SANDY HAYDON NOVEMBER 15, 2017 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU Everyone 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”? Successful projects require a documented plan for communicating with all people on the project, including but
JOHN KAMAN DECEMBER 20, 2017 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU CREATE 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
JIM BROWN MARCH 7, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU The 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
GEOF LORY APRIL 19, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU Register Now Change 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
KAY QUINN MAY 11, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU According 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
June 5, 2018 1:00-2:00 PM CT 1 PDU As 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: Gotchas/challenges that many teams/organizations encounter Unique gotchas due to a team’s specific situation Situations where teams create
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
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
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
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