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Table of Contents Exam Prep Courses: ................................................................................................................................................. 3

Pass the PMP 6th Edition (35 PDUs/ Contact Hrs) ................................................................... 3

PMP 6th Edition Exam – Practice Tests A, B, C (4 PDUs/Contact Hrs per practice test) 3

The Complete PMP Exam Prep Bundle (47 Contact Hours) .................................................. 4

Pass the CAPM 6th Edition (35 PDUs/Contact Hrs) ................................................................. 4

CAPM 6th Edition Exam – Practice Tests A, B, C (3 PDUs/Contact Hrs per practice test)5

PMI-ACP Exam – Practice Test A (3 PDUs/Contact Hrs) ....................................................... 6

PDU Courses: .............................................................................................................................................................. 7

Mastering Scope and Requirements Management (12 PDUs) .............................................. 7

Communications Excellence: Driving Project Success (10 PDUs)....................................... 7

Best Practices in Project Management (6.5 PDUs) .................................................................. 8

The Strategy of Project Selection (6 PDUs) ............................................................................... 8

Applied Risk Management (6 PDUs) ........................................................................................... 9

17 Top Reasons Why Projects Fail and What You Can Do To Avoid Failure (6 PDUs) ... 9

Fundamentals of Earned Value Management (5 PDUs) ....................................................... 10

Fundamentals of Schedule Network Diagram (5 PDUs) ...................................................... 10

Risk Management Fundamentals (5 PDUs) ............................................................................. 11

Lessons From Top PMs (5 PDUs) ................................................................................................ 11

Fundamentals of Agile (4.5 PDUs) .............................................................................................. 11

Project Productivity Killers (4.5 PDUs) ..................................................................................... 12

The Introverted Leader: Leading a Team in Today’s Extroverted Workplace (4.5 PDUs) 13

Six Things to Remember When Your Client Changes Direction (4 PDUs) ....................... 13

25 Actions to Build Your Self-Confidence (3.5 PDUs) ........................................................... 14

7 Steps to Successful Conflict Management (3.5 PDUs) ........................................................ 14

Behaviors That Lead to Exceptional Performance (3.5 PDUs) ............................................ 15

Behaviors to Master When Dealing with Your Leaders (3.5 PDUs) ................................... 15

Dealing with Difficult People: 25 Tips to Stay in Control (3.5 PDUs) ................................ 15

Drive Innovation with Disruptive Thinking (3.5 PDUs) ........................................................ 16

Escalate is Not a Dirty Word (3.5 PDUs) ................................................................................... 16

What Makes a Team Member Valuable? (3.5 PDUs) .............................................................. 17

Building a Better Team: 54 Real-Life Scenarios (3 PDUs) .................................................... 17

Crash Course in Agile Scrum (3 PDUs) ......................................................................................18




Effective Mentoring: Top 40 Q&As for a Successful Experience (3 PDUs).......................18

Effective Project and Program Status Reporting (3 PDUs) .................................................. 19

Effective Time Management to Getting More Done Every Day (3 PDUs) ......................... 19

Self-Assessing and Improving Your Performance Maturity (3 PDUs) ............................. 20

Surveying Client Satisfaction (3 PDUs) .................................................................................... 20

Achieving the Elusive Work-Life Balance (2.5 PDUs) ............................................................ 21

Are You Too Soft? (2.5 PDUs) ...................................................................................................... 21

CRAVE Your Goals! Motivate Your Team and Get Things Done (2.5 PDUs) ................... 21

From a Good Project Manager to a Great Leader (2.5 PDUs) ............................................. 22

Project Stories: MRAP Vehicles (2.5 PDUs) ............................................................................ 22

How to Lead Successful Change Management (2.25 PDUs) ................................................ 23

Communications Planning and Management (2 PDUs) ....................................................... 23

Developing and Applying Effective Work Breakdown Structures (2 PDUs) ................... 24

Essential Tips for Effective Negotiation Skills (2 PDUs) ...................................................... 24

Hire the Best: Strategies, Tools and Tips for Hiring Top Talent (2 PDUs) ...................... 25

Introduction to Project Management Fundamentals (2 PDUs) ......................................... 26

Leading with Ethical Intelligence: 5 Principles for Making the Right Decision Every Time (2 PDUs) ........................................................................................................................................... 26

Project Planning - Communications and Stakeholder Management (2 PDUs) .............. 27

Project Planning - Risk Management (2 PDUs) ...................................................................... 27

Project Stories: LakePoint (2 PDUs) ......................................................................................... 28

Risk Management: Practical Application and Tools (2 PDUs) ........................................... 28

Overview of Lean Business Analysis (1.5 PDUs) .................................................................... 29

Collecting Customer Requirements (1 PDU) ........................................................................... 30

