning objectives include:

  • Learn a definition of successful negotiations
  • View a negotiation as a collaborative process
  • Understand how to convert adversarial and hostile behaviors into collaborative and problem solving behaviors.
  • Methods for handling power tactics

About the presenter: Stuart Simon, LICSW, is an instructor and consultant for Corporate Education Group. Stuart has over 30 years experience as a consultant, trainer, and coach, and for the past 25 years, he has been a senior partner, consultant and trainer for Management Support Services, Inc. His areas of focus include negotiation skills, communication skills, change management, stress management, and conflict resolution. Stuart has provided training, consultation and coaching to professionals across the globe in the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

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De-Mystifying the WBS

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Online Webinar
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $5 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

The creation of a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for a project is often a misunderstood if not a daunting project activity. Project teams often misunderstand the purpose and uses of the WBS confusing it with the Project Plan or Project Schedule. The WBS and the Project Schedule do have a relationship, but they are not interchangeable deliverables.

During this Solutions Cube Group webinar: De-Mystifying The WBS, attendees will gain an understanding on the characteristics of a WBS and understand how this project deliverable is vital blueprint for reducing project failures associated with missed or misunderstood project requirements.

Solutions Cube Group’s webinars address many relevant project issues and close the gap between project theory and practical application. Join them for this presentation and learn about the uses of the Work Breakdown Structure and how to ensure it clearly represents the full scope of the project effort.

In this overview level recorded Webinar participants learn about:

  • Characteristics of well defined Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
  • The relationship between a WBS and a Project Schedule
  • Methods for progressively elaborating on the content in the WBS
  • Components that help ensure the WBS developed for the project is complete
  • Clearly differentiating between “What” outcome is being built as a result of the project versus “How” to build it

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar October 12, 2011, 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT or
Live Webinar October 13, 2011, 4:00 am – 5:30 pm EDT
Presenter: Change Management Learning Center
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Although a greater recognition of the need for change management has been a growing trend identified by study participants in recent years, many practitioners still find themselves working to justify the value of change management. In this webinar, learn how to conduct a cost-benefit analysis for change management and position change management as a “must have” rather than a “nice to have”.

Agenda:

  • Definition
  • The cornerstone – benefits realization
  • Cost components of change management
  • Benefit perspectives of change management

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications 11 – Risk

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.2 Define Scope
  • 10.2 Plan Communications
  • 11.2 Identify Risks

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 October 12th session Cost-Benefit Analysis for Change Management

Click to register for the October 13th session Cost-Benefit Analysis for Change Management

Building the Product Backlog

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Live Webinar October 17, 2011 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by CollabNet
Duration: 1 Hour + 30 min Question Period 1 Category C PDU Free

Building and maintaining a Product Backlog can be a time-consuming effort. Though the Product Owner has final say in the prioritization, a good product backlog is a result of a combined effort of the Product Owner, Scrum team, ScrumMaster and stakeholders.

In this webinar you will learn techniques and ideas for the entire lifecycle of backlog management and how each of the Scrum roles, as well as stakeholders, can contribute to its overall effectiveness.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • 5.2 Define Scope

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