Live Webinar – November 1st, 2012 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 2 hours + Q & A 2 PDU / 2 CDU – Certificate is 6 Hours 6 PDUs
Mpug Member Free – This session is members only ($129/yr/Member)

Note: Registration Closes October 31st, 2012 for Session 1 of 3

MPUG Certificate Series: Scheduling Essentials
Sorry MPUG Members Only
MPUG Scheduling Essentials Certificate upon completion of series and
6 Cat A PMI® PDU Credits

The course comprise of 3 sessions of 2 hours each.
MPUG Certificate Session 1 11/1/12 12 PM – 2 PM EDT
MPUG Certificate Session 2 11/8/12 12 PM – 2 PM EST
MPUG Certificate Session 3 11/13/12 12 PM – 2 PM EST

You’ve read the books, you’ve gone to class, and you’ve learned the techniques; but are you using the right approach to best manage a schedule, or do you just manage by the tips and tricks that you picked-up along the way?

PMI identifies the two primary project scheduling techniques as:

1. “Time-oriented scheduling” and …
2. “Resource-oriented scheduling”

Do you know that the effectiveness of the way you set-up and manage a project depends primarily on the scheduling technique that best matches your project?

This is an in-depth, three-part series of sessions that do not teach just about the features, but rather they demonstrate how to use the right features to properly and easily schedule and track your project. These sessions assume the audience has a solid working knowledge of Microsoft Project.

Session 1 Outline:

1. Defining the founding principles of managing project schedules
2. Definition and usage of Time-oriented and Resource-oriented Scheduling
3. Overarching schedule best practice techniques

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG TODAY!

This event is for members only BUT…. Even if you only take the 3 session 6 hour MPUG Scheduling Essentials Masterclass (6 Category A PDUs) the $129 membership fee is a terrific value to get the Scheduling Essentials Certificate and add it to your resume.

MPUG Membership also includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …….

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for Scheduling Essentials: MPUG Certificate Session 1

The Live Session Is Free But…

You can get the recorded version of this session & over 500+ other Quality Category A PDU Sessions with an
ITMPI Membership

Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year
An Excellent Value!!

Search for “2733” to see other great titles available!
Memberships Include all PDU Codes

Note: ITMPI charges a fee to obtain individual PDU codes. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code should be able to be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. An ITMPI Membership entitles you to receive all ITMPI PDU Codes and recordings.

Live Webinar November 6th, 2012 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

This webinar with Arlene Minkiewicz (LinkedIn profile) discusses the benefits of cloud computing as well as barriers to adoption.

Arlene examines where cloud computing is an cost effective solution and where its use could be problematic or costly to an organization.

Arlene will also present several examples of successful implementations of cloud computing.

Note: ITMPI is now charging a fee to obtain the PDU code.  This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code can be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. Start to record your PDU – on Step 2 place the Rep # 2733 (in our listing) in the “Provider Number” area and the title of the webinar in the “Activity Name” and hit search.  Select the code and continue to record the event.  If you need further assistance contact us at Hello at pduOTD.com

Click to register for Clarifying The Cloud

Live Webinar – November 6th, 2012 2:00 pm EST
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

During the project intake process all projects are considered critical, all others never get approved. So how do you decide which “critical” projects are most critical? These decisions are typically made politically, emotionally or without consistency.

The Impact:

• Poor resource utilization
• Frustrated resources
• Projects not aligned with strategic objectives
• Higher risk and lower ROI

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar demonstrating a balanced approach to prioritizing initiatives. Projects affect many aspects of your business; all factors should be considered when taking on a new project. Learn the prioritization secrets of successful companies using a Project Portfolio Management mentality.

The Result:

• Decreased risk
• Higher ROI
• Optimized resource utilization
• Maximum aggregate value of projects

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

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’

Click to register for How to Prioritize Projects When Each One is Critical

Live Webinar – November 1st, 2012 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Offered by BATimes (Diversified Business Communications REP 1811)
Duration 2 Hr 2 Cat A PDU/CDUs – $89.99 USD for X PDU / CDU
OR …….. The course is included in an (over 100 PDUs Available)
All Access Pass – 6 Months for $229.95 USD or 1 YR $349.95
Please enter Referral Code 576587

Do you have questions relating traditional PM practices to Agile practices?

