Live Webinar – July 23rd, 2015 3:00 pm – 4:00 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

This presentation offers a no-pressure, stress-free virtual environment to learn about add-ins for Microsoft Project. The products featured in this free vendor presentation address gaps in out-of-the-box functionality thus would require product trial or purchase to use.

Find out how Schedule Risk Analysis can reduce management effort and improve on-time delivery.

Learn why traditional project management techniques like critical path method are inherently overly optimistic and how you can improve confidence in your schedules.

Presenter:  John Owen (LinkedIn profile) COO of Barbecana Inc, J has over 30 years of experience with using, supporting, and developing project management software tools across multiple industries.  Before joining Barbecana John was Product Director for Scheduling and Risk tools at Deltek.  Barbecana specializes in producing software for schedule risk analysis with the aim of helping customers improve confidence in their schedules.

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 Why Schedule Risk Analysis Is A Good Idea

Live Webinar July 23rd, 2015 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Human Capital Institute
Webinar Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 Category C PDU – Free PDU

Create Stability:
Encourage Succession Planning!

At most organizations, succession management is only focused on executives and takes place behind closed-doors.

Bringing succession planning out of the back room and into the organization motivates your people and lets them know you value them and that there is a career path for them within your organization.

By taking succession planning beyond the C-suite and enabling all employees to share their experience and ambitions, your organization will have greater visibility into the team’s skills, be able to quickly fill surprise vacancies with qualified talent, and create a more engaged workforce.

Succession Planning Requires That
You Know Your People

If you don’t know your employees:

• You don’t know how to motivate them for better productivity
• You don’t know what skills they have or what skills they can grow to support your organization
• You don’t understand:
  • The productivity increase you could be experiencing,
  • The innovation potential you could be experiencing,, and …
  • The the stability you could have created by increasing cross training within the organization.

In other words: You don’t know what your missing!

– Edmonton PM

On June 24, Zimmer completed the acquisition of Biomet to become Zimmer Biomet.

During this session, learn about a powerful succession process that has provided the legacy Zimmer HR and leadership teams with the data they need to make smart workforce decisions while empowering their Team Members’ career aspirations.

Abbie Bejrowski will share how Zimmer Biomet has evolved their succession strategy into a collaborative and actionable process for the entire organization.

Learn:

• Key change management considerations when developing your strategy
• The importance of communication and collaboration in creating a sustainable process
• Why succession planning is not a siloed task, but a connector of key talent strategies

 Discover The Real Power Of Succession Planning.

Presented by: Abbie Bejrowski (LinkedIn profile) Manager, HR Technology & Org Dev at Zimmer Biomet

PDU Category C (PMBOK 5) documentation details
Process Groups: Executing
Knowledge Areas: 9 – Human Resources

• 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”

Click to register for Taking Succession Planning Beyond the C-Suite for Greater Impact

Live Webinar – July 23rd, 2015 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Presented by:  Training Magazine
Duration: 1 Hour 1  Category C  PDU – Free PDU

This is the second session in a 4 part webinar series.
Click for more info on the other sessions.

All consultants are not created equal. And all consultants do not earn the same amount of money. And some consultants know more — and get paid less. Why?

For more than 40 years Bob Pike has been one of the most highly respected – and highly compensated consultants in the training and performance field.

In the session, Bob will pull back the curtain and reveal the strategies that he has used time and time again to boost his visibility, his credibility, and his income. And he’ll share the strategies he has adapted from the beginning of his career in 1969 so they are still highly effective today.

Speakers:

Bob Pike (LinkedIn profile) CSP, CPAE-Speakers Hall of Fame, CPLP Fellow is the “Trainers Trainer” is a highly sought after keynote speaker and a leading authority on Training the Trainer. He is the author of more than 30 books on training and performance improvement. His books including  “Creative Training Tools” are the best-selling train the trainer books ever published . More than 125,000 trainers on 5 continents have graduated from his 2 day “Creative Training Techniques” course. He has also presented at every ASTD ICE Conference since 1977 and at every Training Magazine Conference since they began.

