Product Telephone Seminars

Avoiding the Pitfalls of Scope Creep on Construction Projects ...roject success can be measured by delivering the required product on time, on budget and at client's expectation. For many construction projects in today's competitive marketplace, completing on time and on budget is challenging. Scope creep is a term used in the construction industry to define the inevitable tendency of projects to expand beyond their original intent and is often described as  more...

Protecting Attorney Work Product in Communications With Experts Under the Amended Federal Rules BenefitsIn December 2010, sweeping changes were made to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26, including the rules regarding expert discovery, in an effort to avoid unnecessary discovery disputes and litigation practices that waste significant costs. Learn how the new rules are being applied in practice, and the significant impact they have on discovery into communications between lawyers and experts  more...

User Requirements and Specification Fundamentals ...omer wanted or needed. In worst case scenarios, the final product doesn't solve the problem or produce anything of value for the customer. The result is money and time wasted. This live audio conference helps those responsible for purchasing products or getting the right thing built generate requirements that ensure the solution solves the problem. This program provides a straightforward,  more...

Prepaid Cards: An Alternative to Traditional Checking Accounts? ...ith essential information to evaluate prepaid card/access products that will best complement their current business models and risk tolerance. The program will explore the advantages and disadvantages of this rapidly evolving financial product line. It will provide organization with solid guidance on key issues to consider in evaluating and structuring such programs and provide an update on  more...

How to Detect Fraud ...raud. If you apply that estimate to the 2009 Gross World Product, this fraud equates to more than $2.9 trillion dollars lost each year to fraud. This live audio conference will educate listeners to the different varieties of occupational fraud and relevant statistics. We will provide a foundation to the listeners as to who perpetrates the fraud, how they are detected, and what companies can do  more...

Pricing and Cost Analysis in Purchasing ...ust be given careful consideration when buying industrial products and services. The price of a product or service should be expected to cover cost of production, promotion and distribution, plus reasonable profit. In order to obtain the most efficient and acceptable price the purchasing professional must make sure that they are aware of market conditions and prices associated with quality  more...

Drafting a Green Ordinance: Case Study BenefitsHigh energy costs and increased public support for sustainable initiatives are driving local governments to respond affirmatively with the adoption of green codes - local ordinances that mandate and incentivize more efficient forms of development. Unfortunately, there are few good models to follow and little operating experience to judge what works and what will not. There is an obvious  more...

Effective Quality Control and Quality Assurance ...onstruction community are challenged to deliver a quality product for their clients and still maintain some reasonable profit. Presented by two individuals with long backgrounds in quality programs from both design and construction, this live audio conference will illustrate steps that each member of a project team, including owner, architects, engineers, managers, contractors, subs and  more...

Avoiding Waiver of the Attorney-Client Privilege BenefitsThis audio conference will discuss the doctrine of attorney-client privilege: the scope of the privilege, exceptions to the privilege, procedural aspects of asserting the privilege, waiver of the privilege and the related but distinguishable doctrine of attorney work product. It should be useful for you, whether you are concerned about asserting and maintaining privileged communications or  more...

California E-Discovery Rules: Still in Their Infancy BenefitsOn June 29, 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law AB 5, California's first set of statutes designed to address the realities of electronic discovery. AB 5 added two new statutes to the California Code of Civil Procedure and amended 19 pre-existing CCP sections. On August 14, 2009, the Judicial Council followed suit by amending California Rule of Court 3.724 to require  more...

Microsoft Project Best Practices: What's New on the Desktop ... Project. Over the past few years, the Microsoft Project product team has been hard at work. Why? Prior to and during this period, the demands for managing construction projects and resources have increased significantly. Such demand warrants an even greater set of new and enhanced features to meet the demands of today's project and resource managers. Please join Daniel T. Renier from  more...

New Rule 502: Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Limitations on Waiver ...ing and preserving the attorney-client privilege and work product protection is a fundamental for most litigators. Rule 502 of the Federal Rules of Evidence has been adopted to clarify and resolve a common dispute regarding the effects of certain disclosures otherwise protected by the privilege or work product, including inadvertent disclosures and the agreement of the parties regarding  more...

