Live Webinar – May 11th, 2022 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

For users of Project Online desktop client (subscription version), this is your chance to learn more about Agile in Microsoft Project.

The presenters wrote an entire chapter on Agile features in the latest Microsoft Project Step by Step book (published in April) and have even shared their feedback (both good and bad) through multiple channels at Microsoft.

In this session Cindy will cover both how to use all of the built-in features and how to adapt key features to address what an Agile practitioner really needs.

Cindy spent months testing and evaluating various features and will give you her top takeaways.

Learning Objectives:

• Apply the features in the Sprints Project template to manage an Agile project
• Learn the benefits of using Excel for specific Agile needs
• Create the product backlog
• Build and assign an Agile team
• Plan a sprint
• Configure task boards
• Record progress from daily scrum meetings
• Implement the scrum framework and Agile best practices in Microsoft Project including priorities and acceptance criteria

Presenter: Cindy M. Lewis, (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PMI-SP, MOS, MCTS, MS, MCT, MVP-Project Sr Trainer/Consultant CorpEd Group, has  20+ years of experience in the field of project management.  Cindy specializes in consulting with clients on Agile and scheduling techniques and targeted one-to-one mentoring. A very learned and experienced Microsoft® Project, Project Server and Project Online professional, Cindy aims to facilitate technology-driven solutions that  improve project management effectiveness.

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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Use Agile Project Management With MS Project

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Live Webinar May 11th, 2022, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  StickyMinds/Techwell

You have now successfully led multiple projects for your team. You know you’re ready to be a manager, but your organization disagrees, or maybe you have already made the jump.

You have seen good management in action. You also know of all your previous managers’ mistakes, and you are certain you won’t make them.

Think again.

Whether you’re looking to grow into a management role or you’re a new manager, what skills should you learn and grow so that you do not fail brilliantly at this new role?

Join Aprajita Mathur as she shares her journey into management, what no one told her and how she still continues to grow in this domain. She will share:

• Attributes to focus on
• Resources you can start using immediately
• Skills to develop for a management journey

Aprajita will also discuss managing up, down, and across your organization to have the right conversations for yourself and, most importantly—for the team you manage.

Presenter:  Aprajita Mathur (LinkedIn profile) Associate Director, Bioinformatics System SW Engineering, Guardant Health  is a mom, inventor, mentor and international speaker with an engineering background in Bioinformatics. With 15+ years of software testing experience, she has worked on a wide range of products in the fields of agriculture , transplant genomics, forensics and oncology. Aprajita also leads the chapter for “Women Who Test” in the bay area and hopes to grow this community.

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Do You Want To Be a Manager? Here’s What No One Tells You

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Online Webinar – Recorded Nov 12 2021
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Midsize enterprises were remarkably responsive in 2020, quickly adapting to shifts in work and business strategy.

Sustaining those gains as the world “returns to normal” will be a major challenge for midsize enterprise CIOs.

Organizing IT around flexible responsibilities, flexible teams and flexible technologies will be critical to preparing for the future.

In this webinar Kristin Mettraux (LinkedIn profile) Gartner VP Research & Vivek Swaminathan, (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP, Team Manager; will help midsize enterprise CIOs establish a flexible IT delivery model to help their organizations thrive in the new normal.

Discussion Topics:

• Enable business leaders and their teams to take more responsibility for technology
• Help teams be flexible enough to take on a wider, less stable range of responsibilities
• Build technology foundations that enable more teams to participate in technology work

Return to the web page to watch the on-demand webinar.

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Establish A Flexible IT Delivery Model To Help Midsize Enterprises Adapt

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Live Webinar – May 10th, 2022 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

How do you instantly connect learners to lessons?

The fastest way is to use stories in your delivery. The challenge is how to quickly find them and how to make sure they are appealing to the learners.

The 5 easy-to-use stories are good methods and tips to generate these short and succinct narratives quickly and make them stick in the learner’s mind. They add depth to your learners’ understanding of the ideas.

Topics covered:

• Why use stories in your webinars and virtual training?
• How to find areas in your lessons to integrate stories?
• What are the 5 easy-to-use stories?
• How do you create a story template?
• How do you convert dry, boring, hard-to-learn content into impactful stories?
• How do you show proof that stories work?
• What interactive tools in your webinar platform can you easily use for stories?

Presenter : Ray Jimenez (LinkedIn profile) – Chief Learning Architect and Founder of Vignettes Learning and StoryImpacts.com, a systems development and consulting company specializing in e-Learning and Performance Systems, eLearning course development and interactive tools and social learning community platform.

Ray has over twenty years experience in the consulting and training industry. Author of  3-Minute e-Learning: Rapid Learning and Applications, Amazingly Lower Cost and Faster Speed of Delivery: Plus Online Demos, Templates, Videos, Scenario-Based Learning: Using Stories To Engage e-Learners (Scenario-Based Learning, Volume 1) and  DIYEL 101 Tips for Do-It-Yourself eLearning. Ray teaches eLearning programs for the University of California, Irvine, University of Texas, Southwestern Medical Center and Assumption University, Bangkok.

Workshop and briefing participants describe Ray as fun, engaging, Technically savvy, has depth in e-learning experience, balances theory and hands-on experience  and inspiring. Visit Ray’s website and his blog.

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5 Easy-To-Use STORIES In Virtual Training

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