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January 11, 2012 at 8am, PST
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Scope Management: Business Needs, Requirements, Scope Oh! My!
The success of any project requires that the project be defined well enough, and early enough to minimize the potential for scope creep.
In this webinar, we discuss the key input of the Project Scope Management Knowledge Area—the Project Charter. We talk about how Project Managers use to this document to manage their projects every day to ensure project success.
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- Identify techniques to develop requirements
- Define the role of the business analyst on a project
- Describe the use of a traceability matrix
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 2
February 8, 2012 at 8am, PST
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Time Management (NEW)
How long will it take? This is the question that puzzles project team members, sponsors, end users, clients, functional managers, and subject matter experts. Estimating time is one of the more difficult aspects of project planning. In this webinar, you will learn some techniques to help you estimate better and provide more confidence to your stakeholders.
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- Identify techniques for estimating time
- Differentiate between effort and duration
- Use team members’ estimates more effectively
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 3
March 14, 2012 at 8am, PST
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Cost Management (NEW)
How much will the project cost? Sometimes the fundamentals of creating a budget are murky business to those who haven’t had much experience in developing cost estimates or budgets. Learn to use the language of finance and explore what it takes to create a usable budget.
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- Define the components of a cost estimate and budget
- Identify techniques for estimating cost
- Review a budget buildup
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight Fundamentals Webinars 2012
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| Session 4
April 11, 2012 at 8am, PDT
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Human Resources Management: Managing Project Conflict (NEW)
Project conflict occurs because teams are made of people who must interface with other people both inside and outside the organization. What causes conflict? How do you contribute to conflict?
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Define sources of conflict on projects
- Describe 5 conflict response styles
- Identify strategies to manage conflict
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 5
May 9, 2012 at 8am, PDT
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Quality: Delivering Quality in Projects
It’s been said that people don’t remember if the project was a week late, but they always remember if it doesn’t work. What does project quality mean? How does that differ from product and process quality? More importantly, this webinar addresses how you can get a handle on the critical components of project quality.
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- Define key quality management criteria
- Differentiate project, product, and process quality
- Identify techniques to plan for quality
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 6
June 13, 2012 at 8am, PDT
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Communications: Avoiding Communication Pitfalls
What is the number one job of the project manager? Communicate! Communicate! Communicate! Everyone says it’s important and yet good communication can be hard to come by. What can you do to avoid communication pitfalls and keep everyone in the loop?
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Identify symptoms of poor communication
- Use the communication model to assess breakdowns
- Describe steps to improve project communications
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 7
July 11, 2012 at 8am, PDT
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Communications: Difficult Conversations
Have you been in the situation where you don’t have the authority to do what you need to do? Do you find that you must rely on influencing skills to succeed? When does influence turn into a difficult conversation? This webinar will explore ways to help you have better conversations with all project stakeholders.
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Describe a difficult conversation and what makes them so difficult
- Define the dynamics of difficult conversations
- Use the stake model in addressing difficult conversations
- Develop a plan for handling a real difficult conversation
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| Session 8
August 8, 2012 at 8am, PDT
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Risk: Identifying and Assessing Project Risk
Oops! Something has gone wrong on the project! Should you have known about it ahead of time? Should you have done something ahead of time? How can you streamline the process to identify and focus on the important risks?
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Describe techniques to identify risks
- Prioritize risks to focus your efforts and time
- Use a risk register to document risk planning and control
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 9
September 12, 2012 at 8am, PDT
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Stakeholder Management: A New Focus on Stakeholders (NEW)
Stakeholder Management: A New Focus on Stakeholders (Janice)
The PMBOK® Guide is expected to have a new knowledge area in the upcoming edition: Stakeholder Management. Explore why this topic has become so critical to the success of projects that it deserves major attention in the PMBOK® Guide.
Objectives:
- Define proposed process in the PMBOK® Guide Stakeholder Management
- Describe how stakeholders impact projects
- Use a stakeholder management tool
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 10
October 10, 2012 at 8am, PDT
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Procurement: It's Not Just for the Purchasing Department
What do you do when you have to purchase something for the project? The project manager’s responsibility doesn’t end when the purchase request is submitted. How should you be involved in the procurement process? How can you influence the selection of a seller who best meets the needs of the project? Learn to use a what if scenario to make better decisions.
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Identify influences on the make vs. buy decision
- Develop selection criteria
- Learn to work more effectively with your procurement department
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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| Session 11
November 14, 2012 at 8am, PST
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Integration: Working the Project Flow
Integration is the second most important job of the project manager, after communication. How do you manage the interfaces between the PMBOK® Guide process groups to achieve a smoother integration between initiating, planning, and executing the project? When is it most important to control the project? How do the processes lead to a successful close?
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- Describe the process flow of initiation, planning, executing, monitoring and control and closing
- Identify techniques to transition from planning to executing
- Monitor and control a project throughout its life cycle
- Define best practices to implement within Project Insight
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