Live Webinar – October 23 2013, 8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT
Live Webinar – October 23 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm GMT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

As organization look for ways to reduce costs and better leverage scarce resources, the matrix structure is becoming increasingly popular.

The challenge is that to or work effectively in a matrix environment, leaders and individual contributors needs different skills and knowledge.

In this complimentary 1 hour webinar Michelle Moore,(LinkedIn profile) the Director of Leadership and Business Skills will discuss the challenges of working in a matrix environment and the skills and knowledge required for success.

The webinar will include the following elements:

• Benefits of a Matrix Organization
• Common Matrix Challenges
• The Matrix Mind-Set – Competencies Required for Success

Click to register for Maximizing Performance in a Matrix Organization

Live Webinar October 23rd, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

No Project Is Successful Without A Plan

Putting a plan together will certainly ensure that deliverables are defined and tasks are completed.

However as a project progresses and project team members come and go, keeping the project team on task and then closing the project is really the difficulty part, not to mention getting the customer to sign-off on the final deliverables.

This webinar is meant for those who have seen project target dates slip because final details are delayed.

Objectives:

• Learn the reasons that ending a project is harder than starting a project
• Gain successful sign-off by customers on project completion
• Identify techniques for effectively closing projects

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for The Art of Getting **IT Done

Live Webinar – October 22nd 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

A common question asked when organizations seek to make the move to an Agile approach is who is affected by this change and who will be required to be on the Agile team.

This type of approach is not just focused on the developers, but the larger organization, and in order for it to be successful, understanding how to form an Agile team is critically important.

This web seminar will cover how to determine the appropriate team size, which roles should be included, how to involve the business as a member of the team, and what role leadership plays in ensuring the team’s success.

Click to register for Forming the Agile Team

Live Webinar October 24th, 2013, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar October 24th, 2013, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

While most people don’t agree on what risk is, most don’t like it!

Risks exist in many flavors and at many levels. In this session we explore various types of risk impacting projects, programs and portfolios, focusing primarily on two types – known and unknown.

Discussion Topics:

• What risk is and why most dislike it
• How we can deal with risk in the realm of the known
• How to deal with risk in the realm of the unknown

Presenter: Robert A.Handler (LinkedIn profile)

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating & Executing, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 11 – Risk

• 11.1 Plan Risk Management
• 11.2 Identify Risks
• 11.5 Plan Risk Responses

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 Project, Program and Portfolio Risk: Whatever It Is, We Don’t Like It