Live Webinar May 11th, 2021, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

Research and Development (R&D) leaders face a shifting set of skill and capability needs in their workforces.

Products have higher digital quotients that need new expertise, while development processes require digitalization to enable efficiency and speed gains.

R&D leaders seek ways to assess their future capability needs while building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to meet their shifting priorities.

In this webinar Atul Dighe (LinkedIn profile) Gartner VP Advisory delves into the trends affecting the future of the R&D workforce, presenting recent benchmarks on diversity, equity, and inclusion, how digital transformation impacts workflows, and data on the set of skills and capabilities the R&D workforce needs to shift.

Discover real-world best practices for building more diverse and inclusive teams, as well as how high-performing organizations integrate the capabilities their R&D teams need for postpandemic success.

Discussion Topics:

• Benchmark key customer behavioral shifts, technology adoption rates, and regulatory changes
• Understand R&D’s ability to sense, evaluate and respond to emerging technologies and trends
• Discover how R&D leaders can build a digitally dexterous, diverse workforce

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Equip Your R&D Workforce With
The Skills Needed For Postpandemic Success

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Live Webinar May 5th, 2021, 10:00 am – 11:00 am  EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: Gartner Webinars

When it comes to cloud computing, CIOs and vendor management leaders struggle with one question above all: “How do we build a comprehensive cloud strategy?”

In this cloud webinar David Mitchell Smith, VP & Gartner Fellow (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio)   takes a “cookbook approach” to building a cloud strategy, a one service at a time method that utilizes principles such as Bimodal IT.

David will look at cloud computing offerings on a spectrum; the cloud strategies of the megavendors, such as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and IBM; and how vendor management leaders can determine if those vendors’ offerings apply to their organizations’ cloud strategy.

Most importantly, David will help you devise your winning recipe for cloud strategy success.

Discussion Topics:

• Build a cloud strategy one service at a time
• Structure a cloud strategy that fits your organization
• Establish principles that will guide you to a winning cloud strategy

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The Cloud Strategy Cookbook: Find The Recipe For Your Success

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Live Webinar April 21st, 2021 11:00 am – 12:30 pm EDT
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, Dan Johnson will outline key considerations and best practices for defining your organization’s cloud strategy.

Presenter: Dan Johnson (LinkedIn profile) is a PMP and Certified ScrumMaster who has been managing projects up to $15 million in size over the past 10+ years. He has been responsible for hiring several different roles, including project managers, and recently leveraged the techniques he’ll discuss to conduct a successful job transition. Dan has a passion for career development, and has helped dozens of people conduct successful job searches.

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Defining A Cloud Strategy Key Considerations

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Live Webinar – March 31st, 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

In this final session, Jeff will walk through how to facilitate a SIPOC workshop. Beyond the strategy,

Jeff will examine specific questions to elicit results leading to optimal process development.

To get the full benefit from this session you should be able to:

• Describe the context of SIPOC within business process creation and improvement (was covered in Part 1)
• Define techniques that help enable a more robust mapping of business processes (was covered in Part 1)

Learning Objectives In This Session:

• Define effective questions that enable greater workshop results
• Describe workshop facilitation techniques that best engage the participants

Presenter: Jeff Bongiovani (LinkedIn profile) is an Instructional Designer for Edwards Performance Solutions, creating and developing courses in Project Management and Systems Engineering. Previously, he had been a technology trainer for fifteen plus years, teaching courses in Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, and several programming languages.

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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SIPOC Workshop Facilitation Part 3: Workshop Facilitation & Questions

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Live Webinar – March 24th, 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

In this, Jeff will outline how to establish SIPOC workshop goals and expectations as well as explore multiple strategies you can apply depending on what those goals and expectations are.

To get the full benefit from this session you should be able to:

• Describe the context of SIPOC within business process creation and improvement (was covered in Part 1)
• Define techniques that help enable a more robust mapping of business processes (was covered in Part 1)

Presenter: Jeff Bongiovani (LinkedIn profile) is an Instructional Designer for Edwards Performance Solutions, creating and developing courses in Project Management and Systems Engineering. Previously, he had been a technology trainer for fifteen plus years, teaching courses in Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, and several programming languages.

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!

Click to register for:
SIPOC Workshop Facilitation Part 2: Workshop Strategies

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Online Webinar – Recorded Jan 14 2021
Activity Type:  Education – Online or Digital Media 1 PDU – Free
Provider: Gartner Webinars

What key challenges will Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) face in 2021?

In late 2020, Gartner surveyed nearly 400 marketing leaders to understand how they’re navigating through these difficult times, including their influence in strategic decision-making and their budget priorities.

Gartner also asked what role brands played in societal issues, from Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) initiatives to environmental sustainability.

In this webinar Augie Ray (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst & Jay Wilson (LinkedIn profile, Gartner bio) Gartner VP Analyst reveal the results of the inaugural Gartner CMO Strategic Priorities Survey, and the actions you can take to advance your marketing efforts in the new year.

Discussion Topics:

• The impact of COVID-19 on marketing strategies and budgets
• The business and marketing strategies your peers are deploying to drive growth
• How CMOs are responding to customer and employee demand for societal impact

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The 2021 Chief Marketing Officer Top Strategic Priorities

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