Live Webinar – July 29th, 2015 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Offered by MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Duration 1 hour + Q & A 1 Category A PDU / 1 CDU Free PDU
Mpug Member Free – Guests Free – Free To All

Ira Brown from Project Widgets will be demonstrating several widgets for Microsoft Project and Project Server that address some of the key business challenges for successfully managing projects.

The following widgets will be presented that address the real-world challenges faced by project managers:

• The Project Initiation Widget ensures that project managers adhere to the established standards and best practices when initiating a new project.
• Knowledge Widgets ensures that the project team follows the organization’s established project management methodology for running a project.
• SnapIt! enables an organization to easily track changes to key milestones from one reporting period to another, and makes reporting less manual, tedious, and error prone.

Presenter: Ira Brown (LinkedIn profile) is the President and CEO of Project Widgets, a Microsoft Project Partner specializing in add-on products, implementation services, integration, training, and custom software development for Microsoft Project. He is a is a recognized Microsoft Project expert with over twenty years of experience.

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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 It’s All About The Widgets

Portable Course – PDF Whitepaper
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Featured Sponsor : Jama

Requirements expert Karl Wiegers introduces 21 valuable practices that can help both rookie and veteran project managers do a better job with less pain.

Learn :

• To Lay The Foundation
• Plan The Project
• Estimate The Work
• Track You Progress
• Learn for the Future

Presenter: Karl E. Wiegers (LinkedIn profile) Principal Consultant Process Impact has provided training and consulting services worldwide on many aspects of software development, management and process improvement.

Karl is the author of many books including:

• Practical Project Initiation: A Handbook with Tools (Best Practices)
  
• Creating a Software Engineering Culture,
• Peer Reviews in Software: A Practical Guide
• Software Requirements
• More About Software Requirements: Thorny Issues and Practical Advice

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

• 4.1 Develop Project Charter
• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Work
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.6 Develop Schedule

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’

NOTE:  Please only record the length of time you spent  for PDUs – 15 min  = .25 PDU  30 min = .5 PDU  45 Min -= .75 PDU & 1 Hr = 1 PDU

Click to read/print  Project Management Best Practices With Karl Wiegers

Live Webinar – July 30th, 2015 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 Hour PDU Credits: 1 PDU Category C – Free PDU
Sponsored by: DCG – David Consulting Group (REP 3525)

Note: Although DCG is an Rep this event may not have a course number contact DCG for further information

A digital transformation is occurring in most organizations.

Mike Harris (LinkedIn profile) will discuss how “Social Media, Mobile, Analytics & Cloud” (SMAC) are affecting software development.

Mike will provide some ideas for how organizations should prepare for these changes, particularly in terms of improving the flow of business value.

Do you connect on social media networks?

• DCG LinkedIn,
• DCG Twitter

During the webinar, join the conversation on Twitter using #DCGwebinar.

NOTE: Calendar conflict? Register below and receive the link to the recording to view at a later time.

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details:
Process Groups: Planning Executing
Knowledge Areas: 4 – Integration 5 – Scope 6 – Time 9 – Human Resources

• 4.2 Develop Project Management Plan
• 4.3 Direct and Manage Project Execution
• 5.1 Plan Scope Management
• 5.2 Collect Requirements
• 5.3 Define Scope
• 6.5 Develop Schedule

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 view A SMAC In The Face For Enterprise Software Development

Live Webinar – July 28th 2015, 9:30 am – 10:30 am EDT
Offered by: Global Knowledge UK  (REP 1999)
Duration: 1 hour 1 PDU / 1 CDU Credits: 1 PDU Category A – Free PDU

Note: Although Global Knowledge is an REP this opportunity may not have a course number and may need to be recorded as a Category C PDU. Contact Global Knowledge for further information.

Leading virtual teams is a reality in today’s work environments.

Developing critical virtual team management and communication skills can quickly elevate success for virtual, remote, matrix and global teams.

In this hour-long webinar, Michelle Moore will provide actionable ideas to improve the effectiveness of leading teams in virtual environments.

You will learn about:

• Benefits and challenges of leading virtual teams.
• Process for clear communication in a virtual environment.
• Managing individual performance.
• Building team cohesion.
• Maximizing the effectiveness of online meetings.

Michelle Moore LinkedIn profile) is a learning and development professional with in-depth knowledge and experience in Sales, Leadership and Communication Skills. Michelle facilitates Global Knowledge Leadership and Business workshops on a world-wide basis and is responsible for development and promotion of the Global Knowledge EMEA Leadership and Business Skills portfolio.

Click to register for Leading Virtual Teams

Live Webinar July 29th 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

Requirements Planning adds incredible value to the requirements process.

More than simply creating another “work breakdown structure” document, this is an opportunity to address risks proactively and gain better stakeholder participation.

This session demonstrates how every component of a requirements plan adds value.

Learning Objectives:

1. Illustrate the pitfalls of traditional approaches to Requirements Planning
2. Deliver guidelines for making Requirements Planning a value-add activity
3. Know what material must be present in a high quality requirements planning document

Click to register for 5 Things You Must Know About Requirements Planning

Live Webinar July 28th, 2015, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Duration:1 hour Webcast Up to 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU
Hosted By:  StickyMinds/Techwell

Even today, many agile teams struggle with their testing practices—performance testing is no exception.

With the right approaches and tools, creating a comprehensive performance test plan that fits your agile process is easier than you might think.

Whether you’re implementing continuous performance testing as part of a continuous integration process or want to fit load testing into your sprints, there are practical methods for sizing tests to match your needs.

Join this live seminar to learn how to get performance testing practices to play nicely with agile development methodologies.

You’ll learn:

1. Which types of performance tests to automate
2. How to fit load testing into development iterations
3. When you need to test outside the typical dev process
4. What DevOps teams miss when they skip performance testing

load test in a live demo!.

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

• 4.3 Direct and Manage 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’

Click to register for How To Fit Performance Testing Into Agile Dev Cycles