Archive for March, 2018

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Live Webinar April 4th, 2018 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Fissure Corporation (Rep 1026) Branded SPL

Change Means Giving Up Old Behaviors & Adopting New Ones

When organization or teams start on a journey to adopt agile, both practices and mindset, these new behaviors can create some friction with established and comfortable behaviors.

Recognizing where these “rubs” will occur and the all too common anti-patterns typically adopted to address them can prepare managers and teams for this change.

If you’ve ever been in a discussion and found yourself saying, “But we can’t do that here.” or Yeah, we tried that too; didn’t work for us, either!”, then you have experienced either a rub or an anti-patterns.

Teams and organizations that are new to Agile often face some common challenges. Through trial and error they attempt to adjust and resolve these issues.

Agile will challenge existing policies and processes that are comfortable but may not be getting the desired results.

Often, what seem to be logical and prudent responses actually produce a result that is the opposite of the desired outcome creating more problems than it solves.

These solutions that seem to make sense but in practice don’t work are called anti-patterns.

In this session Geof Lory will examine numerous Agile Organizational Rubs and Anti-patterns that are commonly encountered, why they would seem to work and why they don’t, along with suggestions for solutions that truly do work.

Join Geof Lory  a senior Fissure guide and certified ScrumMaster from the Scrum Alliance for this insightful webinar.

Presenter: Geof Lory PMP ACP CSM (LinkedIn profile) is a SPL instructor, SPL Board member, project manager, consultant, trainer and writer. With 30+ years of practical experience, Geof integrates the unique aspects of software development and infrastructure deployment projects into both Agile and traditional project management disciplines. He is an engaging speaker and trainer and the Product Owner for the SPL PM and Agile/Scrum Simulations and is certified to deliver various other team, leadership and project management curricula.

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Agile Organizational Rubs & Anti-Patterns

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Live Webinar – April 5th, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

West Marine believes that the soul of adventure is in the willingness to face challenges, even when the outcomes can’t be guaranteed.

When West Marine looked at its business performance data, senior leaders knew the company had to change so it could thrive in a new retail environment.

The company made a business decision to create a culture that supports continuous learning, growth, and development – for every single person at all levels of the company.

  • But how would the people navigate through these waters?

Join Emily Manley, (LinkedIn profile) Saba Product Expert, and Helen Rossiter, (LinkedIn profile) Learning & Talent Development leader, as they outline a step-by-step process for launching a company-wide personal development program that is employee-driven and designed to put people in the best position for success.

Gain insights into:

  • The critical steps in nurturing a culture where each employee creates a vision for their own future
  • Practical advice on how to grow a succession pool of high potential talent at all levels of the organization, aligned to business goals
  • How to communicate a roadmap for future talent and skills to business leaders
  • How technology can provide a foundation for personalizing the experience at scale

Presenters:

Helen Rossiter is the Learning & Talent Development Specialist at West Marine and has over 15 years of experience creating effective development programs that support company-wide initiatives in the retail industry. Helen is passionate about developing training programs designed to meet the unique needs of the ever-changing retail environment, which often requires out-of-the-box solutions to meet company needs, budgets, and various audience types.

Emily Manley is responsible for the product marketing activities of Saba’s fully integrated learning and talent management platform, Saba Cloud. As a product expert, she has line of sight into how Saba Cloud can help clients build high-impact learning cultures, embrace ongoing performance management, and increase employee engagement with valuable insights. Emily holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a Major in Marketing from Carleton University, and an MBA from Queen’s University.

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Creating A Culture Of Personal Development At West Marine

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Testing

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Live Webinar April 3rd 2018 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 .5 Hrs  1.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

The Seven Deadly Sins of Testing:

  1. Irrelevance/redundancy
  2. Ignorance of relevant skills or facts
  3. Obstructionism
  4. Adversarialism
  5. Nit-picking
  6. Blindness to project/organizational priorities
  7. Last-moment-ism

Are you your own worst enemy?

You might recognize your own behaviors, or behaviors of others on your test team. Rex will discuss these seven sins and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects.

Rex gives examples of these behaviors through case studies, and tells you how to stop the behaviors and solve the problems those behaviors have created. For sinners and non-sinners alike, Rex offers ideas on how to become a testing saint.

Join Rex and discuss these seven deadly sins.
Presentation Slides

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

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Testing

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Live Webinar April 4th, 2018 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

In this webinar Gary Cokins describes how enterprise risk management (ERM) is now being integrated with various enterprise performance management (EPM) methods.

About Gary Cokins

Gary Cokins (LinkedIn profile) is an internationally recognized expert, sought after keynote speaker, and author in advanced cost management and performance improvement systems.

Founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management, an advisory firm located in Cary, North Carolina Gary has written numerous books and mentored individuals and organizations in performance management over the last 40+ years. Gary received a BS degree (honors) in Industrial Engineering/Operations Research from Cornell University (1971) and his MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management (1974).

Gary began his career as a strategic planner with FMC’s Link-Belt Division. In 1981 Gary began his management consulting career first with Deloitte consulting, and then KPMG consulting. In 1992 Gary headed the National Cost Management Consulting Services for Electronic Data Systems (EDS). From 1997 until recently Gary was in business development with SAS, a provider of enterprise business analytics and intelligence software.

Gary’s two most recent books are Performance Management: Finding the Missing Pieces to Close the Intelligence Gap  and Performance Management: Integrating Strategy Execution, Methodologies, Risk, and Analytics .

His most recent book co-authored with Larry Maisel (LinkedIn profile) is Predictive Business Analytics: Forward Looking Capabilities to Improve Business Performance. Visit Mr. Cokins site at GaryCokins.com.

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The Integration of Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) &
Enterprise Performance Management (EPM)

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Live Webinar – April 4th, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

When creating a project for the first time many project managers begin by typing information in the “Task Name” column. Later they find that Microsoft Project is calculating working time incorrectly.

Task dates begin to look inaccurate and the Project duration begins to change.

Finally, they may even abandon the use of Project in managing their project.

The problems began with the first data entry. Project was not set up correctly for data and so errors ensued.

Project is like other database applications in that the correct set-up and configuration of the software will drive accuracy.

In this webinar, Sam Huffman will explore and discuss the basics in setting up and configuring Microsoft Project for data. We will identify the features you need to know such as calendars, calendar hierarchies, scheduling methods and scheduling modes.

Speaker : Sam Huffman (LinkedIn profile) is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Project Management Professional, and Project MVP. Sam has been delivering training for The Versatile Company since 1996. Sam gained insight into Microsoft Project while working at Microsoft as a member of the Microsoft Project development and support team. Sam is considered a leading authority on the tool, and provides great insight to project Managers on the newest enterprise features of all versions of Microsoft Project and Project Server.

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

  1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
  2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
  3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
  4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
  5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

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Microsoft Project Do’s & Don’ts: Set Up For Success

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Live Webinar April 3rd, 2018, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) tools have been growing in popularity as organizations try to introduce automation in their security operations practices.

Join Anton Chuvakin (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) for a webinar that will define this emerging technology and present new deployment and operations practices.

Discussion Topics:

  • What is SOAR
  • Who should use SOAR
  • How organizations are using SOAR
  • The best practices in deployment and use of SOAR tools

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Prepare Your Security Operations For Orchestration & Automation Tools

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