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| December 1, 2010 | Keeping Users of Microsoft® Office Project Connected. | ||||||
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Note to Members: Project Beta Test Goes Live If you registered for Microsoft's Project 2010 Professional exam beta, that is now available at Prometric testing centers. Check the Nov 29 email in your inbox for details from MPUG. MPUG WebNLearns Dec 2 Project Progress Tracking with Project Server, Part 2 Dec 9 Lifecycle Governance with EPM Dec 15 Build Your WBS with Project Jan 12 Your Career in Project Management Jan 19 How to Drive PM Best Practices in Your Organization Jan 26 Aerospace: Earned Value with Project Registration closes 24 hours before event. MPUG Online Certificate Program New training program to make you a Project reporting expert! Free to Members.
MPUG Chapter Meetings Dec 3 Minneapolis/St. Paul Dec 7 Baltimore-Wash., D.C. Dec 14 Central Indiana Jan 21 Minneapolis/St. Paul Registration closes 24 hours before event. Jobs Junior-level Project Manager, Briljent, Indianapolis Program Manager, Gracenote, Emeryville, CA Project Engineer/Analyst, St. Onge Company, York, PA PLM IT Program/Project Manager, HP, Houston Mgr, Project III (Engineering), Watson Pharmaceuticals, Corona, CA Websphere Commerce Project Manager , Avery Dennison, Framingham, MA Facilities Capital Projects Manager, Multnomah Athletic Club, Portland, OR To view these and other job postings, visit http://career.mpug.com/. MPUG Resources MPUG Home Join MPUG Contact MPUG Contact Chapter Relations Contact Newsletter Editor Contact Advertising Team Event Inquiries Microsoft Project 2007 Certification Microsoft Project 2010 Certification Microsoft Office Project 2007 site Microsoft Office Project 2010 site MPUG 1143 Northern Blvd., #315 Clarks Summit, PA 18411 |
 A Season for Giving, A Reason for Sharing, MPUG-Style! During December 2010, MPUG members have all kinds of reasons to share their expertise, questions, tips, presentation proposals, and templates! Every member that participates on MPUG.com during the month of December will get a gift from MPUG. Plus, with each contribution to the MPUG community website at MPUG.com, your name will go into a random drawing to win all kinds of Big Stuff -- and best of all, the community wins too! Learn more here!
Sponsored by Acumen   Ask the Experts: Bothersome Behavior of the New Version of My Old Friend By Ellen Lehnert, PMP, MCT, MCITP Ellen from Wheaton, IL asks: Why does Microsoft Project 2010 have some bothersome behavior?!
Answer: Like an old friend or co-worker that you spend many hours a day with, Microsoft Project brings both contentment and frustration to my world. And that's no different with the latest version, Project 2010... (Open access until December 15, 2010) Sponsored by Quantum PM   Give the MPUG Gift Package!
Whether you have one person or a team to thank during the holidays, consider giving an MPUG Holiday Voucher. Your recipients will receive 12 months of masterful project management training, Microsoft Project expertise, and networking opportunities along with the classic MPUG tee and ballcap! (Plus, for giving the gift, you'll receive your own tee and ballcap too!)
 The Fun Continues! Holiday Video #2: Building a Project Manager out of Snow! MPUG, the user group for Microsoft Project users, wishes you a wonderful holiday season in this short clip created by Twin Cities MPUG member Larry Christofaro and his family. Next week: Larry shares an old family recipe for chocolate peanut butter balls!
 5 Reasons Not to Attend a PMP Exam Boot CampBy Cornelius Fichtner, PMP As the new year approaches, you may be considering how best to achieve your career goals -- such as pursuing PMI's PMP credential. Often touted as "ideal targeted training" for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam, many people find PMP boot camps an attractive option for exam preparation. While boot camps are designed to deliver noticeable results with a high-output of effort in a compressed amount of time, the drawbacks of choosing this path for exam preparation often outweigh the benefits.
(Open access until December 15, 2010) Featured Event: Jan 26 Earned Value with Project (Examples from Aerospace) This session, presented by Jim Aksel, Microsoft Project MVP, examines the Earned Value Management System from the perspective of an aerospace environment. You'll get a quick review of relevant standards, then drill down on the topic to look at scheduling, risk analysis, required project schedule fields, resource management, and more. (Registration closes 24 hours before event)
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