Live Webinar – April 15th, 2015 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm  EDT
Offered by IAG Consulting (REP 2858)
Duration 1 hour 1 PDU or  1 CDU 1 Category A – Free PDU

Enterprise Business Architecture is quickly evolving into a mainstream business capability.

Some would argue that it is already there particularly when 50% of the world’s top performing organizations have embraced business architecture as a strategic differentiator ranging from Government, Telco’s, Manufacturing and Financial Institutions.

However there continues to be a large population of change executives, managers and resources who regard Business Architecture as a theoretical practice.

Strategic change initiatives proliferate in business today. The speed and rate of change demands we maintain holistic oversight of all the moving parts to ensure realization of target operating models and designs.

Historically only a few strategic programs would be at play. In the last decade this number has grown to include on-shoring/off-shoring, centralization, spans of control, business transformation, vendor outsourcing, modernization, mergers/acquisitions, channel optimization, client segmentation, journeys and experience.

To facilitate strategic alignment and execution of these initiatives, firms are investing in business architecture.

Beyond Theory will focus on what are the market and internal forces at work which have been driving and will continue to drive organizations to use the models to better understand business impact, scope, execution and benefits realization.

The discussion will address the deployment and adoption challenges and look at industry standards and Blueprinting for strategic opportunities. It will provide a foundational knowledge of the business architecture framework and model types to crystalize scope, identify stakeholders, manage risk and how early analysis, through the lens of the business architecture, will influence estimating, resourcing, time, cost and quality.

Business Architecture is the link between strategy and execution.

Learning Objectives:

1. Provide clear, rational reasons to do business Architecture.
2. Present a foundational set of Business Architecture Models, views and uses to mitigate project and analysis risk, drive the value proposition
3. Recommend a staged Execution Model

Click to register for Business Architecture: Beyond Theory

Live Webinar – April 15th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 PDU / 1 CDU – Free

Part 1 is open to members and Non- Members
Part 2 & 3 are members only events Member Only Event

Part 1 – April 15
Click to register Free to everyone!

In this initial session you will learn the following;

• The questions you need to ask before you begin to plan your schedule.
• Learn how the data components within Project relate to each other.
• Learn how to navigate around the project interface.
• Input a well formed project plan that represents the project work as you know it.

Register for these future sessions as well!

Part 2 – April 22nd
REGISTER HERE (Members Only)

In part 2 we’ll take our schedule from part 1 and do the following

• Enter dependencies, lead times and lag times
• Model any external dependencies that impact our activities on the project
• Enter deadlines for our key milestones
• Assign resources to the plan

Part 3 – April 29th
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Part 3 is all about communication and tracking of the project.  We’ll make sure that

• We are able to print off the project, exactly in the format we want to
• The project is updated using the appropriate method and frequency
• We can create and print off relevant reports
• We can add new tasks, and mark ones we no longer need

Presenter: Ben Howard (LinkedIn profile) is author of “Microsoft Project 2013 Plain and Simple” and has worked for IBM, DELL, and Microsoft,and now runs his own EPM consultancy (Applepark Ltd).Ben’s current Microsoft TechNet webcast, User Controlled Scheduling in Project 2010, is ranked in the top 10. Ben is a regular contributor to the Project Server newsgroups, and publishes a blog based on Project Server scenario. Ben is also a Microsoft MVP award for Project Server.

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

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!

Click to register for The Beginner’s Guide to Microsoft Project: Part 1 of 3

Live Webinar April 16th, 2015 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)

Did you want it Good, Fast, or Cheap? Pick two

This may be the most central management decision You’ll ever make on a project.

Presenter : Michael Dobson (LinkedIn profile) is a respected keynote speaker and author of the award winning books, Goal Setting: How to Create an Action Plan and Achieve Your Goals, Practical Project Management: The Secrets of Managing Any Project on Time and on Budget, and  Coping With Supervisory Nightmares: 12 Common Nightmares of Leadership & What You Can Do About Them.

Click to register for Good / Fast / Cheap? Using The Triple Constraints To Define Project Parameters

The Live Session Is Free But…

You can get the recorded version of this session & over 500+ other Quality Category A PDU Sessions with an ITMPI Membership

Premium Memberships are only $199 USD per year An Excellent Value!!

Search for “2733” to see other great titles available! Memberships Include all PDU Codes

Note: ITMPI charges a fee to obtain individual PDU codes. This fee ONLY needs to be paid if you ask the provider for the code – This code should be able to be obtained from the PMI.ORG site for free. An ITMPI Membership entitles you to receive all ITMPI PDU Codes and recordings.

Live Webinar April 14th, 2015, 9:00 am – 10:00 am  EDT or
Live Webinar April 14th, 2015, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm  EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast – Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By: Gartner Webinars

The Digital Avalanche Continues

Big data, mobile and social all require quick action to take advantage of opportunities, or deliver competitive advantage.

Will project managers go the way of buggy-whip makers by 2020 in a radically new IT ecosystem?

Discussion Topics:

• Whether today’s standards and skills will enable you to be successful tomorrow
• The inflection points and required reactions for future project management success

Learn about the future of project management and where societal directions will take it – Are You ready?

Presenter: Michael Hanford, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Research VP

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning, Monitoring & Controlling
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work

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 Project Management In 2020