Communicating with Senior Management (1 PDU) .............................................................. 30

Controlling the Project (1 PDU) .................................................................................................. 30

How to Know When Agile Isn’t the Right Tool for the Job (1 PDU) ................................... 31

Stakeholder Analysis (1 PDU) ..................................................................................................... 32

Bundle & Save 15-25%:........................................................................................................................................... 32

Complete Your Talent Triangle (26.5 PDUs) ........................................................................... 32

24 PDUs to Satisfy Your Talent Triangle Bundle (24.25 PDUs) ......................................... 33

The Neal Whitten 5-Course Series (16.5 PDUs) ...................................................................... 34

Neal Whitten – Personal Development Series: A Better You ................................................................ 34

Neal Whitten - Professional Development Series: Achieving Project Success (11 PDUs)35

Preparing Project and Program Leaders for Organizations of the Future (10 PDUs) . 35




Exam Prep Courses:

Pass the PMP 6th Edition (35 PDUs/ Contact Hrs) Follow a clear path to success with this self-paced course. Cover all 49 Processes in the PMBOK Guide 6th Ed. Includes 35 contact hours of audio & video training & exam practice filled with vivid images that will help you fully understand the terms, definitions & concepts. Testing Lab simulates the actual exam providing hundreds of practice questions. Prices: 1 month ($219) 3 months ($349) 6 months ($499)

PMP 6th Edition Exam – Practice Tests A, B, C (4 PDUs/Contact Hrs per practice test) Choose between purchasing practice tests individually or in a bundle. Individually, you receive: 200 new, brain-twisting PMP Exam practice questions. Each question is multiple-choice with 4 possible answers and a detailed explanation. Total duration for each, individual test is 4 hours. In the bundle, you will receive all three practice tests and save 15%. The bundle consists of 600 unique questions, answers and explanations in a simulated PMP exam environment. Individual Prices: Bundle Prices: 1 week ($39) 1 week ($99.45) 1 month ($89) 1 month ($226.95) 3 months ($109) 3 months ($277.9

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The Complete PMP Exam Prep Bundle (47 Contact Hours)

Save 20% when you bundle all our PMP Prep courses together. This unique bundle includes our Pass the PMP 6th Edition Exam course and all 3 PMP Practice Tests (A, B &C) for a total of 47 contact hours. Everything you need to study and prepare for the exam in one easy and affordable bundle including 35 hours of audio and video training, exercises, interactive process explorer, and over 1100 questions, answers and explanations in a simulated PMP exam environment.

Bundle Prices: 1 month ($388.80) 3 months ($540.80) 6 months ($660.80)

Pass the CAPM 6th Edition (35 PDUs/Contact Hrs) Prepare for the CAPM exam with this self-paced, engaging course. Cover all 49 Processes in the PMBOK Guide 6th Ed. Includes 35 contact hours of audio & video training & exam practice filled with vivid images that will help you fully understand the terms, definitions & concepts. Testing Lab simulates the actual exam providing hundreds of practice questions. Prices: 1 month ($219) 3 months ($349) 6 months ($499)

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CAPM 6th Edition Exam – Practice Tests A, B, C (3 PDUs/Contact Hrs per practice test) Choose between purchasing practice tests individually or in a bundle. Individually, you receive: 150 unique questions, answers and explanations. The simulated CAPM® exam environment tests by Knowledge Area and Process Group. In the bundle, you will receive all three practice tests and save 15%. The bundle consists of 450 unique questions, answers and explanations in a simulated CAPM exam environment. Individual Prices: Bundle Prices: 1 week ($39) 1 week ($99.45) 1 month ($89) 1 month ($226.95) 3 months ($109) 3 months ($277.95)

The Complete CAPM Exam Prep Bundle (41 Contact Hours)

Save 20% when you bundle all our PMP Prep courses together. This unique bundle includes our Pass the CAPM 6th Edition Exam course and all 3 CAPM Practice Tests (A, B &C) for a total of 47 contact hours. Everything you need to study and prepare for the exam in one easy and affordable bundle including 35 hours of audio and video training, exercises, interactive process explorer, and over 1100 questions, answers and explanations in a simulated PMP exam environment.

Bundle Prices: 1 month ($388.80) 3 months ($540.80) 6 months ($660.80)

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PMI-ACP Exam – Practice Test A (3 PDUs/Contact Hrs) Prepare for the PMI-ACP® Exam (Agile Certified Professional) with 120 unique questions, answers and explanations in the simulated testing environment. Prices: 1 week ($29) 1 month ($59) 3 months ($79)

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PDU Courses:

Mastering Scope and Requirements Management (12 PDUs) This course walks you through a structured system to help you understand and apply the specific techniques that will put you in control of the project’s scope from its inception through delivery. You will learn how to understand, validate, document, and control the product and project requirements. We've also provided case studies to enforce what you've learned. To finish, we'll cover the ten common mistakes people make.

