Archive for August 1st, 2012

How to Estimate in Agile

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Live Webinar – August 9th 2012, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
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

In an effort to improve their planning efficiency, Agile teams utilize leaner, lighter written requirements to document the needs for their product.

This approach allows teams to focus on creating effective, working software sooner, but also presents a challenge for these teams when they are required to effectively size their project work and predict when they will complete their development.

In order to address this dilemma, Agile teams must employ an enhanced estimation technique that allows them to evaluate the level of effort required to deliver their product.

This one hour web seminar will discuss the method today’s Agile teams use to solve the common problem of creating estimates when the complete set of requirements are not known.

Click to register for How to Estimate in Agile

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Live Webinar August 8th, 2012 1:00 – 2:00 pm EDT
Offered by Institute for International Research (IIR) (REP #1226 )
Project World & World Congress For Business Analysts
Duration 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU or 1 CDU Cat A – Free PDU

For continual value delivery, stakeholders must partner to reach a shared understanding of the product needs.

  1. How does this partnership gain a focused yet holistic understanding of the highest-value needs?
  2. How to the partners effectively plan so that the delivery team builds the right product, at the right time?

Join Ellen Gottesdiener, (LinkedIn profile) co-author with Mary Gorman (LinkedIn profile) of the soon-to-be released book, Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning & Analysis, and learn how to engage in “structured conversations” that explore, evaluate and confirm product options.

  • Ellen shares the 7 Product Dimensions and shows how they both transcend and deepen stories and personas.
  • She explains how you collaborate to discover options, assess options using the partners’ value considerations and allocate options to delivery cycles.
  • You’ll learn how these conversations fuel your daily product discovery work, enable you to quickly plan and analyze to deliver high-value candidate solutions.

Bonus! One lucky attendee will win a copy of the just released book, Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning & Analysis.

Presenter: Ellen Gottesdiener Ellen is an internationally recognized facilitator, coach, trainer, speaker and expert in agile product management practices, product envisioning and roadmapping, business analysis and requirements, retrospectives, and collaboration. As founder of is founder and principal of EBG Consulting, she works with global clients and speaks at numerous numerous industry conferences. Ellen has authored of two acclaimed books: Requirements by Collaboration: Workshops for Defining Needs and The Software Requirements Memory Jogger TM. – Ellen has recently co-authored (with Mary Gorman) a book on practical agile planning and analysis practices, Discover to Deliver: Agile Product Planning & Analysis, to be released in August 2012.

Click to register for Power Up Your Agile Product Planning & Analysis: Collaborate to Deliver Value

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Live Webinar – August 8th 2012, 6:00 am – 7:00 am EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

In this second part of the “Leading Virtual Teams” series, Michelle Moore (LinkedIn profile) will discuss the capabilities required to successfully work in today’s diverse work environment. Learners will get a chance to understand how different factors such as their own personal needs can impact the relationships that they have with their colleagues, and get ideas on how to adapt their approach to work as effectively and productively as possible with everyone.

The webinar will include the following elements:

  • Today’s diverse workplace
  • Your personal style and the impact on your communications
  • Recognizing and adapting to the needs and styles of others

Presenter: Michelle Moore (LinkedIn profile) is a learning and development professional with in-depth knowledge and experience in Sales, Leadership and Communication Skills. Michelle facilitates Global Knowledge Leadership and Business workshops on a world-wide basis and is responsible for development and promotion of the Global Knowledge EMEA Leadership and Business Skills portfolio.

Click to register for Leading Virtual Teams: Dealing with Diversity

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Live Webinar August 8th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour live webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)

Oops! Something has gone wrong on the project!

  • Should you have known about it ahead of time?
  • Should you have done something ahead of time?
  • How can you streamline the process to identify and focus on the important risks?

Join Project Insight to learn tips & tricks to identify, prioritize, & mitigate risks.

Objectives:

  1. Describe techniques to identify risks
  2. Prioritize risks to focus your efforts and time
  3. Use a risk register to document risk planning and control
  4. Define best practices to implement within Project Insight

Who should attend:

  • Project managers, Portfolio managers,
  • Project team members, Project Leads,
  • Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
  • Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
  • Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Identifying and Assessing Project Risk

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Live Webinar August 8th, 2012 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
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.

Tips for Negotiating with Confidence

Women negotiate all day, every day, often without even realizing they are in a bargaining situation. Whether the negotiation is a small, everyday matter, or a bigger, more structured deal, making the most of these conversations is imperative.

Join us for an informative session where Selena Rezvani (LinkedIn profile) will share tips from her brand new book, Pushback: How Smart Women Ask–and Stand Up–for What They Want.

What You Will Learn:

  • Flex your style based on the topic or person with whom you are negotiating
  • Prepare for a negotiation from both informational and emotional perspectives
  • Maneuver through negotiation using verbal and nonverbal communication, making concessions, managing tradeoffs and closing the deal

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: Selena Rezvani is a recognized authority on women and leadership and is a leading author, speaker, and consultant regarding women and the workplace. She Assists companies to elevate women into leadership through assessment, the design of gender-inclusive policies, and coaching. She writes columns on women and leadership for the Washington Post and Forbes, she is the author ofThe Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School, and Pushback: How Smart Women Ask–and Stand Up–for What They Want.

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’

Click to register for How Smart Women Ask (and Stand Up) For What They Want


NEGOTIATING WITH CONFIDENCE

Another Great PDU Opportunity with Selena Rezvani

Online Webcast – Published May 2, 2012
Webinar Duration 1 Hour – 1 Category C Free PDUs
Presented by: Selena Rezvani

Professionals negotiate nearly every day, often without realizing they’re even in a bargaining situation. Whether the negotiation is a small, everyday matter, or a bigger, more structured deal, making the most of these conversations is imperative. Leveraging tips from her brand new book, Pushback: How Smart Women Ask–and Stand Up–for What They Want , Selena Rezvani will teach you the critical pitfalls to avoid and the often “untalked about” pointers that lead to negotiating success. Selena will also be sharing some of the Negotiating Ninja results–from the survey run earlier this month–specific to LinkedIn employees.

Don’t forget to also check out her powerful book The Next Generation of Women Leaders: What You Need to Lead but Won’t Learn in Business School,

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

  • 5.5 Control Scope
  • 9.3 Develop Project Team
  • 10.4 Manage Stakeholders Expectations
  • 12.2 Conduct Procurements

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 watch Negotiating With Confidence on YouTube