Live Webinar March 11th, 2015 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)

5 Key Software Maintenance Questions

In this webinar Ian Brown (LinkedIn profile) will examine the Goal-Question-Metric (GQM) framework and apply it to software maintenance to come up with the key items you should be measuring after software is deployed.

Click to register for 5 Things You Always Wanted To Know About Software Maintenance Measurement But Were Afraid To Ask

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Live Webinar March 12th 2015 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
A Microsoft Event Presented by: Imaginet

Becky will show you…

• How implementing best practices in application lifecycle management can improve your bottom line.
• Why focusing on application lifecycle management can increase team productivity and satisfaction.
• Discover how the Microsoft Visual Studio ALM tools can be leveraged to enhance every part of your application lifecycle, including development, testing, project management, release management, deployments, and operations.
• How improving the management of your application lifecycle can result in reduced risk, improved resource utilization, improved stakeholder satisfaction, etc.

And much more!

1. Why should your business focus on Application Lifecycle Management?
2. What benefits will you see to your overall business?
3. How does ALM impact your bottom line?

Come attend this free webinar to discover all the answers!

Presenter:  Becky Madison Kier (LinkedIn profile) is the Director of Process & Operations for Imaginet based in Dallas, TX. She is passionate about helping teams improve the quality of their software by adopting best practices of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration

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

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’

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Live Webinar March 12th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU/CDU Category C – Free PDU/CDU
Presented by: Watermark Learning (REP 1025)

NOTE: Although Watermark Learning is an REP they have chosen to have participants record their sessions as a Category C Activity. For more information contact Watermark Learning or see their “Self Reporting” page.

Working with Agile Contracts?

NK Shrivastava, PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM (LinkedIn profile) will show you: 

• Key features of Agile contracts
• What kinds of contracts work best with Agile projects
• Examples of effective Agile contracts. And…

You’ll also get a chance to ask questions and get LIVE expert answers!

PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 7 – Cost 12 – Procurement

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 7.3 Control Costs
• 12.1 Plan Procurements
• 12.2 Conduct Procurements

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.’

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Live Webinar March 11th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

Strategic change initiatives are profiling in organizations. To facilitate execution of these initiatives, firms are investing in business architecture to help assess and plan them.

Enterprise Business Architecture is quickly evolving into a mainstream business capability. Some would argue that it is already there considering 50% of the world’s top performing enterprises have embraced business architecture as a strategic differentiator.

The tools and techniques of business architecture should be foundational to strategy development, deployment and executive planning. This webinar intends to demonstrate the business architecture framework, describe the what, why, how and uses of some architectural blueprints.

Learning Objectives:

1. Purpose and benefits of Business Architecture to scope, planning and delivery.
2. Applicability of Business Architecture in the context of the rapid Change Agenda
3. Business Architecture framework and a variety of approaches to know when to use model types.
4. Different views of a business architecture framework and how analysis techniques will expose risk.
5. To think architecturally in the decomposition of the organization as a technique for defining organizational impact, scope and for Process Modeling & Requirements analysis methods.

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Live Webinar – March 10th 2015, 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

DevOps is all the rage as a trend for aligning IT assets, teams, and deployment tools as a movement for more effective utilization of IT as a strategic business capability.

But like any buzzword, the reality behind the movement is fraught with obstacles and pitfalls.

DevOps does work, but if an organization does not have realistic expectations about its implementation and adoption, it can become just another misunderstood trend that fails to deliver on the promise.

So what does it take to deliver on the promise of DevOps?

Join use   and Richard Jenny, PMP, PM-Agile Practitioner and DevOps Leader will collaborate with the audience on common issues and hurdles that can stand in the way of implementing truly effective DevOps practices.

Join ASPE’s Chris Knotts, PMP (LinkedIn profile) Richard Jenny (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PE, PMI-ACP veteran Program Manager and DevOps Director as he take questions from you and has a candid discussion of what works, what doesn’t work, and what to expect as an enterprise organization considers adopting a DevOps way of work.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

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

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’

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Online Webinar  – Recorded May 3013
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : TenStep Inc. (Rep 1774)

Note:  Although TenStep  is an REP and this session qualified as a PDU for people listening to the Live version of the presentation – TenStep  has stated that if you are listening to this presentation as a recorded online presentation you will need to record this webinar as a Category C opportunity.

Project Management Is Not Static!

The nature of projects ten years ago is not the same as projects ten years from now. Therefore, the approaches and processes that worked ten years ago are not going to be adequate ten years from now.

Based on the experience and perceptions of Tom Mochal Pmp PgMP TSPM ITBMC (LinkedIn profile, @TMochal) will discuss future trends in project, program and portfolio management.

Tom will also discuss how the role of the project manager will likely evolve.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

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

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 The Future Of Project Management