• Price: 6 months ($209)

Communications Excellence: Driving Project Success (10 PDUs) Having good communication skills is critical as a successful project manager. PMs spend 90% of their time communicating to project sponsors, team members, customers, vendors and other stakeholders. This course will teach you the best communication practices that make the top project managers successful. It also includes templates and techniques that you can immediately apply to your projects.


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Best Practices in Project Management (6.5 PDUs) Looking to become a better project manager? Look no further! This unique and practical e-learning course teaches you how to leverage the knowledge and experience of seasoned project managers. This course is packed with tips, tricks and practical techniques you can immediately apply to your own projects. You will finish the course feeling confident with your management practices.


The Strategy of Project Selection (6 PDUs) In this course, led by Velociteach’s Louis Alderman, PMP, PMI-ACP, learn why projects are investments, where they fit in the “big picture,” and how they are vetted against each other based on beneficial contributions and the cost of the investment. Factors such as project triggers, compliance factors, the gap from today to tomorrow, and financial benefit measurement methods are reviewed and explained. These strategies and concepts apply to project and program investments – whether traditional or agile!


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Applied Risk Management (6 PDUs) Wanting a course to follow up Risk Management Fundamentals? This course builds upon the previous course’s foundation to build your working knowledge in applying specific practical approaches, processes, and tools and techniques in managing the uncertainty—or risk—of the project’s success from the inception to the completion. Included are 22 downloadable “takeaways” which you can find in the course's Media Center for your use.


17 Top Reasons Why Projects Fail and What You Can Do To Avoid Failure (6 PDUs) Project failure is expensive to your organization and to your career. This course will reveal the most prevalent causes of project failure and will show you what you can do to avoid the reason for failure by going after the root causes. Not surprisingly, the project manager is almost always a major factor for success or failure of a project. This course is so important to project and program managers, it should be mandatory for all project and program managers—whether new or experienced. Although the course is predominantly focused on IT projects, the lessons are relevant to all industries and all projects. This course and its takeaway exhibits can be a game changer for your career.


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Fundamentals of Earned Value Management (5 PDUs) Learn the basic components of earned value and how they are combined to provide a picture of project status, trends, and direction. This course is full of exercises to provide experience in understanding your project scenario in terms of earned value. The course includes the Earned Value Formula Map – a tool to visualize what you already know about your project and “map” the location of what you are being asked to find out.


Fundamentals of Schedule Network Diagram (5 PDUs) Learn the basic components of earned value and how they are combined to provide a picture of project status, trends, and direction. This course is full of exercises to provide experience in understanding your project scenario in terms of earned value. The course includes the Earned Value Formula Map – a tool to visualize what you already know about your project and “map” the location of what you are being asked to find out. Price: 6 months ($99)

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Risk Management Fundamentals (5 PDUs) This course builds the foundation upon which to build your understanding and application of specific techniques that will prepare your stance related to the uncertainty – or risk – of the project’s success from the start to finish milestones. (Includes a real-life case study to exemplify how the concepts being taught in this course were applied successfully in a well-known event!)


Lessons From Top PMs (5 PDUs) Don't miss out on this highly informative course! This course describes the Alpha Study, a groundbreaking study that identifies top-performing project managers and the keys to their success. The course is based on research from the book Alpha Project Managers: What the Top 2% Know That Everyone Else Does Not by Andy Crowe, PMP. Meet the Top Performers – the Alphas – hear their advice and begin applying the Lessons today!


Fundamentals of Agile (4.5 PDUs) Agile has arrived! With more organizations increasing their use of Agile practices to manage their projects, it is more important than ever to understand what Agile means, and how and when to use it.

In this engaging course you’ll learn the key concepts and practices associated with this important movement, and gain

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confidence in your ability to work effectively in an Agile environment. Listen to real-world examples and participate in guided activities as you’re introduced to principles of collaborative and value driven development. You’ll learn the fundamentals of the most popular Agile methodologies: Scrum, Lean, Kanban, and eXtreme Programming (XP). Whether you are new to Agile or need a refresher on the foundations, this course is for you!


Project Productivity Killers (4.5 PDUs) Even with clear goals, good planning and excellent teamwork, the average project stakeholder loses about six weeks a year due to wasted effort. It comes in the form of lost time and increased stress due to miscommunication, distractions and lack of clarity around task requirements and stakeholder expectations. This course covers applicable techniques and approaches that can help save you a significant amount of time. By the end of the course you’ll be able to better understand and manage the costs that go with miscommunication and wasted time on projects, and ideas and approaches for helping those on your project teams to be significantly more effective. You’ll also walk away with a Personal Application Plan which includes specific techniques that you can start applying to your projects today.


