Online Webinar – PMTimes
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 2  PDU/CDUs – Free
Provider: PM Times (Diversified Business Communications REP1811)
2  PDU/CDUs – Free  PDU / CDU

Are You Too Soft?

Most Project Manager/Business Analyst leaders are not consistently willing to make the tough and unpopular project-related decisions, even though their instincts warn them that they are not taking the most effective action.

Witness examples of PM/BA actions (or inactions) that are indicative of too-soft behaviour.  Will you recognize familiar behaviour?

You do not have to be rude, insensitive, arrogant, or a bully
To avoid being too soft!

None of these attributes are acceptable …ever!

Come prepared to rethink what constitutes effective project management and business analyst leadership behaviour.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

• How to become a more effective leader
• How to avoid being too soft
• How to become a more effective leader

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Download – Power Snippets
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides

Presenter: Neal Whitten PMP (LinkedIn profile) President Neal Whitten Group, is a Keynote speaker, trainer, consultant, mentor, and best-selling author in the areas of leadership, project management, & employee development with 35+ years of front-line project management experience. A writer for professional magazines including PM Network® magazine.

Neal is also the author of several books including:

• Neal Whitten’s No-Nonsense Advice For Successful Projects
• Neal Whitten’s Let’s Talk! More No-Nonsense Advice for Project Success
• The Gift of Wisdom: Lessons for a Lifetime
• Becoming An Indispensable Employee in a Disposable World
• Managing Software Development Projects: Formula for Success, New Edition
• The Enterprize Organization: Organizing Software Projects for Accountability and Success

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The #1 Reason Why PM’s & BA’s Fail:
BEING TOO SOFT!

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Online Webinar  – Recorded June 3, 2020
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: ProjectManagement.com / Gantthead (REP #2488)
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VUCA , an acronym that stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity, has become a buzzword in management and business circles.

It has added a new dimension to management principles and practice this requires a fresh approach to adapt to the new situations that are emerging in business and industry.

Over the years project management standards have been adapting to industry practices and through its revisions introducing new topics and areas of knowledge.

The objective of the standards has been to present information that is relevant and valid for today’s operations.

Various project management standards have been studied to assess if the four parameters of VUCA have been included and discussed and if they are adequate for the practising project manager to function effectively.

This webinar will have the following Learning Outcomes:

• An explanation of VUCA and its relevance for project managers.
• How are the project management standards addressing these parameters?
• What are the shortfalls that need to be covered in knowledge and practice?

Join Raju Rao (LinkedIn profile) for this informative webinar!

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VUCA & Project Management Standards

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Online Webinar  – Recorded  July 17th, 2019
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  The Corporate Education Group ( REP 1011 )

A positive interaction with your customers can go a long way, especially in this age of social media and internet reviews.

Customers who experience top-notch service are likely to tell others about it, which can translate into more customers and more buzz. When customers feel valued and appreciated, they are more likely to come back.

But it’s not just customers that benefit from a service-minded culture – its’ also the employees of an organization.

When employees feel empowered to go above and beyond to solve customer issues and provide next-level service, it creates a culture that puts service first in all relationships, internal and external, increasing collaboration, productivity, and the bottom line.

In this webinar Lisa Cox  will show you how to practice Legendary Service® and create a culture of service within your organization.

Learning Objectives:

• Learn how to build customer loyalty by operating with a service mindset.
• Create a sense of value in your customers.
• Improve collaboration, innovation, and productivity throughout your organization
  • By creating a culture of service.

Presenter: Lisa Cox (LinkedIn profile) Trainer/Coach/Consultant Corporate Education Group (CEG), has 20 +years experience in the professional development of business associates, managers, directors, and senior-level leadership. Lisa assesses and analyzes organizations and develops, implements, and evaluates customized training programs based on the needs and goals of the organization, delivering training programs both virtually and face-to-face. Lisa’s certifications include: Lisa is a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA), Certified Professional Values Analyst (CPVA), and Situational Leadership Facilitator, Diversity Champion, and Trainer

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Legendary Service

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Online Webinar – Recorded July 9 2020
Activity Type:  Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

COVID-19 severely altered existing plans for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and other core system upgrades and projects. Application leaders face uncertainty over future budgets and higher-than-usual demands for application agility and responsiveness.

Business dynamics are changing rapidly, and most core business applications cannot keep up. In this complimentary webinar, a panel of Gartner experts on ERP, finance, procurement, and HCM look at survive-and-thrive strategies and best practices for COVID-19 recovery and renewal.

Discussion Topics:

• Extract maximum value and achieve cost optimization from core business applications
• Navigate and satisfy competing business, IT, and supplier demands
• How future Core Business Applications can transform your digital business post-COVID-19

Panelists:

• Paul M. Schenck (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Principal Analyst
• Ron Hanscome (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst
• John E. Van Decker (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst
• Micky Keck (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Director Analyst

Return to the web page to watch both the live and on-demand webinar.

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Adapt Core Business Apps (ERP, Procurement, Finance, HCM) To Lead COVID-19 Recovery & Renewal

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