Live Webinar – Feb 12th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Live Webinar – Feb 12th, 2014 7:00 am – 8:00 am BT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Sponsored by: APMG International

IT Asset Management has become a critical issue within corporate IT departments.

Beyond the expense associated with unused assets, corporations run real risks if they are not prepared.

Among these are:

• Incurring substantial fines due to mismanagement of software licenses
• Improperly disposing of IT Assets still containing critical corporate data
• Managing corporate information assets in an age of ‘bring-your-own-device’
• Unnecessary expenditures on tools and services due to lack of understanding of organizational needs or capabilities
• The knowledge gap of undocumented information on contracts, licenses, services etc. when an employee leaves an organization

Corporations are best prepared when they have robust IT asset management processes in place, and when their staff are properly trained.

This webinar will look at the imperative for today’s businesses to follow best practice disciplines in IT Asset Management, and the opportunity for training companies to serve the burgeoning market for best practice IT Asset Management training.

Click to register for Adding IT Asset Management Training to your ITSM Portfolio

Live Webinar Feb 12th, 2014 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

Leading effective virtual meetings with our teams is a large challenge today, especially since 70% of participants are multi-tasking and not engaged.

Problems, misunderstandings and communication breakdowns are magnified in virtual communication compared to face-to-face meetings.

The key is to build relationships and trust with virtual team members and take specific steps to keep them engaged and increase participation in virtual meetings.

Objectives:

• Develop strong relationships and trust with virtual team members
• Overcome the biggest obstacles to conducting effective virtual meetings
• Increase engagement during virtual meetings
• Use best practices for virtual meetings to produce results you want

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Conducting Meetings with Virtual Teams

Live Webinar – Feb 11th 2014, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU/CDU Credits: 1 PDU Cat B – Free PDU
Hosted By: Systemation

Projects are most effective when done in a true teaming environment.

Systemation will also answer all your questions! Learn why teams are crucial to maximum team efficiency, how to improve your teaming skills, and what you’re missing if you don’t.

Presenter: Dan Treadwell – (LinkedIn profile) Dan is the author of the book Money Isn’t All That Matters – Strategies for Attracting & Retaining Technical Professionals.

Note: How to Receive PDUs for Attending a Live Systemation Webinar – You can earn one PDU per live webinar attended. All you have to do is fill out PMI’s online form or download the PDF version and claim the PDUs in Section 4 as Category B (Systemation’s address is: 12503 E. Euclid Dr. Suite 55. Centennial, CO 80111).

Click to register for Are You Doing Everything You Can to Create a Real Project “Team”? And What You’re Missing if You’re Not

Live Webinar – January 28th, 2014 2:00 pm EST
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

During the project intake process all projects are considered critical, all others never get approved. So how do you decide which “critical” projects are most critical? These decisions are typically made politically, emotionally or without consistency.

The Impact:

• Poor resource utilization
• Frustrated resources
• Projects not aligned with strategic objectives
• Higher risk and lower ROI

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar demonstrating a balanced approach to prioritizing initiatives. Projects affect many aspects of your business; all factors should be considered when taking on a new project. Learn the prioritization secrets of successful companies using a Project Portfolio Management mentality.

The Result:

• Decreased risk
• Higher ROI
• Optimized resource utilization
• Maximum aggregate value of projects

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

Click to register for How to Prioritize Projects When Each One is Critical

Live Webinar – Jan 23rd, 2014 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Day Credits: Up to 7 PDU Category B – Free PDU
By: Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute

How can leaders have more confidence in the ability of their organizations to withstand disruptive events?

This CERT webcast will showcase the application of resilience models to operationalize risk management and solve hard problems in enterprise security.

The CERT Cyber Resilience Center will highlight the use of models to benchmark and compare peer organizations across government and critical infrastructure.

This will include tools such as the DHS-sponsored Cyber Resilience Review and the Department of Energy Electricity Subsector Cybersecurity Capability Maturity Model (ES-C2M2).

The Panalists will discuss different approaches to operational resilience, organizational maturity, and how to be a shrewd consumer of cyber security models.

The event will include a panel discussion where leaders in government and industry – from the Department of Homeland Security, the United States Postal Inspection Service, and the defense industry – will discuss their experiences.

Finally, the webcast will close with a discussion of recent federal efforts to improve critical infrastructure security in the United States.

What attendees will learn:

• How to assess and improve operational resilience in an enterprise
• The maturity of organizations from a resilience perspective . . . Can your organization deal with disruptive events, and how can you be sure?
• Innovative ways that resilience models were developed in collaboration with private industry and have been used to solve government-sector challenges
• How a model can be used to assess and drive real improvement across groups of organizations
• The progress of U.S. national efforts to improve critical infrastructure resilience and what it means for your organization

Who Should Attend?

• CIOs
• CISOs
• Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Directors
• Risk Managers
• Crisis and Emergency Managers

Schedule of Events (subject to change)

Click to register for CERT® Operational Resilience: MANAGE, PROTECT, AND SUSTAIN

Live Webinar Jan 22nd, 2014 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

Waiting until the project is delivered to the customer is not the time to confirm, or not confirm, that objectives of the project are met.

Project managers and business analysts must understand how to analyze the various risks of the project objectives and develop ways to intermittently validate the attainment of those objectives. Learn the roles and responsibilities of the project manager, business analyst and quality assurance teams in successful project delivery.

Objectives:

• Define what Validation means as it relates to project delivery
• Define team roles and responsibilities as it relates to validation
• Identify the types of validation necessary for your project
• Develop action plans to validate key components of the project

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Validating Requirements