MPUG Category: Project Management
Project Performance Measurement – Part 3: Using MS Project to Track and Report on Performance
Event Description: How do we track the information within MS Project? We will talk about using custom fields, custom views, and custom filters to enhance our reporting capabilities. How can we use bot...
Project Performance Measurement – Part 2: What to Measure and How to Report
Event Description: What can, should, and needs to be reported for your project? This is vital in determining what information must be collected. Are we interested in EVM metrics? Resource Allocation? ...
Project Performance Measurement – Part 1: Overview Of Project Performance Measurements
Event Description: Reporting project progress is paramount to successful communication with Stakeholders and Team members. But, what should we report? What can we measure? These questions need to be e...
How Should a Project Manager Organize their Workday Every Day and Where does MS Project Fit into this?
Event Description: Are you a Project Manager? If so, then you have a workload that doesn’t fit into an eight or ten-hour workday! However, you are supposed to finish everything during that time. Join ...
Chess and Project Management
Many kids learn to play chess in school or after school. I was a member of my school’s chess club when I was in the 7th and 8th grades. I only played chess a few times since those junior high days, bu...
Time Management Strategies for a Chaotic World
If you have trouble managing your time, you’re definitely not alone. Washington State University recently reported that over 7 billion dollars is lost every day due to unrecorded work activity and pro...
Project Requirements Management – Part 3: Monitoring and Controlling Requirements
Event Description: This third session explains the importance of traceability and why it is essential to ensure quality is maintained throughout a project’s lifecycle. Provide examples of tools used t...
Project Requirements Management – Part 2: Gathering and Writing Requirements
Event Description: This second session reviews how to implement a structured approach to gathering requirements. Create clear and concise project requirements and review examples of complete, comprehe...
Project Requirements Management – Part 1: Introduction to Requirements Management
Event Description: This first session defines different types of requirements and examples for each. Identify where requirements fit within the project lifecycle and how they provide value to project ...