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.
1/9/2009 WebNLearn: Tips and Tricks for 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!
1/14/2009 Southeast MI WebNLearn: Project Portfolio
Microsoft Project Portfolio Server 2007 offers an array of features and functions critical to effective portfolio and program management. For organizations using Project Server 2007, Portfolio Server can be implemented to improve project portfolio governance and to gain true visibility across multiple project portfolios. This webinar will teach you how to capture additional value from your Project Server 2007 deployment; implement governance processes not available from within Project Server 2007; federate multiple instances of Project Server 2007 for true enterprise visibility; create new projects in Project Server 2007 from approved projects in Portfolio Server; and transmit high-level schedule and resource data between the two systems. Presented by Sean Pales of ProSymmetry Consulting.
1/20/2009 Phoenix WebNLearn: Baselining, Tracking, and Reporting -- Module 3
Come and learn the details of setting a baseline for your Microsoft Project schedule and tracking progress to that baseline with techniques such as earned value and baseline variance. This one hour webinar will discuss the details of maintaining a proper baseline throughout the life of the project and utilizing reports and tools to monitor progress against the baseline. This is module 3 in a series of modules. Presented by Intel Corp.'s Spencer Lamoreaux.
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.
1/30/2009 Twin Cities WebNLearn: Building SharePoint Dashboards
Everything in SharePoint is a list, which works great when you're managing the sea of data that is needed for true team collaboration. But how do you present this data in a format that provides project status to your sponsors? This LunchNLearn will give you the tools you need to turn SharePoint data into a straightforward, accessible dashboard. You will learn how to display Gantts, graphs, and usable data from SharePoint and other sources to enable your sponsors to make better-informed decisions. Presented by Digineer's Larry Christofaro.
MPUG Global Chapter Events
1/9/2009 Twin Cities: Building SharePoint Dashboards
Everything in SharePoint is a list. This familiar statement works great when you are managing the sea of data that is needed for true team collaboration, but, how do you present this data in a format that provides project status to your sponsors? This LunchNLearn will give you tools to turn SharePoint data into a straightforward, accessible dashboard. You will learn how to display Gantts, graphs, and usable data from SharePoint and other sources to enable your sponsors to make better-informed decisions by more easily viewing, analyzing, and sharing data. Presented by Larry Christofaro, senior consultant for Digineer, with over 15 years of project management experience.
1/14/2009 St. Louis: Visio Integration with Project
This breakfast networking session features a presentation on Visio integration with Project, presented by Microsoft's Carson Shelly.
1/14/2009 Dallas: Improving Efficiency with your Project Management System
In this session, we will discuss how the Microsoft Project 2007 platform can
provide the following benefits: use SharePoint to drive corporate standards and governance for projects and programs; measure how teams are performing against standards to identify areas for improvement; and track team performance against industry-leading market trends. Presented by Pcubed's William Raymond.
1/21/2009 Baltimore-Washington Metro: Enterprise Resource Management using Microsoft Project Server & Portfolio Server 2007
One of the most compelling reasons for adopting Microsoft’s integrated Enterprise Project Management tool is to gain visibility and control over the allocation and demand for project resources. During this session, the powerful integration of Project Portfolio Server 2007 and Project Server 2007 will be demonstrated to show how the use of these tools can enable project, resource and functional managers can fly by instruments rather than by the seat of their pants.
1/21/2009 Toronto: Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks, Part 2
Returning by popular demand, this non-stop session will teach you practical tips and tricks that will make you the hero at work! These little known how-to jewels can make the difference between frustration and success. Presented by David Hunsburger.
2/24/2009 Sydney
Details to come.
Share Your Project Management Wisdom
We're putting together a guide to project management wisdom, which we'll make available to members in 2009. Submit your advice, tips, experiences, or formulas for success to editor@mpug.com. Be sure to include your name, city, state and organization! Put "PM Wisdom" in the subject line.
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