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SUMMARY:How Simulation-Based Learning Supercharged an Online Project Management Course
DESCRIPTION:For decades\, project management courses have followed a familiar formula: dense textbooks\, slide decks\, and exercises on Gantt charts\, risk registers\, and scope planning. While useful\, this approach often feels mechanical; students follow steps\, fill templates\, and submit polished reports. \nOver the past few years\, Professor Alan Davis\, from a respected public university in Ohio\, saw a growing gap. His students knew the theory but struggled with real-world complexity. The rigid classroom model wasn’t preparing them for the dynamic nature of actual projects. It was time to rethink the approach. \nLet’s take a look at how he turned things around using a hands-on project management simulation experience and brought his classroom back to life. \nA course that looked great\, but missed the mark on project management training\nAlan taught a senior-level course on project management to a mix of business\, IT\, and engineering students. With the university’s push toward online and hybrid learning\, he updated his course to include recorded lectures\, online discussion forums\, and case-based assignments. He invested time curating industry videos\, introduced reflection journals\, and even experimented with live Q&A sessions. On paper\, it was a well-rounded course. \n\nBut the results told a different story. \nThe more Davis tried to modernize the course\, the more it felt like he was putting a fresh coat of paint on an outdated structure. Feedback from recent graduates revealed that although they excelled in project-based learning environments\, they were not prepared for the unpredictability of real-world projects\, especially under real constraints like tight deadlines\, shifting requirements\, or unresponsive stakeholders. The course may have taught about project management\, but it wasn’t helping them do it. \nFeedback from recent graduates was troubling. Many said they struggled to apply the theoretical knowledge in real-world projects\, especially under real constraints like tight deadlines\, shifting requirements\, or unresponsive stakeholders. \nPreparing for grades\, not for a real-world project management simulation\nProfessor Alan Davis attended a panel on career readiness in project-based roles at a regional academic conference. A senior hiring manager from a global tech firm shared findings from onboarding evaluations: many graduates with formal project management simulation training still struggled on the job. They knew the tools\, like Gantt charts\, but faltered under pressure\, failed to adapt when plans changed\, and lacked cross-functional collaboration skills. \nA senior hiring manager from a global tech firm shared findings from onboarding evaluations: many graduates with formal project management simulation training still struggled on the job. They knew the tools\, like Gantt charts\, but faltered under pressure\, failed to adapt when plans changed\, and lacked cross-functional collaboration skills. \n“They know what a Gantt chart is\,” the manager said\, “but they freeze when a timeline slips or a team member misses a milestone.” \nAlan felt a quiet discomfort. The description mirrored his students\, polished presentations\, textbook-perfect plans\, but little evidence of real-world thinking. Back on campus\, he reviewed past projects and saw the same pattern: no adjustments for shifting timelines\, no trade-offs\, no conflict resolution. His course had become more digital and interactive over time\, but at its core\, it remained theoretical. \nAlan felt a quiet discomfort. The description mirrored his students\, polished presentations\, textbook-perfect plans\, but little evidence of real-world thinking.  \nThe realization hit hard\, he was preparing students to follow instructions\, not lead under uncertainty. They knew\, but not the reflexes needed in real-world project work. Alan knew something had to change. He needed a solution that bridged the gap between classroom learning and real-world demands. \nThe project management simulation that changed everything for Alan\nIn the weeks after the conference\, Alan couldn’t shake the idea that his students needed more than just theory; they needed project management simulation and practice. At a faculty roundtable\, a colleague from another university shared how they had revamped their project management course with a hands-on simulation. The impact\, they said\, was “night and day.” \n\nCurious\, Alan explored Simulation Powered Learning (SPL) and its web-based platform\, SimProject\, a proven experiential learning in project management tool.. \nUnlike traditional tools\, SimProject lets students step into real-world scenarios. What struck Alan was how SimProject directly addressed each of his pain points: \n\nLow engagement would no longer be an issue. The immersive project management simulation would involve students in weekly decision cycles\, leading to higher student engagement and satisfaction.\nThis course would help students make trade-offs\, reflect on outcomes\, and adapt strategies\, giving them a greater readiness for real-world projects and improving their skills.\nWith modules supporting both waterfall and agile methodologies\, this project management simulation would help students move beyond theoretical knowledge\, providing an immersive experience that enhances job-readiness.\nGreater student enrollment would be seen as students appreciate the real-world simulation of project planning and execution\, recognizing its value for their future careers.