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The Introverted Leader: Leading a Team in Today’s Extroverted Workplace (4.5 PDUs) In this course, Jennifer draws upon the latest research, stories, and humor to demonstrate how organizations can harness natural quiet strengths like listening, preparation, and calmness. As a student, you will learn about how to bring out the best in you and the team you support. Everyone can benefit from this course, not just introverts. You will be able to connect with your team and learn about the challenges that introverts face in the workplace such as perception gaps. You’ll also learn a straightforward four-step approach to master typical work situations such as coaching, managing up, public speaking, meetings, presentations, networking and more. Use the tools and strategies presented in this course to embrace, support, and coach the continued development on your team and people around you.


Six Things to Remember When Your Client Changes Direction (4 PDUs) Hasty changes in a client can complicate the job of a project manager. The abrupt changes can be costly to you and the outcome of the project. This course will explore and educate you on techniques to anticipate changes, and stay centered during the process. A successful project manager knows how to identify options, and minimize damage to achieve the best outcome. In any industry, changes are inevitable and handling them in the best way possible can significantly improve your performance, and ultimately your career.


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25 Actions to Build Your Self-Confidence (3.5 PDUs) Low self-confidence will hold you back from achieving your potential and can cause you to miss out on many opportunities, but there is good news – you can become and remain self-confident! This course will include: identifying actions to build self-confidence, answers to frequently asked questions, exercises, a course quiz, and a handy one-sheet take away that lists 25 actions you can take to build and maintain your self-confidence.


7 Steps to Successful Conflict Management (3.5 PDUs) Conflict is a natural part of the workplace environment. It is so common that you likely will experience some level of conflict many times a week if you find yourself in constant contact with people. How you deal with conflict has a significant impact on your opportunities, career and destiny. It also is a major factor to an organization’s success or its failure. This online course prepares you for successfully resolving conflict by introducing you to the causes and need for conflict; revealing 5 conflict management strategies; listing the ground rules for negotiating conflict; describing 7 steps to successfully resolve any conflict; identifying actions you can take to change the conflict culture in your organization; and so much more. Conflicts are opportunities to build stronger teams and organizations.


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Behaviors That Lead to Exceptional Performance (3.5 PDUs) Success does not just happen—it is made to happen. In this course, Neal reveals 18 of the most important leading-edge, best-practice, results-oriented behaviors that will promote your professional and personal success. Many of these behaviors you already know but you may not routinely practice. Some of these behaviors are often avoided. As you strive to achieve your goals, these behaviors can lay the foundation for your journey.


Behaviors to Master When Dealing with Your Leaders (3.5 PDUs) What do you do if your leaders' expectations of you are unclear? This course discusses those important expectations of your behaviors that they expect. The more you understand what is expected of you, the more you will likely focus on honing those skills, improving your performance and, in the process, helping your leaders look good which helps you look good. Take this course to help you enhance your image, effectiveness and career.


Dealing with Difficult People: 25 Tips to Stay in Control (3.5 PDUs) Have you ever dealt with a difficult person personally or perhaps professionally? How effective you are at dealing with difficult people has a direct impact on how successful

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you become and can affect your job advancement, your relationships, and your overall confidence. This course defines 25 actions that you can employ to stay in control. By demonstrating self-control, you are better prepared for dealing with almost any situation and any individual.


Drive Innovation with Disruptive Thinking (3.5 PDUs) Disruptive innovative thinking is widely viewed to be the most valuable commodity in today’s business world. There is a constant need to upend the norms and implement new, fresh and creative ideas. This course introduces you to disruptive innovative thinking; gives examples of disruptive companies; reveals why many companies suffer harmful disruption; lists the characteristics of a disruptive innovative thinker; identifies actions your company can pursue to spur disruptive innovation; and so much more.


Escalate is Not a Dirty Word (3.5 PDUs) Do you know when and how to escalate an issue? This course will show you the 7 guidelines to follow in escalating an issue to closure. Done right, escalations are a healthy and important business tool in any organization. They can help a team function more effectively in resolving conflict quickly and maturely. This course will also work through exercises and answer frequently asked questions regarding escalations. Price: 6 months ($84)

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What Makes a Team Member Valuable? (3.5 PDUs) If you were building a team and could hand pick its members, what are the key attributes you would look for? What are the behaviors and actions necessary for them to perform at their best? In other words, what makes a team member valuable? This course reveals a set of key behaviors and actions that every leader would like to see in each of their team members, along with exercises and a quiz to reinforce lessons learned.


Building a Better Team: 54 Real-Life Scenarios (3 PDUs) Neal's course provides 54 short scenarios that are essential for team building. Each scenario is presented with multiple-choice options. The scenarios and answers provide great content for team discussion and agreement so that the team can learn to operate at its highest level and perform in the best interests of the business. These real-life scenarios likely represent many of the team issues you may now be experiencing.


