Online Webinar – Presented by: Conscires Agile Practices
Duration: 46 Min 0.75 Category C FREE – Free PDU

There is some echo at the beginning of this recording but a few moments into the session this is resolved (You can advance to the 58 second mark and begin the presentation there.)

User Stories are designed to keep teams focused on customer needs. They serve as the driving force behind delivering valuable, high quality features, fast.

In this interactive webinar, learn the nuts and bolts of writing, sizing, breaking down, prioritizing, tasking and accepting user stories.

Topics Covered:

• What is a User Story?
• How to write effective user stories
• Relative Estimation
• Story Point Estimation
• Activity on Relative Estimation

Presenter: Bachan Anand (LinkedIn profile) is an Agile Coach and the founder of Conscires Agile Practices. He brings the vision to support others building successful organizations through the empowerment of people and lightweight processes

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 6 – Time

• 6.3 Estimate Activity Resources
• 6.4 Estimate Activity Duration
• 6.5 Develop Schedule

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 Effective User Stories & Relative Estimation

Online Webinar Presented by: Vital Learning
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Recorded: February 14th, 2011

• You conduct a thorough training needs analysis to be sure you are targeting the most relevant training needs and objectives that clearly tie back to and support the business objectives of your organization.
• You take painstaking care to put together the most perfect and relevant training design possible, insuring that all learning modalities and adult learning styles are addressed.
• You conduct the most rousing and engaging training presentation anyone could imagine.

And then what?

If you are like many of us, you then HOPE the learning sticks and that what you taught gets used…

What about training reinforcement?

Everyone says training reinforcement would be great but the participants are busy back at their ‘real jobs’…and it really should be done by the supervisors and managers but they don’t really know exactly what was covered in the training…and besides, you are now on to your next training project and really quite busy yourself…

You deserve to get the highest ROI for all the hard work in preparing and presenting the training…and the participants deserve all opportunities possible to get the most out of all the planning effort.

So what CAN be done to reinforce the training and boost the learning? View this webinar by Vital Learning to find out.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 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’

Slides for 10 Ways to Reinforce the Training and Boost the Learning (PowerPoint format ppt)

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Its been an amazing year … The website went live Jan 1 2011 with PDU opportunities and since then we have been seen in over 150 countries and we have suggested over 1000 PDU opportunities.

BUT it is our AMAZING READERS that are following us on twitter, watching our RSS feed, and checking out the site regularly that are the reason that this venture is such a joy for me.

I genuinely want to thank all of our readers and our volunteers who make this site possible! I know that you are of many diverse backgrounds and faiths and I wanted to find a way to best express my thanks and best wishes. The lyrics of this song express my thoughts and my prayers to all of you so much better than I can express.

YOU ALL make this possible! Blessings to you all!

– Martin Chernenkoff Editor pdu Of The Day

My Christmas Card To You

Written by Tony Romeo Sung by: David Cassidy Discography

To you and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through

I’m looking out my window at the softly falling snow
that dances in the early morning light
I got my guitar right before me, strummin’ a beautiful sound
watching it a-comin’ down, all around
on the fields and the farms and the road to town

And I’m thinkin’ up a letter that I’m writin’ in my head
a Christmas card to all the folks I love
Instead of lettin’ the postman bring it, I decided I’d rather sing it
especially for you, for you

To you and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through

May your life be filled with sunshine, may your every wish come true
May you find the sweet fulfillment in everything you do
May your days be blessed with the very very best
both now and the whole year through
it says so in my Christmas card to …

You and all your family, your neighbors and your friends
May all your days be happy with a joy that never ends
May peace and love surround you
at Christmas time and all the whole year through
at Christmas time and all the whole year through

Online Webinar – International Project Management Day 2011
Presented by: Geoff Senson ITIL® V3 Expert, ITIL® V2 Service Manager
This session Duration 35 Min Credits: 0.5 PDU Category A
IPM Day 2011 Sponsored by: IIL and Partners (Rep# 1003)

The On-Demand Viewing Period Has Begun!
The free viewing period extends through:
5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 3, 2012.

Business alignment is a well-worn phrase in IT, but how often does is it deliver?

ITIL allows IT to identify …..

1. WHAT the service is meant to deliver, and ….
2. HOW it needs to be delivered.

In this presentation, Geoff Senson (LinkedIn profile) explores how the latest edition of ITIL (released in August 2011) builds upon its best practice foundation to incorporate stronger business relationship management and stronger ties to other disciplines such as Project Management – leading to improved business alignment!

Attend the virtual conference organized by IIL and its partners for International Project Management Day.

