Online Webinar  – Recorded March 28th 2018
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media Up to 1 PDU – Free
Provider: ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
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The Gahcho Kué Project created the largest new diamond mine constructed in the world since 2003.  In one of the world’s harshest climates, the project was successfully completed two months ahead of schedule.

This project achieved its goals even with several chilling challenges. The Gahcho Kué project was awarded as a 2017 PMI Project of the Year Finalist. Learn about this awarded project’s challenges, best practices, and lessons learned in this webinar with Kato Lone.

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How A Canadian Project Recognized For Excellence Freezes Challenges For Icy Results

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Live Webinar – April 24th, 2018 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

In this webinar, you’ll learn techniques for turning your presentations into videos using PowerPoint only or a combination of PowerPoint and 2 free programs—Zoom meeting (the free level) and Audacity.

• Discover 5 reasons for turning PowerPoint files into videos
• Learn how to convert a presentation to a video using PowerPoint only
• Expand your possibilities with free online meeting software
• Get more control over audio quality and editing with Audacity

Presenter: Ellen Finkelstein (LinkedIn profile  @efinkelstein) is a recognized expert, speaker, trainer, and best-selling author on PowerPoint presentation skills. One of only 37 Microsoft-appointed PowerPoint MVPs (Most Valuable Professional) in the world, Ellen is a lively, confident speaker who freely shares her substantial experience in order to help others. In her books and webinars, she addresses the full range of issues associated with creating effective presentations, including:

• PowerPoint for Teachers: Dynamic Presentations and Interactive Classroom Projects (Grades K-12)
• How to Do Everything with Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 (How to Do Everything)
• AutoCAD 2015 and AutoCAD LT 2015 Bible
• Flash Professional CS5 and Flash Catalyst CS5 For Dummies
• OpenOffice.org For Dummies
• Jakarta Struts For Dummies
• Macromedia Flash 8 For Dummies
• Syndicating Web Sites with RSS Feeds For Dummies ®

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How To Turn Your Training Presentations Into Videos
Using Only PowerPoint & Free Apps

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Live Webinar April 23rd, 2018, 5:00 am – 6:00 am  EDT
Live Webinar April 23rd, 2018, 9:00 am – 10:00 am GMT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Cost optimization is a business-focused, continuous discipline to drive spending and cost reduction, while maximizing business value.

In this webinar, Alys Woodward (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Research Director will review the vital role analytics play in Cost optimization.

1. Cost optimization:
   1. Finding cost reduction opportunities,
   2. Evaluating their potential impact on the business, and
   3. Analyzing and selecting scenarios to spend for the best business outcomes.

Discussion Topics:

• How analytics can support and enable cost optimization
• How IT is a typical entry point for cost optimization
• How you can prove business value to defend analytics investments
• How to avoid cost-cutting traps

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Cost Optimization:
Using Analytics to Optimize IT & Business Costs

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Live Webinar – April 26th, 2018 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: SD Times (Software Development Times)

With the release of Java 10, the impact of Java 9, and the spread of multiple emerging technologies, the biggest questions for high-performing development teams is: How do we keep up and take advantage of the features relevant to us?

Join Java experts Toomas Romer (LinkedIn profile) and Rod Cope (LinkedIn profile) as they discuss recent changes to the language and how they impact tools, development velocity, and the ability to innovate; along with industry insights to better plan for more complex systems, the inevitable modernization, and adapting to scale.

Learn:

• Strengths and benefits of new language features
• How to keep up with the Java six-month release cycle
• Development hygiene tips to keep legacy apps running
• Best practices to move to microservices

After attending this webinar, you will understand and be able to take advantage of modern Java features to better plan releases, speed innovation, and keep up with change.

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Java 10 & Beyond:
Keeping Up With The Language & Planning For The Future

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