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Risk Management is one of the most challenging skills to master for a project manager.  “Project Risk Management includes the processes of conducting risk management planning, identification, analysis, response planning and controlling risk on a project. The objectives of project risk management are to increase the likelihood an impact of positive event and decrease the likelihood and impact of negative events in the project.” PMBOK® 5th edition In this webinar, we will address effective risk management to ensure you are prepared to face the most common risks: Intrinsic Schedule Flaw Specification Breakdown Scope Creep Personnel Loss Productivity Variance Quantitative risk analysis is a foundation of traditional project management, and qualitative risk analysis is the approach preferred by more Agile projects. This webinar will address both of these approaches to project risk management. Why should you Attend: Project Success rates continue to be challenged. One recent study by Mckinsey and Company states the following, “On average, large IT projects run 45 percent over budget and 7 percent over time, while delivering 56 percent less value than predicted. Software projects run the highest risk of cost and schedule overruns.”* Mitigating the risk of project failure is a skill desired by all organizations. Dan Tousignant, the speaker, has successfully managed projects up to 50 million dollars using the risk management techniques he will discuss in this webinar. Areas Covered in the Session: Traditional Risk Management techniques including: Risk Identification and Analysis Risk Response Planning Monitoring and Controlling Risk Agile Risk Management techniques including: Risk Maps Risk-based Spikes Risk Burndown Charts Who Will Benefit: CIO CTO VP IT Project Manager Business Analyst IT Director PMO Director ERP Manager Speaker profile: Mr. Tousignant is a senior level consultant and trainer. He has extensive experience managing relationships at the C level. Based upon his 20 years of management experience, Dan is currently sought after to train business professionals in project management, internet marketing and Agile Software development. Experience: 20 years of experience providing world class project management for strategic projects Direct P& L experience managing up to 50 million dollar project budgets Experience managing multi-million dollar outsourced software development efforts Strong, demonstrated, results-driven leadership skills including ability to communicate a clear vision, build strong teams, and drive necessary change within organizations Extensive experience managing a portfolio of projects across clients and industries with the ability to manage relationships at the executive level Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) *http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/business_technology/delivering_large-scale_it_projects_on_time_on_budget_and_on_value Read more

90 Days Access Duration: 5 modules totaling 70 minutes of instruction plus a 16 question knowledge check. Eligible for 1,5 PDUs or 1.5 Agile Contact Hours for the PMI-ACP Application Topic description: Is your organization considering moving to Agile but they are not ready to implement the extreme organizational changes as required by Scrum? Are you happy with the quality of your development, but you just need to deliver your products more frequently? If you said yes to either of these questions, then you should consider learning more about Kanban. Kanban is an evolutionary (not revolutionary) approach to becoming more Agile. Some of the key practices of Agile that support this approach are as follows: Focus on small, incremental changes Keep those processes that are working Respect the existing roles, processes and titles Kanban for software development and project management is a Lean approach. Kanban was originally developed to remove waste from manufacturing processes. This same approach is being used in software development to eliminate waste, improve productivity and support continuous delivery of value driven software to your customer. Kanban uses some simple techniques of Kanban boards where you can see product progress as at glance, work-in-progress (WIP) limits to manage your workflow and identify and remove bottlenecks, and lastly it provides transparency into how efficient your existing processes are by capturing cycles times for every requirement created by your customer. The benefit of Kanban is that it provides complete transparency into your product lifecycle. This allows you to continuously improve and focus on only those steps in your process that are value-driven while at the same time introducing organizational change in a deliberate and incremental approach. Why should you Attend: Every organization is looking for ways to increase project success and become more competitive in their marketplace. Agile project management approaches have been proven to meet those objectives. Many organizations are struggling with Scrum and other extreme Agile implementations, but are finding that Kanban is meeting less resistance. Your organization needs leaders who are knowledgeable on these Agile approaches and can become part of the solution needed to improve project success. This webinar will address the key success factors of implementing Kanban and help you determine which Agile approach is right for your organization. Areas Covered in the Session: Kanban Best Practices Creating a Kanban Board Setting Work-in-Progress (WIP) limits Measuring Cycle Time Who Will Benefit: CIO CTO VP IT Project Manager Business Analyst IT Director PMO Director ERP Manager Speaker profile: Dan Tousignant is a senior level consultant and trainer. He has extensive experience managing relationships at the C level. Based upon his 20 years of management experience, Dan is currently sought after to train business professionals in project management, internet marketing and Agile Software development. Experience: 20 years of experience providing world class project management for strategic projects Direct P& L experience managing up to 50 million dollar project budgets Experience managing multi-million dollar outsourced software development efforts Strong, demonstrated, results-driven leadership skills including ability to communicate a clear vision, build strong teams, and drive necessary change within organizations Extensive experience managing a portfolio of projects across clients and industries with the ability to manage relationships at the executive level Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP), Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) Read more

