Free confcall 7/2 Darn it! The PMP Exam Now Has A New PMBOK Version Base; What Do I Do Now? (PMP Exam Study)

What: FREE PMP Exam Study Group conference call

Topic: "Darn it! The PMP Exam Now Has A New PMBOK Version Base What Do I Do Now?"

Who: presented by Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP, MCSE, Global Solutions Manager, Hewlett Packard Company

When: Thursday July 2, 2009 at 9pm Eastern time

Where: Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

"Darn it! The PMP Exam Now Has A New PMBOK Version Base What Do I Do Now?"

Presentation: The presentation is available online - follow the Files and Presentations link on our website for directions to download it.

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Abstract of the presentation:

Well, the clock ran out on 30 JUN 09. The PMP examination is now based on version 4 of the Product Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK). Don’t despair!! This month’s PMP Study call focuses what you need to be aware of so you can continue building your critical knowledge mass and still pass the exam on the first attempt. Dana Safford, PMP, will provide you with what you need to know to finish the trek you started a few months ago, but ran out of time.

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About the Conference Call:
Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in the evenings.

Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

PMlessonsLearned.com: Project Managers helping Project Managers to make a difference!

PMLL Episode 0065 Successfully Manage Your Project Risks (PM Best Practices)

Notes and Podcast info from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:
Topic: Successfully Manage Your Project Risks (PMBestPractices)
PMlessonsLearned.com founder and PM Best Practices host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Joseph A. Lukas, PMP, PE, CCE

Date of Conference Call: 16Apr2009
Podcast Number: 0065

MP3 / Podcast: MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or subscribe to our podcast on itunes.


If you're studying for the PMP Exam, you may want to listen to the MP3s of past PMP Exam Study Group conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

PRESENTATION:
Most project teams do not consider the potential risks that may impact their project. This talk will cover the fundamentals of the risk management process that project teams should follow on every project. Topics covered will include risk identification techniques, risk analysis methods and risk response planning. Actual project examples will be used to highlight various risk management tools that can be applied to your project.


PRESENTERS BIO:
Joe Lukas has been involved in project management for over 30 years. His jobs span engineering, manufacturing, construction, project controls, estimating, contracting and both Program and Project Management. His projects experience includes information systems, product development, capital construction and manufacturing. Joe joined PMI in 1986 and has held many Chapter Board positions in Rochester, NY including two terms as President. He is a registered Professional Engineer, Project Management Professional and Certified Cost Engineer.
Joe is Vice-President for PMCentersUSA, a PMI Global Registered Education Provider and the 2006 PMI Professional Development Provider of the Year. Joe teaches and consults for PMCentersUSA clients and has written over 30 articles on project management topics.


PRESENTERS CONTACT INFO:
http://pmcentersusa.com

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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

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Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
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Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

Free confcall 6/18 R.A.C.I., Roles and Responsiblities (PM Best Practices)

What: FREE PM Lessons Learned PM Best Practice conference call
Topic: "R.A.C.I., Roles and Responsiblities"
Who: presented by Henry Will, PMP; Founder and Leader of PMlessonsLearned.com
When: Thursday June 18, 2009 at 9pm Eastern time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

"R.A.C.I., Roles and Responsiblities"

Henry Will, PMlessonsLearned.com presents on this Racy topic of R.A.C.I., Roles and Responsibilites

In this session, we will cover:

• What is RACI?
• Why should we do RACIs?
• Definitions of R.A.C.I. Terms
• Steps of the RACI Process
• RACI Validation Check

Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

Bio:
Henry Will is the Leader and founder of PMlessonsLearned.com, a volunteer organization with more than 1500 Project Managers from around the globe. The organization is made up of Project Managers helping Project Managers and those studying for their PMP. The group strives to help Project Managers with their careers and their application of PM processes.

Henry's credentials include a PMP [Project Management Professional] Certification. He currently is employed by a large global IT company as a Senior Program Manager.

Henry is a public speaker who has spoken on many varied technical and professional topics, including several presentations on Project Management.

Contact Henry via his blog at http://henrywill4.com

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About the Conference Call:
Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in the evenings.

PMlessonsLearned.com is all about Project Managers helping Project Managers and open to all.

PMLL Episode 0064 The Job Market and You (PMJOBSHOP Subgroup)

Notes and Podcast info from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:
Topic: The Job Market and You (PMJobShop)
PMlessonsLearned.com founder and PM Best Practices host: Henry Will, PMP
PMlessonsLearned.com PMJobShop hosts: Mike Chrepta and Scott Percival
Presenter: Charlene Watler

Date of Conference Call: 09Apr2009
Podcast Number: 0064

MP3 / Podcast: MP3 or Listen on Internet Archive or Listen on OurMedia or subscribe to our podcast on itunes

If you're studying for the PMP Exam, you may want to listen to the MP3s of past PMP Exam Study Group conference calls. They're located in our Archive (see the link on our website).

PRESENTATION:
Charlene Watler has held senior positions in Human Resources for over twenty years.
Formerly, the Director of Human Resources at Dow Jones & Company, Charlene aided executives in sales, news, IT and finance at their flagship publication, The Wall Street Journal. Her areas of expertise include: strategic planning, talent management, leadership development, conflict resolution and training program assessment. Earlier assignments at the Company included Director or Training & Development and HR Business Unit Consultant.
Before joining Dow Jones, Charlene held positions in sales at IBM, and claims operations and HR management at Allstate Insurance. She earned a BA in Psychology from Newton College of the Sacred Heart. She obtained SPHR, Senior Professional Human Resource certification in 2003.
With an extensive background in HR Charlene began consulting in 2007. She works with private companies and enjoys working with local colleges.


