Live Webinar July 13th, 2021 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Human Capital Institute

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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Solutions To Hiring More Productive &
Diverse Technology Teams

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Online Webinar – Recorded Jun 25 2021
Activity Type:  Education – Online or Digital Media .5 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

The disruptive pandemic conditions put into sharp relief what senior executives have struggled with for years:

Too many business decisions largely assume the status quo and do not properly reflect reality, especially amid uncertainty and change. For most, decision-making complexity has increased, but upstream and downstream considerations remain poorly addressed.

Decisions do not factor in enough relevant variables, adequately consider the future effects, or position the organization to capture opportunities and mitigate risks.

Decisions today must become connected, contextual and continuous by creating a truly symbiotic relationship between humans and machines to generate the optimal action.

Progressive organizations already complement the best of human decision-making capabilities with the power of data and analytics and artificial intelligence.

In this webinar Kimberly Harris Ferrante (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst looks at how the quality of the decisions made by data-driven organizations gives them a competitive edge that significantly transforms them and your industry.

Discussion Topics:

• Turn decision making into your competitive advantage
• Combine the best of human decision-making capabilities with the power of machines
• Find out how better decision making transforms insurance

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Better Business Decisions:
Align People & Machines To Gain An Edge (Insurance)

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Live Webinar – July 14th, 2021 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 presentation will show how schedule uncertainty and risk information can be captured using standard features of Microsoft Project and used to perform a Schedule Risk Analysis to support proposal and contract requirements.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand how to realize the benefits of Schedule Risk Analysis without having to export or maintain data in unfamiliar software tools.
• Learn how to implement Schedule Margin (Risk Contingency) to protect contract deliverables.

Presenter:  John Owen (LinkedIn profile) CEO of Barbecana Inc,  has 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!

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Simplifying Schedule Risk Analysis Using
Microsoft Project Custom Fields

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Live Webinar July 14th, 2020 – 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  0.5 Hrs  0.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

We are inundated by scads of mixed messages about software development, testing, quality, and delivery today.

There are the Agile Manifesto and principles, SCRUM, Kanban, Scaled Agile Framework, the book – How Google Tests Software, the tech talk – Test is Dead, murmurs about achieving 100% automation, goals of delivering faster and more frequently to customers, the idea that we can solve every problem with DevOps, and so on.

Some of these messages leave organizations confused about the value of testing, and testers wondering if they have a career path at all.

We indeed are at a critical juncture in the quality and testing space, and if we aren’t careful, we could be joining the dodo and the dinosaurs.

How will we survive all this?

Dawn Haynes, (LinkedIn profile) believes the heart of the issue is in becoming truly agile in our beliefs, approaches, and attitudes about testing. Without the flexibility to serve the needs of our teams and organizations TODAY (and tomorrow!), we should be concerned.

So, what is the true meaning of agility for testers? Does it mean doing “Agile” things? Following SCRUM? Doing DevOps? Etc.?

Dawn doesn’t think so. Please join Dawn to take a deep dive into what true agility could look like for testers and teams moving forward!

In this free webinar, Rex will discuss these points and more, helping you be more effective in Agile projects.

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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The True Meaning of Agility With Dawn Haynes

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Live Webinar July 15th, 2020 – 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Coveros  (REP #2466)

The demands on modern software development drive a robust market for code reuse, open source components, and third-party APIs. But is this dependency making organizations more vulnerable to software supply chain attacks?

Could you be the next SolarWinds or Colonial Pipeline? Could you, your suppliers, your partners, or your customers be at risk?

Join Coveros CEO Jeffery Payne (LinkedIn profile) and application security pioneer, Jeff Williams, (LinkedIn profile) founder and CTO of Contrast Security, as they explore the causes and consequences of software supply chain attacks.

Learn what supply chain attacks are, what causes them to occur, and how you can best protect your software supply chain.

Whether you’re an engineer or an executive, you’ll leave with valuable insight into steps you should be taking to protect your software and your organization.

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What You Need To Know About Software Supply Chain Attacks

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Online Webinar  – Recorded Jun 16 2021
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media  1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

CIOs and IT leaders face a range of challenges while trying to scale their organization’s composable business efforts and innovate with IoT.

In this webinar Al Velosa (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst will provide practical steps on how leaders can understand their organization’s maturity, and work on aligning resources and budgets.

Plus, learn how to support different levels of cultural change needed to drive real adoption, and adopt practical IT strategies to support and protect the enterprise.

Discussion Topics:

• Build the enterprise roadmap
• Establish the team resources and budgets
• Identify the best technologies and policies required to drive success

Return to the web page to watch both the live and on-demand webinar.

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Build A Strategic Enterprise Roadmap With IoT For Composable Business

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