Live Webinar – March 6th, 2013 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EST
Offered by: Microsoft & MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 PDU / 1 CDU
MPUG Membership not required for this presentation

Microsoft Project 2013 comes stacked with new features, including a new platform on which to build reports and dashboards.

If you’ve ever wanted to produce that killer report, or wished you could create a burn down chart, but couldn’t work out how to do it in (or decided it was quicker and easier in PowerPoint), then grab yourself a coffee and a copy of Project 2013 and join us for this session to learn exactly how build your dream reports.

Presented by: Ben Howard, (LinkedIn profile) Microsoft MVP.

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!

Note: Although MPUG is an REP presentations this presentation may have to be recorded as a Cat C PDU Event – More information will be available at the presentation.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Microsoft event, co-sponsored by MPUG. Once you register through the MS registration, your contact information will be shared with Microsoft.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring and Control

Knowledge Areas: 7- Cost 10 – Communications

• 6.7 Control Schedule
• 7.4 Control Costs
• 10.3 Control Communications

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 Creating Timely, Accurate, Great Looking Reports & Dashboards in Microsoft Project 2013

Live Webinar – March 8th 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

SharePoint has many site and page templates which you can use for a variety of purposes. One of the most valuable templates is a WIKI site template, which holds WIKI pages. WIKI has a number of great capabilities which you can use for team and document collaboration, knowledge base management, process and knowledge mapping, and much more…

Learning Objectives:

In this one hour web seminar, Yaroslav will go over the basics of WIKI sites and pages and show you how to best utilize them to their full potential.

Presenter: Yaroslav Pentsarskyy (LinkedIn profile) is a SharePoint solution architecture Microsoft MVP and an implementation designer. Yaroslav frequently presents at local and worldwide tech events as well as online. He is an avid blogger and writer. His blog , offers fresh information and perspective on the latest SharePoint innovation. He has also published several books on SharePoint including, Top 60 custom solutions built on Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint 2010 branding in practice: a guide for web developers, and Microsoft SharePoint 2010 & Windows PowerShell 2.0: Expert Cookbook.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 10 – Communications

• 4.3 Direct and Manage 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 Getting the Most Out of SharePoint 2013 WIKI Sites & Pages

Live Webinar March 7th, 2017 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast – 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Event Code: 163802 A Microsoft Event Presented by: Imaginet

Are You Using Lean and Kanban Principles?

Kanban was originally created as a scheduling system to help manufacturing organizations determine what to produce, when to produce it, and how much to produce.

Although this may not sound like software development, these lean principles can be successfully applied to development teams to improve the delivery of value through better visibility and limits on work in process.
This webinar will provide an overview of the Kanban method, including the history and motivation, the core principles and practices, and how these apply to efficiency and process improvement in software development.

Imaginet will also describe how Team Foundation Server can be used as a foundation for your work visualization and work flow management.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 8 – Quality

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management

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

Click to register for Lean, Kanban, and TFS

Live Webinar – March 7th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C- Free PDU
Sponsored by: PEX – The Process Excellence Network

How can you ensure that your process excellence projects
Are getting the best return on your efforts?

In this lively discussion, Randy Clark will demonstrate how applying program management principles to Process Excellence can accelerate PEX results and address the challenges of executives, deployment managers, project members, and financial representatives alike.

Randy will reveal key ways to improve executive visibility, team productivity, and both top- and bottom-line benefits.

Join this webinar to:

1. Learn how you can gather, assess, and prioritize project ideas to ensure resources are focused on the highest-value opportunities
2. Get new ideas on embedding best practices into project templates to reduce cycle time and improve accountability, execution and control
3. Identify ways to leverage real-time dashboards to monitor key performance indicators and identify where management attention is required
4. Recognize opportunities to replicate successful projects and eliminate redundant efforts
5. Look at how you can streamline status reporting, gate reviews, and approvals as well as track and validate financial impact

Presenter: Randy Clark (LinkedIn profile) PowerSteering’s Director of Six Sigma, a Black-Belt trained member of the American Society of Quality, and a three-year examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 10 – Communications

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

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 Bringing Program Excellence to Process Excellence

Live Webinar – March 5th, 2012 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or 1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

Too often there is a barrier to business stakeholder participation and engagement in software/product development.

Not being able to engage stakeholders effectively leads many analysts and PMs to use less than ideal methods to define and manage scope and requirements, resulting in suboptimal outcomes and no real business value.

To lead successful projects and deliver business value,
It’s imperative to meet the needs of stakeholders.

Learning Objectives:

1. Why do stakeholders often not participate in the process?
2. What does it take to get them involved?
3. What can you do to change the dynamics of the stakeholder relationship

In this special online training, Keith Ellis, (LinkedIn profile) author and technology executive specializing in business analysis, will share techniques for building more effective collaboration with stakeholders and keeping them engaged throughout the project lifecycle. Keith will talk about what analysts can do to change the dynamics of the stakeholder relationship. Participants will learn tactics for managing communications, and questions to ask to keep stakeholders on track.

Participants will earn one PDU for PMI certification.

Click to register for Breaking the Stakeholder Involvement Barrier: Techniques for PMs and BAs to Improve Stakeholder Engagement on Technology Projects

Live Webinar March 7th, 2013 – 11:00 am to 12:00 pm EST
Presented by the Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU

Surveys and focus groups are an important, but often overlooked, requirements gathering technique, particularly when dealing with large numbers of stakeholders.

In this webinar, we will demonstrate how to construct, distribute, collect, and analyze surveys. Additionally, the webinar will show how focus groups can be used to gather stakeholder feedback. Finally, the webinar will teach how to communicate insights gained from surveys and focus groups.

• Learn the value of surveys and focus groups and when to use them
• Learn how to construct, distribute, collect, and analyze surveys
• Learn how to leverage focus groups
• Learn how to report results of surveys and focus groups

About the Presenter: Dr. Martin Schedlbauer (LinkedIn profile) has been leading and authoring seminars and workshops in business analysis, software engineering, and project management for over twenty years. Martin, an accomplished business analysis subject matter expert, is a recognized leader in software development practices, a practicing scrum master, experienced software architect, and also serves as an advisor for several industry conferences; additionally, Martin maintains an active research agenda in agile methods, requirements analysis, and human performance modeling.

Click to register for Collecting Requirements Through Surveys and Focus Groups