PRESENTER'S BIO:
Charlene Watler has held senior positions in Human Resources for over twenty years.
Formerly, the Director of Human Resources at Dow Jones & Company, Charlene aided executives in sales, news, IT and finance at their flagship publication, The Wall Street Journal. Her areas of expertise include: strategic planning, talent management, leadership development, conflict resolution and training program assessment. Earlier assignments at the Company included Director or Training & Development and HR Business Unit Consultant.
Before joining Dow Jones, Charlene held positions in sales at IBM, and claims operations and HR management at Allstate Insurance. She earned a BA in Psychology from Newton College of the Sacred Heart. She obtained SPHR, Senior Professional Human Resource certification in 2003.
With an extensive background in HR Charlene began consulting in 2007. She works with private companies and enjoys working with local colleges.


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Please join us for a future conference call (they're all free and open to all). We currently have several calls a month. See our calendar of future calls via the link on our website.

If you're looking for a PM job, we invite you to join our FREE PM JOB SHOP conference calls.
Join the Yahoo Group here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmjobshop

We highly recommend that you join the free PM Lessons Learned Yahoo group in order to get announcements of our calls and other information to further your PM career.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pmLessonsLearned

Join our Yahoo group for details, reminders of the calls, and information to help you in your PM Career. Visit the website for details.

PMLessonsLearned.com - Project Managers helping Project Managers. Open to all.

Free confcall 6/11 Emotional Stages of a Job Loss (PMJOBSHOP)

What: FREE PM Job Shop Conference Call
Topic: "Emotional Stages of a Job Loss"
PMJobShop host: Scott Percival
Presenter: Cynthia Clark, Career Coach, Career Quest Coaching, Inc
When: Thursday June 11, 2009 at 9pm Eastern time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

"Emotional Stages of a Job Loss"

Presentation: The presentation is available online - follow the Files and Presentations link on our website for directions to download it.

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Abstract of the presentation:
DENIAL, DISBELIEF, OUTWARD ANGER, INNER SELF-CRITICISM, WITHDRAWAL, REFLECTION, ACCEPTANCE

On this call you will learn tips for constructively dealing with a job loss so that you can focus on your future and successfully re-launch your career. By recognizing the different stages, you are able to move through them quickly, rather than languish in them for weeks. Yes, you still face the arduous task of conducting a tough job search with all its inherent frustrations. Through persistence and hard work, you will land a great new job. It will not be easy, and the job search will be tough but, in the end you will land new opportunity." On this PMJobShop call Cynthia Clark will help us understand the stages of loss as related to the job search and help us to "Let go and Move on"
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About the presenter:
Cynthia Clark is a Career Coach with more than twenty-five years of experience in Executive and Career Coaching, Recruiting, and Training. Prior to establishing her own consultancy, Ms. Clark held management positions at Deloitte Touche and served as a Vice President of JP Morgan Chase. In her last role at Chase, Ms. Clark served as the Head Coach for the Metropolitan New York retail branches, overseeing the business activities of 150 senior bank officers.

Ms. Clark's clients have included the 14th Street-Union Square Local Development Corporation, Medco Health Solutions, Bank Leumi USA, Buck Consultants, Avon Products, and the New York State Office of Mental Health, as well as numerous individual coaching clients at both the managerial and executive levels.

Ms. Clark serves as an adjunct professor of Management at Baruch College, City University of New York, providing both undergraduate and graduate instruction in Human Resources and Employee Training topics. Ms. Clark is a summa cum laude graduate of Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, and holds her MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Ms. Clark is certified as a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR), is a member of ASTD, and the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches, as well as the International Coach Federation.

Cynthia Clark, Career Quest Coaching, Inc., cpclark @ w orldnet.att.net (remove spaces), 201.819.6584.
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About the Conference Call:
Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in the evenings.

Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

PMlessonsLearned.com: Project Managers helping Project Managers to make a difference!

FREE confcall Jun. 4 "Building Critical Knowledge Mass and Testing Techniques" (PMP Exam Study Group)

"Building Critical Knowledge Mass and Testing Techniques"

What: FREE PMP Exam Study Group conference call
Topic: "Building Critical Knowledge Mass and Testing Techniques"
Who: presented by Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP, MCSE, Global Solutions Manager, Hewlett Packard Company

When: Thursday June 4, 2009 at 9pm Eastern time
Where: Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

"Building Critical Knowledge Mass and Testing Techniques"

Presentation: The presentation is available online - follow the Files and Presentations link on our website for directions to download it.

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Abstract of the presentation:

As the clock races toward the PMP examination’s 30 JUN transition to version 4 of the Product Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK), this month’s PMP Study call focuses on the last few weeks of building your critical knowledge mass and provides a few test taking techniques to increase your potential to pass. Dana Safford, PMP, will provide techniques to help you maximize your score.

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About the Conference Call:
Conference call participation is free and questions are encouraged. Long distance charges may apply depending on your carrier - some cell phone companies allow free long distance after certain times in the evenings.

Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#

PMlessonsLearned.com: Project Managers helping Project Managers to make a difference!