FREE Seminars on Portfolio Management

*New* Making the Right PPM Decisions: Exclusive seminars featuring Gartner analysts on Realizing Value from Project and Portfolio Management
Ongoing IT budget pressure has driven an increasing number of IT leaders to turn to Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) systems to gain the level of visibility needed to make the right IT investment decisions. Join us for an opportunity to learn more about today’s leading PPM technologies and deployment best practices. Gartner analysts, will share insights, best practices and benefits of implementing a PPM solution.

This exclusive event is about making the best PPM decisions – not just about PPM software selection – but also about the people, processes and best practices that offer you the ability increase control and maximize the value of PPM in your organization.

This seminar qualifies for PMI PDU credits.

Who should attend: Senior executives, both from IT and line-of-business, who are responsible for aligning IT and business investments and enabling effective IT governance.

Location Date Time Details/Registration
Hartford, CT September 16, 2008 TBD Reserve a Seat

*New* CA PPM Executive Roundtable
Can you see what direction your projects and portfolios are headed? Join us and your esteemed colleagues for an evening of exclusive dining and customer experience discussion as we explore the issues relating to the implementation of an effective Project and Portfolio Management strategy.

This exclusive event will enable you to:

   Increase the level of visibility needed to make the right IT investment decisions.
   Integrate PPM practice and technology within your environment.
   Mitigate risk of your PPM projects.
   Maximize the value of your PPM implementations.

Who should attend: Senior executives, from both IT and line-of business, who are responsible for aligning IT and business investments.

Seating is limited. Please contact your local CA Clarity PPM Solution Executive to receive an invitation.

Location Date Time Details/Registration
Houston, TX TBD TBD Reserve a Seat
Birmingham, AL August 12, 2008 11:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m. CST Register Now
Tallahassee, FL August 14, 2008 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EST Register Now
Memphis, TN August 21, 2008 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. CST Register Now
Baton Rouge, LA August 21, 2008 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. EST Register Now
Raleigh, NC August 27, 2008 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. EST Register Now
Portsmouth, NH September 11, 2008 TBD Reserve a Seat
St.Louis, MO September 16, 2008 TBD Reserve a Seat

A View from the Top: Improving IT Governance through Stronger Project and Portfolio Management
Business initiatives and IT alignment present unique challenges.  Bottom line: today's Business Managers and CIOs need a new approach to engaging with their business customers to make the right decisions about IT investments.

   Gain a holistic view (your “View from the Top”) of your key initiatives across the enterprise.
   Align your organizational goals and priorities.
   Demonstrate measurable business value.
   Communicate effectively with business partners and stakeholders.
   Operate in accordance with corporate governance requirements.

This seminar qualifies for PMI PDU credits.

Who should attend: Senior executives, both from IT and line-of-business, who are responsible for aligning IT and business investments and enabling effective IT governance.

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FREE Seminars on Process Management

*New* Bringing Clarity to Process Management – Enabling Stellar Performance 
Are you challenged with succeeding in your IT Governance, PPM and PMO efforts? Are you having trouble getting people to follow and embrace these essential business processes? Let us show you a better way!

Project and Portfolio Management (PPM), Demand Management, Resource Management and Project Management are a few examples of the processes required for IT to successfully enable enterprise success. These require good process management to have any chance of being adopted and embraced by the organization, but process management is one of the most neglected and misunderstood disciplines in businesses today.

Join CSC and CA to learn about the critical aspects of process management required for success in your IT processes and across your business.

This seminar qualifies for PMI PDU credits.

Who should attend: Business leaders and managers responsible for improving business processes, management decision making and service delivery.

Seating is limited, so register today!

Location Date Time Details/Registration
Minneapolis, MN August 7, 2008 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CST Register Now
Dallas, TX September 4, 2008 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. CST Register Now


FREE Workshops on Improving PMO Effectiveness

Assess Your PMO Readiness to Achieve IT Efficiency
Join CA, Project Management Institute (PMI), ProjectCorps and BearingPoint for interactive workshops where you’ll have the opportunity to discuss your IT governance (ITG) and PPM challenges. Assess your PMO & PPM readiness and walk away from the table with real-world solutions.

   Learn how to adopt best practices to manage your IT projects and portfolio.
   Assess your PMO & PPM readiness and tangible next steps.
   Learn how to evaluate both risks and windows of opportunity.
   Get guidelines for mapping IT investments to your business goals.
   Develop and prioritize your roadmap to support your PPM and ITG initiatives.
   Learn about potential pitfalls and pathways to success.
   Gain insight into the critical components and advantages of an effective ITG solution.

This seminar qualifies for PMI PDU credits.

Who should attend:  PMO Leaders and IT Managers.

Seating is limited, so register today!

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FREE Seminars on IT Governance

Bringing Clarity to ITG - Practical Approaches to Achieving Sustainable ITG
Your IT investment must be strongly aligned to your strategy, processes and organization structure. And you need to develop and sustain IT Governance systems in your organization for greater success. This seminar is about the things that matter – making practical choices, ensuring sustainable processes and supporting systems, measuring things most significant to your high-level CIO vision – and how you can deliver more effective results by leveraging enterprise program portfolio management, including “meaningful metrics” from CA Clarity PPM case studies.

Join us for an informative seminar to explore how to improve the odds that your IT investment will deliver the business value that you need and want. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn about a proven approach to improving the delivery of business services.

This seminar qualifies for PMI PDU credits.

Who should attend:  IT Executives.

Seating is limited, so register today!

Location Date Time Details/Registration
Los Angeles, CA August 14, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m. PST Register Now

 



FREE Seminars on New Product Development

Driving Repeatable, Profitable Innovation in a Highly Competitive High-Tech Market
Top performing innovators achieve 2.5 times higher sales of new products and 10 times higher return from their innovation investments than the worst performers, per AD Little’s 2005 Innovation Excellence Study. This makes new product innovation absolutely critical to your company’s growth and continued success. And coordinating the activities of everyone involved in the cross-functional idea-to-launch process is the key to repeatable new product profitability and sales.

Like most companies, yours has probably been focused on managing new product content, such as CAD files, design documents, software code and bills of material. This makes it easy to overlook the most critical factor in driving successful innovation: your skilled and valuable staff, the human engines who actually conceive, design, develop and deliver new products.

Who should attend: Leaders of product development, product management, research & development, product marketing and marketing.

Location Date Time Details/Registration
Detroit, MI September 9, 2008 TBD Reserve a Seat