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Recorded Webinar – April & May 2013,
Duration: 2 x 1 Hour Webinars ( Part 1 & Part 2)
Credits: UpTo 2 PDU Category B – Free PDU

Important Notes:

The Benefits Of Agile?

Part 1:

What are our challenges:

  • Building the wrong stuff
  • Delivering late
  • Low quality code
  • Lack of predictability
Why this occurs:

  • Poor process
  • Working on too many things
  • High technical debt
  • Detecting errors late
Solution

  • Deliver in stages to achieve value quickly
  • Keep core teams so can get synergy effectiveness
  • Provide teams with leadership
Available paths:

  • Scaled Agile Framework
  • Lean-Agile Framework
  • Lean-Agile Roadmap

This Session discusses the benefits you get from Agile, not the how of doing it. Agile is really about delivering business value incrementally, quickly and predictably. It should not be about development iterations. Starting with the “how” of Agile instead of the “why” of Agile often leaves many business stakeholders unclear with the need for Agile.

Part 2:

Scrum:

  • Describes the core roles, practices and artifacts
  • Why Scrum works
  • Where Scrum is best used
Kanban:

  • Describes the core guiding principles of visibility, explicit workflow, managing work-in-progress, measure flow, continual learning which define Kanban
  • Kanban as a transition method
  • Where Kanban is best used
Scrumban

  • Scrumban was designed as a transition method from Scrum to Kanban
  • Scrumban can be used in its own right
  • Understand how Scrumban can be a great hybrid, Agile method to use

While not an in-depth study of any of the methods, the webinar will illustrate why one must look at several factors when deciding on your team-Agile approach.

Presenter: Alan Shalloway (Linkedin Profile & @alshalloway) is the founder and CEO of Net Objectives. With 40 years experience, Alan is a thought leader in Lean, Kanban, PPM, Scrum and agile design. He is the author of Design Patterns Explained: A New Perspective on Object-Oriented Design, Lean-Agile Pocket Guide for Scrum Teams, Lean-Agile Software Development: Achieving Enterprise Agility, and Essential Skills for the Agile Developer: A Guide to Better Programming and Design. Alan is a co-founder and board member for the Lean Software and Systems Consortium.

Click to register for An Introduction to Agile Part 1 – From a Business / Executive Point of View

Click to register for An Introduction to Agile Part 2 – Overviews of Scrum, Kanban, and Scrumban

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Live Webinar – July 2nd 2013, 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

  1. Are your teams stuck in providing the same cookie-cutter solutions?
  2. Does it feel like your IT group is just taking orders rather than becoming facilitators and advisors for solution alternatives?

This webinar will focus on a few techniques that will promote innovative solution alternatives. Also, in order to have a successful implementation of solutions. Gina will also discuss ways to help reduce size and complexity of solutions.

Hints and tips are provided for these key topics: Preparing for Solution Ideas, Getting the Right People Involved, Generating Solution Ideas in Creative Ways, Assessing and Prioritizing Solutions, Deciding on the Best Fit, Selling the Solution.

Presenter: Gina Schwalm-Schmidt (LinkedIn profile), PMP, CBAP, has spent more than 25 years working in both project manager and business analyst roles in various industries. She has also been in various other roles throughout her career; requirements workshop facilitator, release coordinator, project sponsor, PMO manager, quality assurance manager, and methodology expert.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 9 – Human Resources

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
  • 5.3 Define Scope
  • 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 Enterprise Business Analysis: Generating & Evaluating Innovative Solution Alternatives

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Recorded Webinar – Recorded January 30th, 2013
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Sponsored by: PEX – The Process Excellence Network

Many organizations have achieved impressive efficiency gains through process re-engineering and process improvement efforts. But relatively few organizations have achieved competitive advantage as the result of building a strategic capability for continuous improvement and innovation through Business Process Management (BPM).

In this webinar we’ll explore what’s needed to turn BPM into a sustainable source of value for your organization. Leading the discussion will be Jim Boots, author of “BPM Boots on the Ground: How to Implement Strategic Business Process Management: Lessons Learned from one of the World’s Largest Organizations”. Jim will share his in-depth experience gained from his years at Chevron, where he led the company’s global BPM initiative.

Join this webinar to:

  1. Understand the key elements you need to design an effective BPM strategy
  2. Identify what it means to deliver strategic value through Business Process Management
  3. Discover three actions that may persuade your COO to invest in long-term BPM objectives
  4. Gain access to a BPM maturity model and assessment tool from the Innovation Value Institute

Presenter: Jim Boots (LinkedIn profile) is an “expert practitioner” in process management, having developed and implemented Chevron’s Business Process Management foundation. He is also author of a new book, “BPM Boots on the Ground: How to Implement Strategic Business Process Management”, which details lessons learned from 30 years at Chevron.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 5.2 Define Scope
  • 10.1 Identify Stakeholders

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 Making Your BPM Initiative Deliver Strategic Value

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Recorded Webinar – Recorded February 26th 2013
Duration:1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Supporting business architecture as part of EA is of critical importance to organizations focused on delivering outcome driven EA.

By bridging the gap between strategy and execution and by illustrating the impact of business and IT changes, business architecture is a key to making EA relevant to business leaders

Discussion Topics:

  • Why is supporting business architecture of critical importance?
  • How does business architecture enable business transformation?
  • What are the best practices for supporting business architecture?

Presenter: BetsyBurton, (LinkedIn profile) VP Distinguished Analyst

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope

  • 4.1 Develop Project Charter
  • 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
  • 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’

Click to register for Business Architecture Bridging Strategy and Execution

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Recorded Webinar
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

Requirements Planning adds incredible value to the requirements process.

More than simply creating another “work breakdown structure” document, this is an opportunity to address risks proactively and gain better stakeholder participation.

This session demonstrates how every component of a requirements plan adds value.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Illustrate the pitfalls of traditional approaches to Requirements Planning
  2. Deliver guidelines for making Requirements Planning a value-add activity
  3. Know what material must be present in a high quality requirements planning document

Click to register for 5 Things You Must Know About Requirements Planning

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Live Webinar July 2nd, 2013 – 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI Organizational Project Management CoP (REP #S043)

With this webinar with start PMI Organizational Project Management CoP’s Executive Value / Executive Positioning and Organizational Governance Track, to be continued during 3rd Quarter 2013.

This Webinar will be presented by Russ McDowell (LinkedIn profile), M. Eng., PMP, PRINCE2, OPM3P in English Language.

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

Click to register for Program Management-Mission Accomplished-Benefits Realized