Live Webinar – Jan 13th, 14th & 15th 2014
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Each Day
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 3 x 2 hour Sessions – 6 Cat A PDUs / 6 CDU Total
Mpug Member Free – This is a members only opportunity
This event requires a paid MPUG membership. Join MPUG Today!

EARN AN MPUG Certificate:
Proactive Scheduling with Microsoft Project
(upon completing the three 2 hour sessions)

• Level 1 Foundation and Schedule Development,
  • 14th Jan 2014,, 12:00 PM ET
• Level 2 Resource Leveling, Baselining and Status Input,
  • 15th Jan 2014, 12:00 PM ET
• Level 3 Weekly Status Updates and Reporting,
  • 16th Jan 2014, 12:00 PM ET

Ultimately, the purpose of the project schedule is to enhance the chances of successful project delivery.

1. To be useful then, a proactive schedule should always reflect the true intention (both scope and time) AND actual progress of the project
2. It should clearly communicate work and priorities to project team members, and
3. It should provide accurate forecasting of remaining effort and durations and identify variances before it is too late for corrective action.

This course provides comprehensive background on the principles of Proactive Scheduling as well a practical approach to deploying these principles in Microsoft Project and Project Server.

This Microsoft Project and Project Server course will focus on scheduling best practices and enabling project managers to build solid schedules that will reflect the true status of the project and accurately forecast through completion.

The course is closely aligned with:

• The Practice Standard for Work Breakdown Structures – 2nd Edition, by PMI®
• The Practice Standard for Scheduling – 2nd Edition, by PMI®

The overall goal is to teach project managers a practical approach to ‘how’ they should be using the tools in the context of industry best practices.

Participants will get access to best practices documentation, templates, compliance filters and checklists to support their on-going work in Microsoft Project and Project Server.

Note: All three sessions must be completed for certificate to be issued

Upon completion of this course, the participants will:

• Understand scheduling best practices
• Understand the Microsoft Project Scheduling engine
• Be able to create a solid project schedule in line with industry standards
• Be able to direct team members to provide accurate status updates
• Be able to status the project schedule and take corrective action
• Be able to report status on the project from the schedule
• Be able to effectively close out the project schedule after completion

Level 1 -Foundation and Schedule Development

• PMI Practice Standards for WBS and Scheduling
• Principles of Proactive Scheduling
• Task Types
• Preparing the Work Breakdown Structure (Map Day)
• Budgeting and Cost Planning
• Establishing Dependencies
• Adding Deadlines and Constraints
• Building the Team and Assigning Resources

Level 2 – Resource Leveling, Baselining and Status Input

• Leveling Overallocated Resources
• Schedule Compliance Checklist
• Saving the project Baseline
• Viewing project tasks
• Completing the Timesheet

Level 3 -Weekly Status Updates and Reporting

• Reviewing and approving Task Updates
• Updating Milestones and Project Financials
• Rescheduling incomplete work in the past
• Identifying Variances and taking corrective action
• Maintaining the Baseline for scope changes
• Preparing the Project Timeline
• Update SharePoint Project Status
• Accessing reports in the Business Intelligence Center

JOIN MPUG FOR ONLY$129 per year and receive

• Access to in-person chapter meetings worldwide
• Access to weekly WebnLearns from industry leading experts and Microsoft MVPs
• Earn Weekly PDUS with the WebnLearns
• Full access to theWebnLearn archive,tools / templates, knowledgebase, and interactive features of MPUG.com
• Opportunities to participate in beta testing, webcasts, product surveys and discounts on Project-related events
• PMI and Microsoft Project educational credits for participation in meetings, special events and volunteer activities
• Search and post Project-related job openings through the Career Center

Click to register for Proactive Scheduling with Microsoft Project: A MPUG Certificate Program

Live Webinar January 23rd 2014 9:00 am – 10:00 am EST
Live Webinar January 23rd 2014 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM BT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category B – Free PDU
Sponsored by: APMG International

Facilitation complements a range of other qualifications and skills making it applicable to anyone working in groups or teams with the goal of addressing business challenges and issues.

This webinar covers the approach taken to APMG Facilitation certification: who should do it, why it helps and the benefits it brings to both individuals and organizations.

The session will introduce the Process Iceberg model with red and green thinking and some tools and techniques to support the model.

Join APMG to understand more about effective Facilitation.

Click to register for Fabulous Facilitation

Live Webinar – Jan 17th, 2014 – 10:00 am to 12:00 am EST
Presented by: The Gabriel Institute
Duration: Total of 2 Hours -2 Category B PDUs – Free PDU

Teamability^®:
The Ability To Connect With Others
To Form A Productive Team

Individual strengths can lead to a personal triumph,
But a team is greater than the sum of its parts.

Rich Karlgaard, Publisher of Forbes Magazine, recently wrote an article entitled “Teams Matter. Talent is Not Enough.”

In essence, it is a challenge for executives to find and exploit the ‘magic’ of team synergy.

The metrics of teaming now exist! Even the most extraordinary individual effort is no substitute for great teamwork. Teaming metrics are key to improving selection, increasing engagement, and vastly reducing new-hire turnover, all with measurable business value.

With TGI Teamabilityâ„¢
PMs will be able to create extremely strong teams.

In this introduction you will learn:

• A completely new technology will help you understand why talented, experienced people do not always ‘team’ well with others.
• How to reduce the costs and risks associated with errors in hiring and promoting,
  • Metrics and methods that measure and predict ‘teaming’ behaviors.
  • How to effectively analyze and solve team performance problems.
• How to deliver significant business value by matching people to the functional mission of their team
  • The ‘who fits where’ and the ‘why’ of winning teams
  • Behaviors that impact quality of team interaction and ‘fit’ to job responsibilities
• How it possible to reliably select high quality team players, and to match their job responsibilities to the way they envision themselves serving their team (their ‘Role’).

This is a MUST TAKE opportunity to help you understand the strengths of your team members placing them in the roles that will make your projects even more successful!

Edmonton PM

This program has been approved for 2 General recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification. PMPs can earn two Cat B credits for this two hour course. In addition, you will be offered the opportunity to have your own Teamability® experience!

Click to register for An Introduction To Teamability? Understanding the Natural Roles that Your Team Members Best Fill with a Role Based Approach

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Live Webinar – January 13th 2014, 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

This panel discusses the hottest rising priority in human skills and why we’re hearing about the need more often.

The Panelists:

• Dave Caccamo, (LinkedIn profile) MS. Eco, PMP, CSM, PMI-ACP (VP of ASPE Inc.’s Project Management Curriculum)
• Chris Knotts, PMP – (LinkedIn profile) ASPE Creative Director
• Jennifer Valdez (LinkedIn profile)

Click to register for Dealing with Difficult People and Good Facilitation