This Agile  PDU pack contains the following courses: Creating a High Maturity Agile Implementation 1.5 $19.99 Introduction to Kanban 1.5 $19.99 Scrum Master Certification 4.5 $49.99 This course bundle will provide you with a certificates for 7 PDUs. This bundle is 30% less expensive than if they were purchased seperately. Read more

This Agile Super PDU pack contains the following courses Creating a High Maturity Agile Implementation 1.5 $19.99 Introduction to Kanban 1.5 $19.99 Scrum Master Certification 4.5 $49.99 Product Owner Certification and User Story Training 12 $79.99 All About Agile: PMI-ACP Prep 21 $99.99 This course bundle will provide you with a certificates for 40 PDUs. This bundle is 40% less expensive than if they were purchased seperately . Read more

The practice exam contains a bank of 370 exam questions . We present the exam in 4 practice exam versions: a 25 question Sprint with a one-hour countdown timer a 50 question practice exam with a two-hour countdown timer a 120  question practice exam with a three-hour countdown timer, just like the real exam, and; a 300 question practice marathon with a 10 hour timer, though you can start and stop any of these exams as many times as you would like. Try out our sample questions and see what you think. .  Want to study "old-school"? You can buy these 300 questions in a paperback or Kindle study guide from Amazon. Why become PMI-ACP certified? Here is the description from the PMI.org website: "If you already use agile practices or your organization is adopting agile methods, earning the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification will demonstrate your knowledge of and commitment to this rapidly growing approach to project management. By earning the PMI-ACP certification, practitioners can: Demonstrate to employers their level of professionalism in agile principles, practices, tools and techniques. Increase their professional versatility in project management tools and techniques. Hold a certification that is more credible than existing offerings based only on exams or training." Do I have to take one of your classes to get access to the practice exam? You do not have to take one of our classes, though we have an affordable self-study course that includes access to these practice exam questions. Read more

The practice exam contains a bank of 370 exam questions . We present the exam in 4 practice exam versions: a 25 question Sprint with a one-hour countdown timer a 50 question practice exam with a two-hour countdown timer a 120  question practice exam with a three-hour countdown timer, just like the real exam, and; a 300 question practice marathon with a 10 hour timer, though you can start and stop any of these exams as many times as you would like. Try out our sample questions and see what you think. .  Want to study "old-school"? You can buy these 300 questions in a paperback or Kindle study guide from Amazon. Why become PMI-ACP certified? Here is the description from the PMI.org website: "If you already use agile practices or your organization is adopting agile methods, earning the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)® certification will demonstrate your knowledge of and commitment to this rapidly growing approach to project management. By earning the PMI-ACP certification, practitioners can: Demonstrate to employers their level of professionalism in agile principles, practices, tools and techniques. Increase their professional versatility in project management tools and techniques. Hold a certification that is more credible than existing offerings based only on exams or training." Do I have to take one of your classes to get access to the practice exam? You do not have to take one of our classes, though we have an affordable self-study course that includes access to these practice exam questions. Read more