Live Webinar – September 28th, 2016 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

The project schedule is composed of many moving parts but sequencing is one of the primary driving variables.

Sequencing decisions can extend or compress a schedule and so it is important that the project manager understand them and sequence tasks correctly to attain the schedule objective.

In this webinar the types of sequence and examples will be discussed and demonstrated. How to extend and compress a schedule will be demonstrated along with block (event) scheduling and fine- tuning lead, lag and intentional delay in relationships.

Finally, effective methods to evaluate sequencing before committing to the schedule will be demonstrated in this hands-on webinar.

Speaker: Sam Huffman (LinkedIn profile) is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Project Management Professional, and Project MVP. Sam has been delivering training for The Versatile Company since 1996. Sam gained insight into Microsoft Project while working at Microsoft as a member of the Microsoft Project development and support team. Sam is considered a leading authority on the tool, and provides great insight to project Managers on the newest enterprise features of all versions of Microsoft Project and Project Server.

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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!

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Sequencing Strategies In Microsoft Project

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Live Webinar September 29th, 2016 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 Hour Credits: 1 PDU Category C Free
Presented by : O’Reilly

Because they promise to provide high scalability and availability, microservices are gaining ground in high-throughput Java applications.

However, design patterns that worked well in a monolithic application rarely work well in the microservices world. The design patterns you choose for your microservices-based applications play a significant role in their performance.

In this webcast, you’ll get a deeper look at 3 anti-patterns in microservices architecture that may cause significant performance impacts on your applications.

You’ll learn tips for avoiding these anti-patterns, so you can create effective and efficient conversions.

Asad Ali and Reinhard Pilz from Dynatrace, will use Spring Boot applications built on a microservices architecture to showcase these anti-patterns and successful techniques for avoiding them, such as:

• How to create balance between service-level granularity and application performance
• How to distribute services across multiple processes and hosts, and gain scalability and availability without degrading performance
• How to optimize inter-service communication without creating payload overhead

Presenters:

Asad Ali (LinkedIn profile, O’Reilly bio) is a technical product evangelist with over 15 years of experience in OOP, databases and scripting languages. His vast expertise includes application performance for Java, .NET, containers, and mobile. Asad leads a team of technical resources for the Dynatrace application monitoring product extending and enhancing the application monitoring capabilities and assisting with large scale deployments.

Reinhard Pilz (LinkedIn profile) Product Specialist at Dynatrace, has over 15 years of experience as full-stack developer in the field of web and APM engineering. In his role as a Product Specialist, he is regularly involved in deep dive analysis of application architecture and performance issues. His expertise includes application performance for Java, .NET, and mobile applications.

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Techniques For Successfully Moving To Microservices Architecture

Live Webinar September 27th, 2016, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

The commercial drone market is expanding now with the release of FAA regulations in June of 2016. Drones combine the benefits of mobility and robotics to create a versatile platform for remote sensing, delivery, data communications and other functions.

The market is still establishing itself, and new vendors are offering new products and services at an accelerated pace while established drone vendors attempt to leverage their expertise in personal and military markets.

Although the market is new and frenetic what benefits and risks do commercial drones pose for business?

Discussion Topics:

• The real benefit of commercial drone uses
• The risks of using commercial drones
• What the future of commercialized drones looks like

Join Gerald Van Hoy (Linkedin profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Sr Research Analyst & Brady Wang (Gartner bio) Gartner Principal Research Analyst as they explain “How Will Commercial Drones Change Your Business?”

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How Will Commercial Drones Change Your Business?

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Live Webinar – September 26th 2016, 12:00 – 1:00 PM EDT
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 Hour  1 PDU Free
Provider: Offered by Techtown /ASPE (REP 2161)

Note: ASPE has  Re-branded as Techtown  – ASPE is an REP and attendees  will be awarded 1 PDU for this event.

Frequent, continuous automated testing is key to successful agile development. But many teams resist fully automated testing, believing their testers need to have programming expertise in order to build automated tests.

While that may have been true at one time, recent advances have made it easier to implement automated testing without coding skills.

Join test automation expert Marc Balcer for an exploration of the different kinds of automation tools and techniques.

Learn how to create a strategy for implementing automation, tips for selecting the appropriate tools, and how to design applications for productive test automation.

Presenter: Marc J. Balcer (LinkedIn profile) Check out Marc’s books Executable UML: A Foundation for Model-Driven Architecture and Applied SOA: Service-Oriented Architecture and Design Strategies

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Successful Test Automation Without Coding

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Live Webinar September 28th, 2016 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: PROJECTinsight (Metafuse Inc)
In Cooperation With: Core Performance Concepts (Rep #1399)

There are two major myths about conflict: that it always involves anger and that it’s always negative. Conflict can actually be a positive tool for growth if you know how to manage it properly.

Diane and Brenda are going to change your mindset about conflict and learn how it can benefit rather than hinder your team.

Join Diane Buckley (LinkedIn profile) PM Expert & CEO of Core Performance Concepts and PM Expert, and Brenda Williams, (LinkedIn profile) Certified Professional Coach, to discover a whole new action plan to deal with conflict in the workplace.

Benefits:

• Define conflict
• Understand conflict types and root cause
• Recognize anger role when in conflict and shift mindset
• Learn how to apply The Seven Steps To Ironing Things Out & Resolving Conflict
• 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.

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Positive Conflict That Invites Team Collaboration &
Sparks Creativity

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Live Webinar September 29th, 2016 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

Personalization Counts!

Note: SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 Professional Development Credits (PDCs) towards SHRM-CP℠ or SHRM-SCP℠ Certifications.

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The Talent Leader’s Guide To
Personalizing The Candidate Experience

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