2008 Courses delivered Online

How to Set Up an Agile Scrum Team - Proven and Simple Steps For waterfall projects. we have A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide). The 10 Knowledge Areas. 5 Process Groups and 49 Processes make for a great (albeit long) checklist. Agile projects are not as prescriptive. so you might be wondering: 'Where do we start?' 'How do I know if the team is ready to start Sprinting?' 'Is there a new Agile/Scrum Team set-up checklist?' We have developed a simple. 5-step roadmap to setting up an Agile Scrum team that we will share in this entertaining presentation. What you will Learn At the end of this session you will be able to: Describe and understand key issues with Scrum implementation Use a 5-step roadmap to set up an Agile Scrum Team

Digital Transformation: Challenges and Opportunities With the digital transformation around us, the world is witnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution. What makes it different? It comes with a profound change in how we live, work and interact with each other. It's diffusing at an unprecedented, exponential speed and at a large scale, nationally and globally. And, it is penetrating all industries and blurring the lines between the physical, digital and biological worlds. Organizations need to take ownership and lead the change, otherwise they will be out of business. The most important challenge is the type of leadership and talent needed to deal with this transformation. Project Management plays a vital role as it's the main driver for the change. Without the right skills, failure is inevitable. What is digital transformation? The new capabilities required for the transformation The Power of Execution

Leading Complex Healthcare Innovation Projects Technology has transformed the way we live, interact with one another and conduct business. It has impacted every single industry, including healthcare. The challenges of healthcare are well known, and while high costs and access issues persist, really cool innovation and healthcare technologies are improving quality of care. In this session, Wale Elegbede will use examples from healthcare and share how you can thrive and deliver business value in this age of constant change and disruption. Identify some techniques your organization, project management office (PMO) and project teams can leverage as you deliver complex projects. Identify some techniques your organization, PMO and project teams can use to build bridge the gap between strategy and execution. Gain knowledge of Servant Leadership principles, why they are important and how they can be applied to your PMO and project teams.

The PMBOK® Guide - Seventh Edition - A Pragmatic View Project Management Institute (PMI)'s PMBOK® 7 Guide is out! But wait, it looks really different! How are we supposed to use this? The heavy processes are not in this edition and for some, it may look like these were replaced by "Do whatever you want";. So now what? In this session, Rubin will show you PMBOK® 7 Guide is not as different as you might think. Rubin will give a brief recap of the PMBOK® 7 origins and structure, and guide you through each of the new performance domains. You'll learn to formulate your own assessments, and be fully aligned with PMI's new structure. What You Will Learn: The relationship between PMBOK® 6 Guide Knowledge Areas and PMBOK® 7 Guide Performance Domains The 12 principles of the PMBOK® 7 Guide which define the 'what' and 'why' of project delivery, and their application A strategy for you to determine your goals and outcomes for the new domains

Take Control of Your Habits and Get Results: Improve Performance and Productivity For Project Managers there is a certain cadence of to-dos within the project life cycle. These to-dos often become habits over time. And our habits have the ability to make us more or less effective on any given day. In this session, Sean will explore how you can change your existing habits and introduce new habits that will not only improve your projects, but your life. Sean Hearne draws his ideas from over 20 years of experience in program and project management, having observed and learned high-performance habits from teams around the globe. He is inspired by the work of authors Charles Duhigg and James Clear, as well as teachings from internationally renowned soccer coach Anson Dorrance. By attending this session, you will learn how to: Apply techniques for putting new habits into your daily life Find the root cause for your current habits Make intentional decisions that can positively impact your outcomes every day Make easier to be successful in achieving your goals

Humble Leadership: Servant Leadership in Practice With traditional project management, we've become accustomed to a 'command and control' leadership style. According to the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, servant leadership is a philosophy and set of practices that enriches the lives of individuals, builds better organizations, and ultimately creates a more just and caring world. Let's explore how adopting a servant leadership stance with our Scrum Team can create a more collaborative and engaged team. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Implement a Sustainable EPMO for Greater Impact Recent research has shown over 60% of Fortune 1000 companies plan to implement an EPMO over the next 2 years. Don Kingsberry, Deputy Director and Leader of the Enterprise Project Management Office (EPMO) for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private foundation in the world, will share what he has learned over 30 years in establishing 6 different enterprise-wide PMOs across multiple industries. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Emotional Intelligence in a Digital World In this session, we will explore the brain science behind empathy and focus, the interplay between isolation and connectivity, and the effects of technology on memory. We'll examine the phenomenon of 'virtual distance' and learn strategies for mitigating it and building trust. Lastly, we will connect Emotional Intelligence skills to key project management competencies and look at ways to keep our finger on the pulse of the digital world while nurturing the qualities that make us most human. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Mindfulness: A Critical Success Factor for Perfecting Your PM Cultivate mindfulness to dynamically balance technical, management, and behavioral skills and perfect your performance. Mindful awareness, process thinking, and wisdom teachings can be weaved into everyday life to promote healthy, effective living and help you achieve goals and objectives, high energy, resiliency, joy, healthy relationships, and a sense of fulfillment. This video focuses on how to cultivate mindfulness to dynamically balance technical, management, and behavioral skills and perfect your project management performance. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Blockchain - Coming to a Transaction Near You Blockchain is a technology for enabling and managing transactions and data sharing, bringing a level of security, transparency, and efficiency never before possible. Given how fundamental transactions are to how we function as a society, this evolution will have a transformative effect not just on business, but to how we live. Hyperledger is the fastest growing initiative in Linux Foundation history and Hyperledger Fabric, the work Mark has led, includes over 159 engineers from 28 organizations around the world. Project Management will need to understand the implications for business processes and how working with an open source community might be leveraged within the PM discipline. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.