\nSimProject would also help Alan with automated scoring\, easy onboarding\, and administration. It’s a web-based project management simulation\, so no software installation was needed.\n\nAdditionally\, SimProject would help Alan in automated performance scoring\, easy onboarding\, and administration etc. The application was web-based\, so there was no need to install the software manually. Encouraged\, Alan decided to run a pilot\, embedding SimProject into the final phase of his semester. What he saw was a shift he hadn’t experienced in years. \nAfter implementing SimProject\, students were not only showing up\, but they were energized. They stayed after virtual sessions to discuss what went wrong\, where they took risks\, and how they’d approach it differently next time. Alan\, for the first time in years\, felt like a facilitator of real learning rather than a grader of tasks. \nAfter implementing SimProject\, students were not only showing up\, but they were energized. They stayed after virtual sessions to discuss what went wrong\, where they took risks\, and how they’d approach it differently next time. \nEmpower your students with SPL’s real-world project management simulation\nProfessor Alan Davis was stuck; his students knew the theory but stumbled when faced with real-world project challenges. Templates and slide decks weren’t enough. After getting introduced to SimProject by Simulation Powered Learning\, a powerful project management simulation platform\, his students began making decisions under pressure\, managing virtual teams\, and adapting to shifting timelines. SimProject turned passive learners into confident problem-solvers and transformed Alan’s course from theoretical to truly career-ready. \nAre your students struggling to apply what you’ve taught them? \nSPL’s SimProject offers a web-based\, no-installation project management simulation platform with built-in assessments\, real-world decision-making\, and support for both waterfall and agile methodologies. It’s more than a tool\, it’s a teaching transformation. If you want to introduce project-based learning into your classroom\, contact SPL today! \nDon’t just teach project management online. Let your students experience it.\nContact SPL today to bring simulation-based learning to your classroom. \nPowered by MarketEngine from StartupWind
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/how-simulation-based-learning-supercharged-an-online-project-management-course/
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SUMMARY:ZENTANGLE®
DESCRIPTION:BRIAN TOREN\nNone scheduled at this time\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar introduces you to an art and meditation form called Zentangle®. You will learn some of the basic steps required to create the drawings and be provided sources of information for learning more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThrough the meditative aspects\, Zentangle® may: \n\nReduce stress and anxiety at work and in your personal life\nBe useful as an anger management tool\, like counting to 10\nIncrease focus\nBe useful to insomniacs\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\n\nZentangle® is also a fascinating art form which: \n\nInspires and releases creativity by bringing out the artist in you\nProvides artistic satisfaction\nDevelops or restores fine motor skills in the young\, old and infirm\nIs intuitive
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/zentangle-3/
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SUMMARY:TOOLS FOR FUTURIST
DESCRIPTION:STEVE TROUTMAN\nNone scheduled at this time\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFuturing\, or “foresight” as it is becoming known\, is the disciplined study of the future. It utilizes some techniques that are different from those used in normal business forecasting and strategy development and planning. We will describe a few of the unique foresight methodologies and tools\, and discuss how the techniques are used in practice. You leave with knowledge that you can apply to business or personal life. \nStephen Troutman is a Futurist\, Keynote Speaker\, Facilitator\, and Community Volunteer. \n\nAs a Futurist\, since 1999\, he is on regular speaker and member of both the Minnesota Futurists and the World Future Society.\nAt IBM for 33 years\, Steve held a number of management and professional positions in transformation consulting\, organization change\, process leadership\, and sales.\nAs a US Naval Reservist for 23 years\, he was the Commanding Officer of four units\, and attained the rank of Captain.\nAs a keynote speaker and facilitator he shares his depth of knowledgeable in consulting methodologies\, change management\, process improvement\, team facilitation\, and managing remote teams.\nAs a community volunteer he serves on the Boards of Director of four organizations\, including his current role as President of the Board of the Rochester Art Center\, a world class\, a contemporary art museum.\n\n\n\n\nSteve Troutman is the co-author of the book: Remote Control: A Practitioner’s Guide to Managing Virtual Teams (IHRIM Press 2005). Steve has a BS in Management and an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Venture Management both from the University of Southern California.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/stop-managing-start-coaching-2-2/
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SUMMARY:Why Implementation Fails March 13\,2019
