Archive for March, 2012

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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.

Live Webinar April 3rd, 2012 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)

This webinar with Janet Russac (LinkedIn profile) will assist participants in learning how better to determine the scope of a project, identify and manage changes to the scope, and involve the customer in decision making in regards to the change in scope.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the “set the dropdown box” to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

Click to register for Taking the Creep out of Scope Creep: Managing Project Scope

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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.

Live Webinar April 4th, 2012 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)

This webinar with Scott Fabel (LinkedIn profile) will define business analysis and explore the process of becoming a certified Business Analyst.

You will also be introduced to the International Institute of Business Analysis and their Business Analysis Body of Knowledge.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a $2.99 convenience fee to obtain the PDU code. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Search the Rep # (it is in our listing) The courses are listed alphabetically use the arrow keys to move to the correct place in the alphabet and search the list on that page for the course that you attended – the code should be listed. (setting the “set the dropdown box” to show 100 per page will make your search easier).

Click to register for Earning IIBA’s Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP) Certification

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Live Webinar April 5th, 2012, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar April 5th, 2012, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast + Q & A – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

The dramatic, rapid convergence of communications, collaboration and social media, accompanied by new cloud delivery models, poses a critical challenge for CIOs and planners.

Significant opportunities and risks exist as Cisco, Microsoft, IBM, Google and Avaya all compete. Enterprises must rethink their strategic vendor relations and business models.

Discussion Topics:

  • What will be the key unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technology trends through 2013?
  • Which solutions will deliver the greatest value to enterprises?
  • How should enterprises develop their UCC road map?

Presenters: Matthew W.Cain, Research VP & BernElliot, (LinkedIn profile) VP Distinguished Analyst

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • 10.2 Plan Communications
  • 10.3 Distribute Information
  • 10.5 Report Performance

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 Unified Communications and Collaboration: Driving Business Value

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Live Webinar – April 2nd, 2011 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Presented by: The Advisory Council & Ouellette and Associates
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Get an overview of what Agile, Scrum, Lean and Kanban are about and how they have been used to transform teams and organizations towards high performance

Learn:

  • How you can ensure a successful agile adoption
  • What are the most common challenges when transforming to agile
  • what the key business value drivers are for the agile movement

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
  • 5.2 Define Scope
  • 6.5 Develop Schedule
  • 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 Success Factors When Transforming to Agile

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Live Webinar Mar 29th,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

Utilizing the JAD Session method developed by IBM in the 1970s, the Requirements Workshop is one of the most effective techniques for quickly developing high-quality requirements.

This webinar will explain how to prepare for and conduct a Requirements Workshop, and will also provide tips on how to handle potential problems that can sidetrack the workshop.

Subject Matter Expert: Rick Clare, PMP®, CBAP®, OCP
Rick Clare (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 How To Run An Effective Requirements Workshop

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Chat Live with World-Class Professionals
March 30th, 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU

If you are a Project Manager or Business Analyst and haven’t joined twitter yet consider it if only for the once a week #pmchat ! Meet amazing colleagues and enrich your experience with different ideas and perspectives. – EdmontonPM (@EdmontonPM)

If you are new to twitter and interested in project management – check out #pmot (PMs on Twitter) and #pmchat great people there! – IIL ‏ (@IILGlobal)

Here is an EXCELLENT article posted on Gantthead
Making the Most of #PMOT
by Andy Jordan (@RoffensianPM).

Follow some of the great #PMOT below! (PMs on Twitter)

What is #PMChat?

Project Management Chat is a weeklyTwitter chathosted by Robert Kelly (LinkedIn, @RKelly976 ) and Rob Prinzo (LinkedIn, @RobPrinzo) each Friday from 12-1pm (EDT) via hashtag #PMChat. Weekly topics focus on Project Management & Leaderships challenges.

This Weeks topic will be: Do larger projects require more than 1 PM? Project staffing/scalability/administration

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

  • 9.3 Develop 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’


The #PMChatcommunity ismade up of thetop project management thoughtleaders today.

Come and chat with some of these great #PMOT (PMs on Twitter):

Join the PreGame Show

Tune into KPS Chatter on Fridays at 11:30am for the Live #PMChatPre-Game Radio Show, as hosts Robert Kelly& Rob Prinzointerview today’s leading project management experts. Listen to Past Episodes

In addition to the lively discussion and the sharing of ideas, #PMChatparticipants are eligible to receivePDU credits.Check out the page on The PM chat Website that talks about Category C PDUs

TO JOIN #PMCHAT: You can sign in to your twitter account and Search for #PMCHAT and make sure that all your replies have #PMCHAT within the 142 character response.

BUT WE RECOMMEND: http://tweetchat.com/room/pmchat Just click on the link and sign in with your Twitter account. You can watch just the chat and chat with others more easily.

Come and join some of the best Project Managers, Business Analysts and Agile Professionals !