Archive for January 26th, 2012

The Lean Startup

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Live Webinar February 2 2012, 1:00 pm – 2:00 PM pm EST / 10 am PT 
Offered by: Rally Software ( REP 3156 )
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Category A

Eric Ries (LinkedIn profile) joins Rally Founder Ryan Martens (LinkedIn profile) and CTO Zach Nies (LinkedIn profile) to discuss the Lean Startup, a set of practices for helping entrepreneurs increase their chances of building radically successful businesses.

You will:

  • Hear how to use Build, Measure, Learn cycles to identify what customers really want
  • Discover how Agile and Lean practices plus validated learning create more innovation and maximize efficiency
  • Learn how even the largest global organizations can put these methods into practice

Presenter:Eric Ries, entrepreneur and author of the New York Times bestseller The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses, serves on the advisory board of a number of technology startups, and has consulted to new and established companies as well as venture capital firms. In 2010, he was named entrepreneur-in-residence at Harvard Business School and is currently an IDEO Fellow.

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Live Webinar February 2, 2012 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)

Scrum can be used to develop critical software systems but must be augmented by additional engineering and management practices to ensure that robust products are developed.

In this webinar, Neil Potter (LinkedIn profile) will explain how Scrum can be used in any organization, and additions that can make it more robust for critical systems.

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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Live Webinar February 2, 2012, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category B PDU – Free PDU
Presenter: Journyx Inc.

A strong spirit of conservative decision-making has taken over the world of government and defense contracting. Times of program cuts, however, provide significant opportunities, especially for mid-sized companies with a proven track record of defense contracting.

How can you convince government decision-makers to expand their relationship with your company as a solution for their own increasing challenges and needs?

Dr. Faulkner will cover three keys to expanding your visibility and value-proposition for defense and government organizations:

  • Understanding your role as an extension of government staff
  • Identifying where your capabilities meet unspoken needs
  • Crafting communications to gain and hold the attention of key decision-makers

Walk away with increased confidence in your ability to ‘lead the leaders’!

Presenter: Dr. Laura Faulkner, PhD. FalconDay Consulting Laura is known as a turn-around specialist when it comes to government contracts. User Experience analysis and design, business development processes, project and program management, backed by more than 25 years studying human beings and human-centered design; her clients include Motorola, Dell, USAA, Army/Air Force/Navy, Department of Homeland Security, usability teams, and an array of small businesses and nonprofits.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

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 Holding Your Ground: 3 Keys to Expanding Your Government Contracts

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Live Webinar February 1st, 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.

  • Have you ever wished someone would hand you a customized personality and skill level road map to assist you in developing each member of your team?
  • Wouldn’t it make developing and managing a direct report that much easier if you REALLY knew what made them tick and where they were on the learning curve for a specific job or task?

Your wish is their command!

On their own, the Meyers Briggs Type Indicator and Blanchard’s Situational Leadership® II are among the world’s most widely used organizational tools for management and employee development.

When leveraged together, they can provide unparalleled insight and information that can enable you to tailor an employee learning and development plan that speaks to the heart of the individual.

In this program, you’ll discover:

  • How understanding the personality type and temperament of an individual can provide an invaluable window into that person’s preferred communication and working styles
  • How diagnosing your employee’s level of development on a specific task and flexing your leadership style accordingly can exponentially improve motivation and results
  • Why bridging effective leadership actions with the temperament needs positively impacts individual and team performance
  • What personality type strengths and blind spots exist

Presenters:

Lael Good (LinkedIn profile) is a skilled speaker and facilitator who understands both the people and business aspects of today’s organizations. As a coauthor of two Blanchard programs, Situational Team Leadership® and The Leadership Bridge: SLII® and the MBTI®, she is an expert on the dynamics of people working together and high performance teamwork

Dr. Joseph Reed (LinkedIn profile) is an organizational consultant who heads J.R. Training, Inc providing training to corporations and institutions. He served as a Marine Corps officer, university administrator, and a manager of trainingand development and taught management theory, organizational behavior and strategic management at St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. He has also authored several AMA courses including Management Skills For New Managers and Mastering Organizational Politics, Influence and Alliances. currently .

Michael Segovia (LinkedIn profile) is the certification trainer for CPP’s MBTI® Certification Program. Over his 20-year career at CPP, Segovia has also served as senior brand manager for products including the Strong Interest Inventory®, CPIâ„¢, and FIRO-B® instruments. Prior to his current role,he served as CPP’s divisional director of international sales.

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’

to register for Fast Track to Employee Development: Understanding What Makes Them Tick