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.

July 2008 7/14 11:00 am    to 12:00 pm EDT Managing People and Yourself in a Changing Environment Online seminar Speaker: Stuart Simon Cost: FREE DESCRIPTION: As organizations develop new strategies to survive and grow, implementation of these changes requires employees to develop new knowledge, skills and processes. This webinar focuses on the process of change, and what is required to build commitment to change within an organization. WHO SHOULD ATTEND: This program is highly recommended for all managers and project managers who wish to improve their effectiveness in managing change. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: # How to View Change for the Prospective of All Parties Involved—how to deal with the emotional impact of change # A Model of the Change Process—the normal stages necessary to gain an acceptance of change # Skills Associated with Effecting Change—what is needed to become a skillful change agent. # Strategies for Communicating Change—techniques for presenting clear and concise requirements for change. # Methods for Identifying and Working with Resistance—what is needed to work through individual and group resistance to change. # Strategies for Building Commitment—how to help individuals, teams, groups and organizations develop a positive attitude toward, and commitment to, required changes. Mr. Stuart Simon has over 25 years experience as a consultant, trainer, teacher and coach. His areas of focus have included negotiation skills, communication skills, change management, stress management, and conflict resolution. He has provided training, consultation and coaching, in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. For the past 20 years he has been a senior consultant/trainer for his own consulting company. Working with sales, marketing, production, engineering, information systems, and project managers of all areas, he has helped many hundreds of managers and salespeople become more effective, efficient, and productive through the development of strategic negotiation, team building, and change management skills. Register   . Top of Page   August 2008 8/14 11:00 am    to 12:00 pm EDT Project Management Test Drive - Get a feel for Project Management Online seminar Speaker: Bonnie Cooper Cost: FREE DESCRIPTION: Experience for yourself The Corporate Education Groups project management training. Gain a greater understanding of the recent trends in project management, why project management is so popular, and the benefits and requirements of PMP Certification. This session introduces you to The Corporate Education Group's project management programs and provides information to help you determine which program is best for you and your organization. Bonnie Cooper is a 20-year information technology professional, currently Project Director of the Massachusetts Medical Society’s IT Project Support Office. Early in her career, Ms. Cooper managed application and network migrations for Zayre Corp and Dun and Bradstreet Software. In her tenure with the Massachusetts Medical Society, her project portfolio includes The New England Journal of Medicine’s manuscript tracking, advertising management, and corporate enterprise resource planning systems. In her current role, Ms. Cooper is responsible for coordinating the efforts of project teams, overseeing the implementation of project standards, managing the portfolio and strategic planning exercise for IT, and leading the project to redesign of the member web site of the Massachusetts Medical Society. Register   . Top of Page   September 2008 9/18 11:00 am    to 12:00 pm EDT Discovering Use Cases Through Business Process Analysis Online seminar Speaker: Martin Schedlbauer, Ph.D COST: FREE Use cases have become an essential tool in defining user requirements. However, the discovery and documentation of use cases is often not as easy as it seems. In this webinar, participants learn how to use business workflows as a means for discovering and defining system use cases. In addition, participants will be shown how to capture use case context, detailed requirements, and business rules through methodical analysis of use case narratives in order to establish requirements traceability. The speaker for this webinar, Martin Schedlbauer, Ph.D., is the principal and founder of his own company which provides consulting, business analysis, and software architecture services to software and business organizations worldwide. Since 1989, Dr. Schedlbauer is an accomplished and dynamic presenter and has been leading and authoring seminars and workshops in business analysis, software engineering, and project management. Beyond that, he is integrally involved in architecting large-scale distributed software systems for many of his clients. Dr. Schedlbauer is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, including Business Analyst World, Object World, as well as many research symposia. In addition, he has written articles for CIO Magazine, Training Magazine, Journal of Object Technology, and many research publications. This webinar is intended for individuals who perform business analysis in their organizations. Individuals who benefit from this webinar include: Entry-level business analysts and their managers Self-taught business analysts requiring a course that fills in the gaps and puts all the pieces together Systems analysts, programmers, and testers interested in expanding their roles into the business area Project managers Program managers Register

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