Live Webinar January 19, 12:00 – 12:30 pm EST
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

Utilizing the JAD Session method developed by IBM in the 1970s, the Requirements Workshop is one of the most effective techniques for quickly developing high-quality requirements.

This webinar will explain how to prepare for and conduct a Requirements Workshop, and will also provide tips on how to handle potential problems that can sidetrack the workshop.

This presentation will be 30 minutes long with a live question and answer session afterwards.

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.

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Live Webinar – January 18th, 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating

We have a bunch of projects going on. We are amazed when a project completes and can be used to improve the corporate environment. Our users complain that projects are often turned over to them late with less functionality than they had planned on receiving.

• Do you have Business Analysts (BA’s) in your organization?
• Are they allowed to do some of the things that BA’s are supposed to do?
• Or are they reactionary and constantly being told just to “get it done!”

Projects should be delivered with little surprises to the end user. Users, or the customer, should be involved throughout the project/product development so that the time, money and resources that you are spending on getting things developed can actually provide results that achieve corporate goals and make people more, not less, productive.

Live Webinar January 18th, 2012 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 ) Course ID: MDW1253
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

A project is a temporary endeavor, with a distinct beginning and end that is undertaken to create a unique product or service.

Projects are everywhere, regardless of your industry or profession, and an effective project management process can benefit anyone.

If you are looking for non-technical tools and techniques to successfully manage your projects and project teams, this webinar is for you.

In this webinar, you will learn:

• Greater confidence in defining, planning and managing projects
• Reduced stress and greater sense of control of your multiple projects and daily work load
• Increased effectiveness and efficiencies by using simple, step-by step processes for project management and communications
• Understand best practices for iterative (and agile) project execution

Who should attend:

• Managers,
• Supervisors, and
• Individual contributors who struggle with balancing the complex demands of project work while maintaining their daily workloads.

About the presenter: Mark Murphy MS, (LinkedIn profile) is a Senior Partner of PME Learning. Mark has over 20 years of training and consulting expertise in the areas of time management, interpersonal/leadership skills, and project management. He has traveled the world extensively and lived for several years in both Europe and South America. His experiences abroad have helped him develop a profound understanding and respect for the importance of cultural diversity. Mark speaks Spanish fluently and has worked in many different industries including health care, aerospace, high tech, banking, retail, transportation, and entertainment.

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Live Webinar January 18th, 2012 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

Learn what Every Manager Should Know About Feedback

As a manager, you know what good feedback should look like—in theory. But in practice, managers and leaders often find themselves doing some (or all) of these:

• Fretting about the conversation for days or even weeks
• Pussy-footing around the real topic hoping the employee will get the hint
• Breaking things when you’re trying to make them better
• Skipping the whole thing altogether thinking it will all just go away
• What if having those tough conversations was just a whole lot less… tough?

During this webcast we’ll look at the neuroscience of feedback—how our brains work and what that tells us about the art of management—and you’ll leave with a simple, practical tool that will help you turn the theory of feedback into regular practice.

While attending this program is FREE, reservations are required.

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter: Michael Bungay Stanier (LinkedIn profile) is the founder and senior partner of Box of Crayons. He created the eight irresistible principles of fun, a short Internet movie that has been viewed by millions of people, and his first book, Get Unstuck & Get Going…on the stuff that matters, has won a number of publishing and design awards. His book, Do More Great Work: Stop the Busywork. Start the Work That Matters , contains 15 practical tools to help you find, start, sustain more great work. View a short animated version of this manifesto, or visit: DoMoreGreatWork.com.

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’

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