Check out some of Bob’s other Great Titles:

• Creative Training Techniques Handbook Tips, Tactics, and How-To’s for Delivering Effective Training
• 50 Creative Training Openers and Energizers
• 50 Creative Training Closers: Innovative Ways to End Your Training with IMPACT!
• 101 Games for Trainers: A Collection of the Best Activities from Creative Training Techniques Newsletter
• Dealing with Difficult Participants: 127 Practical Strategies for Minimizing Resistance and Maximizing Results in Your Presentations
• Managing the Front-End of Training: 101 Ways to Analyze Training Needs – and Get Results
• One-on-One Training: How to Effectively Train One Person at a Time

Trish Uhl (LinkedIn profile) OWL’S LEDGE Founder,  is the author of Mastering the CPLP: How to Successfully Prepare for – and Pass! – the CPLP Knowledge Exam and a globally recognized expert providing performance training and coaching to customer-focused, results-driven, achievement-oriented L&D professionals. Trish is known for her leadership in learning pro peer development,  and for leading transformation projects that deliver results by “professionalizing the profession” formerly known as training.

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 7 Ways To Increase Your Credibility & Visibility As A Consultant

Live Webinar – July 22nd, 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 PDU – Free PDU

This session is for business analyst leadership and development executive looking to make long term, systematic improvement to their business analyst organization. IAG will draw from its project experience with over 700 customers to baseline organizations, assess the value of improvement, and determine the action plan for success.

Learning Objectives:

1. How do you assess the maturity of an analyst organization?
2. Where do you focus for improvement?
3. What implementation guidelines should be used to enhance success?

Click to register for Managing Requirements Operational Excellence: Accelerating Organizational Development

Live Webinar – July 23rd, 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

 This presentation offers a no-pressure, stress-free virtual environment to learn about add-ins for Microsoft Project. The products featured in this free vendor presentation address gaps in out-of-the-box functionality thus would require product trial or purchase to use.

Microsoft Project Online and Project Server are powerful PPM solutions.  But they lack a natural connection to critical financial data.

This gap that leads to process inefficiencies and a poor financial visibility. And that could be costing you up to 46% of the planned business value from your program and project portfolios.

Recapturing this lost value requires business planning and controls to streamline the PPM process.

Armed with financial data and strategic insights, organizations can maximize ROI and effectively deliver innovation to drive business results.

Learn how strategic PMOs are transforming PPM to:

• Integrate Investment Planning & Controls across the PPM lifecycle
• Gain Visibility Across All Enterprise Investment Requests & Align with Strategy
• Track Performance & Automate Variance Analysis
• Analyze the Portfolio & Dynamically Reallocate Funds
• Establish a Benefits Realization Framework

Presenter: Ben Chamberlain, (LinkedIn profile) Chief Product and Marketing Officer,  is responsible for the strategic direction and worldwide go-to-market activities for UMT360’s Enterprise Portfolio Management solutions. He has more than a decade of experience of building innovative Portfolio Management solutions that have helped global 2000 companies align investment decisions with strategic priorities and transform the way they manage their product, project, application and IT service portfolios.

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 Is Your Microsoft PPM Missing Critical Business Planning & Controls?

Live Webinar July 22nd, 2015 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Duration: 1 hour  Credits: 1 PDU Category B  – Free PDU
Presented By: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

This session has been moved from July 8th to July 22nd
If you registered for the previous session there is no need to re-register.

Note: Please record this as a Category B Presentation – You will receive a Category B certificate from PROJECTinsight

Seventy percent of all organizational change efforts fail due to miscommunication.

• Do you want to be one of those statistics?
• Are you having trouble getting employees on board during an organizational change?

Employees don’t like change and will typically resist it.

The role of clear communication during an organizational change is imperative for a successful change implementation.

How, when, and who the change is communicated to has a major impact on whether employees will resist or support the change and whether the change succeeds or fails.

This session will discuss how to successfully lead an organization through change by effectively communicating with employees, customers, and stakeholders so that they are excited about the change, see the value of it, and actively participate in making the change successful.

Benefits from this session:

• Share your experiences and gather ideas to address your current concerns
• Discuss the dos and don’ts of managing change effectively
• Determine ways to make your team enthusiastic about change
• Earn 1 PDU

Who should attend:

• Project managers, Portfolio managers,
• Project team members, Project Leads,
• Project sponsors & function/business unit managers,
• Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, Scheduling Specialists and ….
• Other business stakeholders.

Click to register for Building A Culture Of Enthusiastic Change