Live Webinar – January 13th 14th & 15th, 2015
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm EST On each of the 3 days.
Offered by:  MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration: 3 x 2 hour + Q & A 6 Category A PDUs / 6 CDUs Total
Mpug Member Free – This is a members only opportunity
This event requires a paid MPUG membership. Join MPUG Today!

EARN AN MPUG Certificate:
Agile Delivery Using Microsoft Project
(upon completing three 2 hour sessions)

How can we deliver Agile projects using Microsoft Project?

In this course, MPUG will explore how Microsoft Project can be used to support the delivery of Agile projects.

Key Agile principles such as Stories, Story Point Count and Velocity are supported using Custom Fields, and Agile techniques such as Backlog Grooming and Iteration Planning are supported by Custom Views, Filters and Groups.

Finally, key Agile reports such as Burn-down and Burn-up Charts are provided using the reporting capabilities of Microsoft Project.

1. Introduction to Agile Principles and the Agile Process Flow
   • 13th January 2015, 12:00 pm ET – 2:00 pm ET
2.  Story Creation, Maintenance and Backlog Grooming,
   • 14th January 2015, 12:00 pm ET – 2:00 pm ET
3. Agile Process Validation – Agile Project Delivery,
   • 15th January 2015, 12:00 pm ET – 2:00 pm ET

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

Course Overview

This course will review a project management framework that will support your project team as they plan and execute on the agile rituals which are critical for ensuring that your projects are effectively managed.

This approach ensures that a repeatable management process is applied, thereby ensuring consistency with Agile development methods, while at the same time expanding on the traditional use of Microsoft Project to maintain the all-important User Story and a flexible iterative development approach. In this course we will review both an Agile Management Framework and a Sprint Framework for managing the User Stories for delivery in Releases and Sprints.

Reporting on the status of the Agile project is provided with a complete suite of Agile reports to provide the necessary “information radiators” for managing both the project and the individual sprints with resource management and burn-down chart graphical reports.

The overall goal is to teach project managers a practical approach to ‘how’ they can use Microsoft Project to deliver Agile projects consistent with the industry best practices defined by the Agile Alliance and Scrum.Org. Participants will get access to best-practices documentation, templates, compliance filters and checklists to support Agile delivery using Microsoft Project.

Upon completion of this course, the participants will:

• understand agile development practices
• understand the Sensei agile process flow
• be able to apply and use the agile template
• be able to create and maintain Stories using Microsoft Project
• be able to support agile processes and reporting using Microsoft Project
• customize the custom fields/forms/views and reports used by the template

Level 1 – Introduction to Agile Principles and the Agile Process Flow

• What is Agile
• Agile management requirements
• Why Microsoft Project for Agile Projects
• Agile Process Flow

Level 2 –  Story Creation, Maintenance and Backlog Grooming

• Story Creation
• Story Maintenance
• Backlog Grooming

Level 3 –  Agile Project Delivery

• Agile Process Support
• Release and Iteration Planning
• Agile Reporting

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

Presenter: Steve Caseley (LinkedIn profile), PMP/PMI-ACP/PMI-SP, Scrum Master, Principal Consultant Sensei Project Solutions and author of the book PMP Q&A  Steve has many battle scars from his for over 25 years in PM but none have been fatal. Steve has helped a wide range of companies implement PPM Systems and Best Practices and has practical, hands-on PM experience in a wide range of industries, project types and sizes.

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