Upcoming MPUG Global Chapter Events and WebNLearns!
MPUG Global WebNLearns!
Finding it hard to attend meetings in person right now? Hone your Microsoft Office Project skills and stay up with professional networking through MPUG WebNLearns -- delivered via LiveMeeting on your computer and an Internet connection.
11/25/2008 Phoenix WebNLearn: Managing Projects with Microsoft Office Project 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint 2007
In this online session learn how you and your teams can get more work done in less time by taking advantage of two familiar and widely used Microsoft Office applications, Microsoft Office Project 2007 and Microsoft SharePoint 2007.
12/4/2008 Northeast Connect WebNLearn: Managing Projects with Microsoft Project and SharePoint: Collaboration, Automation and Intelligence
Please join us for this special webcast, featuring MCTS Tony Zink and sponsored by the New York City chapter of MPUG.
1/9/2009 WebNLearn: Tips and Tricks Project 2007
Dale Howard is one of only eight Microsoft Project MVPs in the United States and VP of Educational Services for msProjectExperts. He has used Microsoft Project for over 11 years and has traveled globally to teach project managers how to most effectively use both Microsoft Project and the Microsoft EPM tools. Known for his highly interactive and engaging presentations, Dale will show you a number of powerful tips and tricks for effectively using Microsoft Project 2007 and Project Server 2007 in real-world projects. He will also discuss the new Microsoft certifications for users of Microsoft Project 2007 and Project Server 2007 that will help you prove you know what you say you know!
1/28/2008 WebNLearn: Using SQL Reporting Services with Project Server 2007
Using SQL Reporting Services with Project Server 2007. Topics include setting up the Report Pack from the SDK, using Visual Studio to create reports, and determining how information will be displayed to users.
MPUG Global Chapter Events
11/18/2008 Edinburgh: Best Practices for Real World Projects
Please join us to "kick off" our Microsoft Project Users Group Edinburgh chapter. Meet your peers in the local community, share best practices, and enjoy a drink.
11/18/2008 Puget Sound: Prepare for the new Microsoft Project exam
Prepare for the new Microsoft Project exams with your peers at the Puget Sound MPA chapter. Our upcoming chapter meeting provides demos and hands-on practice with the learning objectives of the new Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) exam 70-632 covering the Microsoft Project desktop application. The prep sessions are led by Carl Chatfield, author of the popular Project Step by Step books. Hands-on help is available from the MPA chapter officers (all Project experts as well). Whether you take the exam or not, these prep sessions will give you a thorough introduction to the major features of MS Project and allow you to hear real-world advice about their best uses.
11/19/2008 Sydney: Meeting and Mixer Ask the Microsoft Office Project Experts
Please join us at the Microsoft Offices in Sydney to meet with your peers in the project management field, ask questions of our panel of experts, share best practices and enjoy appetizers, drinks and a raffle with cool prizes!
11/19/2008 Austin: MS Project Tips and Tricks
PMP Jerry Insall will provide Microsoft Project tips and tricks and requests that attendees bring their favorite tips and tricks to share.
11/21/2008 Twin Cities: YJTJ (Your Job, Tool’s Job)
The YJTJ concepts provide the foundational building blocks that enable successful project, resource, and portfolio management. This session will provide you with tools and strategies to assist with the management of projects and your mastery of Microsoft Project. Presented by Dan Renier, Principal Consultant at Milestone Consulting Group, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner.
11/26/2008 Toronto: MPUG Awards featuring Best ROI Case Study and Media Round Table
This special gathering -- open to all MPUG members and interested project managers in the Toronto area -- will feature a "Best of" ROI case study and media roundtable, sponsored and hosted by Nexient Learning, Microsoft, and HMS.
11/28/2008 Réunion de Chapitre de Paris
Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter à la prochaine réunion de l'association MPUG Paris (Microsoft Project User Group). MPA est entre temps devenu MPUG, mais les ambitions de ce groupe d’utilisateurs restent les mêmes: réunir les utilisateurs Microsoft Office Project et EPM afin d’échanger idées et expériences. Au programme de cette réunion:
- 9 h 00 Liens inter-projets. Michel Buisson, de M7, nous expliquera comment traiter des dépendances entre projets : liens de Project et livrables dans EPM.
- 10h30 Management des risques. Laurent Saby, de Pcubed, abordera ce sujet à partir de ses retours d’expérience chez AXA et Thomson.
- 11h45 Plan de charges des ressources. Marie-Christine Noblanc, de M7, présentera les possibilités offertes par Project.
- Rolland David, de PCubed, montrera comment aller plus loin avec EPM.
12/2/2008 Phoenix: Resource Leveling and Visual Reports in Project 2007
Resource leveling is the process that ensures resource demand does not exceed resource availability. This session will review the options and suggested procedure for successfully using Resource Workload Leveling in Microsoft Project. Presented by Kenneth Steiness. Visual Reports is a new feature in Project 2007 that allows you to report on your project’s data in Excel using PivotTables and PivotCharts, and in Visio using a new feature called PivotDiagrams (think fancy WBS charts). Using Visual Reports you can now easily create eye-catching reports that are also informative of data from your project using formats that are familiar to your target audience. Presented by Mary Hershner.
12/2/2008 Central Indiana: An overview of a Project Server 2007 Upgrade/Implementation, Successes and Failures
Monica Faurote will present an overview of the BFS (Firestone) upgrade/implementation of their Project Server 2007 Project, including its successes and failures.
12/3/2008 Manchester: Best Practices for Real World Projects
Please join us to "kick off" the Project User Group here in Manchester.
12/16/2008 Atlanta: Advanced Resource Management Using Project and Project Server
Details to come.
Sponsor Training
12/3/2008 WebNLearn: Resources, Calendars, Task Settings, Module 2 (Fee)
Earn 1 PDU in this webinar, which will focus on some core setup techniques: setting up project resources correctly to enable budget and performance tracking; using calendars to drive the correct behavior for resources and key project tasks that have unique constraints; understanding task types and how they impact the schedule as progress is recorded; and techniques and tips to handle activities like recurring meetings, dynamic tasks, deadlines, and other advanced features.
12/10/2008 WebNLearn: VBA Macros and Toolbars Workshop (Fee)
Earn 1.5 PDUs at this active workshop that will focus on creating useful VBA macros and toolbars and include live samples that attendees can use in real life. Macros include creating a report showing all vacation time for project members, implementing a "Track Changes" toolbar to show net change to the project schedule and progress, and automatically zooming/focusing the timescale as needed.
Having Trouble Hearing WebNLearn Events?
If you're having trouble with the audio functionality of a LiveMeeting event during one of the MPUG WebNLearns, you may discover that the problem originates with your corporate firewall or VPN. In this situation, you have two options:
- Contact your IT department to troubleshoot the problem if you wish to continue using your work PC.
- Move your participation to a private home PC, which probably doesn't have the same VPN client obstacles your work system has.
Thanks to MPUG member Carsten Johannesen in Denmark for his insights on this issue!
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