Live Webinar January 8th, 2020 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
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 Hector Del Castillo targets CEOs, CIOs, CFOs, program managers, project managers, business analysts, financial analysts and risk managers.

Presenter: Hector Del Castillo  (LinkedIn profile)  launched over 30 global products resulting in over $200M of achieved sales revenue and has 15+ years of experience strengthening the product portfolio, guiding high performing cross-functional teams. Hector is a Certified Product Manager (CPM®) and Certified Product Marketing Manager (CPMM®). He earned M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara and the University of Texas at El Paso and a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at El Paso.

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9 Things Ultra Successful M&A Project Leaders Do Differently

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Live Webinar January 7th, 2020 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
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 Christine Green (LinkedIn profile) President of IFPUG will take you on a journey from early scope identification and ballpark estimates to verification of scope, price and benefits.

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Successful Software Projects:
Solving The Trefoil Knot

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Live Webinar November 19th, 2019 – 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1.5 Hrs  1.5 PDU free
Provider:  RBCS (REP #2986)

Many people outside of the testing profession seem to think so, and, based on the relative paucity of money devoted to testing compared to other activities in the lifecycle, it’s certainly not a high priority for many organizations.

1. Is that smart?
2. Why do we test software?
3. What benefits, goals,
4. and objectives does testing serve?

Attend this presentation to learn solid, hard-headed, convincing reasons why testing is one of the smartest investments you can make, and why organizations that invest in testing receive long-lasting benefits from doing so.

Rex will lay out the case for software testing and answer your questions.

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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Is Testing A Waste Of Time & Money?

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Live Webinar November 19th, 2019, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Nearly 40% of business leaders are prioritizing cost optimization for 2020.

Proactive cost optimization is one way that lead organizations set up for long-term success.

Join this webinar with Scott Engler (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner Principal Executive Advisor to learn how the best HR leaders leverage external labor market intelligence to support cost optimization initiatives across the C-suite.

Discussion Topics:

• Break the cycle of reactionary workforce decisions
• Make data-driven location decisions
• Reduce external agency reliance and common hiring team delays

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

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4 Steps To Successful HR Cost Optimization With
Global Labor Market Data

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Live Webinar – November 13th, 2019 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EST
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

Microsoft Project offers a robust and powerful model for managing project costs.

In this one-hour webinar, Dale will take you on a “deep dive” of all aspects of the cost model, including each of the following:

• Creating Work, Material, and Cost resources to prepare for modeling project costs
• Understanding how the Standard Rate, Overtime Rate, and Cost Per Use fields contribute to task costs
• Understanding the resource cost accrual method
• Understanding the behavior of the Fixed Cost and Fixed Cost Accrual fields
• Understanding the formula used by MS Project to calculate task costs
  • (HINT: there is much more to the formula than you might realize)
• Using Cost Rate Tables to track multiple resource cost rates

NOTE: This webinar does not include content on Earned Value Analysis (EVA), a topic that could consume an entire hour all by itself.

Presenter:  Dale Howard (LinkedIn profile)  MVP, MCT, MCTS, CTT, MCITP, MVP, MCT, MCTS, CTT, MCITP Director of Education at Sensei Project Solutions.  Dale manages educational services and is an enterprise project management trainer/consultant with more than 15 years of training experience. Dale volunteers many hours each week answering user questions in the various Project news groups in the Microsoft Communities. Dale received the prestigious Microsoft Project Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in 2004 for his expertise with the software and for his contributions to the user communities.

Dale is an author of many great MS Project books including:

• Ultimate Study Guide: Foundations Microsoft Project 2013
• What’s New Microsoft Project 2013
• Implementing and Administering Microsoft Project Server 2010 | Second Edition
• Ultimate Study Guide: Foundations Microsoft Project 2010 (Exam 70-178)

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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Understanding The Cost Model In Microsoft Project

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Live Webinar November 13th, 2019 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EST
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 Alex Pettit will help you assess how ready an application, an IT organization, or a service is to migrate through hybrid cloud solutions to a truly native cloud architecture.

Presenter: Alex Pettit (LinkedIn profile) was appointed as the State of Oklahoma’s Chief Information Officer in April 2010. Mr. Pettit has global industry, government and Big 4 consulting experience, and is a recognized leader in Enterprise Architecture. He has directed both industry and consulting organizations in diverse roles as a Chief Technology Officer, Vice President and BCP service line leader, Senior Manager and Regional Director of Technology and Telecommunications.

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Cloud Architecture Readiness Assessment

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