Online Webinar – Recorded April 25th, 2017
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: The Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )

PDU Of The Day has published over 8000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2017, we are publishing some new opportunities,  and some of our readers & editors favorite articles, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

The rise in popularity of Agile methods during the last decade has been both a benefit and a challenge for project and portfolio management teams.

While Agile methods have proven to increase and accelerate value to organizations by delivering faster and better results when applied to the right projects and in the right way, many organizations still struggle to figure out what to do with these new approaches for managing projects.

When this happens, Agile methods can become an obstacle and hindrance to benefits realization.

By breaking down the methodologies into smaller components, Benoit will explore how the ingredients of traditional and Agile can be blended more easily, doing away with dogmatic approaches.

Learn:

• How Agile is different but also similar to traditional methods
• How Agile techniques can complement more traditional approaches
• What other companies are doing to improve how they manage work this way.

Presenter: Benoit De Grâce, (LinkedIn profile) Sr Trainer/Consultant Corporate Education Group (CEG), has 20 + years of experience delivering courses on project management, scope, leadership, communication and quality management. With a keen ability to synthesize business processes and adapt project management know-how to various corporate environments, Benoit  helps organizations define and streamline their business processes. Benoit has a passion for delivering more efficient projects through the improvement of business processes, project/portfolio management skills, disciplines, and efficient information technology tools.

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Fire & Ice! How Agile & Traditional Practices
Can Coexist & Complement Each Other

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Online Webinar – Recorded April 28, 2011
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Agile Journal With Scott Ambler

PDU Of The Day has published over 8000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2017, we are publishing some new opportunities,  and some of our readers & editors favorite articles, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

Since it’s advent in 2001, Agile practices have transformed the way software is built and delivered. However, there are those who still believe Agile doesn’t work for large teams, Agile only works in co-located environments, or that Agile is undisciplined.

In reality, Agile practices are being used in virtually every industry and are being used to effectively deliver every type of software!

Agile Is Everywhere!

With IBM agility@scaleTM, IBM has led the way in helping organizations to adopt, scale and succeed with Agile whether they are globally distributed, require strict governance, or are building technically- complex software.

Join Agile Guru Scott Ambler as he:

• Briefly discusses the past, present, and future of Agile
• Definitively busts some of the Agile myths that still remain
• Explains how IBM Rational not only helps organizations quickly get started with Agile practices, but also provides a roadmap, services, training and tooling that allow teams to scale their Agile practices across the application lifecycle

Speakers:

Bob Aiello, (LinkedIn profile) Editor-in-Chief, CM Crossroads

Scott Ambler, (LinkedIn profile) Chief Methodologist/Agile, IBM Rational Scott travels the world helping clients to understand and adopt software processes that are right for them. A prolific author, Scott has received awards for several books, including those focused on the Unified Process, agile software development, Unified Modeling Language, and development based on the CMM (Capability Maturity Model). A widely recognized expert on Agile Process, he is a regular speaker at international IT conferences and a senior contributing editor for Information Week. Scott also wrote the Agile Software Development at Scale blog on IBM developerWorks.

Some Of Scott’s Award Winning Agile & Technical Bestsellers Are:

• Refactoring Databases: Evolutionary Database Design (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Fowler))
• Agile Modeling: Effective Practices for eXtreme Programming and the Unified Process
• Process Patterns: Building Large-Scale Systems Using Object Technology (SIGS: Managing Object Technology series)
• More Process Patterns: Delivering Large-Scale Systems Using Object Technology

• Presentation Download
• Scott Ambler’s Agile.Everyware blog

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Agile Everywhere Busting The Myths Once & For All!
Online Webinar With Scott Ambler

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Online Webinar – Recorded Aug 8 2017
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

PDU Of The Day has published over 8000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2017, we are publishing some new opportunities,  and some of our readers & editors favorite articles, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

Agile infrastructure and operations (I&O) organizations deliver service faster, better and cheaper than previously possible. I&O leaders struggling to optimize IT operations can become more agile by following five steps to build a high-performance, business-aligned I&O organization.

Discussion Topics:

• How to spot agility roadblocks and opportunities
• How to reduce I&O “transaction friction”
• How to make I&O agility business as usual

Presenter: Hank Marquis ( Gartner bio) is a prolific author being best known for his bestselling books books Visual Basic® 6 Bible, and the A Visual Basic 6 Programmer’s Toolkit.

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5 Steps Toward Agile Infrastructure & Operations

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Online Webinar – Recorded  October 7th 2013
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  PEX  – The Process Excellence Network

PDU Of The Day has published over 8000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2017, we are publishing some new opportunities,  and some of our readers & editors favorite articles, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

The reality of process excellence is that while some organizations achieve outstanding results from process transformation and improvement, others fail to realize the gains that they expected at the outset.