Digital Manufacturing: Improve Productivity, Lower Costs and Compress Delivery Times ...to rethink and better integrate their overall approach to product development, from concept to product design to manufacturing engineering and beyond. As a result, many companies are seeking new ways to improve their competitive position through the proper adoption of digital manufacturing and other product development enabling technologies. This teleconference will help you understand the  more...

Implications of the First Investigations Under the FTC Guides for Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising ...n an effort to stay current with the way consumers obtain product information, the Federal Trade Commission has, for the first time since 1980, issued revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising. The revised guides, which are intended to help advertisers comply with the Federal Trade Commission Act by setting forth the general principles used by the FTC in  more...

Emerging Trends in Metal Roofing ...re. Metal roofing is the fastest growing residential roof product, and its share of the commercial roofing market continues to grow. It is becoming a product of choice for architects, designers and facility managers looking for a durable and energy efficient roof material. Metal roofing is evolving with new energy-reducing coatings, substrates, profiles, textures and finishes. New installation  more...

A/R Management: Converting Receivables Into Cash ...asier if all sales were paid in advance or at the time of product/service delivery (like in a retail store). Unfortunately, competitive markets demand that credit be extended to customers and this is where AR management becomes so important. This teleconference will provide you with industry-proven tactics to enable faster collection of receivables. You will be able to familiarize yourself with  more...

Using and Challenging Statistical Evidence: An Essential Training for Litigators BenefitsThe use of statistics frequently plays a critical role in the litigation arena, from evaluating cases for your clients, to resolving disputes and possibly taking a matter to trial. Lawyers often shy away from using statisticians, quite frankly because understanding this world can seem overwhelming and confusing. In this 90-minute teleconference, you will have an opportunity to hear (in a  more...

Improve Productivity While Staying Compliant: Implementing Quality Procedures ...ts of tracking, repairing, scrapping and redelivering key products. When the discussion whether lean, six sigma and/or supply chain techniques are singularly the most effective way of dealing with quality problems, you miss the opportunity of using a blended and robust approach. Providing cost effective quality product means you understand the importance of a strong process for minimizing  more...

Current Work Product Issues in Taxation: Preservation, Waiver and Tax Accrual Work Papers ...obstacles and ever-changing standards to maintaining work product protection of sensitive documents and information prepared by counsel. The documents at issue, such as tax accrual workpapers, litigation analyses and internal investigation materials, are often roadmaps for the companies adversaries. Challenges to work product protection come from many directions, including private litigants,  more...

Understanding Business Valuations From Purpose to Product ...For this reason, the business valuation methods employed, products delivered and prices charged can vary widely depending on the purpose of the business valuation and the appraiser or firm engaged. Therefore, it is very important for consumers of business valuation services to be educated as to the types of appraiser credentials, the levels of valuation services, the business valuation process  more...

Product Development Metrics for Manufacturers: Measuring Your Productivity ...product development organizations are behind transaction processing and operations functions in their understanding of measurement and its place in the organization. Six Sigma and Lean initiatives have facilitated great improvements in corporations without significantly benefiting most marketing, R D and product development organizations. Inventive professionals resist measurement citing that  more...

Employee Engagement in Troubled Times ... of economic uncertainty if organizations are to maintain product and service quality, and lay a foundation for future growth. Yet while challenging economic environments make employee motivation more critical, they also make employee engagement more difficult to achieve. Belt tightening often results in organizational retrenching, reduced staffing levels and increased workloads, and  more...

Reverse Mortgages: A Lender's Perspective ...a reverse mortgage is, what's involved in offering such a product, which reverse mortgage products are currently offered in the market, state and federal requirements, and potential pitfalls. Join Reed Smith attorney Arthur Axelson for an informative discussion on the important issues involved in reverse mortgage lending. Attorneys, presidents, vice presidents, branch managers, loan officers,  more...