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Crash Course in Agile Scrum (3 PDUs) Have you ever thought, 'What is Agile Scrum?' What exactly defines Scrum? What is a Scrum Master or a Product Owner? How does a Scrum Team operate? This course answers these questions and so many more. Neal covers the many benefits of Scrum over traditional frameworks, and introduces a 12 step process to implement a successful Scrum project. Dive into a popular and effective framework for getting work done in small, quick increments. Learn to provide customer value with each successive increment, using small self-organized, self-initiated, highly adaptive and closely collaborated teams, while promoting steadfast continuous improvement.


Effective Mentoring: Top 40 Q&As for a Successful Experience (3 PDUs) Neal walks you through the mentoring dos and don’ts. He focuses on the mentee and addresses the most crucial information in achieving a successful mentoring experience. Topics include identifying the benefits of having a mentor, identifying your mentoring goal, finding the right mentor for you, defining the behaviors and actions of both the effective mentee and the effective mentor, defining a productive mentoring relationship, and identifying common mentoring obstacles to navigate.


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Effective Project and Program Status Reporting (3 PDUs) One of the most significant challenges project and program managers face today is the accurate and effective reporting of status to project sponsors, organizational stakeholders and business leaders. These are the two aspects of status reporting that project and program managers find most difficult to deliver together, and if status reporting does not meet those criteria, most often it is ignored, or worse – refuted. This engaging course helps project and program managers learn how to accurately report the status of their projects in a manner that makes the information clear, concise and useful. Earn 3 PDUs and gain a wealth of knowledge, tools and templates that you can use on every project or program you lead.


Effective Time Management to Getting More Done Every Day (3 PDUs) Success at work and in your life overall is largely not about how much time you have but how you invest the time you have. Would you like to hone your time management skills? Are you looking for that edge that allows you to complete work in less time, get more done each day, waste less time, find more free time, take control of your day, improve your reputation and lower your stress? This course is loaded with ideas to help you make the best use of your time. Effective time management can significantly and positively affect the rest of your life; it’s truly a game changer.

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Self-Assessing and Improving Your Performance Maturity (3 PDUs) We all want to reach our potential as a leader, team member or employee. Are you looking for a means to assess your performance maturity and then focus on the improvement areas that can benefit you the most? In this course you will learn about different practices, behaviors, and tips that will lead you to exceptional performance? Then look no further – this course was created for those striving to reach their full potential.


Surveying Client Satisfaction (3 PDUs) Client Satisfaction Surveys are surprisingly not commonly utilized on most projects. Based on their value in influencing the success of a project and increasing the likelihood of the success of the resulting product or service being created, these surveys are clearly a missed opportunity. In this course, Neal Whitten demystifies Client Satisfaction Surveys and shows you how to create and implement surveys during and at the completion of a project. As a project manager, if you do not routinely survey your clients for feedback, then you cannot really know what they think about your performance, the project’s progress and whether or not you are meeting their expectations.


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Achieving the Elusive Work-Life Balance (2.5 PDUs) Would you like to learn how to create a meaningful life that helps you feel happy and healthy overall? Work-life balance may not be easy early in one’s career, but figuring it out is necessary for lifelong satisfaction. This course will present you with meaningful information that can help you not only better understand your work-life balance but give you ideas that can help you achieve the integration that is most important to you.


Are You Too Soft? (2.5 PDUs) Sometimes the right things to do are the most difficult. Do you struggle with making tough and unpopular-related decisions, even though your instincts warn you that you are not taking the most effective action? In this course, we will help you recognize too soft behavior, show you how to avoid being too soft, and demonstrate why too soft behavior is harmful and how not being too soft can help you be far more effective and successful as a project manager.


CRAVE Your Goals! Motivate Your Team and Get Things Done (2.5 PDUs) With so much demand in the workplace, it can be a challenge for you or your team to stay focused on what’s most important. In this engaging, practical program, you’ll learn how to use affirmations, visualization, and three other

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powerful CRAVE steps to motivate your team and get things done. Tricia uses real-life examples that will represent many of the issues you or your team may be experiencing. At the end of the course, there will be a quiz to assess your knowledge of the content presented.


From a Good Project Manager to a Great Leader (2.5 PDUs) Today’s organizations are looking for tomorrow’s leaders. As a project manager the next step in your career could take you to the level of senior leadership, but how do you get there? This course can help you move from a management position to one of a leader within your industry. Earn PDUs as you explore the gaps between your skills, knowledge and professional attributes and those of renowned leaders. This course outlines what it takes to emerge as a great leader and helps you develop a professional strategic plan to get you there.


