Microsoft Project Webcast Series

PPM Works is proud to be a part of the Microsoft Project Webcast Series again this year.  There are some exciting topics, so make sure to register for the Microsoft Webcasts https://resources.office.com/msproject-webinar-series-registration.html.

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Project Webcast Agenda Highlights:

  • Resource Planning: Top Down meets Bottom-up Tuesday, October 20th 9:30am PT
    PPM Works has been managing projects with Microsoft Project since 1998, we get it – effective resource management is key – without it, your project stands a fair chance of floundering. Unfortunately, resources are often over allocated and this becomes a huge pain-point in every planning session. Discover how to easily balance your top-down and bottom-up resource management techniques with the help of Microsoft Project.
  • What’s New in Project 2016 Tuesday, November 17th 9:30am PTProject 2016 is here!  This new release delivers on some of the most requested capabilities: Resource Management and Resource Capacity Planning. Supporting these key capabilities are enhancements such as new Resource Engagements, a brand new experience for resource managers, and Capacity heat maps. Project 2016 now provides an end-to-end experience for managing and optimizing your resource utilization.  In addition to resource management, there are a host of improvements and new features to help you be more productive with Project, such as improved timelines, Tell Me integration and full support for Office Add-ins.During this session we will talk about Microsoft’s vision for project & portfolio management and through a series of interesting demos showcase an end-to-end PPM solution using Project Online and Project Pro for Office 365. 
  • Project Intake and Prioritization Tuesday, December 15th 9:30am PT
    Successful organizations manage their project intake and prioritize initatives to ensure the best return on investment. Microsoft Project allows you to easily capture incoming project proposals through an online business case form, including high-level staffing needs, cost information and supporting documentation. Learn more about how Microsoft Project can help your organization locate possible bottlenecks and determine long-term resource needs.
  • Reports and Dashboards with Power BI Tuesday, January 19 9:30 am PT
    Protivix, an industry leader in Project and Portfolio Management, will show you how you can address one of the top challenges for both business and IT, Portfolio, Project and Resource Reporting with meaningful Dashboards.
  • Microsoft Project helps simplify an Insurer’s journey to PMO maturity Tuesday, February 16th 9:30 PT
    Learn how one of the largest and most innovative insurance companies in the US has partnered with Microsoft and UMT Consulting to better execute on their EPMO maturity roadmap and deliver quality IT projects throughout the organization with better planning and performance.
  • Microsoft Project – Things not to do! Tuesday, March 15th 9:30am PT
    It seems like everybody makes the same mistakes using Microsoft Project. But you won’t after attending this fun, informative webcast.
  • Top 3 Success Strategies for the PMO Tuesday, April 19th 9:30am PT
    Installing a PPM solution is a great start but unless you produce measureable results quickly, your PMO will not be able to demonstrate ROI. This session is intended to demonstrate the types of measurements that a PMO can put in place to manage their organization’s expectations and introduce positive change.
  • Resource Management with Project 2016 Tuesday, May 17th 9:30am PT
    An organization’s survival and success relies on two key ingredients to effectively execute toward that end: doing the right projects and doing projects right. The first ingredient requires effective portfolio management. In order to confidently commit to the promises in the portfolio, you have to know if the projects are feasible. Resource Management is the key to understanding the feasibility of a broad portfolio where many resources are shared across many projects

Register for the Microsoft Webcasts https://resources.office.com/msproject-webinar-series-registration.html. PPM Works will be doing two of these (again) this year.