PPM Works Events Schedule 2016-2017 Last Update: 8/26/16
Date Event Title (Link to Register and Details) Description Presenter Event Type Location Time
8/25/16 Resource Engagements: What You Need to Know And How to Prepare Resource Engagements allow you to communicate effectively with Resource Managers to Avoid Over allocations.  Project Online and Project Pro 2016 offer new features designed to improve communication between Resource Managers and Project Managers.  If you have been using Resource Plans Đ this new feature will be automatically rolled out in September 2016.  Come hear lessons learned on migrating resource plans to resource engagements and see how it all works from resource engagement requests, to monitoring the request and viewing resource capacity.  Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
9/12/16 Professional Development Days 2016 This yearŐs Professional Development Days (PDD) will take place from September 12-15 at St. Paul RiverCentre. Our largest event of the year, PDD brings together more than 50+ information packed sessions, 400+ attendees, and 30+ corporate participants. Conference St. Paul River Center, St. Paul, MN 8:00 AM CDT
9/12/2016-9/15/2016 PMI-MN PDP in St. Paul - (Symposium Day on the 15th)  Four (4) CIEs to be delivered throughout the Symposium Day. The Microsoft Customer Immersion Experience (CIE) provides a facilitated hands-on environment where business and IT decision makers test drive Microsoft technologies including Office 365, Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, Project, Visio, Windows, Windows Phone, Dynamics CRM and System Center.  Scott and Jacques Conference St. Paul River Center, St. Paul, MN See Schedule
9/15/16 Resource Engagements for Resource Managers Resource Engagements allow you to communicate effectively with Project Managers to avoid over allocations. Learn how to accept, reject and edit resource engagement requests from Project Managers. Utilize the Capacity and Engagements Heat map to view the discrepancies between resource capacity and committed engagements for selected resources. Swap generic resources for named resources and replace resources that are over allocated for Project Managers. Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
9/21/16 Cool new apps:  Save time with PPM Works App Pack Come see PPM Works new Project Online apps which will save you and your organization time and resolve some of your common challenges. Scott and Jacques Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
9/26/2016- 9/29/2016 Microsoft Ignite ItŐs for big thinkers looking for an edge. ItŐs for anyone who attended the Microsoft Exchange, Lync, Project, SharePoint, MMS, or TechEd conferencesŃand then some. ItŐs for senior decision makers seeking whatŐs next, and who want insights on key technology trends in the industry. ItŐs for IT professionals who need hands-on experience to enhance their tech skills. ItŐs for enterprise developers and architects looking for innovative ways to maximize application development. ItŐs for those who want to feel inspired and enlightened. ItŐs for you. Entire PPM Works Team Conference Georgia World Conference Center Atlanda, GA 7:30 AM - 5:00PM
10/13/16 Using InfoPath and Workflows for Project Initiation Learn how to expand your project intake and selection capabilities by utilizing InfoPath forms and SharePoint workflows for Project Online/OnPrem.  This session will cover the steps of creating InfoPath forms and building SharePoint workflows that utilize the PWA project creation action. Scott Clausen Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
10/27/16 Tips for Bulk Schedule Editing with Project Professional Macros Learn how to improve your Project Online/OnPrem data quality by creating and executing macros to bulk edit project and task level data using Project Professional Macros. Scott Clausen Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
11/10/16 Best Practices for SharePoint Project Site Template development Learn how to advance project collaboration in your organizing by expanding upon the standard Project Online/OnPrem SharePoint Project Site Template. Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
12/8/16 Creating and Submitting Resource Engagements for Project Managers Wondering what happened to your resource plans? Learn how to create, submit, monitor and edit engagement requests in Project Pro 2016.  Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
1/5/17 Online Editing is an Ease with Project Online Project Managers have additional web-based editing capabilities with Project Online and Project Server 2013. Learn how easy it is to build a WBS, build your team, and assign resources directly.in the web. Concerned about licenses for Project Pro join us and see what editing capabilities exist online Selena Huck Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
1/19/17 Portfolio Analysis:  The True Value Ever wonder why you are doing certain projects? What benefit are they providing? Portfolio Analysis answers this question as well as do you have the money and the resources to do the projects selected for the portfolio. Learn how the resource deficits are calculated and create what if scenarios to determine how to get the most bang for your buck. Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
2/2/17 Dashboard in a day Bring your data to life with Power BI dashboards. Learn how to Get Data and drill down in to Power BI reports.  Selena Huck Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
2/16/17 Tips N Tricks for Project Pro Learn time saving tip and tricks to improve your productivity within Project Pro Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
3/2/17 New Features:  WhatŐs New in Project Pro 2016?  Explore multiple timelines, Resource engagement requests and the Tell me what you want to do feature in Project Pro 2016. Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
3/16/17 WhatŐs New in Project Server 2016 and Project Online?  See the changes in Resource Center views such as the new Engagements heat map and see firsthand online editing capabilities.  Laura Crawford Webinar Online 12:00 PM EST
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