Archive for November 7th, 2011

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Live Webinar November 9, 2011 – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by Citrix Online – GoToMeeting Corporate

Most of us believe that the best way to motivate ourselves and others is with external rewards like money. Truth is, the secret to high performance and satisfaction – at work, at school, and at home – is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things.

In his newest book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Daniel Pink proves everything we think we know about what motivates us is wrong. He pits the latest scientific discoveries about the mind against the outmoded wisdom that claims people can only be motivated by the hope of gain and the fear of loss.

Daniel Pink cites a dizzying number of studies revealing that
Carrot & Stick can actually SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE the ABILITY
of Workers to Produce Creative Solutions to Problems.

What motivates us once our basic survival needs are met is the ability to grow and develop, to realize our fullest potential. Case studies of Google’s 20 percent time (in which employees work on projects of their choosing one full day each week) and Best Buy’s Results Only Work Environment (in which employees can work whenever and however they choose—as long as they meet specific goals) demonstrate growing endorsement for this approach. A series of appendixes include further reading and tips on applying this method to businesses, fitness and child-rearing. Drawing on research in psychology, economics and sociology, Pink’s analysis—and new model—of motivation offers tremendous insight into our deepest nature.

Attend the webinar to learn:

  • Why our thinking about motivation is upside down
  • How motivation built on autonomy, mastery and purpose is a more effective path to high performance
  • 3 smart tips for individuals who want to awaken their own motivation
  • 3 actionable tips for managers who want to apply these principles to their workplace

Speakers:
James Hilliard, HillyProductions

Daniel Pink, Author of the bestselling book A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future is known for his visionary flare. Pink convincingly argues that business and everyday life will soon be dominated by right-brain thinkers.

Daniel Pinks other best sellers include Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself the follow up book The 7 Dirty Words of the Free Agent Workforce and his most popular book The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media.

 

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

  • 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
  • 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’

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Critical Path Management Overview

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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)

Critical path is an often misused and misunderstood project management term. Understanding the critical path in MS project can be a relatively daunting task. However, knowing the critical path in a project greatly contributes to determining its delivery schedule. Identifying your project’s critical path requires discipline and maturity. Managing the critical path can minimize the risk of project overruns.

Attend this webinar to learn about how the critical path’s accuracy depends on how it is derived.

In this overview level recorded webinar participants will:

  • Understand benefits of using critical path management
  • Learn what the critical path method technique is and its concepts
  • Review best practices for prerequisites to determining the critical path – defining activities, sequencing activities, and estimating activity resources & durations

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

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Live Webinar November 14, 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 Course ID: MDW259

Do you need help with building, leading, and positively influencing unified, high-performing project teams? In this webinar, you’ll learn why interpersonal effectiveness delivers project success—and how you can have both!

Key learning points from this webinar include:

  • Increase buy-in from team members and stakeholders by understanding the connection between trust, conflict, and accountability
  • Understand how to develop and maintain accountability with project team members and stakeholders
  • Learn to influence project participants on all levels of the project who do not directly report to you including: clients, team members, stakeholders, and vendors

About the presenter:

Eileen Twichell, (LinkedIn profile) instructor and consultant for Corporate Education Group, has over twenty years of project management training and design experience. An accomplished and dynamic presenter, Eileen is highly regarded in the project management community for her expertise and knowledge of the field. Leveraging her breadth of expertise, Eileen develops and facilitates classes in project management, time management, presentation skills, coaching, and communications for her clients.

Click to register for The Missing Link: Interpersonal Effectiveness for Project Success

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Live Webinar November 11, 2011 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)

Managing the quality of software delivered by your suppliers is crucial for the success of your IT projects. This is not limited to just finding and fixing bugs, but understanding how easily and cost effectively the code can be maintained throughout its lifecycle.

One challenging issue is measuring the quality of the developed code, which often becomes a subjective debate.

In this webinar, Joost Visser (LinkedIn profile) explains a pragmatic model based on ISO 9126 standards for measuring software product quality that has been developed by the Software Improvement Group. This model introduces clear, fact-based measurements which can be used by client organizations to set clear quality expectations before and during the software development process.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience 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. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the set the dropdown box to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

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