Live Webinar – October 17th, 2018 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

Project Server/Online does a great job managing projects and resources, however, did you know that it can also help manage costs and be used for rolling up department budgets for next year? This topic will look at stretching the PMO and PWA capabilities and use it for managing costs and planning budgets using resource loads.

In this session, we look at using Day-to-Day or Operations Schedules to capture the complete resource load of resources.

For example, the DBA may be working 50% of their time on projects and the other 50% on operational activities.

Michael will look at how this resource load can also be captured and then use schedules for working up budgets in the upcoming years.

Managing costs and budgets uses project sand operational schedules to plan out and capture this year’s activities making it easier to plan for next year’s schedules.

Several companies have used these operational schedules and saved millions of dollars each year when they discovered resources invoices are billing wrong projects and budgeting next year’s operational budget. Basically, we are stretching the PMO capabilities.

Presenter: Michael Wharton (LinkedIn profile) PMP, MVP, MBA, , MCT, MCTS, MCITP, MCSD, MCSE+I, MCDBA is a Project/SharePoint Consultant whose passion to improve project management processes. Michael has implemented project server in over twenty-five PMOs, and is the past President & Director of Programs for the NC Piedmont PMI, board member of the Triad SQL Server User Group, Triad Developers Guild and Enterprise Architect Roundtable. Check out Michael’s site at MyProjectExpert.com.

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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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Estimating Annual Budgets
Using Project Server & Online

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Live Webinar October 11th, 2018 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

In this webinar Robert Gordon (LinkedIn profile) will focus on best practices to keep scope creep under control, without alienating the client.

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Managing Project Scope Creep: Best Practices

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Live Webinar September 27th, 2018 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

Your Step-by-Step Guide To Inventorying A PMO!

In this webinar, Bill Dow will walk you through the processes and tools to help you inventory and assess your PMO. We will introduce tools, processes and best practices to assess/understand any PMO environment.

Presenter: Bill Dow (LinkedIn profile) PMP, ITIL with more than 23 years in Information Technology, Bill authored the bestseller “Project Management Communications Bible” and “The Tactical Guide for Building a PMO“.  Bill has built and operated large Project Management Offices (PMOs), and has a strong passion for Project Management, Project Management Offices (PMOs), and Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies. Currently Bill works at Microsoft where he leads and drives Project Management across the IT organization and is a part time instructor on project management program at Bellevue College, Bellevue WA.

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The PMO Lifecycle:
The PMO Assessment/Inventory Process

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Live Webinar – September 19th, 2018 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

Practically every IT organization does annual budgeting for major projects and operational efforts, and then monthly forecasting using a cost breakdown like Labor, Hardware, Software, T&E, Contingency, etc., and then they use a scheduling tool like Microsoft Project with detail tasks which isn’t organized that way.

Often the initial budget is prepared long before a task level plan even exists, sometimes before a project manager is assigned!

In this webinar Rich Murphy will address a method of solving this problem which is consistent with an organizations normal processes, essentially integrating spreadsheet based financial planning with a detail schedule.

The presentation will explain the benefits of having the budgeting, forecasting, and actual cost tracking process configured to suit corporate accounting while being able to integrate with the detail schedule planning and progress tracking approaches used by project managers.

This approach can be used with traditional “waterfall” project scheduling and techniques such as Agile.

Presenter: Rich Murphy has 35+ years of experience in the project management, commercial software development, and engineering fields. He began as the project controls engineer for a $4 billion power plant engineering and construction project. Since 1980, he has led the development of many leading commercial project management software systems. After Microsoft’s acquisition of one of his systems, Rich joined Microsoft, and participated in the development of Project Professional and Project Server. He was the original Solution CEO for Microsoft’s Enterprise Project Management system. In 2002, Rich & his team formed EPK Group LLC, to build a comprehensive portfolio and resource management system based on Microsoft’s platforms. Their new product eventually became the EPM Live system. Rich continues as an independent consultant assisting clients with PPM systems. Currently he gives presentations and training sessions.

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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Integrating “Top down” Budgeting & Financial Tracking
With Microsoft Project

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Accounting Online Course (video only see below) – Recorded
Activity Type: Education – Online or Digital Media  1 PDU – Free
Presented by: Finance Learning Academy
Dedicated to helping financial professionals advance their careers.

