Archive for May 5th, 2014

Unlock Innovation

Share

Live Webinar May 15th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour  Credits: 1 PDU/CDU  Category A – Free PDU/CDU
By: The Versatile Project Management Company (REP 1524)

Innovation Drives Growth

Innovation is driving growth and productivity gains in every industry, including yours.

Do you work in healthcare, government, retail, or education? How about wireless telecomm, aerospace, software or computer hardware?

Non-profits around the world are benefiting from innovation, too.

What do you need to know to stay relevant and engaged in this innovation-driven economy?

Bestselling author Eric Verzuh shares the building blocks of innovation and a strategy for increasing your firm’s capacity to innovate.

In this webinar you’ll learn:

  • Two modes of innovation
  • Why we pay lip service to creativity
  • How to multiply (and divide) creativity
  • The characteristics and strengths of an innovative workforce

Earn one PDU and gain a new insight on innovation!

Presenterer :  Eric Verzuh (LinkedIn profile) founder and President, of The versatile Management Company is recognized around the world as an authority on practical project leadership. Eric has written the best sellers The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management and  The Portable MBA in Project Management.

Click to register for Unlock Innovation

Share

Live Webinar May 12th, 2014 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Government CoP (REP #S007)

Project management is an essential ingredient to innovation. It is only with great project management that you can bring an innovative idea to action.

However, innovation requires a different type of project management than the standard multi-year government project.

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • How innovative project management differs from traditional project management
  • Tools to leverage agile project management and human centered design
  • How to treat change as a variable and learn from the scrums
  • Concrete tips and tricks from those doing it right and bringing innovation to their agency

Presenters:

Dr. William Brantley, (LinkedIn profile) PMP (Data Scientist, PM, & OpenSource Developer)  Innovative Federal government professional currently involved in building the data science and project management capabilities for the Office of Personnel Management. Strategic thinker in public policy, investigative, analytical, qualitative/quantitative research, and information technology. Highly-accomplished university instructor, presenter, and trainer. Knowledge Management Lead for Government Community of Practice.

Winnie Liem, (LinkedIn profile) PMP (Project, Program & Portfolio Manager)
Professional career with the Ontario Public Service at the Ministry of Health and previously at the Ministry of Attorney General advocating for Innovation and Excellence in Project Delivery to drive success and better outcomes in government. Winnie is currently the Community Manager for the Government Community of Practice.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

Click to register for Project Management: An Essential Ingredient for Innovation

Share

Live Webinar May 13th, 2014 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)

Why should you reinvent the wheel each time you are ready to
Do a project?

In this webinar, you will learn how everything we do today is a derivative of a previous project that was done before.

In general, the projects we are involved with have already been done, either successfully or unsuccessfully.

Either way there is knowledge to be leveraged

Presenter : Wes Balakian PMP (LinkedIn profile) is a PMP prep instructor, speaker and author of both books and materials. His products include:

Click to register for The Value of Forms in Project Management

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!!

Search for “2733” to see other great titles available!
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.

Share

Live Webinar May 14th, 2014, 10:00 am to 12:00 am EDT
Presented by: The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 2 Hours -2 Category B PDUs – Free PDU

Teamability®:
The Ability To Connect With Others
To Form A Productive Team

Individual strengths can lead to a personal triumph,
But a team is greater than the sum of its parts.

Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, recently wrote an article entitled “Teams Matter. Talent is Not Enough.”

In essence, it is a challenge for executives to find and exploit the ‘magic’ of team synergy.

The metrics of teaming now exist! Even the most extraordinary individual effort is no substitute for great teamwork. Teaming metrics are key to improving selection, increasing engagement, and vastly reducing new-hire turnover, all with measurable business value.

With TGI Teamabilityâ„¢
PMs will be able to create extremely strong teams.

In this introduction you will learn:

  • A completely new technology will help you understand why talented, experienced people do not always ‘team’ well with others.
  • How to reduce the costs and risks associated with errors in hiring and promoting,
    • Metrics and methods that measure and predict ‘teaming’ behaviors.
    • How to effectively analyze and solve team performance problems.
  • How to deliver significant business value by matching people to the functional mission of their team
    • The ‘who fits where’ and the ‘why’ of winning teams
    • Behaviors that impact quality of team interaction and ‘fit’ to job responsibilities
  • How it possible to reliably select high quality team players, and to match their job responsibilities to the way they envision themselves serving their team (their ‘Role’).

This is a MUST TAKE opportunity to help you understand the strengths of your team members placing them in the roles that will make your projects even more successful!

Edmonton PM

This program has been approved for 2 General recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. PMPs can earn two Cat B credits for this two hour course. In addition, you will be offered the opportunity to have your own Teamability® experience!

Click to register for An Introduction To Teamability? Understanding the Natural Roles that Your Team Members Best Fill with a Role Based Approach

â„¢

Share

Live Webinar – May 13th 2014, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Note: Although ASPE is an REP presentations may have to be recorded as a Cat C PDU Event – Contact Traci Lester Marketing Specialist at ASPE for more information

SharePoint is undoubtedly becoming a critical business system for organizations worldwide. The ability for SharePoint to bring together teams and redefine the way people work together is core to its success in the market.

Once an organization deploys SharePoint and as organizational information finds its way into Lists and Libraries, we will quickly want to derive business insights from that information.

SharePoint provides not only a collaboration platform but has an amazing arsenal of tools for deriving business intelligence from the data.

From SQL Server Reports to the incredible information that can be found from using Power View, SharePoint provides an organization many ways to visualize information.

Business key players need this data in real-time and in a way that paints a realistic picture of the health of an organization so that they can make important and accurate business decisions.

This one hour webinar will give an overview of the key Business Intelligence tools available with the SharePoint 2013 platform.

You will learn what tools are available starting with using Lists and Views to using PerformancePoint features to create powerful dashboards.

This webinar will cover the tools and when best to use them as well as the requirements to implement them in your infrastructure.

The topics that will be covered in this one hour webinar:

  • What is Business Intelligence
  • The importance of having information When, How, and Where you want it
  • The SharePoint 2013 Tools for deriving Insights
  • A demo of each of the BI tools
  • Requirements for using the tools
  • Choosing the right tool

Presenter: Tom Robbins (LinkedIn profile) has 25+ years in the telecommunications and IT industry. A Microsoft Certified Trainer and CompTIA Certified Technical Trainer, Tom has been training for more than 15 years on the Microsoft Enterprise suite of products.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
  • 5.2 Collect Requirements
  • 5.3 Define Scope
  • 10.2 Manage Communications

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 Insights for SharePoint 2013: Understanding the BI Tools!