Project Stories: MRAP Vehicles (2.5 PDUs) The first in a series of Project Stories! Learn from the experiences of others! In this course, we interview Dave Gibson as he describes the work of the team to produce Mine-Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles to support the military. Dave shares lessons learned from this $48 Billion MRAP Program that produced over 27,000 vehicles. Learn how to apply these takeaways to your projects. This course will inspire and challenge you to take your performance to the next level.

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• Price: 6 months: $59

How to Lead Successful Change Management (2.25 PDUs) The need for organizational change management for today’s businesses to keep up, or even survive, is unprecedented. Agility is essential. Changing strategies, processes, systems, staff roles and responsibilities, cultures, customer relationships and organizations, to name a few, require effective change management to implement. The companies that are able to adapt quickly will experience a competitive advantage, while those that cannot will fall behind. Most change initiatives fail. But this course was designed to reverse that statistic by describing an effective change management model and revealing critical foundational tenets that support successful change management initiatives. By the end of this 2.25 PDU course you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to effectively implement change throughout your organization.


Communications Planning and Management (2 PDUs) Experienced and novice project/program managers agree, communications is a critically important part of their work. It’s also an activity in which they are engaged in a majority of their time. The primary objectives for project and program-related communications are the sharing of key information in a manner the recipients can most easily access and interpret, presented in a way they can most effectively use them. In this course, Eric Norman examines effective communications techniques, and focuses on both the message and the medium for communicating it. You’ll learn the

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real definition of communications and why carefully managing communications is so important, along with communications planning, content, method, mode, and how the medium enhances the message.

Price: 6 months: $49

Developing and Applying Effective Work Breakdown Structures (2 PDUs) Whether you are a novice project manager or an experienced practitioner, developing effective Work Breakdown Structures during the initial planning phase is crucial for your project. A poorly constructed WBS can result in many adverse project and program outcomes. In this engaging course, our SME Eric Norman presents the complex topic of developing and applying Work Breakdown Structures in a way that is easy to understand and communicate. The course also includes handy downloadables and a quiz to assess your progress throughout the course. As an added bonus, this course is aligned with the globally accepted Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structure.


Essential Tips for Effective Negotiation Skills (2 PDUs) Negotiating is a fundamental skill that you use virtually every day. It plays a critical role both in the success of your career and your life outside of work. Every day you negotiate with your co-workers, with businesses, friends and family. For many, negotiating can seem confrontational, intimidating and frankly a daunting task. However, with this course, you learn the most important tips to adopt to become an effective negotiator. When you become a better negotiator and

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see that nearly everything in life is negotiable, it opens your possibilities for a more fulfilling life.


Hire the Best: Strategies, Tools and Tips for Hiring Top Talent (2 PDUs)

Hiring for a key role is one of the most significant decisions a leader will make. But, the hiring process can be tricky. And, when the hire isn’t a good fit, the mistake is costly.

Do you have room for growth in this area? Have you made hiring mistakes in the past? Do you have an important position to fill?

This course is designed for managers and team leaders involved in interviewing, assessing, and selecting talent. Earn 2 Strategic PDUs as you learn a proven four-step process that features talent development experts, Laura Butcher and Don Lang. The co-authors focus on key drivers impacting the hiring process, and introduce the frameworks, templates and tools to bridge common gaps in interviewing and assessing candidates. They share real-life stories about missteps in decision-making through the hiring process, and help you recognize and avoid those same pitfalls. By the end, you’ll have the confidence and knowledge to hire the best.


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Introduction to Project Management Fundamentals (2 PDUs) This course begins by answering the question, “What is project management?” Learn as Andy Crowe defines roles, tells the history, and profiles this dynamic profession. You will learn how to define the scope and goals of your project, how to create a schedule, draft a budget and integrate risk by identifying and assessing the project’s uncertainty. This course also focuses on leadership components, such as communication excellence and the very essence of project management—knowing how to lead a team.

Introduction to Project Management Fundamentals dives into diverse projects for organizations ranging from health-care providers, to the Georgia Aquarium, to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).


Leading with Ethical Intelligence: 5 Principles for Making the Right Decision Every Time (2 PDUs) The most successful project managers are deeply committed to ethics. But even high-character PMs sometimes ask, “What should I do?” This distinctive, results-focused and content-rich course will show how five simple principles—the principles of ethical intelligence—will help you make the right decision every time, everywhere. By the end of this interactive course, you will be able to identify the five principles of ethical intelligence, apply these principles to difficult situations you’ll encounter professionally and personally, and attract and keep more clients who are like you–honest, accountable and trustworthy. Discover the surest way to do the right thing, enhance your reputation as a person of integrity and serve your clients to the best of your ability.