DESCRIPTION:Irina Fursman\nMarch 13\, 2019\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe all have nightmare like experiences trying to implement projects and initiatives on time and on budget. There are few instances when it worked. What happens in another 90% of the time? People get in the way!\nIn this session you will learn a simple framework that allows people to get on the same page early in the process\, provides clarity about the expectations\, gain buy-in and ensure accountability.\nToP Action Planning process is a participatory approach to project planning\, widely used by hundreds of practitioners in both government and private sector. \n\nREGISTER \n\n\nIrina Fursman is Chief Facilitator and OD Practitioner at HueLife\, an organization development\, training and facilitation firm that focuses on human understanding and engagement as a core strategy for change. Her work includes a variety of strategic consulting services with national and international organizations\, where she teaches the art and science of facilitation\, engagement and strategic thinking.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/why-implementation-fails-march-132019/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20190213T130000
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SUMMARY:ASSESSING THE AGILE MINDSET - February 13\,2019
DESCRIPTION:Colleen O’Neill\nFebruary 13\, 2019\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFacing competitive pressure\, many organizations launch an initiative based adoption of Agile practices. Often they launch without preparation to support complex agile team configurations at the enterprise level. Organizational impediments can hinder team productivity. Hearing the voice of the team through the lenses of performance\, leadership\, culture\, foundation and clarity will help grow an Agile team environment that is fully supported in process refinement and engaged leadership. Assessing the Agile Mindset can be approached by several methods. These methods will be discussed in terms of trust\, transparency and growth potential. In this session we will examine: \n• Real world pain points that hinder achievement of the Agile value \n• A framework for growth: measure\, evaluate\, grow • Case study results \n• Additional resources \n\nREGISTER \n\n\nColleen O’Neill\, PMP\, CSM\, SP 4.0\, CCMP\, is an Agile Practice Leader for SPL. In this role Colleen brings outstanding strategist experience specializing in innovation for process improvement and IT delivery. With over 25 years of experience as a portfolio\, program and project professional\, she has developed a unique blend of technology expertise\, leadership and business strategy perspective to provide innovative solutions to meet business needs.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/beyond-scrums-sprints-standups-3/
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SUMMARY:SCALING AGILE WITH SAFE
DESCRIPTION:SAMIR PENKAR\nDecember 6\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nOrganizations are trying to increase their internal speed and flexibility by shedding current bureaucratic governance models and structures. These organizations are looking at Agile as a potential “answer” to becoming faster and flexible. \nAgile principles have proven effective for software development at a team level\, but can they do the same at the organizational level? \nHow do you scale agile principles and practices across the enterprise? \nIn this webinar we will introduce Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe and attempt to answer these questions. \nIn the pursuit of enterprise agility\, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) offers a framework that you can customize for your organization. \nIn this webinar we will: \n\nIntroduce the Scaled Agile Framework – SAFe – what is it?\nShare a few key scaling agile concepts.\nLook at some case studies of companies who have successfully applied SAFe.\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW\n\n\n\nSamir Penkar\, SAFe SPC\, CSM\, PMP\, Product Owner. As an avid evangelist for agile practices\, Samir Penkar attended the first SAFe 4.0 training program led by SAFe founder Dean Leffingwell. He has more than a decade of experience in program and project management leading and running agile initiatives. Samir is the author of the program management book From Projects to Programs. He has been featured in The Wall Street Journal\, Fox9 News and has presented on project management topics throughout the world.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/scaling-agile-safe-2/
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SUMMARY:THE ART OF NEGOTIATION
DESCRIPTION:John Kaman\nDecember 5\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 CT\n1PDU \nNegotiation is a skill we utilize on a daily basis both in business and in our personal lives. We typically use negotiation to achieve an outcome that will satisfy both ourselves and the other party. On a project team\, we are typically negotiating with stakeholders\, customers and team members. This presentation will cover the key concepts and processes of effective negotiation. The focus is on helping you build a firm foundation and skill set \nJohn Kaman\, is a long-time guide and curriculum contributor for SPL’s project management simulation workshops\, as he discusses this important topic. John\, is the founder of Whitewater Coaching & Consulting; he is a PMP\, management coach\, mentor and educator. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Minnesota teaching in the Masters of Computer Science. John holds a Masters degree in Psychology/Human Development\, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a certificate in Professional Personal Coaching. \n\n\nRegister Here Soon
