Live Webinar October 2nd, 2015 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: .5 Hour Credits: .5 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.

Thinking About A BA Certification?

Many Project Managers are looking to increase their skill set by adding proven Business Analysis techniques to their playbook.

This event is a free chat session using webinar technology. It features written questions and live answers by an experienced CBAP from Watermark Learning.

Topics include anything related to IIBA’s certifications you want, ranging from the CBAP or CCBA application to the exams to re-certification.

Speaker : Dayle Beyer, (LinkedIn profile) PMP, CBAP, ACC, PMI-RMP, IT-SVM has inspired excellence by providing international best practice tools and techniques for project management, business analysis, to drive successful organizational change initiatives. Contributor to the PMI-SP Exam Success Series: MP3 Audio Flashcards and Discovering the PMBOK Guide Dayle has served in executive roles for information technology and telecommunications solution providers, and is a board member of the Chicagoland Coach Federation.

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Live Webinar Sept 29thth, 2015, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT or
Live Webinar Sept 29th, 2015, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

For four consecutive years, Gartner has surveyed organizations on their adoption of big data.

See the latest results from the 2015 survey to understand how different vertical industries are using big data to get deeper insights and solve business problems, where industries are with adoption and deployment, the types of data they are leveraging, and the challenges they still face.

Discussion Topics:

• Which industries are investing in big data solutions and their stage of adoption
• Big data challenges faced by different industries
• Industry-specific business problems and use cases for big data

Presenter: Lisa Kart, (LinkedIn profile) Research Director

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule

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 October 1st, 2015 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT or …
Live Webinar October 1st, 2015 – 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1.5 Hr Webinar Credits: 1.5 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: RBCS (REP #2986)

Have You Just Hired Or Have You Developed Your Test Team?

The IT industry is focused on developing software, and, for the last 20 years or so, we’ve been obsessed by the process by which software is developed.

However, since software is still built mostly by hand, are we talking too much about how we develop software and not enough about how we develop the teams that develop the software?

At RBCS, they think there’s been entirely too much religious warfare about SDLCs, and not enough healthy discussion of how to develop, build, and nurture our people.

So, in this webinar, Rex will describe a solid, proven process for determining the skills your team needs, assessing which of those skills your team already has, and putting in place a plan to grow the skills that are lacking.

Through this process, you can develop a test team that has the skills and experience needed to succeed—regardless of the chosen lifecycle.

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

Click to register for the 2:00 am – 3:30 pm EDT presentation of Developing A Test Team

Click to register for the 9:30 pm – 11:00 pm EDT presentation of Developing A Test Team

Live Webinar – September 30th, 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

Please Note :  At this time the date on the webpage is wrong the page states the webinar is on June 24th 2015, but when you register for the session on the page you will see:

You have successfully registered for the following Webinar:

Managing Requirements Maturity
Wednesday, Sept 30, 2015 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Improving organizational Requirements Maturity is a strategic approach to improving project success and aligning IT with the business to meet objectives on time and on budget consistently.

According to the recent IAG BA Benchmark study of 437 large and medium organizations in North America and Europe, the organizational level of Requirements Maturity is directly proportional to the likelihood of project success.

Companies invest millions of dollars in recruitment, hiring, and training of Business Analysts every year without a detailed understanding of the role and how to integrate into the enterprise; the average Requirements Maturity level in North America is only 1.8 on a scale of 1-5, and only a fraction of those measured qualified at a level 3 or higher.

For individual and organizations that are serious about improving in a consistent and measurable way, IAG will explain the key concepts and results you can expect by improving organizational Requirements Maturity

Learning Objectives:

1. The impact of requirements maturity on overall business and project objectives.
2. The Requirements Maturity Model.
3. A high level roadmap to improving requirements capabilities.

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Live Webinar – September 30th 2015, 9:30 am – 10:30 am EDT
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 and may need to be recorded as a Category C PDU. Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

Feedback is critical if an individual or organisation wants to grow and develop.

The challenge is that giving and receiving feedback has to be done effectively to realise its benefits.

Many people feel uncomfortable giving and/or receiving feedback, and often feedback is delivered in a manner that makes it hard to accept or implement.

In this 60 minute webinar Michelle Moore will discuss how to provide feedback in a way that makes it clear and easier to act on. She will also review how to receive feedback in a professional manner.

The webinar will include the following elements:

• The Challenges of Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Giving Feedback – Guide Lines for Success
• The Four Step Feedback Look
• Receiving Feedback – Best Practices

Michelle Moore LinkedIn profile) is a learning and development professional with in-depth knowledge and experience in Sales, Leadership and Communication Skills. Michelle facilitates Global Knowledge Leadership and Business workshops on a world-wide basis and is responsible for development and promotion of the Global Knowledge EMEA Leadership and Business Skills portfolio.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 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”

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Live Webinar September 30th, 2015 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
By: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

John Juzbasich (LinkedIn profile) designed this session to help participants improve their critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving while applying these new skills to workplace challenges.

John will explore how the mind works in the decision making process, and examine how to make better good decisions and fewer bad decisions.

Click to register for Make Better Decisions

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