Live Webinar – April 16th, 2013 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
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

How can you manage 250 handoffs
Between 8 subprojects
In a 5,000 Task Program in Microsoft Project?

Sandisk scheduled a new product development program at SanDisk (flash memory). This time-to-market company has Critical Paths in their schedules that are resource-constrained; They had to identify the Resource-Critical Path in the program.

Come and find out how they tamed this gorilla…

Learning Objectives:

• Distinguish between scheduling a standalone project from a subproject in a program
• Be aware of tools to help schedule resource-constrained integrated programs

Presenter: Eric Uyttewaal (LinkedIn profile) is one of the foremost experts on project and portfolio management software and author of the book “Forecast Scheduling with Microsoft Project 2010.” He is president of ProjectPro Corp, a company specializing in Microsoft Project and Project Server (www.ProjectProCorp.com). Eric received an award from PMI for his contributions to the scheduling profession. In 1997, he presided over the Ottawa Chapter of PMI. Since 2009, he is president of the MPUG-Ottawa chapter.

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 How to Tame a Gorilla Program – A Critical Path 2.0 case study at SanDisk

Live Webinar April 16th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: This Session 2 Hours – 2 Category C PDU – Free PDUs
Presented by: CollabNet

Git is the fastest growing open-source Source Code Management (SCM). Powerful branching & merging and a peer-to-peer architecture make it a developer’s best friend.

However, if left unchecked, Git’s power can compromise code integrity and compliance.

What Collabnet will cover:

• An enterprise Git overview – what you must know
• Common pitfalls – security, governance, and compliance
• History protection – recovery for non-fast forward updates

2hr Sessions: Each webinar in this series is made up of 2 one hour segments. Segment one, features best practices and industry findings and segment two, focuses on technical demos and implementations.

Who should attend:

This webinar is for everyone who automates software delivery, and the technical content is appropriate for software architects, quality managers and software configuration managers. Prior familiarity with the concepts of Agile development and Continuous Integration is helpful, although not absolutely required.

Presenters:

Kevin Hancock – CollabNet Sr. Director, Field Operations
Lawrence Sweeney – CollabNet, VP Enterprise Transformation

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating & Executing, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 8 – Quality 11 – Risk

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 8.1 Plan Quality
• 11.2 Identify Risks
• 11.5 Plan Risk Responses

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 Git Code Governance – Friends & Foes?

Live Webinar – April 16th, 2013 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
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 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

Live Webinar April 18th, 2013 – 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
A Microsoft Worldwide Event Presenter: Brightwork
Duration: 30 Minutes 0.5 Category C PDU – Free PDU

The key to enabling a successful PPM environment is to start with the level of project management you are comfortable with, and then over time, evolve your project management practices. Figuring out how and where to start can be quite the challenge, however. Cue the Project Office JumpStart!

The JumpStart leverages best practice templates, dashboards and a proven deployment approach to get you started fast with a fully working PPM environment on SharePoint.

In as little as 3-4 weeks you will be using SharePoint to:

• Effectively manage portfolios delivering immediate visibility and control
• Improve your organization’s project management success rate
• Efficiently manage and control all on-going projects
• Easily collaborate on projects

Register for The Project Office JumpStart on SharePoint and learn how to make project management success easy!

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

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 6.6 Develop Schedule
• 6.7 Control Schedule

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 Project Office JumpStart on SharePoint

Live Webinar April 16th, 2013 – 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by Citrix Online – GoToMeeting Corporate

There’s no stopping BYOD. Staff are using their favorite devices because they want to be more flexible, efficient and, ultimately, productive.

That is not a problem. The problem is that the tools you’ve given your employees no longer cut it.

Join Jack Madden, desktop virtualization expert, as he answers your tough questions and details into how to succeed at BYOD.

Presenter: Jack Madden, (LinkedIn profile) Editor, ConsumerizeIT.com

PDU Category C documentation details:

Process Groups: Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.3 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 To Succeed At BYOD, You Need To Ignore BYOD!