Live Webinar May 29th, 2014 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly Webcasts

From Wilipedia – What is Ardunio & how is it used?

An Arduino is a single-board microcontroller, intended to make the application of interactive objects or environments more accessible.^[1] The hardware consists of an open-source hardware board designed around an 8-bit Atmel AVR microcontroller, or a 32-bit Atmel ARM. Current models feature a USB interface, 6 analog input pins, as well as 14 digital I/O pins which allows the user to attach various extension boards.

Introduced in 2005, it was designed to give students an inexpensive and easy way to program interactive objects. It comes with a simple integrated development environment (IDE) that runs on regular personal computers and allows to write programs for Arduino using C or C++.

The current prices of Arduino boards run around $30 and those of related “clones” as low as $9. Arduino boards can be purchased pre-assembled or as do-it-yourself kits. Hardware design information is available for those who would like to assemble an Arduino by hand. It was estimated in mid-2011 that over 300,000 official Arduinos had been commercially produced,^[2] and in 2013 that 700,000 official boards were in users’ hands.^[3]

Congratulations!

You are the proud owner of the Ultimate Arduino Microcontroller Pack or the The Arduino Starter Kit (Official Kit from Arduino).

But now what?

In this webcast, we will highlight several Arduino projects you can create using this kit and learn about electronics while building fun devices. The projects are examples from the book Make: Basic Arduino Projects: 26 Experiments with Microcontrollers and Electronics .

Presenter:  Don Wilcher (Make profile) is a passionate teacher of electronics technology and an electrical engineer. He’s worked on industrial robotic systems, automotive electronic modules, systems, and embedded wireless controls for small consumer appliances. While at Chrysler Corporation, Don developed a weekend enrichment pre-engineering program for inner city kids. He is the former Department Chair for the School of Electronics Technology of ITT Technical Institute and is an Electronics and Robotics Instructor.

PDU Category C documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.3 Develop Project Team

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 Innovation: Create Cool Projects with Arduino & Electronics!

Live Webinar May 30th, 2014 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – $15 USD PDU
Presented by: Solutions Cube Group (REP 2451)

This webinar is the first in a five part series series on “The Foundation for a Living Strategic Plan” by Solutions Cube. Although this module is a part of the series – each module in the series can be taken individually.

As organizations fund and initiate project after project, teams often work off of sketchy project charters, unsure of the focus or expected outcome of each effort.

Often times, teams feel that the list of prioritized projects is a result of random selection and are left wondering how the project fit into the overall corporate direction, if at all.

What’s lacking are the tools and techniques for defining Strategic Plans and transforming these plans into prioritized initiatives.

Attend this segment of the 5 part series on The Living Strategic Plan to learn how to document an organizational assessment to achieve critical alignment on the core drivers that serve as the foundation for and influence the creation of a realistic Strategic Plan.

In this 1 hour in-depth webinar participants will:

• Identify gaps between what Customers expect and what the organization can deliver
• Gain alignment on the 5 – 7 major functions each organization provides
• Clarify products and services associated with current and future initiatives
• Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the organization which will influence how the Strategic Plan can be achieved

EARN 1 PDU after viewing this webinar

Click to purchase The Foundation for a Living Strategic Plan – Strategic Planning Series 1 of 5

Live Webinar May 29th, 2014 – 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Leadership in PM CoP (REP #S051)

Join Clay as he brings his unique blend of experience and dynamic energy to help you break through logjams and achieve results.

This webinar will focus on the Leadership techniques and “human Factors to build teams of outstanding energy and productivity.

Presenter: Clay Springer (LinkedIn profile) PMP  founder  of The Rossch Group, LLC  is a veteran program and project professional in the aviation industry. At Aloha Airlines he helped transform the IT department by pulling together  teams to drive unprecedented levels of productivity. At JetBlue he led a team of PMs in driving solutions for SysOps and Airport Operations, and became a regarded internal consultant on project process and governance.

