• NEGOTIATIONS IN A PROJECT ENVIRONMENT

    BILL JOHNSON JULY 11, 2017 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU REGISTER Is 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

  • Dancing To Better Leadership

    Past webinar – Dancing To Better Leadership July 18, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU Did you know that dancers use the same soft skills that are required to be an effective leader? These skills include: Connecting through good communications, being both an effective leader and follower Maintaining keen situational awareness and adaptability Building a

  • Fixing Project Pain Points

    CHUCK STAKSTON AUGUST 1, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU The 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

  • HIGH PERFORMANCE TEAMS ARE ESSENTIAL TO CONCURRENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SUCCESS

    ROB BEACHY SEPTEMBER 5, 2017 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU Concurrent 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. Concurrent product development is not just doing tasks in parallel, but focusing on project definition, cross-functional

  • STEPS TO BECOMING A MEMORABLE LEADER

    FLOYD CARLSON OCTOBER 1, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU The 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

  • Five Key Steps to Effective Requirements Management Webinar

    BILL JOHNSON Project success starts and ends with knowing and understanding what the stakeholders require. The 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. The presentation provides a solid understanding of how to exhaustively elicit, accurately analyze, definitely

  • THE ART OF NEGOTIATION

    John Kaman December 5, 2018 1:00-2:00 CT 1PDU Negotiation 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

  • SCALING AGILE WITH SAFE

    SAMIR PENKAR December 6, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU Organizations 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. Agile principles have proven effective for software development at a team level,

  • ASSESSING THE AGILE MINDSET – February 13,2019

    Colleen O'Neill February 13, 2019 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU Facing 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,

  • Why Implementation Fails March 13,2019

    Irina Fursman March 13, 2019 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU We 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! In this session you will learn a simple