Free ConfCall 4/1" Project Communications Management, PMBOK v4” (PM Study)

What: FREE PMP Exam Study Group conference call

Topic: "Project Communications Management, PMBOK v4"

Who: Presenter is Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP, ITIL Expert, MCSE, Global Solutions Engineering, Hewlett Packard Company

Hosted by: Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP

When: Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 9 PM (Eastern Daylight US) (GMT-5)

Where: Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

"Project Communications Management, PMBOK v4”

Presentation: Prior to the call, the presentation will appear on the PM Lessons Learned group in Yahoo Groups (note: it may not be posted until just before the call). The directions to obtain the presentation are at PMlessonsLearned.com - on the left hand side of the webpage follow the link titled "Files and Presentations" to see directions for obtaining the presentation.

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Abstract of the presentation:
The PMP examination is now based on version 4 of the Guide to the Product Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK). This month’s PMP Study call focuses on the Project Communications Management knowledge area as laid out in PMBOK version 4. There are changes in this area. Dana Safford, PMP, will provide insight and practical examples of everything you need to know to building your critical knowledge mass and pass the PMP exam on the first attempt.

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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: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

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

Volunteers Needed! I.e. Dire need for volunteers to edit podcasts, we will train you and provide tools

Dear PMLL followers (actually, you are all considered members to us)

We are in desperate need of podcast editor volunteers.

Our current podcast editor volunteers have been very faithful for a year and now we need to recruit more to help us catch up on podcasts.

As you know, we started this PMlessonslearned.com group back in 2006 as a free service to PMs. We depend on many volunteers to keep it free.

Please consider helping.
If you are even the least bit interested in learning what the podcast volunteer job entails, contact us via the contact us link on the website (PMlessonslearned.com) and we'll send you information. No obligation to you. You can review it and see if you think you could help.

We would especially appreciate it if some of those who listen to our podcasts would consider volunteering.

We're asking people to make a commitment to take turns podcast editing over the next 9 months.

What do you get in return? A group of very thankful people that appreciate the free services we supply to help Project Managers to make a difference!
And, you get the satisfaction of a job well done.

We're also looking at volunteers to help with:

• Career Topic speakers, moderators and co-Host for PMJobShop
  
• Contacting and lining up speakers for PM Best Practices calls
  
• Providing speakers with all they need prior to being on a call
• Help with publishing some pages on our website (which is actually just a blog)
• Mentoring and being mentored
  

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

PMLL Episode 0092 Job Searching 2010 How to Play and Beat the Odds (PMJobShop)

Notes and Podcast info from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:

Topic: Job Searching 2010 – How to Play and Beat the Odds (PMJobShop)
PMlessonsLearned.com founder and PM Best Practices host: Henry Will, PMP
PMlessonsLearned.com PMJobShop special host for today: Tara Linda Wortman
Presenter: Abby Kohut, Lead Consultant and President of Staffing Symphony, LLC,

Date of Conference Call: 11Feb2010
Podcast Number: 0092

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:
The directions to obtain the presentation are at PMlessonsLearned.com - on the left hand side of the webpage follow the link titled ""Files and Presentations"" to see directions for obtaining the presentation.

Abby will deliver a presentation entitled ""Job Searching 2010 – How to Play and Beat the Odds"". In 2010, you can no longer find a job by applying to positions on Monster & CareerBuilder. There are far more candidates applying for the same positions, so you have to differentiate yourself. The days are gone when having a resume printed on special paper with a fancy font on it will get you noticed. In today's job market, you have to network your way into companies using face-to-face connections and social media. Abby will discuss a variety of networking methods and will also offer unique ways to get your resume in front of the hiring manager.


PRESENTERS BIO:
Abby Kohut, known as Absolutely Abby is the Lead Consultant and President of Staffing Symphony, LLC, a staffing consulting and expansion company. For 15 years, Abby has held positions such as Senior Director of Recruiting for Kaplan, Inc., Interim Director of Recruiting for Continuum Health Partners, and Manager of Global Recruiting for Alpharma, Inc. An active member of the HR community, Abby is the Strategic Growth Advisor for Whine & Dine Networking and recently won a Pinnacle Award from the Society of Human Resources. Abby appeared on Career Corner on SOMA TV and was a guest speaker on ""Jobs For Candidates over 50"" on WTOD Radio Station in Toledo. Abby's blogs on AbsolutelyAbby.com and her bi-weekly Career Wake Up Calls inspire job seekers to stay motivated as they continue their search for their ideal job. Her recent book, ""Absolutely Abby's 101 Job Search Secrets"" teaches candidates secrets about the job search process that other recruiters won't tell you. Abby is an open networker on Twitter, Facebook & LinkedIn and invites anyone looking to grow their networks to connect with her.

PRESENTERS CONTACT INFO:
www.AbsolutelyAbby.com
www.CareerWakeUpCalls.com
www.101JobSearchSecrets.com
www.StaffingSymphony.com
www.LinkedIn.com/in/AbbyKohut
akohut@AbsolutelyAbby.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.

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.

Some members accidentally removed from Linkedin group

I accidentally removed about 50 members yesterday from our linkedin.com group.

Information about our linkedin.com group is located here:
http://pmlessonslearned.blogspot.com/2008/01/pmlessonslearnedcom-linkedincom-group.html


So, if you were removed from our linkedin.com group yesterday, it's nothing you did. It was an honest mistake I made.

The screen to add people who have requested to join the group is exactly the same as the screen to remove them. I thought I was on the screen to add people, but was on the screen to remove people. With one click of the button, I removed 50 people. There was no "are you sure?" and no "undo."