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

Click to register for Leadership in PM With Clay Springer

Live Webinar May 27th, 2014 – 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm  EDT
Duration: 1.5 hr Credits: 1 PDU Category A  – Free PDU
Sponsored by: Global Diversity CoP (REP #S018)

It’s no secret that diversity and inclusion—commonly called D&I—has entered contemporary corporate discourse.

Business thought leaders began writing about it en masse in the late 1980s, and now, 25 years later, references to D&I are everywhere.

The tough part, isn’t talking about D&I;
The challenge is leveraging it.  

Indeed, the scholarly literature shows that 20th century organizational D&I initiatives often produced underwhelming results.

In this webinar we will jump wholeheartedly into the 21st century—examining how to forge a happy marriage between the equitable values at the heart of ethical D&I practices and the real-world need to build sustainable competitive advantage.

Moving beyond the idea that D&I is a small adjunct to project management,  Paul will explore ways D&I can enter the mainstream of an organization’s strategic vision.

• By flipping the paradigm we will see D&I as a completely viable end that deserves its own special projects.
• Whether and how D&I is practiced affects everyone.
• Moreover everyone can have a hand in building it.

This webinar is for all organizational stakeholders, regardless of organization size, type, or sector, who want a deeper understanding of how to integrate D&I into their organization’s strategic vision.

Presenter: Paul H. Hawkins, (LinkedIn profile) PhD, PMP is board chair of Working Diversity, Inc., a nonprofit corporation leading organizational diversity and inclusion initiatives.  Paul has presented at leading conferences organized by the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education, the Caribbean Studies Association, the American Anthropological Association, the International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations and has taught on Race, Gender and Public Policy at the University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. .

Note: You do have to be a PMI® member to register for this opportunity.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details

Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.4 Manage Project Team

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 Building a 21st Century Diversity & Inclusion Business Case

Live Webinar May 28th, 2014 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly Webcasts

In the past, the JavaScript programmer did not need know the classic data structures and algorithms taught in computer science.

However, with the advent of new JavaScript environments that allow JavaScript to be run on the desktop and on the server, JavaScript programmers need to know how to work with stacks, dictionaries, and binary trees.

In this webcast, learn how classic data structures and algorithms can help create efficient solutions to many different types of programming problems.

Presenter: Mike McMillan (O’Reilly profile) first learned Basic on the Radio Shack TRS-80 Model 1 in the late ’70s. He is currently a consulting software engineer for Software Innovators in Little Rock, Arkansas. His primary development environments include Visual Basic, Microsoft Access, and SQL Server, though occasionally he dips into C and Perl.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.2 Define Activities
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 9.3 Develop Project Team

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 Applying Classic Data Structures To JavaScript

Live Webinar – May 28th, 2014 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 – Members only event

With Project Online, provided as an Office 365 service, the reporting landscape has introduced a whole new way of Reporting.

Because of the ‘shared’ nature of Project Online, the primary method of reporting is provided by Odata, PowerPivot, PowerView, Power BI and so on, in addition to the SSRS capabilities, that will be coming soon.

This new ‘suite’ of reporting could be confusing to the traditional Report Authors, who are used to OLAP Cubes, Data Connections etc., in previous versions of Project Server.

This session will focus on reporting with Project Online, and its related technologies.

Note: Some familiarity with Reporting with Excel, Pivot tables, Data Connections recommended.

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT … Even if you only take a 3 session 6 hour MPUG 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!

Presenter: Prasanna Adavi  (LinkedIn profile, @prasannaadavi) (PMP, MCTS, MCITP, MCT) is a Senior Enterprise Project Management (EPM) Consultant. He specializes in helping organizations meet their business needs in the areas of Project Management and Portfolio Management. His main focus is on building “business driven solutions” using, MS Project, Project Server and SharePoint Platforms. He is a regular presenter at various Project Server, EPM and SharePoint events across the country.

Click to register for Reporting with Project Online – Demystified