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Project Planning - Communications and Stakeholder Management (2 PDUs) Walk through the steps in creating the Commonsensical Project Communications Plan and the Stakeholder Management Plan. We’ll cover all the components of each plan, highlighting on specific approaches, assumptions, and tools. Downloadable templates with example content are provided, as well as the Stakeholder Analysis Assistant tool that will help you with your Stakeholder Analysis technique.


Project Planning - Risk Management (2 PDUs) Take a guided walk through the steps in creating a realistic Risk Management Plan. A downloadable template with example content is provided for the Risk Management Plan as well as a downloadable Risk Register with automated Probability and Impact definition tables and the Probability Impact Matrix. Also included in the course are true or false questions to help enforce what you’ve learned.


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Project Stories: LakePoint (2 PDUs) The second in a series of Project Stories! Learn from the experiences of others! In this course, we interview PM Brad Jacobs as he describes the work of the team to transform 1300 acres into a premier sports vacation destination. See and hear Brad’s advice to project managers – what worked well – and what he would like to do over. Learn how to apply these takeaways to your projects. Raise your project management game with the experiences from this actual stay-and-play tournament hub project!

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6 months ($44)

Risk Management: Practical Application and Tools (2 PDUs) Knowing what activities are anticipated for projects over the next series of intervals, and the potential for those activities to be impacted by one or more events, is critical to the success of any project or program. While the majority of project management processes measure and describe what has happened within the initiative from “today”, backward in time, Risk Management is the only process that focuses primary attention on the future… from “today” forward. In this course, you’ll examine project/program risk in a new way, focusing on the important aspects of risk management that are often misunderstood, mistaken and confused. Earn 2 PDUs while learning to identify various types of risk, differentiate between risk and issues, and ultimately apply tools for analyzing and managing risk effectively.


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Top Ten Mistakes in Conducting Lessons Learned (2 PDUs) Most lessons learned and their follow-up actions are not conducted in the most effective manner where the business gains an optimal return on its investment. This course will highlight the top 10 mistakes that are the most pervasive and the most harmful in the lessons learned wheelhouse. As a bonus, Neal will reveal many additional common mistakes as an aid to further raise your game in conducting lessons learned.


Overview of Lean Business Analysis (1.5 PDUs) The common struggle in projects is to get the right people to make decisions in a timely manner. In this highly informative course, our SME Kupe Kupersmith shares how to view and approach analysis so your focus is on reaching the desired outcome. Kupe is an accomplished BA, author, and sought-after speaker. In the course, Kupe shares the perspective of the BA. For example, one of the most valuable contributions the BA can make is helping others make decisions. Learn how to identify business needs and determine solutions. Learn how to tailor your approach when working with different types of people. Kupe also provides real-life examples, such as working on a relatable neighborhood project or being misunderstood in his role at Turner Broadcasting. These entertaining examples will help you become a better manager. Whether you’re performing business analysis, mentoring others or involved in projects where analysis is happening – this course is perfect for you!


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Collecting Customer Requirements (1 PDU) You will learn methods for collecting customer requirements, including how to ensure each requirement passes the SMART Test. Receive expert instruction describing common mistakes and how to avoid them. Hear helpful tips on the proper approach to collecting customer requirements. Apply your newly-learned knowledge in an exercise – you may want to share the results with your manager!


Communicating with Senior Management (1 PDU) Learn the six areas of performance – how Senior Management is evaluating you! Examples include: what questions to expect, most common mistakes, and written and verbal communication skills. Seven checkpoints are identified that you must perform before walking into your next status meeting with Senior Management. Based on research with thousands of PMs, three career-threatening mistakes are shared as well as how to avoid them.


Controlling the Project (1 PDU) Seeking methods on how you can better control your project? This course gives you all the best approaches on controlling your project, including how to report to customers and senior management. Our expert instructor describes change management and teaches you how to avoid scope creep! This

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course also includes real world scenarios to help exemplify how the concepts being taught in this course were applied successfully.


Preparing Project and Program Leaders for Organizations of the Future: Foundations (1 PDUs)

The first in a 9-part series by Eric Norman, PMI Fellow!

The project management world is changing and former practices are not as effective as they once were. Organizations are demanding more from project managers. The role is evolving and brings with it entirely new performance expectations to compete in this rapidly evolving environment. In this course, Eric highlights the fundamental changes in developing project management competencies, skills, judgment and experience to prepare you for the future.

This Foundations course is the first of an innovative and influential series that will enrich your performance and take your career to the next level.


How to Know When Agile Isn’t the Right Tool for the Job (1 PDU) Agile is a hot topic right now and many organizations are encouraging the implementation of Agile tools and practices. But is Agile right for every project? Understanding Agile and how to use agile tools is critical, but you must also know when to use a particular tool for a

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particular job. As a project manager, it's important to know you're using the right project and program process for the unique characteristics of the work. In this course, Eric Norman explains that the work, or job to be done, dictates the appropriate tool. He provides you with a new approach, or rather an additional tool, that will help you analyze the unique aspects of the work you take on, so that you can select a process delivery model that precisely aligns with the target outcomes identified for your work, the objectives to be accomplished, and jobs to be done.


