Live Webinar July 8th, 2014 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  EDT
Duration: 1 hour webinar Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Sponsored by: PMI® IT & Telecom CoP (REP #S009)
Note: This presentation does not require any technical knowledge and will be easy to follow.

Did you know that Transition management practitioners have suggested that over two thirds of failed outsourcing relationships are due to transition-related challenges?

  – Beulen, Tiwari, van Heck, 2011

The lack of specific literature on this subject, has led to many misconceptions, starting with vocabulary, which can sometimes lead to misunderstandings when discussing transition with non-experts.

An IT Outsourcing relationship always starts with a Transition, which is typically a complex program composed of several interrelated projects which can affect nearly every key aspect of the client business.

The goal of this webinar is to give you a high level understanding of transitions challenges in the context of an IT Outsourcing relationship.

Stephane will first describe the key phases of an IT Outsourcing and the associated vocabulary. We will then focus on the Transition, looking at what makes it different from many IT projects.

Presenter: Stephane Chalvin (LinkedIn profile) PMP is a French citizen that lived in the USA and UK. He has over 20 years of international IT experience. He has been leading IT Outsourcing Transitions and Transformations for large global accounts since 2006, most recently as a Transition Director for a global IT service provider.

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

Click to register for Introduction to IT Outsourcing Transitions

Live Webinar – July 9th, 2014 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU Mpug Member Free – member only event

The Task Type option in Microsoft Project 2010 is often a confusing topic for many users of the software.

In the final presentation of the four-part “Digging Deeper” series of MPUG webinars, the “Learning More about Task Types” presentation will help you to understand the purpose of the Task Type setting, and understand the behavior of this setting as Dale Howard shows you how to create and manage project schedules.

This presentation will include the following topics:

• Understanding the Purpose of Task Type
• Specifying a Task Type Value
• Changing the Default Task Type Setting for New Tasks
• Changing the Task Type Setting for Multiple Tasks
• Recommendations for Using Each Task Type
• Using Fixed Units Tasks
• Using Fixed Work Tasks
• Using Fixed Duration Tasks
• Understanding the Behavior of Task Types
• Understanding How Programming Biases Affect Task Types
• How Task Types Interact with Remaining Work Adjustments
• How Task Types Interact with Actual Finish Dates

Presenter:  Dale Howard (LinkedIn profile)  MVP, MCT, MCTS, CTT, MCITP, MVP, MCT, MCTS, CTT, MCITP Director of Education at Sensei Project Solutions.  Dale manages educational services and is an enterprise project management trainer/consultant with more than 15 years of training experience. Dale volunteers many hours each week answering user questions in the various Project news groups in the Microsoft Communities. Dale received the prestigious Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in 2004 for his expertise with the software and for his contributions to the user communities.

Dale is an author of many great MS Project books including:

• Ultimate Study Guide: Foundations Microsoft Project 2013
• What’s New Microsoft Project 2013
• Implementing and Administering Microsoft Project Server 2010 | Second Edition
• Ultimate Study Guide: Foundations Microsoft Project 2010 (Exam 70-178)

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 Digging Deeper: Learning More About Task Types

Online Webinar – Recorded Jan 22nd, 2014
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Presented by American Management Association (REP 1294)
Although the AMA is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number Contact the AMA for further information.

Better Manage Your Multigenerational Employees

With four generations in the workforce today, tensions are inevitable but problems are avoidable.

These generations think differently, vote differently, buy differently, and dress differently. Work ethic, respect, turnover, dress code, communication tools, fun at work can create real problems for managers and organizations, or they can provide opportunities to bring the generations together.

The bottom line is that what worked in the past doesn’t work now.

Members of one generation will often grumble about another generation using stereotypes that mire a team in needless sticking points. This webcast will show you a practical approach to get the four generations working together.

In this webcast, you’ll learn:

• The most important stereotype-busting “ghost stories” that explain why each generation thinks the way they do
• The 12 most frequent generational tensions and what organizations are doing about them
• A proven 5-step process that gets the generations figuring out for themselves how to work through sticking points and get more done together.

This proven 5-step process gets the generations working through perceived difficulties and getting more done.

We encourage you to register even if you are unable to attend live; you’ll receive replay information following the event.

Presenter: Haydn Shaw (LinkedIn profile) has researched and helped clients regarding generational differences for over 20 years. TIME called him “an expert on cultural differences at the office.” He is author of Sticking Points: How to Get 4 Generations Working Together in the 12 Places They Come Apart, and his research formed the basis of FranklinCovey’s bestselling workshops and Working Across Generations. Haydn also blogs for the Huffington Post.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details

Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 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 How to Get the Generations Working Together

Online Webinar – Recorded May 14th 2013
Offered by ASPE (REP 2161) 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

In the business world, we hear a lot about technology and disruption, and their many challenges. But we’re also starting to hear more about pitfalls related to the human side of business…gaps in the “soft skills” that are equally critical to successful people and companies.

Although many of these skills gaps are nothing new, they are more relevant than ever, and in some cases have been made worse by disruption.

Without core professional skills like communication, initiative, leadership, and etiquette, no team can be truly great and no professional can be truly successful.

You probably deal with the consequences of “soft skill” deficits every day: communication breakdown, misunderstanding, conflict, and damaged morale – just to name a few.

These are productivity killers, and the root causes are broad. There are rising cross-generational differences, a growing lack of interpersonal skills, differences in personality and culture, and erosion in consensus about what constitutes professional behavior.

The good news is that there are teachable skills to address these challenges, and accessible techniques to overcome them. In this free one-hour presentation, we’ll take a look at some of the most common “People Problems” in the mainstream business world, and how we can start dealing with them.

Key topics include:

• How to communicate effectively
• Overcoming generational and cultural barriers
• Leveraging emotional intelligence in the business environment
• Encouraging self-awareness while building a team mentality
• Keeping action and culture tied to productivity

Although these needs aren’t new in the business world, even seasoned veterans are beginning to see the need for a “reloaded” approach to developing these skills. This will be a high-level conversation about how to navigate these soft skills as we face continuing changes in business landscapes and a rising new generation of professionals.

Presenter: Chris Knotts PMP – (LinkedIn profile) ASPE Creative Director

PDU Category C documentation details
Process Groups: Executing

Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 9 – Human Resources

• 4.3 Direct and Monitor Project Execution
• 9.3 Develop Project Team
• 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 Core Professional Skills: A 60 minute Primer