Live Webinar – January 31st 2012, 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
This is a 1 hour seminar and attendees will be awarded 1 PDU for participating

More and more successful project managers are utilizing SharePoint Server to drive their projects and operational initiatives.

Out of the box, SharePoint Server offers many features that enable effective project management. Lists and libraries allow you to consolidate and manage project information in a central place. While business intelligence features allow you to report on that information in real-time. By utilizing

SharePoint along with other business tools such as the Microsoft Office suite of applications, organizations can create a customized Project Management Information System (PMIS) to assist with the daily management of enterprise projects.

During this web seminar Aspe will discuss the many benefits of using SharePoint Server as a Project Management Information system, including:

• Using SharePoint to manage project data
• Consolidating project data using SharePoint libraries
• Reporting on project data using SharePoint’s business intelligence
• Automating project tasks with SharePoint workflows
• Options to extending SharePoint’s project management capabilities

Presenter: Mark Weinstein MCT (LinkedIn profile) has more than 25 years in the technology industry, and is a consultant specializing in collaborative technologies, focused upon Microsoft’s Exchange and SharePoint servers. Mark consults on several high-end projects for enterprise companies with thousands of users. His forte is building and teaching courseware that makes hands-on material practical and usable in a real-world environment, while keeping the general information on the subject easy to retain.

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Live Webinar – February 1st 2012, 12:00 am – 1:00 am EST
Offered by: Global Knowledge (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Your business has been hacked, leaving you with a persistent bot; now what?

In this hour-long webinar, security expert David Willson (LinkedIn profile) will discuss ways you can eliminate the threat in an act of self-defense or defense of property.

As new laws are explored, old ones amended, and solutions sought, you’ll take a look at thinking outside the box to give the good guys the advantage—or at least a fighting chance.

You will explore:

• A Losing Battle: Defending Against the Botnet
• Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
• Hacking: Is It Legal? Should It Be?

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Online Webinar – Offered by Daptiv
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Daptiv Customer Series: Evolution of the Enterprise Project Office at Sisters of Mercy Health System is an excellent session that has yet to be noticed by the Project Management Community. The Session was Posted on YouTube November 21st, 2011.

Learn how Sisters of Mercy Health System has achieved success with its Enterprise Project Office in today’s challenging environment.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Management Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

To view Daptiv Customer Series: Evolution of the Enterprise Project Office at Sisters of Mercy Health System Either:

1. Hover Over the link to view & leave your mouse in the window OR ….
2. Ifyou wish to view the presentation on YouTube instead
   Click Daptiv Customer Series: Evolution of the Enterprise Project Office at Sisters of Mercy Health System

About Daptiv:

Founded in 1997, Daptiv’s PPM solution has over 80,000 subscribers. Daptiv has helped thousands of companies improve their strategic planning and business execution by offering flexible PPM solutions and expert professional services.

Daptive provides industry-leading PPM functionality, but unlike vendors that force you to change your processes to fit their tools, they have designed their solution with you and your team in mind. Daptiv is flexible and easily configured so that you can introduce powerful new PPM capabilities – when and where your organization is ready for them. Daptiv’s customers include world-class organizations such as BASF, Chase Paymentech, Harvard University, Honeywell, La Poste and Virgin Blue

Live Webinar – January 31th, 2011 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
Presented by: The Advisory Council Enabling IT Transformation
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Is a picture truly worth a thousand words (or more)?

When it comes to high volume data analysis, enabling your data users to visually consume information can save your organization time and money. How can you provide your data users with an advantage that enables them to escape “spreadsheet hell”?

This webinar, presented by TAC Expert David Schmidtknecht, will focus on visual business intelligence tools, some of which are traditional dashboards, as well as how companies are moving business analytics to total visual displays. Hot issues to be addressed include:

• What are the best means of communicating information to data consumers?
• How is it possible to display thousands of rows of information in a single screen?
• When is visual analysis most effective, and when is seeing the numbers still best?

Presenter: David Schmidtknecht, (LinkedIn profile) has more than 20 years experience in corporate management, operations and finance. David was the VP of Civilian Government and Delivery at a boutique BI firm specializing in the U.S. Federal Government. David has held CFO and other senior financial executive roles for several firms. His blend of financial management technology expertise has given David a deep understanding of how, the right solutions and expert implementation, enterprises can more easily solve technology-based problems. David is a Certified Public Accountant, and a PMI-certified Project Management Professional.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 10 – Communications

• 10.2 Plan Communications
• 10.3 Distribute Information
• 10.5 Report Performance

As a Category C ‘Self Directed Learning Activity’ remember to document your learning experience and its relationship to project management for your ‘PDU Audit Trail Folder’

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