Live Webinar – August 7th, 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 often have you heard that “too much time is spent on planning”? Or, you might experience “lots of plans” yet still encounter blown schedules and budgets.

In this presentation, Lynn will share his observations from many “Years in the Trenches” of managing projects using Microsoft Project.

He will touch on what seems to work, what doesn’t, best practices as wells as capabilities being used and not used.

Some items covered will include work breakdown structure, naming conventions, tasks vs. action items, issues, decisions, risks, Project vs. Excel, estimating work and duration, resources, dependencies, scheduling and weekly status data gathering.

At the conclusion of this event, attendees should be able to answer the following questions:

• How do you manage projects using Microsoft Project.
• What seems to work, what doesn’t, what best practices and capabilities are used and not used.
• How do you:
  • develop a work breakdown str?
  • set up naming conventions?
  • differentiate tasks vs. action items, issues, decisions, risks?
  • estimate: work and duration?
  • Set up resources, dependencies and weekly status data gathering?
• When should you use Project vs. Excel?

Presenter: Lynn Heatley, PMP (LinkedIn profile) serves as PMO leader on a large Oracle implementation and has been an instructor for Microsoft Project 97, Project 2003, Project 2007, Project 2010. Lynn served as subject matter expert for development of Element K’s courseware. Lynn has worked in various industries sharing his impactful insights.

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 Years in the Trenches with Microsoft Project

Live Webinar – August 7th, 2013 2:00 – 3:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hours + QA – 1 Category C Self Directed Learning PDUs
Presented by: SD Times (Software Development Times)

Mobility Is No Longer Optional
It Is A Competitive Requirement

It’s not enough to just do the basics; you must have a comprehensive strategy in order to keep pace with the evolving platforms, operating systems, manufacturers, vendors, application conditions and more. But don’t worry, SD Times is here to help!

Join this webinar to understand how layering functional and performance testing with security is the key to mobile app success.

Join us to learn:

• How you can leverage existing knowledge, processes and work flows to automate testing within a mobile environment
• How to make sure your app works on a wide variety of devices and operating systems
• How to prepare your mobile application for usage spikes
• How to protect mobile applications against security vulnerabilities using static and dynamic scanning
• How to make sure your mobile app continues to work as the devices and networks change
• Which considerations enterprises should take into account and which pitfalls should be avoided
• Achieve a faster time to market/service
• How to prove the ROI of IT, mobile application development and testing

SunTrust Bank is an early adopter of mobile technologies for financial applications. The mobile applications it deployed require significantly more testing than traditional applications because mobile platforms vary and change much more rapidly.

Adapting both development and QA processes to compensate became a major effort for this Fortune 500 organization.

During a portion of this webinar:

• You will learn about right-sizing a mobile functional testing solution for your organization.
• You’ll come away knowing about selecting a mobile functional test tool that fits you.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 11 – Risk

• 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’

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Live Webinar August 7th, 2013 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly® Webcasts

In this webcast Steve will talk about how to apply the recent explosion of research on decision making and behavioral economics to the practical problems of designing software products.

In this webcast you will learn:

• A quick overview of how the mind makes decisions about what to do next (and when it’s on autopilot)
• A step-by-step approach to designing products that help people change their daily behavior (from exercising to checking email)
• Guidance on how to integrate explicit behavioral goals into existing product development, UX, engineering, and QC processes
• Techniques for quickly assessing the behavioral bottlenecks in an application that block its effectiveness

Presenter: Steve Wendel (LinkedIn profile) is the Principal Scientist at HelloWallet, where they develop products that help people take control of their finances. He runs experiments at HelloWallet, providing behavioral feedback on application design. He’s a behavioral social scientist by training, and is fascinated with the rapidly growing experimental evidence on how we humans make decisions. He blogs regularly about product design at actiondesign.hellowallet.com.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating, Planning

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 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’

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Live Webinar August 6th, 2013 – 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm EDT
Presented by: Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Employee Turnover Will Hit New Heights in 2014

Organizations therefore need to start thinking now about how to secure the long-term commitment of their workers.

Failure to create the right environment will encourage disgruntled employees to take off in search of better conditions.

Hay Group has pinpointed when your staff are most likely to take flight, and has identified the five retention factors that will help secure the long-term commitment of your workforce.

Learn:

1. When labor markets are expected to revive and staff turnover to increase
2. The five key factors that impact employee retention
3. How organizations, worldwide, measure up
4. How you can secure the long-term commitment of your workforce

Presented by: Mark Royal,  (LinkedIn profile) Senior Principal, Hay Group Insight

PDU Category C documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources 11 – Risk

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 9.4 Manage Project Team
• 11.2 Identify Risks

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’

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