Live Webinar – June 14th, 2023 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

Earned Value Management or EVM is standardized method used by project managers to track and predict progress and performance of a project.

It allows Project Managers with a way to accurately predict the future and overall performance of a project but using information gathered on completed work.

Using EVM one can monitor, report and correct project performance issues earlier in the project’s life than non-EVM managed projects allow.

This 3 part series will serve as a basis for EVM and will allow PM to start their EVM journey.

This presentation (week 1) will give the user a basic understanding of EVM and what it take run a project that requires EVM tracking.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a basic understanding of what Earned Value Management (EVM) is.
• Learn why EVM is important in Project Management.
• Learn how EVM is calculated in Microsoft Project and what it measures.

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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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Earned Value Management (1 of 3)

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Live Webinar – June 15th 2023, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: RefineM Project Management Consulting (Rep# 3390)

Many organizations now combine aspects of predictive/Waterfall project management with aspects of adaptive/Agile in order to get the benefits of what both have to offer while reducing the impact of any detriments.

Is your organization one of these? Are you looking at adopting a hybrid model but are not sure where to start? If so, this webinar is for you.

Attendees will come away with a better idea of what hybrid practices are most effective.

What aspects of a project are best suited to predictive approaches, what aspects are best suited to adaptive approaches, and how to bring teams using both approaches together will all be discussed.

Presenter: NK Shrivastava (LinkedIn profile) PMP, PMI-RMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, SPC, is CEO of RefineM LLC and an experienced and certified Project Management Consultant, Risk Management Professional, and Agile Coach with over 25 years of experience in project management. NK is an experienced instructor/trainer on project management and Agile topics and specializes in project management fundamentals, risk management, and project recovery.

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Effective Hybrid Practices

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Live Webinar June 13th, 2023, 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Tech CEOs face an environment of increased uncertainty, resulting in workforce reductions, operational streamlining, and changes in revenue plans and sources.

Yet, the demands and expectations for continued growth have never been more pronounced.

Without a way forward, leaders are left to hunker down and wait out the economy. Join this complimentary webinar to find out how you can turn uncertainty into action and action into results to lead through changes, and equip them to continue in your growth journey.

Raymond Paquet, (LinkedIn profile)  Gartner Distinguished VP Analyst will explore the Gartner Leading Now framework that can help you navigate today’s increasing uncertainty.

Discussion Topics:

• Identify the economic, customer, and market uncertainty that Tech CEOs face
• Apply the Gartner Leading Now framework in a dynamic tech market
• Achieve reliable goals in an uncertain market

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

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The Tech CEO Guide For Turning Uncertainty Into Growth

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Live Webinar – June 14th, 2023 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU free
Provider: Training Magazine Network

Chat GPT (Conversational Generative Pre-training Transformer) , is a language processing tool.

It aids users to answer questions – write, code. explain various things, provides diverse information, etc.

It is today’s trendy buzzword that has been humming through the AI world, the world of techies and even among us – ordinary workers and learners.

But is it a fad, a trend  or just another novel idea that will soon fade away?  It certainly is here to stay, With further exploration, research, testing and application in real-world scenarios like responses to complex questions, accuracy, reliability, validity, training, etc.

Chat GPT is progressively taking the world by storm and making its mark, bringing forth L &D benefits never seen before.

There is no denying that it is a sensational tool that continues to flourish and evolve..

There are different opinions floating around regarding its benefits to the learning industry hence, it is necessary to have a basic understanding  of what it is and how it can help us empower our learners in their quest for more knowledge and quick access to information for immediate application and solutions.

In fact it is being currently tried as a “teaching assistant” in certain fields of learning.

Join our panelists Megan Torrance (LinkedIn profile) AsCEO (Chief Energy Officer) of TorranceLearning, Josh Cavalier (LinkedIn profile) and Ray Jimenez (LinkedIn profile) – Chief Learning Architect and Founder of Vignettes Learning and StoryImpacts.com as they discuss these areas that may be powerfully impacted by leveraging ChatGPT:

• Instructional design and ChatGPT tools and technologies like video, writing, images, audio,etc.
• Leadership, strategies,  and data analytics
• Platform and systems integration with ChatGPT
• Impacts to learning systems

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ChatGPT Driven Instructional Design: Dreams, Results, & Horrors

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