Live Webinar July 30th, 2014 – 1:00 Pm to 2:00 pm EDT
By: The Corporate Education Group (REP 1011)
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category A PDU – Free PDU
Course ID: MDW1297

Some people, upon their arrival at this place called MANAGEMENT, believe they can rest on their laurels.

Truth is, there is much more to learn and much more growing that has to take place.

The job requires new knowledge, new skills, and new behaviors, and managers need go after learning opportunities whenever and wherever they can find them.

Here are three ways to grow into a really great manager:

• Seed – get feedback from all levels to gain insight into your performance
• Feed – get smarter: Go after your own learning and development
• Weed – get rid of unwanted behaviors

Presenter: Casey Mitchell, (LinkedIn profile) is Founder and Principal of Waybridge Associates, Inc. Casey’s primary focus is on management learning and development and working with new managers who want to make a successful transition into move into leadership roles. Prior to founding Waybridge Associates, Casey was human resource development manager at Marshalls Department Stores.

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Live Webinar July 30th, 2014 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Min Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU
Presented by: Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute (Rep 2733)

A better workday is right around the corner!

Learn the 3 keys for getting more done in less time and discover how to reach a level of peak productivity.

With actionable techniques you can apply today, discover how to separate productivity from activity, ensure you are working on the highest priorities, and give yourself more time in the day.

Presenter:   Maria Matarelli (LinkedIn profile)

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Live Webinar – July 31st 2014, 12:00-1:00 PM EDT
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

Today’s automated testing tools provide robust methods for fully automating your testing efforts and streamlining your regression testing efforts.

In this free webinar, we’ll look at Coded UI Tests to speed up testing of your applications functionality and user interface.

Attendees will be provided a live demonstration of creating an automated test and implementing advanced features such as data-driven tests.

Bryon will show you how to create a test project of multiple automated tests that can run against any new build or release of your code.

Presenter: Bryon Brewer (LinkedIn profile)

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4- Integration 5 – Scope 8 – Quality

• 4.4 Monitor & Control Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 8.1 Plan Quality Management
• 8.2 Perform Quality Assurance

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 – July 30th, 2014 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

You’ve heard of employee engagement, but how do you take it from an idea to an actionable plan?

SilkRoad is pleased to partner with Bob Kelleher (LinkedIn profile) for the virtual book launch of his latest work, Employee Engagement for Dummies! From the author of Louder Than Words and Creativeship comes this all-inclusive, step-by-step guide to all things employee engagement.

Join  Bob as he takes you on a journey through his brand new book. He’ll explain concepts that will help you foster employee engagement, a concept that furthers an organization’s interests through ensuring that employees remain involved in, committed to, and fulfilled by their work.

Learn about:

• Creating a new hire onboarding checklist
• Implementing a new hire employee orientation process
• Learn how to improve employee engagement

Presenter: Bob Kelleher is is the founder of The Employee Engagement Group a best-selling author, thought leader, keynote speaker and consultant, sharing his insights on employee engagement, leadership, and workforce trends. Bob is the author of the best seller, Louder Than Words: 10 Practical Employee Engagement Steps That Drive Results,  Creativeship: A Novel for Evolving Leaders  and the just released Employee Engagement for Dummies! The Employee Engagement Group recently introduced the world’s first virtual employee engagement resource center, Engage On-Demand, Resource Library.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 9.1 Plan Human Resource Management
• 9.2 Acquire Project Team
• 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’

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Live Webinar – July 30th, 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 – Member Only Event

1. More accurate forecasts.
2. Transparency over deviations.
3. Improved stability of the project plan.

In this webinar you will learn how to take the smaller and bigger hurdles within Project Management and improve the quality of your schedule in Microsoft Project 2010, 2013 or Project Online at the same time.

Process oriented approach:
Do you plan based on methods from e.g. PMI or do you use your own custom project management process?

In both cases you should also align all steps you take accordingly within Microsoft Project Professional.

Based on a PMI compliant configuration of a custom ribbon you will see how project managers can efficiently work in the Microsoft Project Client without being distracted from the nitty-gritty.

See how to bypass the calculation logic regarding Units, Work and Duration in the Client to stabilize your data.

Efficient reporting:
Standardize KPIs between project leads and executives and stay in control.

Optimized collaboration
Improve the collaboration between the project stakeholders. Use pre-configured Project Sites which are available automatically for every project and optimize task and risk management.

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This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership 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: Markus Waldinger, (LinkedIn profile) Microsoft MVP and Manager at Campana & Schott, has more than 10 years of experience in Project Management and Social Collaboration. In this decade he has implemented Microsoft Project Server from version 2003 on and EPM based solutions within a variety of customers such as Bombardier, EADS or Bayer.

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Live Webinar – July 29th, 2014 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

Resource availability is a key source of negative risk to projects. Even if your project has well-defined scope and validated activity effort estimates, if the resources you are provided are working on multiple projects and operational activities, predictability of schedule outcomes is poor.

This webinar will review some options for responding to this risk from both a systemic and project-focused perspective.

LESSONS LEARNED:

1. Understand the criticality of uncertain resource availability on project outcomes.
2. Learn which approaches for getting better knowledge of resource availability won’t work in your organization.
3. Gain a better understanding of the pros and cons of the practices that can successfully incorporate resource availability uncertainty into project planning and tracking.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:

Process Groups: Initiating  & Executing, Planning
Knowledge Areas: 11 – Risk

• 11.1  Plan Risk Management
• 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”

Who should attend this webinar?
Managers/Directors of PMOs, Project Managers

NOTE: You may have to hit the MORE… link to register for this session on the registration page.

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