Live Webinar January 22nd, 2013, 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST or
Live Webinar January 22nd, 2013, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

Social Media Is More Than Marketing Communications

It is more than Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. It is also more than the enabling technologies – wikis, blogs, social networks, etc.

Social media is really about engaging communities in new ways to achieve otherwise impossible business value.

1. It is about strategy.
2. It is about thriving, surviving or disappearing in a new age of human behaviors fueled by mass collaboration.

Discussion Topics:

• What is really transformational about social media
• How are organizations employing social media for business value
• How do you move your social media strategy forward

Presenter: Nikos Drakos, (LinkedIn profile) Research Director

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Define 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’

Click to register for Taking a Strategic Approach to Social Media

Live Webinar January 18th, 2013 – 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

As much as 68% of projects fail either outright or because their success is compromised in some manner – over budget, behind schedule or failing to deliver expected outcomes. Project teams may find a lack of clarity in the project management processes they are expected to follow or a lack of support from the Project Management team.

In order to set the stage for project success, it is critical for the best projects to be selected. Projects should clearly address the objectives of the organization, offer skills to be available to the project team for gathering and clarifying customer expectations, and identify, assess and appropriately manage all risks.

Solutions Cube Group’s webinars address many relevant project issues and close the gap between project theory and practical application. View this presentation to learn insight for both the Project Management team and project team stakeholders regarding key tools and techniques they can employ immediately to increase the success of their project outcomes.

In this overview level recorded Webinar participants will:

• Understand how to ensure each project fits with and supports the corporate strategy
• Recognize when requirements fit within in the scope of the project effort and clearly recognize the needs of the project stakeholders
• Understand the success factors for effective Risk Management.

EARN 1 PDU by attending this webinar

Click to register for Increase Your Project Success Series: What Project Teams Should Be Doing NOW!

Live Webinar – January 18th 2013, 12:00-1:00 PM EST
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Note: Although ASPE is an REP presentations may have to be recorded as a Cat C PDU Event – Contact Traci Lester Marketing Specialist at ASPE for more information

As more and more people look to the Cloud as a solution, the more we, as consumers, will look to outside companies to manage our internal cloud.

When we reach this level, a new technical relationship begins. Another company is involved in providing IT Services for your company.

Do you know what the cloud provider is responsible for in the relationship And what your company is responsible for?

You may be surprised to know that many cloud providers do not provide a Service Level Agreement (SLA). And the majority of cloud providers that do provide a SLA have conditions in the agreement that favor the cloud provider.

In this one hour web seminar, Mark Wilkins will discuss what you should expect from a cloud provider, what a Service Level Agreement is and why you need one.

The following topics will be discussed:

• What is a Service Level Agreement?
• Understand roles and responsibilities
• Evaluate your business policies
• Understand deployment model differences
• Cloud performance objectives
• Evaluate security and privacy requirements
• Identify service management requirements
• Prepare for service failure
• The disaster recovery plan
• Understand the exit process

Presenter: Mark Wilkins (LinkedIn profile) has over 20 years in the technology industry and is a systems analyst and consultant based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Mark has been involved in many facets of networking services and virtualization authoring several best-selling books; including Administering Active Directory, and in addition developed Microsoft Official Curriculum for the Windows 2008 Server product line. Mark is a Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) and is also certified in Virtualization (VEP) and Cloud Technologies (CEP)

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 12 -Procurement

• 12.1 Plan Procurements
• 12.2 Conduct Procurements

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 Cloud: Understanding the Service Level Agreement

Live Webinar – January 17th, 2013 3:00 pm – 4:00pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Presenter: Journyx Inc.

If you’re trying to sell to internal (within your organization) or external stakeholders (paying customers, government, influencers, etc.), they can vanish just when you thought they would be supportive and say “Yes”. This happens even if they’ve “bought” before. It might seem like a mystery or like there’s little you can do to know it’s happening or prevent it.

Start with understanding their “Buying Continuumâ„¢”. Just as you have a stakeholder agreement or customer sales process, every one of them is a “buyer” with their own “buying” process.

