Live IIL Webinar – July 16th, 2012 8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT or…
Live IIL Webinar – July 16th, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by : IIL (Rep 1003) – Course No: PM270

You will need to register with IIL and sign into the site to register for this opportunity. This session may fill up quickly so sign up today.

This purpose of this webinar is to:

• Increase awareness of human resources and legal issues that may impact the project team
• Educate project managers about their responsibility to ensure compliance with human resources
• Inform project team members about the seriousness of adhering to all applicable laws and regulations
• Address how to avoid costly and unnecessary employment litigation

After attending this webinar, participants will increase their awareness of:

• Human resources practices and the legal implications of following them

In this one-hour session IIL will discuss sensitive topics such as:

• Conflict of interest
• Unethical behavior
• Violation of privacy
• Hostile environment
• Sexual harassment
• Discrimination
• Workplace violence

Click to Sign in to the IIL Website – Choose the Featured Webinars Tab on the Left and then Choose Supervision of the Project Team: HR and the Law and Begin Registration.

Live Webinar July 12th,2012 12:00 – 12:30 pm EDT
Offered by PmCentersUSA (REP 1016)
Duration 30 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU or 0.5 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

One of the fastest growing areas of interest for both Project Management and Business Analysis is the Agile methodology.

What is the difference between Agile and Waterfall, however?

Should one replace the other or are both still viable methods?

Come and find out in this webinar as we examine the two methodologies side-by-side and debunk a few myths along the way. This webinar will be 30 minutes long with a live question and answer session afterward.

Subject Matter Expert: Rick Clare, PMP®, CBAP®, OCP (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.

Click to register for A Comparison of Agile and Waterfall Methodologies

Live Webinar July 19h, 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU/CDU Category B – Free PDU/CDU
Presented by: IIBA

Join us for our vendor webinar series dedicated to showing you specific tools that will help you perform your business analysis duties more effectively.

This webinar series is open to everyone in the BA Community and we strongly encourage you to invite the senior leaders and key decision makers in your organization to attend. This webinar will also be archived and posted on our website for further viewing.

For more information on these tools please visit IIBA.org under Professional Development, Vendor Showcase Webinars.

Click to register for IIBA: Plan Business Analysis Activities (BABOK® Task 2.3)

Live Webinar – July 17th, 2012 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

During the project intake process all projects are considered critical, all others never get approved. So how do you decide which “critical” projects are most critical? These decisions are typically made politically, emotionally or without consistency.

The Impact:

• Poor resource utilization
• Frustrated resources
• Projects not aligned with strategic objectives
• Higher risk and lower ROI

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar demonstrating a balanced approach to prioritizing initiatives. Projects affect many aspects of your business; all factors should be considered when taking on a new project. Learn the prioritization secrets of successful companies using a Project Portfolio Management mentality.

The Result:

• Decreased risk
• Higher ROI
• Optimized resource utilization
• Maximum aggregate value of projects

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management 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 How to Prioritize Projects When Each One is Critical

Live Webinar July 12th, 2012 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by Citrix Online – GoToMeeting Corporate

Customer advisory boards are great tools for bringing the voice of the customer alive, but they are often expensive and time consuming and ask a lot from our customers.

Attend this live webinar to learn:

• How to cut costs and still gather customer intelligence
• Tips to leveraging your virtual customer advisory board
• Tools to connect with your customer while saving them time
• And more…

Grab some coffee and join Tabitha Dunn, (LinkedIn profile) senior director of Customer Insights at Citrix, as she discusses virtual customer advisory boards – the innovative and easy way to gather customer insights.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 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’

Click to register for New Strategies for Customer Intelligence