Have Your Questions Answered About
Agile & Risk Management

In this one hour webinar, Greg Smith will cover traditional risk management techniques and contrast them to the Agile risk management practices. Areas covered include BURP (Big Upfront Risk Planning), daily risk management, and team involvement in risk identification. You will learn how to use traditional risk management in harmony with an Agile lifecycle and how to perform risk management at a level that minimizes waste and over-planning.

Course Learning Objectives Include:

1. The Pros and Cons of traditional risk management techniques
2. How Agile methods manage risk throughout a project
3. How to use traditional and Agile risk management practices together to identify and manage risk early.

With the Course You Will Receive:

• Access to the Live and Recorded Version of Webinar
• Personalized Certificate of Attendance
• Copy of Presentation Slides
• A Sample Progress Matrix Template
• A Sample Risk Planning Template

Presenter: Greg Smith (LinkedIn profile) – is the founder of GS Solutions Group, where he helps companies and teams with practical Agile adoption. He is the co-author of the book Becoming Agile: …in an imperfect world and an Agile Project Management instructor at Bellevue College. An early adopter, Greg has been applying Agile methods since 2001 and has worked as a project manager, development manager, and program manager. Greg is highly involved with the PMI Agile Community of Practice and frequently speaks and trains at PMI chapters. Greg is a Certified Scrum Master, PMI Agile Certified Practitioner, and PMAC Certified Agile Project Manager.

Click to register for Does Risk Management have a Place in an Agile Lifecycle?

Live Webinar November 2nd 2012 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

In many companies, the Requirements Definition process fails to define the “real” business need for a project and solutions are often defined before knowing what they need to satisfy. Business Requirements that are defined are often unclear leaving ample room for guess work and misinterpretation by the team members responsible for providing the project solution.

The Business Requirements document must be clear and complete and specific to the underlying business needs of the project without regard for solutions.

Solutions Cube Group’s Defining Clear and Complete Business Requirements webinar teaches participants how to differentiate between types of requirements and levels of requirement definition.

Our instructors describe and demonstrate the use of collaborative JAD techniques to lead the project stakeholders through activities to fully document the project needs.

Participants learn techniques to steer stakeholders away from describing their needs as solutions which are premature to discuss and often out of line or limiting for the project.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants learn:

• How to clearly differentiate between “What” and “How” when creating project requirements
• How ensure their requirements document encompasses all types of requirements including functional, supporting and interface needs
• Techniques for documenting high level business requirement statements
• Techniques for drilling requirements down to detail level statements without stating solutions
• Questioning techniques to uncover true business need

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase Defining Clear Complete Business Requirements: Session 2 of 3

Live Webinar – November 1st 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

From its beginnings a decade ago as a niche file sharing application primarily used by IT departments, SharePoint has become a staple in the enterprise collaboration market.

With the release of MOSS 2007, Microsoft gave organizations a lightweight, easy-to-deploy tool they could use to spin up collaboration spaces with little IT overhead.

With the release of SharePoint 2010, Microsoft upped the ante again, evolving SharePoint into a robust collaboration platform that also offered strong document management capabilities.

Today, most large organizations have substantial SharePoint footprints, and an increasing number of organizations (small, medium, and large) are trying to use SharePoint as their primary (or sometimes sole) document management system…but doing so presents some challenges that make realizing SharePoint’s value proposition far from certain.

In this webinar ASPE Discusses the use of SharePoint as a document management tool and the risks and opportunities it presents to organizations.

Learning Objectives:

• An overview of document management
• What SharePoint can and can’t do for document management
• SharePoint document management worst practices
• SharePoint document management best practices

Presenter: Joe Shepley (LinkedIn profile @joeshepley) PMP is the Vice President and Practice Leader at Doculabs in the Greater Chicago Area. He specializes in several areas including SDLC (software development life cycle) methodologies, ITIL (V3 Foundation), Project Management, and most importantly Microsoft SharePoint. You can connect with Joe via Twitter by or LinkedIn.

Click to register for SharePoint as a Document Manager