Live Webinar January 15th, 2013 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 Category A PDU – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: InfoTech (Rep#1223)

Microsoft Project is one of the most popular scheduling software applications available to day. However, many people struggle with it which results in lost time and lots of frustration!

Join InfoTech to learn simple things that should do to set up and manage your schedules within Project. InfoTech will discuss important set up considerations such as calendars and default settings; specific navigation and Project terminology; better ways of structuring task lists; realistic resource assignments and much more.

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Live Webinar January 16th, 2013 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour ea Credits: 1 Category C – Free PDUs
Presented by: Modern Analyst

Note: Modern Analyst suggests that this session is Eligible for PDUs, CDUs. This session may be listed as a Category A opportunity at time of presentation. Further documentation information will be available at the end of the session.

Over the years I’ve found that many software organizations struggle with the same issues when it comes to requirements. Such troublesome topics include:

• how to define project scope;
• the connection between use cases and functional requirements;
• distinguishing requirements from design; and…
• how to use requirements management tools effectively.

Some of the questions I’m asked repeatedly don’t have simple answers that fit all situations, such as:

• “How detailed should the requirements be?” and…
• “Is it okay to duplicate requirements in the spec?”

– Karl Wiegers

This presentation addresses ten such “thorny issues” and tricky topics in requirements engineering. Karl will explain why each topic is important, and he will offer some practical advice about how to deal with each of these issues on your projects.

Presenters: Karl E. Wiegers (LinkedIn profile) Principal Consultant Process Impact has provided training and consulting services worldwide on many aspects of software development, management and process improvement.

Karl is the author of many books including:

• Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools (Best Practices)
  
• Creating a Software Engineering Culture,
• Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
• Software Requirements
• More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope

• 5.1 Collect Requirements
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 5.4 Verify Scope

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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Live Webinar – January 15th, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Presented by: Eclipse Project Portfolio Management
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDUs Credits: Category C 1 PDU- Free PDU

Establishing a PMO (Project/Program/Portfolio Management Office) is considered to be a best practice approach to improving the value an organization can receive from its project investments.

Why is it then, that a study, conducted in 2005, of 750 organizations worldwide indicated that over 75% of organizations that set up a PMO shut it down within three years because it did not demonstrate any added value?

Solution Q invites you to attend a webinar where you will learn key reasons why so many PMOs fail, and gain some valuable knowledge of the critical success factors required to ensure the survival of your PMO.

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: Executing, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 7 – Cost

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.5 Control Scope
• 6.6 Control Schedule
• 7.3 Control Costs

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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Live Webinar January 15th, 2013 – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST
A Microsoft Worldwide Event Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

The Microsoft SharePoint 2013 release was unveiled in July 2012 with many new features required for managing projects. SharePoint is now considered by many to be the de facto industry standard platform for collaboration with in excess of 125 million users licensed.

Microsoft SharePoint 2013 now has a new template for managing a project with exciting new capabilities including social capabilities, a new WBS list type that synchronizes with Microsoft Project, and many more, so it is clear the Microsoft SharePoint team is now really encouraging us to use SharePoint 2010 and 2013 to manage work and projects.

The question is how? Come to this webcast to find out!

Join Microsoft Project & Certified Project & Portfolio Management (PPM) Silver Partner, BrightWork for a series of education webcasts and Hands on Learning labs (HOL).

Presenter: Éamonn McGuinness (LinkedIn profile) CEO BrightWork has been involved in the development of commercial software products on Lotus Notes, Microsoft Exchange 2000 webstore, SharePoint 2001, SharePoint 2003, SharePoint 2007 and now SharePoint 2010, with the same basic product mission (process driven project management). Éamonn has been on various Microsoft SharePoint advisory councils since 2001. He has over 25 years of executive experience at various technology organizations

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 6 – Time 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 6.5 Develop Schedule
• 10.2 Plan Communications
• 10.3 Distribute Information

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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Live Webinar January 14th 2013 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Event Code: 163773 A Microsoft Event Presented by: Imaginet

1. Why should your business focus on Application Lifecycle Management?
2. What benefits will you see to your overall business?
3. How does ALM impact your bottom line?

Come attend this free webinar to discover all the answers!

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution

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’

Please Note: In order to attend the webinar series attendees will need to have a Windows Live ID. A link to set up this ID is located on the registration site. Please do this prior to the session

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