Stakeholder Analysis (1 PDU) This course describes what Stakeholder Analysis is, when to perform it, how to perform it, how to quantify it, and how often to revisit it. You will walk through an example case study on applying the technique. It provides a toolset for analyzing and ranking stakeholders that you can use on your current and future projects. Based on the analysis, you will know the proper strategy for managing stakeholders!


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Complete Your Talent Triangle (26.5 PDUs) Wouldn’t it be nice to purchase one bundle with all the courses you need to fulfill your education professional development units (PDUs) and also stay relevant and in demand? As a Project Management Professional (PMP)® or Program Management Professional (PgMP)® you need 8 PDUs in Technical

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Management, Leadership, and Strategic Business Management. With a click of a button, you will be on your way to completing your educational requirement under the PMI Talent Triangle. Includes courses:

o Surveying Client Satisfaction o Strategy of Project Selection o Fundamentals of Earned Value Management o Risk Management Fundamentals o Lessons From Top PMs o Achieving the Elusive Work-Life Balance

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6 months: ($559 $449)

24 PDUs to Satisfy Your Talent Triangle Bundle (24.25 PDUs) We did it again! Earn 24.25 PDUs to maintain your PMI® certification(s) with this discounted bundle. We’ve selected 8 courses, all approved by PMI, that satisfy the PMI Talent Triangle® requirement in Technical Management, Leadership, and Strategic & Business Management. With a single purchase, you will be fully equipped to build your knowledge, hone your skills, and fulfill PMI’s minimum education requirements. Includes courses:

o Introduction to Project Management o Overview of Lean Business Analysis o Fundamentals of Schedule Network Diagramming o Collecting Customer Requirements o 17 Top Reasons Projects Fail and What You Can Do to Avoid

Failure o How to Lead Successful Change Management o Six Things to Avoid When Your Client Changes Direction o Project Stories: MRAP Vehicles

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The Neal Whitten 5-Course Series (16.5 PDUs) Save 25% when purchasing the Neal Whitten Series, comprised of 5 popular Neal Whitten leadership courses:

o Are You Too Soft? o Escalate is Not a Dirty Word o Behaviors That Lead to Exceptional Performance o Behaviors to Master When Dealing with Your Leaders o What Makes a Team Member Valuable?

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6 months ($395 $335.75)

Neal Whitten – Personal Development Series: A Better You Are you looking to improve your skills in the workplace? This bundle walks you through essential life lessons such as dealing with difficult people or maintaining that work-life-balance. Earn 13 PDUs through these engaging courses, take self-assessments, learn tips, and take actions for personal growth. 15% off the following courses:

o Dealing with Difficult People: 25 Tips to Stay in Control o 25 Actions to Build Your Self-Confidence o Self-Assessing and Improving Your Performance Maturity o Effective Mentoring: Top 40 Q&As for a Successful Experience

• Price: 6 months ($317 $269.45)

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Neal Whitten - Professional Development Series: Achieving Project Success (11 PDUs) Are you looking to advance your career? This bundle focuses on courses that can be a game changer in preparing you for achieving consistent project success. From learning how to avoid project failure to team building and more, the knowledge and experience behind these courses can pay handsome dividends on your current and future projects. Earn 11 PDUs and experience a plethora of tips, templates, takeaways and actions that can benefit your projects and jump-start your career. 15% off the following courses:

o Build a Better Team: 54 Real-Life Scenarios (2 Leadership PDUs; 1 Strategic PDU)

o Top 10 Mistakes in Conducting Lessons Learned (2 Leadership) o 17 Top Reasons Why Projects Fail—and What You Can Do to

Avoid Failure (2 Leadership PDUs; 4 Strategic PDUs)

• Price: 6 months ($217 $231.20)

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Preparing Project and Program Leaders for Organizations of the Future (10 PDUs) This series brings together new and emerging concepts in the practice of project and program management, and highlights those concepts in the context of rapidly advancing and increasingly sophisticated project and program leadership roles. Each course addresses a unique leadership topic and provides a focused analysis to illustrate its key properties. Through the use of examples and models each course is tailored to challenge your thinking about current project and program practice, and to inspire new insights for an advanced and refined approach. At the end of

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this series, you’ll possess a set of tools that enable you to better serve and effectively lead within an organization, not only as organizations exist today, but as they continue to evolve. Included courses: o Foundations o Developing and Applying Effective Work Breakdown Structures o Communications Planning and Management o Risk Management: Practical Applications and Tools o Effective Project and Program Status Reporting

• Price: 6 months ($217 $231.20)

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