Live Webinar October 28th, 2020 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc (CAI) The Great IT Professional
(Rep 2733) (Rebranded From ITMPI)

In this webinar Robin Goldsmith  helps you to learn why it’s impossible to reliably prioritize.

Learn how to fix a backlog consisting of a mishmash of user stories, features, defects, tasks, themes, and the kitchen sink!

Presenter: Robin Goldsmith (LinkedIn profile) author of Discovering Real Business Requirements for Software Project Success,  advises & trains business and systems professional on risk-based Proactive Software Quality Assurance and Testing™, requirements, REAL ROI™, metrics, outsourcing, project and process management.Robin is a subject expert for TechTarget’s SearchSoftwareQuality.com and a subject expert/reviewer for the IIBA Business Analysis Body of Knowledge (BABOK v2).  Robin  writes the Unconventional Wisdom blog on TestHuddle.com and is publishing his next book shortly – Cut Creep—Put Business Back in Business Analysis to Discover REAL Business Requirements for Agile, ATDD, and Other Project Success. Make sure to check out GoProManagement.com Robin’s site!

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Prevent Backlog Item Confusion For Better Outcomes

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Live Webinar – October 28th, 2020 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

This panel explores the impact of the current pandemic on planners and project plans, and discusses best-practices and software solutions that help planners during black swans and other critical events.

Agenda:

• Review topics raised in this MPUG article by Jigs Gaton.
• Review results from the PM/COVID-19 survey.
• Discuss the intersection of Critical Event Management (CEM) and Project Management.
• Discuss AI, and how new tools can help PMs during disasters.
• Openly discuss ways forward, vis-a-vie critical events past.

At the conclusion of this webinar, participants will better understand the meaning of black swan and other critical events (CEM), as well as have better insight into how other PMs are coping during the age of COVID-19.

Don’t Miss Out:  Check out Jigs’ first and second articles on this topic and take the survey to be included in the PM/COVID-19 results that will be discussed during the webinar.

Presenters:

Claudia Dent (LinkedIn profile) Senior VP of Product Marketing for Everbridge  has 20+ years of experience in the technology industry and has held executive positions in product management, marketing, business development, and general management at companies such as IBM, Rational Software, Interleaf, Compuware and Gomez.

Sorin Fiscu (LinkedIn profile) is CEO of Housatonic Software a company that develops software solutions for project managers, such as Project Plan 365. Renowned for apps that work with Microsoft Project data, Sorin leads a team of software developers that are well-versed in PM methodologies & practices. Sorin is also working on ERIX, an AI-assistant for building MS project plans, and one that helps PMs in their day-to-day activities.

Jigs Gaton (LinkedIn profile) is CEO of Phoenix Consulting and Training Worldwide, a company that helps developers design and implement better programs and build capacity with training and other resources. Jigs has over 30+ years of experience in both the private and public sectors working as a project manager and PM consultant. He’s currently based in Kathmandu, helping organizations with post-earthquake reconstruction and other disaster-relief efforts.

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!

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Project Management, Critical Event Management & COVID-19:
Reflections

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Live Webinar October 26th, 2020 – 3:00 pm – 3:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  0 .5 Hrs  0.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

Uses & Misuses Of Common Testing Metrics

• Test case metrics.
• Defect metrics.
• Requirements coverage metrics.
• Code coverage metrics.

Metrics, metrics, metrics: 

• We got metrics in software testing, but do we use them properly?

Rex decided to have a discussion about how we use and, all too often, misuse metrics in software with fellow testing professional Dawn Haynes, (LinkedIn profile) a testing metrics skeptic.

There are sure to be some interesting disagreements as well as some unexpected agreements. Join Dawn and Rex for a lively back and forth on the topic of metrics, followed by a Q&A opportunity

Presenter: Rex Black (Amazon profile) is President of RBCS, a leader in software, hardware, and systems testing. RBCS employs the industry’s most experienced and recognized consultants, RBCS conducts product testing, builds and improves testing groups and hires testing staff for hundreds of clients worldwide. As the leader of RBCS, Rex is the most prolific author practicing in the field of software testing today.

Check Out some of Rex Black’s Great Books:

1. Foundations of Software Testing ISTQB Certification
2. Managing the Testing Process: Practical Tools and Techniques for Managing Hardware and Software Testing
3. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 1: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Analyst (Rockynook Computing)
4. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 2: Guide to the Istqb Advanced Certification as an Advanced Test Manager
5. Advanced Software Testing – Vol. 3: Guide to the ISTQB Advanced Certification as an Advanced Technical Test Analyst
6. Critical Testing Processes: Plan, Prepare, Perform, Perfect
7. Pragmatic Software Testing: Becoming an Effective and Efficient Test Professional
8. ISTQB Foundation Exam Preparation Guide
9. ISTQB Advanced Test Manager Exam Preparation Guide 2nd edition

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Two Points Of View At Two:
Short High-Impact Talks About Testing

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Online Webinar – Recorded   Jun 25, 2020
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider:  Human Capital Institute

Organizations must transform themselves to survive in this new world. In order to be dynamic and adaptable, companies need to rely on networks of informal and virtual relationships, rather than traditional, formal structures.

In most cases, leaders lack visibility into these informal relationships and, as a result, they are making decisions with blinders on. Uncovering the informal networks that exist equips leaders to make better business decisions, through a better understanding of their networks.

Join Steve Garcia (LinkedIn profile) Managing Partner, Contemporary Leadership Advisors for this informative session.

Note:

SHRM has pre-approved this webcast for 1 General recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™, and SPHRi™ recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

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

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Organizational Network Analysis:
Analytics For The 21st Century

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