Live Webinar February 8th, 2021, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Strategy leaders find their organizations at a perilous crossroads amid significant economic crisis and industry upheaval.

Despite a need to reignite growth, teams responsible for growth initiatives report that a severe lack of time, funding and resources threaten success.

While many have boosted their portfolio management discipline to drive focus, the average company can still expect at least 40% of its strategic initiatives to fail.

In this webinar reveals how progressive firms boost the productivity of long-term investments by combatting execution drag that weighs down transformative growth. Brook Selassie (LinkedIn profile) Gartner VP Advisory, with initiatives and reduces their potential for success.

Discussion Topics:

• Why better initiative design, not prioritization, makes your strategic investments more productive
• How to pinpoint flawed assumptions that introduce initiative portfolio drag and waste.
• Resist using governance bodies to resolve initiative-operating model conflicts.

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Growth Amid Upheaval:
Creating A Drag-Free Initiative Portfolio

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Live Webinar – January 27th, 2021 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

With the COVID-19 pandemic, risk management is taken with increased interest by professionals, communities and organizations across industry verticals. Particularly within the Project-Program-Portfolio (PPP) community, risk management has been asked to be taken-up on a proactive and priority basis.

The risk management life cycle (RMLC) works within the context of risk management framework. It ensures risks are managed in a structured and integrated manner in an organization irrespective of life cycle approaches chosen.

Understanding of risk management framework across portfolios, programs and projects, is foundational to have tangible results coming from risk management.

While a project’s risk management life cycle is somewhat known and practiced, there are a number of variations when programs and/or portfolios are taken up in an organization. Many risk management practitioners miss these subtleties!

In this webinar, Satya Narayan Dash will explore:

• What are risk management framework and risk management life cycle?
• What will be considerations for the portfolios?
• What will be considerations for the programs?
• What will be considerations for the projects?
• How to take an integrated approach?

Presenter:  Satya Narayan Dash (LinkedIn profile, @ManagementYogi) is a management professional, speaker, coach and author of multiple books. Many of his students have successfully passed the PMP.  Satya has created new management paradigms, including “Agile PMP,” “Practical PMP with MS Project/Primavera P6” and “Practical RMP with Primavera Risk Analysis” and many hands-on Agile-related courses. View Satya’s blog web presence.

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Risk Management Life Cycle In The Context Of
Project, Program, & Portfolio

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Online Webinar  – Recorded  May 19th 2020
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media  1 PDU – Free
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

PDU Of The Day 10th Anniversary!!!
We have published THOUSANDS of 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 2020, we are publishing some of our readers & editors favorite recorded opportunities, as a special treat for our readers!

Each of these webinars is available online!

This webinar aims to introduce the principles of portfolio management and also provide some examples from recent case studies experienced in delivering a transformation portfolio.

It covers the key principles and approaches with the associated benefits of adopting portfolio management approach to help achieve an organisations objectives and strategic outcomes.

The approach outlined is in line with the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition and the recently published Portfolio Management – A practical guide that was written by APM Portfolio Management Specific Interest Group.

Case study examples from members of the Specific Interest Group will help bring to life some of the challenges encountered in both the introduction and ongoing management of portfolios.

Presenters:

Petula Allison (LinkedIn profile) Change and Portfolio Planning Manager,Yorkshire Building Society (YBS); has experience in both the public and private sector and is a member and appointed Co-Chair for the APM’s Portfolio Management SIG which creates valuable practice-oriented knowledge that helps drive forward the Portfolio and Project management profession for the APM.

Adam Skinner (LinkedIn profile) has 15 + years of successful project and programme delivery experience from a career spanning HM Treasury, PA Consulting, Atkins Global and P2Consulting. Adam specialises in the implementation of Programme and Portfolio Management capabilities through the establishment of Programme and PMO’s. Adam has established PMOs & P3M capabilities across a range of sectors including government, energy, retail and the financial sector & sits on the APM’s Portfolio Management SIG committee as Co-Chair. Adam is a graduate with distinction of Saïd Business School’s MSc in Major Programme Management.

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An Introduction To Portfolio Management:
The Theory & The Practice

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Live Webinar – May 19th 2020 7:30 am – 8:30 am EDT
Live Webinar – May 19th 2020 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

This webinar aims to introduce the principles of portfolio management and also provide some examples from recent case studies experienced in delivering a transformation portfolio.

