Live Webinar – August 30th, 2020 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Guests Free (Open To The Public)

In the fast-paced world of product development, change is the only constant. In some cases, it is not easy to know if there should be a project, and if so, what should be the scope?

As organizations strive to stay ahead of the competition and meet evolving customer demands, effectively managing change becomes crucial for success.

Join MPUG for an engaging presentation on “Project Change Management in Product Development,” where we dive deep into the strategies and techniques that can help your team navigate the waves of innovation with confidence.

In this session, the expert speakers will explore how change management practices can seamlessly integrate into the product development lifecycle, ensuring smooth transitions and minimizing disruptions.

They will highlight the importance of fostering a culture that embraces change and encourages proactive adaptation.

Key topics covered during the presentation include:

1. The role of exploration – when we do not know – and how this portends change
2. Understanding the significance of change management in product development
3. How change management reduces project and product risks
4. Leveraging agile methodologies to adapt quickly to shifting requirements
5. Nurturing a change-ready organizational culture
6. Overcoming resistance to change and fostering buy-in from stakeholders

Whether you are a project manager, a product manager, a marketer, or part of a cross-functional team, this presentation will equip you with the tools and insights needed to thrive in an ever-evolving landscape.

Gain a competitive edge by mastering the art of project change management in product development.

Don’t miss out on this transformative session! Register now and unlock the secrets to harnessing change as a catalyst for innovation and growth.

Learning Objectives:

• How Project Managers can foresee changes and adapt quickly
• How Project Managers can utilize change management techniques with their teams
• How change management techniques can foster team spirit and growth for Project Managers
• How agile methodologies play a role in quick adaptation and shifting requirements

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

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Value Transformation

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Live Webinar – August 16th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Guests Free (Open To The Public)

OnePager is the easy-to-use project timeline and Gantt chart application for Microsoft Project, Project Online, and Project Server.

In this session you’ll learn how to:

1. Quickly create reports from one or multiple project plans
2. Group and sort your chart into swimlanes
3. Easily switch between timeline and Gantt chart layouts
4. Apply conditional formatting based on the data you already have in Project.

Stafford will also provide a sneak-peek of some exciting new developments coming in OnePager v7.2.

Learning Objectives:

• How to create a timeline in Microsoft Project, Project Online and Project Server
• How to create a gantt chart in Microsoft Project, Project Online and Project Server
• How to format timelines and gantt charts
• How to use OnePager to create a timeline
• How to use OnePager to create a gantt chart

Presenter: Safford Black (LinkedIn profile) is the founder and Chief Operating Officer of OnePager, the developers of plan communications software with the same name. OnePager is an add-on to Microsoft Project that turns project data into summary graphics in seconds. Safford has held various management positions in the technology industry for more than a decade and holds a BA in psychology and management from Rice University.

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for:
Project Timeline & Gantt Chart Applications For
Project, Project Online & Project Server

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Live Webinar – July 19th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

This presentation delivers an informative and entertaining look at the history of the project management software industry.

It starts way back in the mainframe days when the critical path method (CPM) was just the 2^nd computer application which stored a program in memory. And continues over the next 70 years of innovations to the point we are at now, which is cloud based availability of many types of solutions aimed at a broad range of industry users with varying degrees of functionality.

Along the way, the presenter will highlight some little-known history about this industry’s vendors and products, including some specific details on Microsoft Project’s background.

Learning Objectives:

• Attendees of this presentation learn how the industry started and the type of business problems project management software was being applied to; there have been major changes in that over the years.
• The presentation will walk through each generation of software systems from those first mainframe-based tools, through minicomputers, PCs, LAN multi-user systems, Windows, and the latest “cloud” offerings.
• The presentation will explain how the major vendors have expanded their products from just project scheduling to comprehensive solutions addressing resource management, project budgeting and forecasting, strategic planning, and product/deliverables management.
• The presenter will also discuss the impact of Agile techniques and the rise of Collaborative Work Management (CWM). And the presenter will include his own thoughts on how the leading Industry analysts have categorized the software vendors approaches and what is forecasted as the future of solutions.

Note:  THIS IS NOT A PDU Event

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for:
The History Of Project Management Software: From CPM Scheduling To Agile / Strategic Portfolio Management / Collaborative Work Management

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Live Webinar – June 28th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

Earned Value Management or EVM is standardized method used by project managers to track and predict progress and performance of a project.

It allows Project Managers with a way to accurately predict the future and overall performance of a project but using information gathered on completed work.

Using EVM one can monitor, report and correct project performance issues earlier in the project’s life than non-EVM managed projects allow.