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/december-5-2018-art-negotiation-2-2/
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SUMMARY:Five Key Steps to Effective Requirements Management Webinar
DESCRIPTION:BILL JOHNSON \nProject success starts and ends with knowing and understanding what the stakeholders require.\nThe Five Key Steps to Effective Requirements Management webinar will closely exam what every project manager needs to be successful in managing requirements on their projects. \nThe presentation provides a solid understanding of how to exhaustively elicit\, accurately analyze\, definitely approve\, and thoroughly manage requirements by looking at global best practices put forth by PMI. \nREGISTER HERE \nBill Johnson\, PMP\, MSPM\, is a project management consultant and educator. He is an Adjunct Professor and Teaching Fellow at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in the Project Management Masters Degree program. \nHe has 15 years as an independent project manager and consultant where he has worked for clients including American Rhodes Trust and The State of Minnesota. As a contractor\, Bill has extensive experience negotiating with fellow contractors and clients alike.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/five-key-steps-to-effective-requirements-management-webinar-2/
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SUMMARY:STEPS TO BECOMING A MEMORABLE LEADER
DESCRIPTION:FLOYD CARLSON\nOCTOBER 1\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe shift that is driving leaders to become more impactful is that we all desire more consciousness and connection in our lives\, and especially from our leaders. We are yearning to feel inspired\, but are often surrounded by poor examples of leadership. We see everything from leaders leaving a legacy of long lasting emotional scars to many leaders being average at best and being unmemorable. When I ask the question\, what percentage of the leaders in your career\, would you want to work for again\, I get less than 27%. \nTwo key elements are making leaders unmemorable. First\, they do not know how to be an impactful leader because they never had a positive example in their career to follow. Second\, they have not shifted their own perception to truly believe they are a leader and embrace it. They get occupied with administering tasks and not making connections that move people to be their best. \n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\nFloyd Carlson is the author of “Conscious Leadership In Action!” (Panoma Press\, 2015). Floyd is presently a business executive serving as Director Talent Management and Acquisition for a manufacturing company Greenheck. Prior to this position he spent fifteen years in Belgium working for Cisco Systems in various Operations Leadership roles for Cisco’s Europe\, Middle East\, Africa and Russia organization. He led a number of cross-cultural teams in Cisco focused on solving customers’ most important business problems. \nFloyd has been leading teams for over 27 years. Prior to Cisco\, he served 13 years in the US Army and was an Airborne\, Ranger\, Infantry Officer\, who served in Germany\, Operations Desert Storm\, Panama and commanded two companies in the 101st Airborne Division.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/steps-becoming-memorable-leader-2/
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SUMMARY:HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO CONCURRENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS
DESCRIPTION:ROB BEACHY\nSEPTEMBER 5\, 2017\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nConcurrent Product Development and Concurrent Engineering are successful because of effective “cross-functional” teaming\, a sixty year old concept that is still evolving and changing with technology and global teaming.\nConcurrent product development is not just doing tasks in parallel\, but focusing on project definition\, cross-functional teaming and constant refinement of the final product based on end user requirements. Cross-functional teams are the key to accelerating innovation\, reducing time to market and delivery the right product or service to the end user. \nThe Webinar will provide insight into how high performance teams establish the following to make Concurrent Product Development and Concurrent Engineering successful: \n\nEstablishing Goals\, Objectives and Process/Project Management\nDefining Roles and Responsibilities\nIdentifying and Dealing with Barriers\nManaging Interpersonal relationship\n\n  \n\n\n\nRobert W. Beachy\, NPDP\, MBM\, ME – Rob is the CTO and a founder Axiom. Rob is a PDMA certified New Product Development Professional and consultant whose resume includes over 25 years in New Product Development\, Product Management\, Marketing Management\, Brand Management\, Organic Chemistry\, Operations\, Engineering and R&D efforts at General Electric\, Gould(GNB)\, and The Toro Company. \nHe has coauthored many articles on product development\, a JPIM article Experimental Education in New Product Design and Business Development\, advanced market research techniques\, knowledge management and the culture of continuous innovation. \n\nREGISTER
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/high-performance-teams-essential-concurrent-product-development-success-2/
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SUMMARY:Fixing Project Pain Points