Learn how to use it to your advantage!
Capture more of those “wild” stakeholders
Who could be getting away …

Jan will also discuss how to recognize the “Platinum Profile Stakeholdersâ„¢” that you really can’t afford to lose.

Bring examples to discuss.
Walk away with actions to take.

If you’re interested in “Catching the Wild Stakeholder” you also might be interested in:

Article:“Using Stakeholder Analysis In Software Project Management”

Blog post:“The Two Sides of Project Hassling”

Presenter: Jan Triplett, (LinkedIn profile) Ph.D. CEO, Business Success Center (BSC) The federal Small Business Administration (SBA) honored Jan and the BSC as one of three five-star national programs. She is the author of Thinking Big, Staying Small: Communication Practices of Small Organizations, and she has just released, Easy to Be Green: A Guide for Small Enterprises. She has been profiled in the Austin Business Journal and Austin Woman. She is a guest blogger for the Business Bank of Texas and maintains her own blog.

Click to register for Catching the Wild Stakeholder

Live Webinar January 17th, 2013 – 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm EST
Duration: 1.5 Hours 1.5 Category C PDU – Free PDUs
Presented by: Praxis (REP #1231)

NOTE: Although Praxis is an REP they have stated that this opportunity may not be registered with PMI® as a Category A opportunity. If you have any questions contact Mrs Jamie Morris with Praxis. See below for Category C documentation details.

Software Quality Assurance and Validation professionals operate in an ever changing regulatory environment. It can be difficult to find the time to monitor the US and international information to be aware of new regulations, guidance documents, and enforcement trends.

This session will quickly bring you back up to the minute!

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.2 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality
• 8.3 Perform Quality Control

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 Software Quality Regulatory Trends

Live Webinar – January 17th, 2013 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST
Note: Registration closes January 16th 2013
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 2 hours + Q & A 2 PDU / 2 CDU – $129 USD for 6 + PDUs
Mpug Member Free – This session is members only + ($129/yr/Member)

MPUG Certificate Series:
Project Management with Microsoft Project Essentials Masterclass
Sorry MPUG Members Only
MPUG PPM Certificate upon completion of series and
6 Cat A PMI® PDU Credits

The course is comprised of 3 sessions of 2 hours each.
MPUG Certificate Session 1 01/09/13 12PM – 2PM EST
MPUG Certificate Session 2 01/17/13 12PM – 2PM EST
MPUG Certificate Session 3 01/21/13 12PM – 2PM EST

Would you like to use Microsoft Project 2010 more effectively? This certificate course is Microsoft Project users who need to effectively plan, track and communicate about projects, even if your title doesn’t include the words “project manager.”

Each session of the series is taught by an MPUG expert presenter as ranked by our community members. The series will begin by answering the question, “What is project management?” and then explain how Microsoft Project fits in the framework of project management theory. The series will then delve into the practical aspects of planning and tracking projects, and communicating project information to others.

Learning Objectives:

• The project management lifecycle, how Microsoft Project supports project management activities, and when other tools are needed.
• Set up a project and tasks in Microsoft Project
• Create resources and assign them to project tasks
• Track and analyze project performance
• Communicate and share project information with others

Recommended Levels – ALL :

• Beginner / Intermediate / Expert – those desiring a refresh of the theory behind Microsoft Project and exposure to lots of new tips and tricks

Session 2 Outline:

1. Understanding work, material, and cost resources
2. Adding resources to your project
3. Defining in Resource Sheet / Defining in Dialog box
4. Resource settings you need to know and understand
5. Setting resource costs / Setting resource working time
6. Assigning resources to tasks / Using split-screen views to manage task resource assignments
7. Two Powerful Examples: Gantt /T ask Form with Resource Work Detail use for resource assignments and Resource
8. Allocation View and Details
9. Manually and automatically scheduling tasks / Linking tasks
10. Adding and removing resources from tasks

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT…. Even if you only take the 3 session 6 hour MPUG Project Portfolio Management Masterclass (6 Category A PDUs) the$129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value to get the PPM MPUG 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 Project Management with Microsoft Project Essentials Masterclass MPUG Certificate Session 2