To Register the PDUs with PMI® ENSURE YOU RECORD the date you began viewing the webinars. You will need the start date & end date of your attendance to these presentations.

It is also a good idea to keep information on the dates that you watched each of the different presentations in your PMI® audit folder. For more information see our article on Building a PDU Plan – Running your re-certification as a documented process.

Registration for IIL’s Virtual Event gives you a chance to explore IIL’s virtual conference center, visit sponsor booths, view presentations and download collateral. Enjoy 21 different speakers’ programs and earn up to 12 free Category A PDUs for your participation until Feb 3rd 2011. For more information see our full article about the conference. The DVD of the conference is also available for sale for $375.00 USD.

Note: In order to view the webinars you must register with an account. Sign in on the left hand side or if you need to register with an account the Event Registration Link is located at the bottom of the middle column after the descriptive copy.

Click to enter the IPM Day 2011 site to view ITIL® and the Business What the 2011 Edition Brings to the Table . Once you have signed in Choose the “Video Presentations” sign then Click on the word Presentations on the left hand side. You will now be able to choose your presentation.

To purchase your copy of the DVD send an email to learning@iil.com.

Online Webinar – International Project Management Day 2011
Session Presented by: Nigel Jones APMG-PRINCE2® and Agile Trainer IIL
This session Duration 22 Min Credits: 0.25 PDU Category A
IPM Day 2011 Sponsored by: IIL and Partners (Rep# 1003)

The On-Demand Viewing Period Has Begun!
The free viewing period extends through:
5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, February 3, 2012.

Nigel’s presentation will take a look at two agile project management qualifications.

One is the PMI® provision: PMI® Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI®-ACPSM), which offers people experienced in agile project management a route to a professional qualification.

The other is the APMG Agile PM qualification, which certifies that the Practitioner knows and can apply a given Agile approach.

The entry requirements for each and their distinctive examination styles will be presented and discussed to enable candidates to make informed choices.

This presentation will also enable a broad spectrum of people to differentiate between two specific Agile qualifications and what they mean to people and the project work.

Attend the virtual conference organized by IIL and its partners for International Project Management Day.

To Register the PDUs with PMI® ENSURE YOU RECORD the date you began viewing the webinars. You will need the start date & end date of your attendance to these presentations.

It is also a good idea to keep information on the dates that you watched each of the different presentations in your PMI® audit folder. For more information see our article on Building a PDU Plan – Running your re-certification as a documented process.

Registration for IIL’s Virtual Event gives you a chance to explore IIL’s virtual conference center, visit sponsor booths, view presentations and download collateral. Enjoy 21 different speakers’ programs and earn up to 12 free Category A PDUs for your participation until Feb 3rd 2011. For more information see our full article about the conference. The DVD of the conference is also available for sale for $375.00 USD.

Note: In order to view the webinars you must register with an account. Sign in on the left hand side or if you need to register with an account the Event Registration Link is located at the bottom of the middle column after the descriptive copy.

Click to enter the IPM Day 2011 site to view A Comparison Between the PMI® and APMG Agile Certifications . Once you have signed in Choose the “Video Presentations” sign then Click on the word Presentations on the left hand side. You will now be able to choose your presentation.

To purchase your copy of the DVD send an email to learning@iil.com.

Live Webinar – January 4th, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Presented by: Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Most of today’s problems are due to a failure to communicate.

Today’s leaders require a wide variety of skills to communicate effectively, and it is up to learning professionals to use the most-up-to-date methods available to develop these skills.

This webinar will explore a variety of high-impact activities, jolts, and interactive learning strategies that have been specifically chosen to teach and apply some of the most critical communication competencies and concepts that we all need.

Speakers:

Thiagi (Sivasailam Thiagarajan, Ph.D.), (LinkedIn profile) Resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group. The Thiagi Group is an organization with the mission of helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. Thiagi has published forty books, including Thiagi’s 100 Favorite Games (Pfeiffer Essential Resources for Training and HR Professionals) and Teamwork and Teamplay: Games and Activities for Building and Training Teams, as well as numerous games, simulations, and articles.

Tracy Tagliati (LinkedIn profile), CLO The Thiagi Group

Tracy knows how to engage the learner. As the training manager at Move, Inc. and an associate at the Thiagi Group, Tracy works directly with key executives and managers to conduct performance analyses and develop customized programs using a rapid instructional design approach. Her specialty is activities-based training in both instructor-led and web-based environments. She has co-authored two books with Thiagi on topics relating to interactive learning techniques including the bestseller Jolts! Activities to Wake Up and Engage Your Participants. Her mission is helping people improve their performance effectively and enjoyably. She is active in ASTD, ISPI and the North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA).

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 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 An Active Approach to Communications Training