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February 24, 2010 Keeping Users of Microsoft® Office Project Connected.
Table of Contents
 
  • Note to Members
  • MPUG WebNLearns
  • MPUG Chapter Meetings
  • Sponsored Event
  • For Officers Only
  • New in the Knowledge Library
  • Jobs
  • Exchanging Data
      between Programs
  • Integrating Project Server's
      Timesheet with an Access
      Control System
  • Ask the Experts: What's Going
      on This Week?
  • Featured Event
  • News & New Downloads
  • MPUF Discussions
  • Blogs
  • MPUG Resources


  • Note to Members: Show Your Face on the MPUG Home Page!
    MPUG is redesigning its home page at MPUG.com, and we'd like to show members as part of that! Current count: 16 photos. If you're a member, hit us with your best shot! Send your favorite headshot of yourself, along with your name to editor@mpug.com.


    MPUG WebNLearns

    Mar 12 Resource Planning from the
       Top Down and Bottom Up

    Mar 24 Beyond Reporting with
       Project Server

    Apr 1 Project Talk: Project Experts
        Answer Your Questions Live!

    Apr 13 Critical Path 2.0 with
       Eric Uyttewaal, Part 1

    Apr 14 Critical Path 2.0 with
       Eric Uyttewaal, Part 2

    Apr 28 Introduction to
       Enterprise Resource Management


    Registration closes 24 hours before event.


    MPUG Chapter Meetings
    Mar 11 Connecticut
    Mar 16 Atlanta
    Mar 23 Baltimore-Washington, DC
    Mar 23 Chicago
    Mar 24 Montreal
    Mar 24 Sydney
    Mar 26 Twin Cities
    Apr 7 Boston
    Apr 23 Phoenix
    Apr 23 Vancouver, BC

    Registration closes 24 hours before event.


    Sponsored Event
    May 17 Project World/Business Analyst World Toronto 2010


    For Officers Only

    Claim Your PDUs for 2009! MPUG chapter advocates and volunteers earn up to 10 PMI professional development units for each 12-month period served. To get your credits, log into MPUG.com and access the Chapter Admin site. Look for the "Claim Officer PDUs" link in the left menu.

    Next Chapter Leader webcast scheduled for April 21, 10:30 a.m. Eastern. Learn more at the Chapter Admin site.


    Jobs
    TB Project Manager, World Relief, Chokwe, Mozambique

    Project Manager/Project Coordinator, Robbins-Gioia, Wash, DC

    Integration Project Manager with Healthcare, Kforce, Tampa

    Part-time Project Manager, ITNCoastalCT, Connecticut

    Assistant Project Manager, Cushman & Wakefield, Jackson, MS

    Project Manager, Wireless Generation, Brooklyn

    Senior Project Coordinator, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles

    To view these and other job postings,
    visit http://career.mpug.com/
    .


    MPUG Resources
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    Microsoft Office Project 2007 site
    Microsoft Office Project 2010 site


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    Bonnie BiaforeCertification Insider:
    Exchanging Data between Programs

    By Bonnie Biafore, PMP
    As project manager, you probably spend a lot of time gathering information from others and spitting it back out in a plethora of ways. Because you use other programs to manage projects in addition to Microsoft Project, you're going to exchange data between programs. If you're preparing for Microsoft's 70-632 exam, the most important thing to know is which tool is the best one for communicating information in a particular situation. Here's a quick overview...
    (Available to MPUG members only.)


       Sponsored by MS Project Pros

    Project Programming: Integrating Project Server's Timesheet with an Access Control System
    Farhad NaderipourBy Farhad Naderipour
    Sometimes to get what you want out of Microsoft Project Server, you have no choice but to turn to programming. In this article I describe how we handled a timekeeping-related challenge at my company by tapping into Project Server's ability to work with event handlers...
    (Guest access until April 10, 2010)


       Sponsored by Pcubed

    ProjecTalk
    ProjecTalk Goes On the Air!


    Get ready for ProjecTalk, the new MPUG live web radio show on MPUG! Starting April 1 Matt Davis and John Riopel of PM Providers will host ProjecTalk, an online call-in program where you can participate real-time, ask questions, and get answers to your Microsoft Project and project management questions.


    News & New Downloads
    Project 2010 on schedule to release to manufacturing in April; expected Office 2010 "virtual" launch on May 12

    Feb 2010 Cumulative Update released for Project 2007, Project Server 2007, and SharePoint Server 2007

    SharePoint 2010 mobile features divulged

    Microsoft announces TechNet webcast series for Project Server 2010

    Project 2010 available in TechNet Virtual Lab

    Send your news to editor@mpug.com.


    Blogs
    Technical Reviewer Needed for Project 2010 Book Edit: "Want a jump-start on the ins and outs of Project 2010 Professional? Bonnie Biafore is looking for a tech reviewer for her upcoming book..."

    The Cost of Procrastination: "Trying to pass the PMP has suddenly become one of the most important tasks in my life. And that's why I'm so angry with myself for procrastinating month upon month, starting and stopping my studies, until finally June 2009 arrived, the exam was updated, and I wasn't ready for it..."

    Interested in blogging for MPUG? Contact editor@mpug.com...

    MPUF Discussions
    Planned % Work Complete vs. Actual % Work Complete: "Does anyone know if it's possible to generate a report or view in Project that shows by week what the planned % Work Complete is (based on Baseline Finish) and what the actual % Work Complete is (based on Actual Finish)?..."

    Highlights in the preview portion of Task Updates: "...I first thought that the highlights were changes (like the blue highlights in Project) but that doesn't seem to be as it also highlights some other tasks above it including some 100% tasks. Any ideas?"

    To participate in the MPUG Forum discussions, sign in at MPUG.com with your MPUG username and password, then look for MPUF in the dropdown for Knowledge Library.


    New in the Knowledge Library
    WebNLearn recording: Chicken Tips for Project Soup

    WebNLearn recording: Beyond Macros: Creating a Custom Project Initiation Wizard in VBA

    To access resources, log in with your member name and choose Knowledge Library from the home page menu.


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