Author: John Riopel

John Riopel, MCP, MCTS, PMP has over 25 years of experience as a Program/Project Manager in government service and commercial industries.  His technical background in Microsoft Project spans the entire evolution of the Microsoft Project toolset, with a deep understanding of how to apply these technology constructs and concepts to real-world project management challenges.He is President and CEO of PM Providers, a full-service project management consulting firm dedicated to delivering business results with project management solutions.

Webinar: “EVM” Part 2 – Earned Value Management – Not Just Another 3 Letter Acronym!

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This webinar is eligible for 1 Category A PMI® PDUs in the Technical Project Management talent triangle category. If you are claiming this session, you must submit it to your MPUG Webinar History after it has been completed in its entirety. Event Description: Due to a great amount of interest from our previous session, John will be hosting a second session on this topic to answer more questions and present more information. Members can access the recording of Part 1 Earned Value Management (EVM), can provide a picture of project cost and schedule status. However, what do you require to implement this capability using Microsoft Project or Project Online? This interactive session will outline the steps needed to support EVM and understand the elements and techniques needed to incorporate EVM into your project and portfolio scheduling. Learning Objectives: During this event, students will learn how to make Earned Value Management and Analysis using Microsoft Project possible. About The Presenter: John Riopel, MCP is President and CEO of PM Providers, a full-service project management consulting firm dedicated to delivering business results with project management solutions. Find out more at pm-providers.com. Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Webinar: “EVM” – Earned Value Management – Not Just Another 3 Letter Acronym!

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This webinar is eligible for 1 Category A PMI® PDUs in the Technical Project Management talent triangle category. If you are claiming this session, you must submit it to your MPUG Webinar History after it has been completed in its entirety. Event Description: Earned Value Management (EVM), can provide a picture of project cost and schedule status. However, what do you require to implement this capability using Microsoft Project or Project Online? This session outlines the steps needed to support EVM and understand the elements and techniques needed to incorporate EVM into your project and portfolio scheduling. Learning Objectives: During this event, students will learn how to make Earned Value Management and Analysis using Microsoft Project possible. About The Presenter: John Riopel, MCP is President and CEO of PM Providers, a full-service project management consulting firm dedicated to delivering business results with project management solutions. Find out more at pm-providers.com. Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Webinar: Project Talk: ‘Not Just Another Pretty Resource!’ – Understanding Generic Resources in Microsoft Project

Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle.Event Description:  There’s nothing generic about Generic Resources when it comes to understanding resource supply and demand in the real world! In fact, working effectively with Generic Resources can be a valuable way to capture information about inform your project schedule, costs, and other factors. But what’s the best way to structure and utilize Generics? And how do you efficiently convert generic resource demand into real-world resources to get actual work done? Find out the ins and outs of Generic Resources with PM Providers’ John Riopel and Matt Davis on this edition of Project Talk! Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Webinar: ProjectTalk – ‘WBS? RBS? LMNOP?’ – Project Server Deep Dive – Understanding the RBS

  Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description You’ve probably heard of a WBS. But what’s the RBS? Maybe you’ve heard of that too but aren’t really sure what it is or how it works? Come discover the power of the RBS in Project Server with us on Project Talk! Project Server experts John Riopel and Matt Davis explain all the ins and outs of this often misunderstood security capability in this project Server Deep Dive! About Project Talk ProjectTalk is the live interactive web-radio show featuring real-time demonstrations of common project management and scheduling issues and how to address them using Microsoft Project and other tools. If you’d like to participate in the show, ask a question or offer a comment simply raise your hand and join the conversation! Just like talk radio! And anyone who participates live on the show will receive a stylish MPUG T-Shirt or other great prize! About PM Providers ProjectTalk is sponsored by PM Providers. PM Providers principal consultants and hosts of Project Talk Matt Davis, PMP, MCITP and John Riopel, PMP, MCP have over 30 years of combined experience with Microsoft Project, Project Web App, Project and Portfolio Management, PMO Development, and Project Management Training and Coaching. PM Providers – Driving Results with Project Management Solutions. www.pm-providers.com Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Webinar: ProjectTalk – Decorating Your Project Schedules

  Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle.   Event Description: OK, maybe we’re taking the Holiday theme a bit too far. But we’ve seen some PM’s take the formatting of their Gantt Charts and Task Tables pretty far too! From bright yellow cell backgrounds to purple bold italic text, people love to put a little color in their Project schedules – especially during the holidays! So we thought we’d get colorful for the December edition of Project Talk too! Join Project Experts Matt Davis and John Riopel to spice up your holidays with Marked Tasks, Text Styles, Gantt bars, Critical Task formatting, dates on the bars, progress lines and much more on this edition of Project Talk! About Project Talk ProjectTalk is the live interactive web-radio show featuring real-time demonstrations of common project management and scheduling issues and how to address them using Microsoft Project and other tools. Just like talk radio!   Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Webinar: ProjectTalk- Understanding The Project Server Security Model

  Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 2 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: With all these TV shows like ‘Homeland’ and ‘CSI’ out there we decided it was time for us to take a crack at it too! And the Project Server security model is rich with intrigue. From SharePoint and Project Server security groups to Active Directory and project site permissions synchronization, the Project Talk guys will guide you through the mysterious and shadowy world of the Project Server security model. Join us for this edition of Project Talk to investigate and gather intelligence on how to protect and to serve your project server data with authority! About Project Talk: ProjectTalk is the live interactive web-radio show featuring real-time demonstrations of common project management and scheduling issues and how to address them using Microsoft Project and other tools. If you’d like to participate in the show, ask a question or offer a comment simply raise your hand and join the conversation! Just like talk radio! And anyone who participates live on the show will receive a stylish MPUG T-Shirt or other great prize! About PM Providers: ProjectTalk is sponsored by PM Providers. PM Providers principal consultants and hosts of Project Talk Matt Davis, PMP, MCITP and John Riopel, PMP, MCP have over 30 years of combined experience with Microsoft Project, Project Web App, Project and Portfolio Management, PMO Development, and Project Management Training and Coaching. PM Providers – Driving Results with Project Management Solutions. www.pm-providers.com Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Webinar: Poor Man’s Microsoft Project Timesheet

  Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle.   Event Description: Only have Microsoft Project on the Desktop? Need to work with the team to update the project plan? In this session we will review options for exporting Task assignments on a standardized schedule, having resources update the progress, and import them back into your Microsoft Project schedule. We will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Project maps, fields, reporting methods and other related progressing options to make this update process possible. Join us for this webinar and understand your options. About the Presenters: John Riopel has over 25 years of experience as a Program/Project Manager in government service and commercial industries implementing and managing internal, civil, commercial, and government projects. John’s technical background in Microsoft Project spans the entire evolution of the Microsoft Project toolset, with a deep understanding of how to apply these technology constructs and concepts to real-world project management challenges. John is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP)® by The Project Management Institute (PMI)®, a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)® in Enterprise Project Management Technologies, a Microsoft Certified Technical Specialist (MCTS)®, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Microsoft Project Users Group (MPUG) Boston Chapter. Learn more about at www.pm-providers.com Bonnie Biafore is the author of twenty-six books including Project 2013: The Missing Manual, Successful Project Management (award-winner in the 2012 STC International Competition), QuickBooks 2014: The Missing Manual (Intuit’s Official Guide to QuickBooks), Your Project Management Coach, and more. She has recorded Project 2013 Essential Training, Project Management Fundamentals, Managing Small Projects and Managing Project Schedules for Lynda.com. Her first novel, Fresh Squeezed, a comedic thriller with hit men and stupid criminals is available in print and e-book. Learn more at www.bonniebiafore.com. Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]

Webinar: ProjectTalk – Microsoft Project Tracking Deep Dive

  Project Management Institute (PMI)® Professional Development Units (PDUs): This Webinar is eligible for 1 PMI® PDU in the Technical Category of the Talent Triangle. Event Description: While you may be able to build the best laid plans of mice and men, following and tracking those plans is whole other story! And if you’re not keeping track of what’s happened you can’t possibly know what the future will hold. Because Project has unique and powerful ‘crystal-ball-like’ capabilities! And tracking project progress is an essential step if you want to look into the future with clarity and insight. Join us for this edition of Project Talk and understand best practices for tracking your projects and learn how to predict the future! About Project Talk: ProjectTalk is the live interactive web-radio show featuring real-time demonstrations of common project management and scheduling issues and how to address them using Microsoft Project and other tools. If you’d like to participate in the show, ask a question or offer a comment simply raise your hand and join the conversation! Just like talk radio! And anyone who participates live on the show will receive a stylish MPUG T-Shirt or other great prize! Have you watched this webinar recording? Tell MPUG viewers what you think! [WPCR_INSERT]