Webinars presented by the Boston University Corporate Education Center address topics that are critical to you, such as project management, business analysis, purchasing, and more. These web-based seminars are delivered by project management, business, and information technology experts. In our live Webinars, you may listen to the presenter, follow the slides, and ask questions. Register for an upcoming live Webinar, view a previously recorded on-demand Webinar, or review the Frequently Asked Questions regarding Webinars.

November 2009 11/11 11:00 am    to 12:00 pm EDT WEBINAR: The Missing Link: Interpersonal Effectiveness for Project Success Do you have any idea why project success rates are at the lowest they’ve been in over a decade? One reason may be that many project managers and project team members need help with building, leading, and positively influencing unified, high-performing project teams. In this session, you’ll learn why interpersonal effectiveness delivers project success…and how you can have both! Key learning points from this webinar include: -Increase buy-in from team members and stakeholders by understanding the connection between trust, conflict, and accountability -Understand how to develop and maintain accountability with project team members and stakeholders -Learn to influence project participants on all levels of the project who do not directly report to you including: clients, team members, stakeholders, vendors About the presenter: Eileen Twichell is a dynamic and accomplished presenter and is highly regarded in the project management community for her expertise and knowledge of the field. She brings to you over twenty years of project management training and design experience and has developed and facilitated classes in project management, time management, presentation skills, coaching, and communications. Click here to Register.   11/18 11:00 am    to 12:00 pm EDT WEBINAR: Tools of the Trade: Core Competencies for the Business Analyst Do you want a solid understanding of the business objectives and requirements that are critical for the success of your projects? Then this webinar is for you! You'll learn the role of the business analyst and their responsibilities within different lifecycle models, including sequential (waterfall), iterative, and agile approaches. Finally, you will gain an overview of common techniques used by business analysts to elicit, analyze, document, communicate, manage, and validate organizational goals, business objectives, and user requirements. About the Presenter: Dr. Martin Schedlbauer is an accomplished and dynamic presenter and has been leading and authoring seminars and workshops in business analysis, software engineering, and project management for over twenty years. Beyond that, he is integrally involved in architecting large-scale distributed software systems for many of his clients. Click here to Register.   . Top of Page   December 2009 12/2 11:00 am    to 12:00 pm EDT WEBINAR: Project Management Professional® (PMP) ®: The What, the How, and the Why Have you been wanting to learn more about the Project Management Professional® (PMP®) credential, but just haven’t had the time? This is an essential hour for those interested in discovering what the PMP® is, how it is attained and maintained, as well as the positive impact it can have on your career and your organization. Key learning points: -Roadmap for qualifying, attaining, and maintaining the PMP® credential -Positive impact the PMP® credential can have on your career -PMP® credential leveraged with your overall experience Who should attend: -Project managers -Team leaders -Project team members -IT and business functional managers About the presenter: Bonnie Cooper, PMP®, is a twenty-year information technology professional, currently Program Director for the Massachusetts Medical Society’s (MMS) Corporate IT Program Office. In her current role, she is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the corporate IT strategic plan, and leading the program to re-engineer the membership platform for MMS. Click here to Register.   12/10 11:00 am    to 12:00 pm EDT WEBINAR: Conflict: Making it Work For You, Not Against You Conflict is inevitable. By better understanding conflict and how it affects your working relationships, you can strengthen your ability to work creatively with all types of conflict, and improve your effectiveness in interpersonal relationships and negotiations. Supervisors, managers, team leaders, and others who are faced with and must effectively resolve conflict situations at work, will find the techniques presented during this event especially useful. About the Presenter: Dr. Richard Maybury, Founder and President of Peak Performance Group, Inc., is an organizational psychologist and specializes in organizational behavior, business and organizational assessment and design, human performance research, psychological assessment, motivation, leadership development, team behavior and adult education. In addition to consulting clients that span the globe in over forty countries, Dr. Maybury is also an educator, and can be found guest lecturing at various universities, speaking at professional associations, and reviewing textbooks in his fields of expertise. Click here to Register.

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