This 3 part series will serve as a basis for EVM and will allow PM to start their EVM journey.

This presentation (week 2) will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Project to set up a Project that will track EVM.

It will cover EVM metrics and steps for measuring EVM.

Learning Objectives:

• MPUG will explore the reporting for EVM metrics within Microsoft Project
• What the metrics mean with regards to the health of the project
• MPUG will also look at other reporting mechanisms that you may encounter

Presenter: Fletcher Hearns (LinkedIn profile) PMP PMP-SP MCP (Project & Server) Director of Technology Solutions, Edwards Performance Solutions; is responsible for the implementation, of Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solutions & overseeing the custom application development around enterprise solutions and Microsoft Project (Desktop & Server) and SharePoint. Fletcher is a leading trainer in PM & the use of project management tools. Prior to joining Edwards, Fletcher spent 20+ years in leadership roles at firms across a broad spectrum of industries including systems used in the medical industry for digital diagnostic image dissemination and recording & held roles in  design, development, and project management of complex, high-performance systems used in the financial and online gaming industries.

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for:
Earned Value Management (3 of 3)

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Live Webinar – June 21st, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

Earned Value Management or EVM is standardized method used by project managers to track and predict progress and performance of a project.

It allows Project Managers with a way to accurately predict the future and overall performance of a project but using information gathered on completed work.

Using EVM one can monitor, report and correct project performance issues earlier in the project’s life than non-EVM managed projects allow.

This 3 part series will serve as a basis for EVM and will allow PM to start their EVM journey.

This presentation (week 2) will demonstrate how to use Microsoft Project to set up a Project that will track EVM.

It will cover EVM metrics and steps for measuring EVM.

Learning Objectives:

• How to setup and use Microsoft Project to track EVM.
• What EVM metrics are.
• How to set up a project schedule in Microsoft Project that will track EVM Metrics
• What steps are necessary to track and measure EVM.
• How to Track and Measure EVM using Microsoft Project.

Presenter: Fletcher Hearns (LinkedIn profile) PMP PMP-SP MCP (Project & Server) Director of Technology Solutions, Edwards Performance Solutions; is responsible for the implementation, of Enterprise Project Management (EPM) solutions & overseeing the custom application development around enterprise solutions and Microsoft Project (Desktop & Server) and SharePoint. Fletcher is a leading trainer in PM & the use of project management tools. Prior to joining Edwards, Fletcher spent 20+ years in leadership roles at firms across a broad spectrum of industries including systems used in the medical industry for digital diagnostic image dissemination and recording & held roles in  design, development, and project management of complex, high-performance systems used in the financial and online gaming industries.

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for:
Earned Value Management (2 of 3)

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Live Webinar – June 14th, 2023 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT
Activity Type: Education – Course or Training  1 Hour  1 PDU
Provider: MPUG WebnLearn ( REP 1369 )
Mpug Member Free – Members only event

Earned Value Management or EVM is standardized method used by project managers to track and predict progress and performance of a project.

It allows Project Managers with a way to accurately predict the future and overall performance of a project but using information gathered on completed work.

Using EVM one can monitor, report and correct project performance issues earlier in the project’s life than non-EVM managed projects allow.

This 3 part series will serve as a basis for EVM and will allow PM to start their EVM journey.

This presentation (week 1) will give the user a basic understanding of EVM and what it take run a project that requires EVM tracking.

Learning Objectives:

• Gain a basic understanding of what Earned Value Management (EVM) is.
• Learn why EVM is important in Project Management.
• Learn how EVM is calculated in Microsoft Project and what it measures.

If you are NOT ALREADY a member JOIN MPUG!

This event is for members only BUT… You can take one of the MPUG Certificated Masterclass (Usually 6 Category A PDUs) Or over 30 other Category A PDUs for free each year.  The $129 Per Year Membership Fee is a terrific value!

MPUG Membership includes:

1. MPUG’s Project Server and SharePoint certificated courses available to members
2. Over 30 other virtual PDU events per year
3. You can network with other MPUG (Microsoft Project Users Group) members at in person meetings and events.
4. Work with Microsoft MVPs in MS Project Project Server & SharePoint
5. And so much more …

Seriously consider joining MPUG if you work with SharePoint or Project & earn all the PDUs you will need as a member of MPUG!

Click to register for:
Earned Value Management (1 of 3)

NOTE: For PMI® Audit Purposes – Print Out This Post! Take notes on this page during the presentation and also indicate the Date & Time you attended. Note any information from the presentation you found useful to your professional development and place it in your audit folder.