OR ..… Purchase the entire course  From Proformative / Illumeo at $99.00 USD & record it as 1.5 PDUs

The $99.00 USD Fee includes:
1 YEAR of Unlimited Finance CPE/CPD
(Over 700+ Courses!)

When purchased it qualifies as:
“Education – Course or Training  1.5 PDUs.”

The Purchased Course Includes: A 70 Min Presentation, 4 Knowledge Checks and 10 Exam Questions

Level:  Introductory Accounting

• Advanced preparation, education or prerequisites are NOT REQUIRED.
  

This course is for non-CPA finance professionals who want to improve their understanding of how accounting works.

This course packs into one hour “The Best” of what you need to know
To understand core accounting concepts, and …
Perform common accounting transactions.

Level: Introductory – Prerequisite Education, Experience, Preparation: None

Upon completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

• Describe and recognize the accounting underlying any set of financial statements.
• Analyze Business Transactions to determine which are reportable and of those which are on account of income and which are on account of capital.
• Prepare journal entries for common business transactions.
• Post Entries to create a general ledger and a trial balance using a spreadsheet.
• Prepare The Income Statement, the statement of changes in equity, and the balance sheet.

Along the way, Blair will show you tips and techniques to make sure you stay on track and your books balance.

Blair will teach you how to prepare financial statements using a simple conceptual model that can apply to any project  small or large.

Throughout the course Blair will feature a case study to assist you in understanding and applying the principles taught.

Check out the course:

• Lesson 1 – Debits and Credits & The 3 Step Process
• Lesson 2 – Creating Journal Entries
• Lesson 3 – Posting to a Trial Balance
• Lesson 4 – Preparing Financial Statements
• Presenter Information

Lesson 1 – Debits and Credits

In the first lesson Blair will:

1. Establish a conceptual of model for accounting using the formula:
   • Assets = Liabilities + Equity
2. Introduce you to debits and credits
3. Walk through an accounting system and …
4. Look at the financial statements of a Fortunate 500 company.

Lesson 2 – Creating Journal Entries

In the second lesson Blair will:

• Help you learn how to prepare journal entries.
• Assist you to analyze events that happen in the business to determine which of those give rise to accounting transactions.
• Work through a month end using a case full of common transactions

Lesson 3 – Posting to a Trial Balance

In the third lesson Blair will:

• Post all the entries from the last lesson to a working trial balance using a spreadsheet.

Many learners new to accounting may get step mixed up at this stage …
But Blair will to show you how to do it right the first time, and every time.

Lesson 4 – Preparing Financial Statements

Now for the moment of truth, Blair will walk you through preparing the  financial statements.

In the last lesson Blair will:

• Prepare the income statement  and …
• Prepare a statement of changes in equity
  • This is often ignored, but is important to prepare so that the balance sheet balances the first time, and every time.

Presenter:  Blair Cook CA, CPA, MBA  (LinkedIn profile @BlairCookCACPA) is  a many-time CFO, corporate director, a sought after keynote speaker on business financials, and a passionate educator working with dozens of public/private companies; and professional bodies/post-secondary institutions across Canada. His career is divided between academic endeavors, such as developing the new certification program for CPA Canada, and supporting the corporate world at the highest levels.

Blair is a life-long learner who encourages continuing professional development.  He observes and experiments with various financial and management theories in real world contexts and shares  lessons learned to others who share a passion for developing financial leadership competency. If you can take the opportunity to hear Blair – Take it!

Or contact the Finance Learning Academy
For more information on these presentations

To obtain “Education – Course or Training status for this course &   1.5 PDUs”  Purchase Learn Accounting in 1 Hour from Proformative/Illumeo

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Claim 1 Education – Online or Digital Media PDU For Watching The Complete Set of Presentation on YouTube:

• Lesson 1  – Accounting 101 – Debits and Credits  
• Lesson 2 – Creating Journal Entries
• Lesson 3 – Posting to a Trial Balance
• Lesson 4 – Preparing Financial Statements

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Live Webinar July 11th, 2018 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider:  Computer Aid Inc IT Metrics & Productivity Institute
(Rep 2733)

In this webinar Sam Drauschak (LinkedIn profile) will discuss a process based approach for Increasing staff, implementing new systems, and delegating responsibilities, and growing your business.

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Scaling & Automation Made Easy Through Process Analysis

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