Live Webinar – January 31st, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 PDU / 1 CDU
Mpug Member Free – Guest $15.00 USD + $1.37 USD Fee

Mpug has had lots of feedback and interest in approaches to using Microsoft Project to manage Agile project schedules. So the Project Talk guys will be taking on running Agile project schedules again! Join us for the Season 3 opener of Project Talk on January 31!

Project Talk is an interactive ‘radio show’ and web-session with real-time demonstrations of common project management and scheduling issues and how to address them using Microsoft Project and other tools. If you’d like to participate in the show, ask a question or offer a comment, simply type it into the Q&A Tool, then raise your hand using the ‘raise your hand’ tool, and un-mute your microphone so you can join the conversation! Anyone who participates live on the show will receive a stylish MPUG T-Shirt or other great prize!

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is Free for members only BUT…. MPUG has several Project Management Masterclasses and certificated programs each year, as well as individual classes you can easily fit into your schedule – all eligible for PDUs. The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

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 + Masterclasses and certificated programs.
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 ‘Agile Projects with Project, Again. And Again!’ An MPUG WebnLearn Project Talk

Live Webinar January 31st, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

You’re a project manager and are managing people that don’t report to you directly. You’re having some difficulties getting the people on your project to do the tasks required to meet the project’s objectives. Are there any tools and techniques available to help you overcome the challenges you’re having with matrix managing project team members?

This webinar will introduce techniques for resolving the challenges that we all face when we’re matrix managing team members ensuring team buy-in, ownership, and accountability, responsiveness to requests for action, and appropriate and effective escalation processes.

Learn how to set the stage through your project kick-off meeting, negotiate a suitable matrix management contract with functional managers, and understand how to engage team members and executives through effective communication and escalation planning.

Participants will learn about:

• Setting up the project kick-off meeting.
• Making a contract with functional managers.
• Obtaining buy-in and ownership.
• Resource planning and the Responsibility Matrix.
• Communication planning.

Registration is $15 and participants earn 1 PDU.

Click here to PURCHASE How to Solve Matrix Management Problems: How Do We Influence People that Don’t Report to Us?

Live Webinar 2 Offerings
January 30th, 2013 10:00 am – 10:30 am EST
January 30th, 2013 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Duration: 30 Minutes Credits: 0.50 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by: Competitive Solutions Inc.

With the start of a New Year many organizations adjust their missions and plan to make changes to improve overall performance results over the next 12 months. However, when looking at making adjustments to their scorecards, it can be challenging to know what to keep, what to change, and where to begin making those changes.

What You’ll Learn in this Webinar:

• Understanding the fundamental reasons scorecards are used
• Defining and overcoming the challenges leaders face when making changes to their scorecards
• Tools and scorecard processes leaders can implement to improve bottom line performance

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups:Executing

Knowledge Areas:4- Integration 9 – Human Resources 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 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’

Click to register for the January 30th, 2012 10:00 am session of Business Scorecard Best Practices for a Successful 2013

Click to register for the January 30th, 2012 1:00 pm session of Business Scorecard Best Practices for a Successful 2013

Live Webinar – January 31, 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

Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is a strategic decision making approach aimed at maximizing overall returns on project investments. By focusing on the “right” projects, it is expected that there will be improved organization alignment to strategic plans as well as optimized utilization of financial and human resources.

Unfortunately, there is a significant amount of misinformation in the marketplace about PPM and many organizations that have attempted to implement these practices have failed. Of course, vendors stand ready to “help” unsuspecting executives with snake oil claims of “silver bullet” process or tool purchases to achieve PPM nirvana.

This webinar will provide you with a solid grounding of PPM principles – costs, benefits, critical success factors and lessons learned. These will help you decide whether pursuing PPM improvement is a valuable and realistic goal for your organization. This presentation will also improve your knowledge of the PPM lifecycle and provide you with the key decisions and approaches necessary to launch a successful PPM initiative.

Who should attend this webinar?
C-Level Management, IT Directors and Managers or Directors of PMOs

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 Project Portfolio Management Simplified