DESCRIPTION:CHUCK STAKSTON\nAUGUST 1\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\nThe lessons learned from project teams over the past few years have shown there are common pain points that exist. These pain points show up on all types of projects and inflict pain for both the Project Manager and the team members. This data shows the pain points cluster around communications\, scope\, time and resources. If we dig into the root causes we can find that there are opportunities for us to fix these pain points and transform our teams into the high performance teams we desire. Learning Objectives: • Explore the primary sources of pain for Project Managers and Team Members • Discover how the PMI 10 Knowledge Areas provide context for Root Cause Analysis • Identify pain-point fixes using the available processes\, tools\, techniques or approaches that will address root cause \n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\nChuck Stakston has worked for 3M for 39 years. He has lead projects for 35 of those years.\n9 Years – Project Management Consulting Services – LSSO\n17 years – R&D\, NPI Manager – Medical Division\n13 years – Manufacturing – Medical Division\nCertifications / Licenses\nProject Management Professional (PMP®) through PMI®\nLicensed Professional Engineer – Chemical Engineering (Minnesota)\nEducation:\nBS Chemical Engineering\, University of North Dakota\, Grand Forks\, ND\nMBA\, University of St. Thomas\, St. Paul\, MN
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/fixing-project-pain-points-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180718T130000
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SUMMARY:Dancing To Better Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Past webinar – Dancing To Better Leadership\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJuly 18\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nDid you know that dancers use the same soft skills that are required to be an effective leader? \nThese skills include: \n\nConnecting through good communications\, being both an effective leader and follower\nMaintaining keen situational awareness and adaptability\nBuilding a high performance team.\n\nJoin us to explore how enjoying a social activity can be a fun way to experience and build leadership skills. \n\n\n\nSandy Haydon\, PMP\, is a teaching associate of SPL (Simulation Powered Learning) and an active member of PMI MN.\nShe has 40 years of experience with IBM (in Rochester\, MN) in operating system development projects and working with companies providing software for IBM systems. Since IBM\, she has been a team coach with Whitewater Coaching and Consulting\, the presenter for a video learning series “Preparing for Project Management Certification”\, and an instructor for PMI MN’s PMP Certification class.\nAfter retirement\, Sandy decided to take a few ballroom dance lessons. One thing led to another and now she owns a dance studio. She has learned there are many personal benefits to dancing\, plus skills used in dancing are like those skills used in business. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/agile-beyond-scrum-2-2/
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SUMMARY:NEGOTIATIONS IN A PROJECT ENVIRONMENT
DESCRIPTION:BILL JOHNSON\nJULY 11\, 2017\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER \n\nIs sitting down at the negotiating table scary? Not sure how to strike the best deal? Let’s take the mystery out of negotiations and develop the confidence to achieve the best possible agreement. This webinar will look at the various tools and techniques that will help ensure success at the negotiating table. It will begin with a look at the theory behind negotiating and its various strategies. Followed by a look at the three styles of negotiators along with tactics that they employee. It concludes with a look at how culture impacts negotiations\, and how this all is incorporated into project management. Join us for a highly informative and engaging look at removing the mystery around negotiating. \nLearning Objectives: \n\nExploring the theory behind negotiations and its various strategies.\nFinding out the various styles of negotiators and their tactics.\nLooking at how the culture of various countries impact negotiations.\nDiscovering how and when various strategies\, styles and tactics should be used in project management.\n\n\n\n\nBill Johnson\, PMP\, MSPM\, is a project management consultant and educator. He is an Adjunct Professor and Teaching Fellow at St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in the Project Management Masters Degree program. \nHe has 15 years as an independent project manager and consultant where he has worked for clients including American Rhodes Trust and The State of Minnesota. As a contractor\, Bill has extensive experience negotiating with fellow contractors and clients alike. \n\nREGISTER
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/negotiations-project-environment-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180605T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180605T140000
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SUMMARY:AGILE BEYOND SCRUM
DESCRIPTION:June 5\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs we all know\, agile adoption is on the rise and scrum is a very popular flavor of agile. As agile teams and organizations adopt scrum\, they commonly run into: \n\nGotchas/challenges that many teams/organizations encounter\nUnique gotchas due to a team’s specific situation\nSituations where teams create a new rigid process\, that in an often subtle sense\, breaks a fundamental concept of agile\n\n\n\n\nHowever they get there\, in long run\, teams learn and find their way to function as an effective scrum team. At that point\, they may wonder\, what’s next? How can we get better? \nIn this session\, we will cover some of those common gotchas and brainstorm how to identify them and how to deal with them. This will lead us to — What is next? In the second half of the webinar we will explore ideas and mindset that can make a scrum team awesome. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER NOW