It covers the key principles and approaches with the associated benefits of adopting portfolio management approach to help achieve an organisations objectives and strategic outcomes.

The approach outlined is in line with the APM Body of Knowledge 7th edition and the recently published Portfolio Management – A practical guide that was written by APM Portfolio Management Specific Interest Group.

Case study examples from members of the Specific Interest Group will help bring to life some of the challenges encountered in both the introduction and ongoing management of portfolios.

Presenters:

Petula Allison (LinkedIn profile) Change and Portfolio Planning Manager,Yorkshire Building Society (YBS); has experience in both the public and private sector and is a member and appointed Co-Chair for the APM’s Portfolio Management SIG which creates valuable practice-oriented knowledge that helps drive forward the Portfolio and Project management profession for the APM.

Adam Skinner (LinkedIn profile) has 15 + years of successful project and programme delivery experience from a career spanning HM Treasury, PA Consulting, Atkins Global and P2Consulting. Adam specialises in the implementation of Programme and Portfolio Management capabilities through the establishment of Programme and PMO’s. Adam has established PMOs & P3M capabilities across a range of sectors including government, energy, retail and the financial sector & sits on the APM’s Portfolio Management SIG committee as Co-Chair. Adam is a graduate with distinction of Saïd Business School’s MSc in Major Programme Management.

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An Introduction To Portfolio Management:
The Theory & The Practice

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Live Webinar – May 6th 2020 8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT
Live Webinar – May 6th 2020 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

A topsy-turvy world requires thinking that challenges the status quo and seeks smarter ways of deploying the well-known portfolio management mantra of ‘doing the right things’. This will fire your imagination.

As the world economies struggle to recover from the global COVID pandemic, organisations of all sizes will need to focus on core activity and the selection of initiatives that provide the most value towards business objectives and ultimately strategic goals.

However, post pandemic factors are at play that will limit achievement of success. This presentation offers research, perspectives and challenges together with some suggested solutions that should be considered and acted upon.

Presenter: Iain Fraser (LinkedIn profile) understands the need for organisational change towards entities that are focused on exploring, planning, and delivering business value. Author of the best-selling business book ‘The Business of Portfolio Management – Boosting Organizational Value’. Today he uses his 30+ year professional and leadership experiences to craft his speaking, training, mentoring, and professional director activities.

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Managing Your Portfolios In A Topsy-Turvy World

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Live Webinar – January 22nd 2020 7:30 am – 8:30 am EST
Live Webinar – January 22nd 2020 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM BT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Association for Project Management – APM

It highlights the differences between project, programme and portfolio management and provides insight and guidance on how to successfully navigate them as a leader.

The first section focusses on the key characteristics of project management, programme management and portfolio management, drawing out the key differences which most delegates will be aware of, but may not have analysed in any detail.

The second section covers moving up the chain, looking at the key pitfalls that many people encounter, such as trying to do too much, not knowing how to delegate and focussing on the wrong level of detail.

The third section introduces techniques to assist the delegates – leveraging their existing skill sets, such as organisational skills, influencing and people management to move seamlessly between the various requirements.

Finally, we look at available tools and support in the market before summarising and moving to questions and answers.

This webinar is suitable for professionals with an intermediate to advance level of experience.  Vivianne Walters, (LinkedIn profile)  a committee member on the APM Programme Management SIG will be chairing this webinar.

Presenter Gillian Austin-King (LinkedIn profile) began her career at Price Waterhouse where she qualified as a CA before moving to  a Finance role. She enrolled on an MBA in 2001 and from there took her career in a different direction, focussing on change management & consultancy. Specializing in Banking & Wealth Management she worked as Head of Change for Duncan Lawrie for six years before moving to HSBC, initially as European Head of Programme Audit. She is now Payments Portfolio Director, heading up the change function for Payments IT and overseeing a portfolio with an annual spend in excess of $100million. Gillian holds degrees in Economics and Law and Masters in Finance and Banking. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Chartered Bankers Association, the Internal Audit association and the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.

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From Project To Portfolio Management:
How To Successfully Bridge The Gap

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