Archive for January 30th, 2012

Getting Started in Program Management

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Live Webinar February 2nd, 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

Are you a confident and competent project manager? What’s next?

Take a look at PMI’s Program Management Standard and the next step in your career growth, the Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification.

Take a quick peek at our new Program Management course, in which you master what lies beyond project management – topics such as Benefits Management and Program Governance.

This presentation will be 30 minutes long followed by a live question and answer session.

Subject Matter Expert:Bruce Chadbourne , PgMP® is an instructor with more than three decades of experience in engineering project and program management and author of The Professional Guide to Risk Assessment. Bruce is a long-standing PMP and one of the first to complete the Program Management Professionals (PgMP) credential. As a contributor to the PMBOK® and BABOK® guides, Bruce has lectured on business analysis, requirements management, system testing, and Agile project management techniques.

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Agile Enterprise Architecture

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The Live Session Is Free But…

You can get the recorded version of this session & over 500+ other Quality Category A PDU Sessions with an
ITMPI Membership

Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
An Excellent Value!!

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Memberships Include all PDU Codes

Note: ITMPI charges a fee to obtain individual PDU codes. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code should be able to be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. An ITMPI Membership entitles you to receive all ITMPI PDU Codes and recordings.

Live Webinar February 7, 2012 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EST
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

In this webinar, Chris Armstrong (LinkedIn profile) will explain how traditional enterprise architecture (EA) practices can be augmented with agile project management and development best practices.

You will learn how to link EA to business strategy, incorporate iterative planning, and apply test-driven development.

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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Online Webinar – Offered by ESI International (REP 1038)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU -1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

In this compelling and entertaining video presentation, J. LeRoy Ward (LinkedIn profile), PMP, PgMP, Executive Vice President, Product Strategy & Management,explores the nature of project warning signs, how to identify them and, most importantly, what to do with them when discovered.

Using varied and rich examples from his own experience, as well as those from his clients and industry archives, Mr. Ward will provide detailed, expertguidance on conducting project health checks, what warning signs to look for, how tolocate them, and finally, if and when to pull the plug on a project.

You will learn:

  • The top five categories of project warning signs
  • How to conduct project health checks
  • Four good reasons to kill a project

Click to view There’s a Signpost Up Ahead – Recognizing and Dealing With Project Warning Signs

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Online Webinar – Presented by: AccuRev
Duration: 1 Hours 1Category C Self Directed Learning PDUs

As software development teams expand and become distributed across multiple locations, new challenges begin to surface. Managing the software development process becomes more complicated, particularly if the team is working on parallel releases.

In this informative webinar, Chris Lucca, (LinkedIn profile) Technical Evangelist for AccuRev, and Phil Marshall, Senior Product Marketing Manager for Black Duck, share 5 tips to avoiding or easing the complications often associated with distributed teams.

Topics covered include:

  • Searching and indexing your code base
  • Virtual co-location
  • Process visualization across the entire team
  • Easy code reuse and code sharing
  • Creating a catalog of internal code

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • 6.5 Develop Schedule
  • 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.’

Click to view Top 5 Tips for Managing Your Software Development Process Across Distributed Teams

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Live Webinar February 7, 2012, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Adoption of the Software as a Service (SaaS) deployment model has grown and evolved for over a decade.

Initial concerns about security, response time, and service availability have diminished for many organizations as SaaS business and computing models have matured and adoption has become more widespread. But the growing maturity with SaaS has also tested the model and revealed challenges for both buyers and vendors in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

The presentation explores emerging trends in SaaS, profiles the vendor landscape and market impact, and summarizes evolving user adoption patterns of SaaS worldwide. The session concludes with recommendations to consider implementing today for providers of SaaS solutions.

Presenter: Sharon A. Mertz, (LinkedIn profile) Research Director

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 5.1 Collect Requirements
  • 5.2 Define Scope

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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