Live Webinar May 20th, 2015 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented by : Modern Analyst

Use cases are an effective and widely used technique for
“Eliciting Software Requirements”.

The use-case approach focuses on the goals that users have with a system, rather than emphasizing system functionality. This webinar presents an overview of the use-case approach to requirements elicitation in a practical and straightforward fashion.
Topics covered include:

• Where use cases fit into the requirements development process
• Types of projects for which use cases are and are not well suited
• User classes and actors
• Scenarios and use cases
• Components of a use case
• Use case diagrams
• Deriving functional requirements from use cases

Presenter: Karl E. Wiegers PhD (LinkedIn profile,  @KarlWiegers)  Principal Consultant with Process Impact, a software process consulting and education company in Portland, Oregon; Karl’s interests include requirements engineering, peer reviews, process improvement, metrics, and project management.

Previously, Karl spent 18 years at Eastman Kodak Company as a research scientist, software developer, software manager, and software process & quality improvement leader. Karl received a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois. Author of numerous bestselling books and hundreds articles on many aspects of software development, management topics, chemistry, and military history,

Karl is also the author of a great  Consulting Tips and Tricks blog.

Karl is the author of many books including:

• Software Requirements (3rd Edition)   Co-authored with Joy Beatty
• Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools
  
• Creating a Software Engineering Culture
• Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
• More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice
• Pearls from Sand: How Small Encounters Lead to Powerful Lessons

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Live Webinar May 20th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $20 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This webinar is third in a four part series series on Management Philosophy by Solutions Cube.  Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

You probably know lots of different managers, all of whom have different management styles. Some run a tight, strict ship. Some are more casual.

• What is your “Management Style”?
• How does your style and behavior influence performance of your team, impact communication, and determine decision-making processes?

Solutions Cube Group’s Management Behavior and Style is the third webinar in a 4 part series on Management Philosophy in a Global Society. This webinar will provide to managers insights on how their personal management philosophy influences their approachability, communication style, and decision making techniques, and how that philosophy impacts the management of relationships.

Attend this 1 hour presentation to learn the impact of different management styles and behaviors including how a dictatorial style versus a democratic style affect decision-making and organizational relationships.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• To recognize different management behaviors
• How management behavior influences the behavior of team members
• To recognize different management styles, including dictatorial and democratic
• How the manager’s style influences communication and use of decision-making methods
• How management behavior and style influence relationships, negatively and positively

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Live Webinar – May 21st, 2015 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour PDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: DCG – David Consulting Group (REP 3525)

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If you are developing software using Agile techniques, then you probably have asked yourself the question of whether to use story points or function points. And you are not alone.

During this webinar, we will discuss and answer some common questions such as:

• Can I use function points on an Agile project?
• Are story points easier and faster than function points?
• Is there a relationship between story points and function points?

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• DCG LinkedIn,
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PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.1 Plan Scope Management
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 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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Live Webinar May 21st, 2015 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)

Providing users with the training to be “human firewalls” is critical in today’s defenses against cyberattacks.

In this webinar Mark Ciampa Autor of several network security books including Security Awareness: Applying Practical Security in Your World will explore practical steps that all users can take to prevent attacks.

Presenter:  Mark Ciampa   is Assistant Professor of Computer Information Systems at Western Kentucky University.  Mark holds a PhD in digital communication systems from Indiana State University and also served as Director of Academic Computing for 20 years at Volunteer State Community College in Gallatin, Tennessee. Dr. Ciampa has worked in the IT industry as a computer consultant for the U.S. Postal Service, the Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service, and the University of Tennessee. Mark is also the author of many Cengage/Course Technology books.

Check out Marks other books:

• Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals
• CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs,
• CWSP Guide to Wireless Security
• Introduction to Healthcare Information Technology – Information Security
• Networking BASICS, Second Edition (BASICS Series)
• Wireless# Guide to Wireless Communications
• CompTIA Security+ SY0-401 In Depth
• CompTIA Security+ Guide to Network Security Fundamentals

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