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/agile-beyond-scrum-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180511T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180511T140000
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SUMMARY:PSYCHOLOGY OF CHANGE FOR PROJECT MANAGERS
DESCRIPTION:KAY QUINN\nMAY 11\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccording to the Project Management Institute\, “When your organization is good at change\, twice as many of your strategic initiatives are successful.” Every project introduces some degree of change. For you as the project manager\, the secret is acknowledging that change and preparing to address it both proactively and reactively. In this webinar\, we will introduce successful strategies for tackling change using basic psychology\, proven tools and real life stories. \nWe will focus primarily on stakeholder and communication management\, with considerations around risk and team makeup. Topics include: \n\nAll projects are not created equal\nWhat causes resistance?\nWorking with those affected by the change\nWho are your change agents?\nYour communication plan “on steroids”\n\n\n\n\nRegister here\n\n\n\nKay Quinn\, PMP\, MBA has over thirty years of leadership experience in all facets of project management\, as well as strategic planning and organizational change. Kay has been a career Project Manager; highlights include managing multi-million dollar projects\, leading Senior Project Managers\, establishing corporate project management offices (PMOs)\, and performing quality assessments of strategic\, high risk initiatives. \nKay has extensive experience in teaching\, facilitation\, and public speaking in global corporate settings\, conferences\, and in the university classroom. She has served as adjunct professor for the University of St Thomas Executive Education Program teaching the Mini Masters of Project Management. \nKay is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP®) through the internationally-recognized Project Management Institute (PMI®) and served on the Board of Directors for the Minnesota Chapter. She received both her Undergraduate and Executive MBA degrees from the University of Minnesota-Carlson School of Business.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/psychology-change-project-managers-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180419T140000
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CREATED:20170525T050028Z
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SUMMARY:AGILE ORGANIZATIONAL RUBS & ANTI PATTERNS
DESCRIPTION:GEOF LORY\nAPRIL 19\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now \n\nChange means giving up old behaviors and adopting new ones. When organization or teams start on a journey to adopt agile\, both practices and mindset\, these new behaviors can create some friction with established and comfortable behaviors. Recognizing where these “rubs” will occur and the all too common anti-patterns typically adopted to address them can prepare managers and teams for this change. If you’ve ever been in a discussion and found yourself saying\, “But we can’t do that here.” or Yeah\, we tried that too; didn’t work for us\, either!”\, then you have experienced either a rub or an anti-patterns. \nTeams and organizations that are new to Agile often face some common challenges. Through trial and error they attempt to adjust and resolve these issues. Agile will challenge existing policies and processes that are comfortable but may not be getting the desired results. Often\, what seem to be logical and prudent responses actually produce a result that is the opposite of the desired outcome creating more problems than it solves. These solutions that seem to make sense but in practice don’t work are called anti-patterns. In this session we will examine numerous Agile Organizational Rubs and Anti-patterns that are commonly encountered\, why they would seem to work and why they don’t\, along with suggestions for solutions that truly do work. \n\n\nGeof Lory is a SPL instructor and Board member. He is a project manager\, consultant\, trainer and writer. With more than 30 years of practical experience in the Information Technology field\, Geof integrates the unique aspects of software development and infrastructure deployment projects into both Agile and traditional project management disciplines. \nGeof is an engaging speaker and trainer with more than 30 years of practical project management consulting experience. He is the Product Owner for the SPL PM and Agile/Scrum Simulations and is certified to deliver various other team\, leadership and project management curricula. He is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and an Agile Certified Professional (ACP) from PMI as well as a Certified Scrum Master (CSM) from the Scrum Alliance.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/agile-organizational-rubs-anti-patterns-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180307T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180307T140000
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SUMMARY:AN INTRODUCTION TO KANBAN