But using the "back" button on the browser I was able to see the people I deleted. But, I can only contact the people who are in my network. So, I emailed those of you I could (about 30 people). I can't contact the rest. I did however send the list to the help desk, we'll see what they say.

So, please request to join again and I'll approve you again. Thanks for your patience.

Free ConfCall 3/18 "Exercising Influence: a Key to Achieving Project Results" (PMBestPractices)

What: FREE PM Lessons Learned conference call

Topic: "Exercising Influence: a Key to Achieving Project Results"

Presenter: Rob Hochenberger PMP, CBIP

Hosted by: Henry Will IV, PMP; PMlessonsLearned.com founder

When: Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 9 PM (Eastern US) (GMT-5)

Where: Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

Presentation: Prior to the call, the presentation will appear on the PM Lessons Learned group in Yahoo Groups (note: it may not be posted until just before the call). The directions to obtain the presentation are at PMlessonsLearned.com - on the left hand side of the webpage follow the link titled "Files and Presentations" to see directions for obtaining the presentation.

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Abstract of the presentation:
Rob Hochenberger has more than twenty years experience in a wide range of IT positions including project management, business analysis and software development. For the past five years Rob has been a project manager for a data warehouse/business intelligence initiative for Chubb Insurance.

Rob's experience spans the Insurance, Pharmaceutical and Telecom industries and includes project management experience in a broad variety of settings. Rob has successfully managed project teams in both small and complex organizations. His experience includes successfully coordinating the efforts of individuals from a wide range of business and technical backgrounds where the ability to successfully influence project outcomes is critical to project success.

With the ever growing demands on organizations, getting results from project teams is becoming more and more imperative. Being able to successfully exercise influence across project teams and the organization is an increasingly important skill for the successful project manager. Yet growing your influencing skills is an area that does not get the focus it deserves in literature and training. On Thursday night, Rob will share with us a common sense approach for understanding how to improve your influencing skills in a variety of situations.

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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: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

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

FREE PM Jobshop conference call March 11

What: FREE PM Jobshop conference call

Topic: "Open Forum "Lets talk about networking"

Hosted by: Scott Percival

When: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 9 PM (Eastern US) (GMT-5)

Where: Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

Presentation: No presentation for this call

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Abstract of the presentation:
Tonight's call will be an open forum to discuss networking during the job search process.
What is working for you?
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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: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

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

Free ConfCall 3/4/10" Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 2”(PM Exam Study)

What: FREE PMP Exam Study Group conference call

Topic: "Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 2"

Who: Presenter is Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP, ITIL Expert, MCSE, Global Solutions Engineering, Hewlett Packard Company

Hosted by: Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP

When: Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9 PM (Eastern US) (GMT-5)

Where: Conference Dial-in: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

"Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 2”

Presentation: Prior to the call, the presentation will appear on the PM Lessons Learned group in Yahoo Groups (note: it may not be posted until just before the call). The directions to obtain the presentation are at PMlessonsLearned.com - on the left hand side of the webpage follow the link titled "Files and Presentations" to see directions for obtaining the presentation.
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/pmlessonslearned/files/Materials%20For%20The%20Monthly%20PMP%20Exam%20Study%20Group/

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Abstract of the presentation:
The PMP examination is now based on version 4 of the Guide To the Product Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK). This month’s PMP Study call focuses on the second half of Project Time Management knowledge area as laid out in Version 4. There’s so much going on in this knowledge area that we making 2 conference calls & podcasts out of it. We recorded Part 1 in the February 4, 2010 conference call that released as PMLL Podcast 91. There are changes in this area of the PMBoK. Dana Safford, PMP, will provide insight and practical examples of everything you need to know to building your critical knowledge mass and pass the PMP exam on the first attempt.

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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: (712) 432-0175, Access Code: 767 616#

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

PMLL Episode 0091 Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 1 (PMPExamPrep)

Notes and Podcast info from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:
Topic: Project Time Management, PMBOK v4: Part 1 (PMPExamPrep)

PMlessonsLearned.com PMPExamPrep host: Dana Safford PMP
Presenter: Dana Safford, Complex Problem Manager, PMP, MCSE, Global Solutions Engineering, Hewlett Packard Company
PMlessonsLearned.com founder and PM Best Practices host: Henry Will, PMP

Date of Conference Call: 04Feb2010
Podcast Number: 0091

MP3 / Podcast: Download 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:
The PMP examination is now based on version 4 of the Guide To the Product Management Book of Knowledge (PMBoK). This month's PMP Study call focuses on the Project Time Management knowledge area as laid out in Version 4. There are changes in this area. Dana Safford, PMP, will provide insight and practical examples of everything you need to know to building your critical knowledge mass and pass the PMP exam on the first attempt.


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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.

PMLL Episode 0090 Project Manager, Project Leader (PMBestPractices)

Notes and Podcast info from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:
Topic: Project Manager, Project Leader (PMBestPractices)
PMlessonsLearned.com founder and PM Best Practices host: Henry Will, PMP
Presenter: Henry Will, PMP; Founder and Leader of PMlessonsLearned.com

Date of Conference Call: 21Jan2010
Podcast Number: 0090

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:
In this presentation we explore the importance of Project Managers also being Project Leaders.

What does it mean to be a leader?
How does a Project Manager become a Project Leader?
What is the value of becoming a leader?

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PRESENTERS 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.

PRESENTERS CONTACT INFO:
http://henrywill4.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.

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.