The tools and methodologies of process improvement are fairly standardized. So what makes the difference between a successful and an unsuccessful process excellence initiative?

Jim Sinur, Gartner Emeritus and author of  “BPM The Next Wave“ joins OpenText’s Director of Business Architecture Mark McGregor to explore what the reality of process excellence is, what is holding organizations back and how to overcome common challenges.

Join this webinar to:

1. Look at common pitfalls including competing approaches, competing messages and fragmented results
2. Explore how to connect process with strategy for better business outcomes
3. Learn 5 secrets that will totally transform your process excellence initiatives

This webinar will present ideas and strategies that, if taken and applied, will ensure greater success in your initiatives.

NOTE:  Thinking  People-centric Process Management? Ask the Smart Questions IS NOW AVAILABLE FREE (a $27 USD Value) as an e-book download.

This book, offered by experts Mark McGregor and Ian Gotts, provides you ideas & case studies, & helps you ask the right questions.

It quickly became a Top 10 Amazon best-seller in a number of business related categories when it was released and garnered rave reviews. Get it now for free, courtesy of Signavio & PDU Of The Day!

Presenters:

Jim Sinur (LinkedIn profile)  Gartner emeritus and author of Business Process Management: The Next Wave is a leader in process management approaches. His focus is on business process & innovation, and business policy/rule management (BRMS). When with Gartner, Jim was critical in creating the first Hype Cycle and Maturity Model, which have become a hallmark of Gartner analysis, along with the Magic Quadrant.

Mark McGregor (LinkedIn profile) is author of the bestseller of Thinking  People-centric Process Management? Ask the Smart Questions and Thrive!: How to Succeed in the Age of the Customer. Mark McGregor speaks, writes and coaches all over the world. He is passionate about continuously finding new ways to help people “Think Differently” and to achieve greater success.

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5 Secrets To Transform Your Process Excellence Initiatives

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Online Webinar – Recorded – June 4th 2014
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: American Management Association (REP 1294)

PDU Of The Day has published over 8000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2017, we are publishing some new opportunities,  and some of our readers & editors favorite articles, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

What Stops Us from Being Our Best?

Most companies talk about excellence, but what does that really mean?

This webcast gives you a concise starting point to understand the specific attitudes and practices needed to develop and maintain a culture of excellence.

Drawing on years of study and decades of experience, this program examines the five core qualities of excellence and offers advice on achieving it within your organization.

In this entertaining and enlightening program, Harry Paul will explain how to give and be your best in each of these five critical dimensions and foster excellence in your organization and in your life.

Learn how to create a culture of excellence where everyone is giving and being their best.

This Session will discuss:

• That excellence is an inside out proposition; that excellence is not how you are measured against others but how you stack up against your potential; and that there is no silver or bronze medal for excellence. Excellence is your best. Anything less is less.
• Using the five qualities of excellence that help attain and maintain excellence at work and at home.
• How to keep excellence from being kidnapped and replaced by average.
• So what? The next steps to maintain excellence and banish average forever.
• That…. All the above leads to increased performance, unique customer experiences, and higher employee engagement.

Based on his newest book Who Kidnapped Excellence?: What Stops Us from Giving and Being Our Best  harry will help you learn about tools, action steps, and hear examples to help you achieve professional and personal excellence.

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter: Harry Paul (LinkedIn profile) has over 30 years of business experience in sales, marketing, and management training and is the bestselling coauthor of a number of books, including Fish! A Proven Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results, INSTANT Turnaround!, and Revved!: An Incredible Way to Rev Up Your Workplace and Achieve Amazing Results, and his latest, Who Kidnapped Excellence?   Harry also served as a senior vice president for the Ken Blanchard Companies, where he worked closely with Dr. Ken Blanchard, of The One Minute Manager fame . For more information, visit “Harry The Fish Guy”

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Creating A Culture Of Excellence In Your Organization

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Online Webinar – Recorded –  March 2014
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Alex Papworth’s BA Mentor

PDU Of The Day has published over 8000 Professional Development Opportunities since our launch January 1st 2011.

These articles reflect the interests of Project Managers, Business Analysts, and agile professionals from over 150 countries.

In the last two weeks of 2017, we are publishing some new opportunities,  and some of our readers & editors favorite articles, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PCZxz3V8nk

Data modelling is often seen as a technical activity and some would argue outside the BA’s responsibility.

However, data models that are not technical in nature can be used to validate and explore the requirements.

Ultimately, it can allow us to identify important questions that need to be asked or assumptions that need to be tested that are not obvious when using other functional models.

This was a community driven event drawing on and sharing the experiences of our community.

This webinar was part of the ‘Be a Better BA’ Webinar Series bought to you in association with Yonix and BA Mentor.

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How Should Data Modelling Form
Part Of The BAs Toolkit

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