Live Webinar February 20th, 2013 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 hour Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTInsight

Every project starts from somewhere – this session discusses the factors associated with project initiation and startup.

This can be accomplished through leveraging the following methodology deliverables:

• Business case,
• Detailed requirements,
• High level design,
• Project charter,
• Project roles,
• Testing strategy,
• User acceptance (UA) test plan.

The purpose and utility for each of these deliverables will be discussed during this tutorial.

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Applying IT Methodology to Project Initiation: A Tutorial

Live Webinar – February 20th, 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

Making your own Project Site templates for Project Server 2010 is not hard, once you know how! And having Project Sites that match the way your organization does business will greatly improve user satisfaction, adoption, and project outcomes.

You already know that every published project can have its own Project Site. Most people simply make do with the standard Project Site template that comes with the software. But what if you want to customize the template, or make different versions for different types of projects?

Maybe you want to change the Issue and Risk forms, add a logo, and capture key metrics that are particular to your business. This webinar will walk you through the basics, and then some.

You will learn how to…

• Create, deploy, and manage Project Site templates.
• Understand the common mistakes to avoid.
• See how you can use custom SharePoint lists to drive standardized management and reporting.
• Build different Site templates for different Enterprise Project Types.
• Use Content Types to hide things you don’t want to (or can’t) delete.
• Organize the Project Site Quick Launch menu to look how YOU want it to look.
• Edit an existing template to add/change features.

In less than an hour, Reid McTaggart will show you, step-by-step, how you can build simple but effective real-world customizations to make your Project Sites look and work better for the people they serve.

Presenter: Reid McTaggart (LinkedIn profile), oversaw EPM services delivery for Microsoft in the Central US Region, Canada and South America, ensuring quality solutions and customer satisfaction. Reid has over 25 years of experience architecting, selling and delivering professional services in project management, real estate and business consulting, including 13 years as a business consulting manager with Arthur Andersen.

Click to register for How to Make Your Own Project Site Templates

Live Webinar February 19th, 2013 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Cat C Free – Free PDU
Event Code: 151337 A Microsoft Event Presented by: ABCSI

Featured Product/Topic: Microsoft Office Project

This seminar will cover Advanced topics in MS Project such as Resource pools, Costs, earned value, and Printing reports.

Presenter: Ed Avizur (LinkedIn profile)

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.

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring and Control

Knowledge Areas: 7- Cost 10 – Communications

• 7.3 Determine Budget
• 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 MS Project – Advanced.

Live Webinar February 19th, 2012, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: StickyMinds

What if you could effectively manage the cost and complexity of your mobile application testing without compromising the quality of the result? An effective mobile application testing strategy that uses real devices while leveraging your existing test environment and testing methods—including manual testing, automated testing, and continuous monitoring—can help deliver better results.

IBM’s mobile app testing strategy works by combining multiple testing techniques and utilizing specialized techniques and services from IBM partners, such as Keynote. Keynote’s DeviceAnywhere platform enables mobile app and website testing on real devices, helping to improve quality of your mobile applications while accelerating your test process and making it cost-effective.

During this event, Leigh Williamson from IBM (LinkedIn profile) and Rachel Obstler from Keynote will help you learn:

1. How to simplify your mobile testing with test automation, while leveraging your existing environment
2. How to enable improved control over your testing processes with advanced, state-of-the-art features
3. How to utilize IBM’s Rational Quality Manager and DeviceAnywhere together to easily test on real devices with real results

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning Executing

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance
• 8.3 Control Quality

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 An Integrated Testing Strategy for Your 5-Star Mobile Apps

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.2 Define Scope