DESCRIPTION:JIM BROWN\nMARCH 7\, 2018\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe concepts Kanban\, originally developed in Japan as a scheduling and inventory control system in the Toyota Production System\, can transform management of modern knowledge work. But what does Kanban really mean for knowledge work? In this webinar we will introduce some of the key concepts of Kanban as an lean/agile work management and process improvement tool for your organization. \nWe will discuss the basics of: \n\nGetting started\nSetting up a Kanban board\nVisualizing your work\nEstablishing work in process limits\nManaging flow in a pull system\nUsing Kanban as a tool for process improvement\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\nJim Brown\, CSPO\, CSM\, PMI-ACP\, PMP is a SPL instructor and brings over 20 years of experience in software development and information technology leadership to his agile training and coaching. Jim has provided technical leadership\, strategy\, process design\, and detailed technical services to clients in a wide variety of industries including Finance\, Banking\, Insurance\, Government\, Transportation\, Health Care\, and Educational Software. \nJim is certified to deliver all the SPL Agile training in addition to various other project management curricula. Jim holds the Certified Scrum Master (CSM)\, Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)\, Certified Scrum Practitioner/professional (CSP)\, Scaled Agile Process Consultant (SPC4)\, Project Management Professional (PMP)\, and Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certifications.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/an-introduction-to-kanban-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171220T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171220T140000
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SUMMARY:STOP MANAGING START COACHING!
DESCRIPTION:JOHN KAMAN\nDECEMBER 20\, 2017\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nCREATE A TEAM TO WHICH PEOPLE WANT TO BELONG! Stop managing and start coaching! Coaching is the ability to bring out the best in people. It is the ability to work with a diverse set of team members to help them be creative\, empowered and motivated. Coaching is the art of asking powerful questions and using powerful language so that the person being coached will come up with answers for him or herself. The focus is on helping your team members to be resourceful and accountable while getting the job done. Join us for an engaging and interactive presentation \nKey Learning Objectives: \n\nDiscover the difference between traditional management and coaching\nFind out how and why coaching works\nLearn how to develop powerful questions and how to hold people accountable\nBuilding rapport\, a key to developing strong relationships\nTips on how to develop a group into a team\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\nJohn Kaman PMP\, is a management coach\, mentor and educator. He the president of Whitewater Coaching & Consulting\, also teaches at the University of Minnesota and is an associate at SPL. John has 22 years of experience in Research and Development Management with both 3M Company and Imation. He holds a Masters degree in Psychology/Human Development\, a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a certificate in Professional Personal Coaching.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/stop-managing-start-coaching-3-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171115T140000
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SUMMARY:PROJECT COMMUNICATION
DESCRIPTION:SANDY HAYDON\nNOVEMBER 15\, 2017\n1:00-2:00 PM CT\n1 PDU \n\n\n\n\n\n\nEveryone agrees that good communication is important for project success. Yet\, how many of us actually plan for communication in our projects? Or\, do we just “let it happen”? \nSuccessful projects require a documented plan for communicating with all people on the project\, including but not limited to: project managers\, team members\, stakeholders\, vendors and support people. Once the individuals are identified\, it’s important to identify what type of information needs to be shared\, how it will be shared\, and when we communicate. \nJoin us to explore the components and complexities of building a project communication plan. \nWe will cover: \n\nWho to communicate to?\nWhat to communicate?\nWhen and how often to communicate?\nHow to select the best media (in person\, phone\, email\, etc.)\nAs well as other considerations\, such as location (the next office\, across the country\, or around the world)\, cultures\, and generational differences.\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\nSandy Haydon is is a SPL instructor and a team coach with Whitewater Coaching and Consulting. She is an active member of PMI MN and was the project manager for the PMI MN project to update their PMP Certification course for the PMBOK Guide 5th Edition.. \nShe has 40 years of experience with IBM (in Rochester\, MN) in operating system development projects and working with companies providing software for IBM systems. Since IBM\, she has been a team coach with Whitewater Coaching and Consulting. \nSandy holds a BA in Mathematics and a MA in Management became a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) in 1998\, an IBM Senior Certified Project Manager in 2004\, and an Authorized Facilitator of Team Coaching International’s Team Diagnostic TM assessment tool in 2010.
URL:https://simulationpl.com/webinar/project-communication-4/
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