Events

Due to high demand, registration for the March 18, 2014 event is now closed. Please come back to the www.PMI-Chicagoland.org website for the coming April Knowledge Sharing Event.

Thank you,
Cynthia Andersen, PMP


Free Joint MPUG/Microsoft/PMI Chicagoland Knowledge Sharing on Tuesday, 3/18/2014, from 5:30pm to 8:30pm at Microsoft, 3025 Highland Pkwy Ste 300, Downers Grove.  Earn 2 PDUs for participating. Discussion on Microsoft Technologies – MS Project/MS Project Server.  3 speakers Bryan Quick of Microsoft, Ellen Lehnert, MVP, PMP, of LehnertCS, LLC and Dan Friedrich, CEO of Friedrich, Klatt and Associates. Hosted by Microsoft, MPUG and PMI Chicagoland. Building is secured, must register ahead of time by 3/16. Limited capacity. Registration will close when capacity reached, so sign up early! 

If interested, please register by sending an e-mail to [email protected] with daytime phone, name, and 1 - 3  topic related questions. If you are having issues with the website, send e-mail to Pmgroup@pmi-chicagoland.org.

The Work Management Story

See how SharePoint and Project work together to manage all types of tasks from small mini-projects to major programs, all using familiar, mobile and user friendly experiences!  Learn how non-project administrative tasks can now impact capacity planning and resource management.  Using Excel?  Watch tasks from your spreadsheet become interactive once uploaded to SharePoint! 

Best Practices for MS Project for Updating Baselines, Tracking Actuals

Learn the best practices for setting and updating baselines, tracking actual work and re-scheduling uncompleted work using MS Project 2013.  See the new Dashboard reports available in Project 2013 and learn how to use them for project status reporting.

Maximizing Project Server Business Intelligence

Learn how to maximize Business Intelligence from Project Server 2010 and 2013 On Premises and Project Online: data available, access options, and analytics with out-of-the-box and third-party OLAP Cubes and Dashboards leveraging the Microsoft BI stack: Excel, PerformancePoint, Reporting Services, and Power View.

Hope to see you there! Cynthia Andersen, PMP, Director, Knowledge Sharing  

Location:

Microsoft

3025 Highland Pkwy Ste 300,

 Downers Grove, IL 60515

Agenda: 

5:30 – Registration

6:15 – 6:30:  Intro’s & agenda - Dan Friedrich, MPUG Chicago President

6:30 – 7:00:  Bryan Quick - The Work Management Story

7:00 – 7:45:  Ellen Lehnert, MVP, PMP – Baseline, Tracking & Dashboard Reports using MS Project 2013

7:45 – 8:15:  Dan Friedrich– Business Intelligence

8:15 – 8:30:  Raffle, prizes and questions

MPUG is recognized as the official Industry Association for Microsoft® Project. We deliver weekly online training, deep-dive certificates, helpful articles and resources, as well as a community forum for all your Microsoft Project questions. By combining interpersonal peer collaboration in local chapter meetings with the most up-to-date online trainings and resources, MPUG's unique structure will help you make the most out of your Microsoft® Project experience. A MPUG Premium Membership Package supplies you with complete access to www.mpug.com – your network for content, collaboration, and peer contact.

PMI-Chicagoland was chartered in 1977 with a membership base of over 4,000, the chapter is one of the largest (6th) and most active chapters in the world. Our programs are focused on serving local project management practitioners, organizations and universities by providing the tools and support needed to embrace, value, and promote success in project management. Chapter members enjoy discounts on events, receive Chicagoland chapter publications, certification information and benefit from resources in professional development, mentoring, networking and community outreach. If you would like to become a member of the Chapter, would like to volunteer or know of someone who would like to join the chapter, please visit our website.

Ellen Lehnert is a Microsoft Project MVP with over 20 years of corporate training and consulting experience. Ellen teaches customized classes as well as develops customized processes for using MS Project and MS Project Server.  She is the co-author of “Best Practices Managing Projects using MS Project 2013” – Beginning and Advanced courseware and she is the author of “Managing Projects using MS Project 2010 desktop” courseware, a contributor and editor for many reference books, writes the monthly “Ask the Expert” column for the Microsoft Project User Group (MPUG) newsletter, lead writer for the 74-343 MS Project 2013 certification test, a developer of the 70-178 MS Project 2010 certification test, and frequent meeting speaker. Ellen brings a unique combination of licensed teacher, programming background and real world consulting experience to her classes and her clients. See MS Project tips and tricks on her website, www.lehnertcs.com.

Dan Friedrich is President of MPUG Chicago, and CEO/CTO of Friedrich, Klatt and Associates, a Microsoft Silver Certified Partner named Microsoft's Global Partner of the Year in 2007 for Enterprise Project Management for an Earned Value Data Mart solution. His firm specializes in Project Business Intelligence and Complex Program Management solutions. The firm's clients include Fortune 500 firms with some of the largest Project Server implementations, DOE labs, financial services firms, manufacturers, and many of the largest US defense and aerospace contractors. Dan's avocation is comedy sketch writing, directing, and performing, and he is a graduate of the Second City Conservatory and Improv Olympic.

Bryan Quick is the Microsoft Project Solution Specialist serving WI, IL and IN.  Prior to joining Microsoft last year, Bryan was a Project user with over 12 years of experience in Project Management and PMO leadership.