Archive for December 13th, 2013

Leadership in Quotes

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Live Webinar Dec 19th, 2013 – 10:00 am – 11:00 am EST
Duration: 1 Hours webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Consulting CoP (REP #S029)

Patrick Gorman (LinkedIn profile) Senior systems engineer at Boeing loves the process of identifying issues, then helping people and organizations learn to solve them, building teams, doing difficult, rewarding work, and enabling the impossible.

Patrick’s engaging presentation will be featuring the importance of leadership in project management.

This is oneGlobal Consulting CoP presentation not to be missed!

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

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Live Webinar Dec 19th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: Imaginet

Kanban Can Increase Productivity and Engagement!

Imaginet going to show you how…

  1. Kanban will FINALLY give you process, automation, and consistency in your development projects.
  2. They construct Kanban systems that work seamlessly in TFS 2013.
  3. To read valuable reports that provide practical insight into your software development teams speed and efficiency.
  4. To spot roadblocks and learn how to systematically eliminate them.

And Most Importantly … Why most organizations fail at implementing formal processes for developing software.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
  • 5.3 Define Scope
  • 6.6 Develop Schedule
  • 8.1 Plan Quality Management

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 Discover How The Kanban Method Can Kick Start A Culture of Continuous Improvement In Your Organization

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Live Webinar Dec 18th 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presented by: Metavis

In the world of SharePoint, we are taught how to plan it, how to build it and even how to deploy it, but what we are never taught is how to make sure our users’ will use it.

Whether it is rolling out team collaboration or rolling off weight, change is never an easy thing.

Managing user expectations and anxieties can sometimes be the most difficult part of the SharePoint journey.

Join Virgil Carroll as he takes a ‘tongue-in-cheek’ approach to looking at the challenges and opportunities around managing change in your users.

Virgil will share some great lessons learned and provide real world strategies (both simple and absurd) to not only increase your user adoption, but generate their excitement.

Presenter: Virgil Carroll (LinkedIn profile) grew up as an Alaskan fisherman, so he knows that life, like business, can be smooth sailing one minute and stormy seas the next. Virgil has a a degree in Sports Medicine and a Masters in Instructional Design from the University of Alabama, Birmingham. Virgil formed High Monkey and is currently its principal human solutions architect.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

  • 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
  • 10.2 Manage Communications
  • 13.1 Identify Stakeholders
  • 13.2 Plan Stakeholder Management

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 What Losing Reminded Me about SharePoint User Adoption