Project Management Update

Copilot Studio and the PMO: Creating a Capable and Useful AI Assistant

MPUG

MARCH 8, 2024

Live Event: Copilot Studio and the PMO – Creating a Capable and Useful AI Assistant Wednesday, March 20, 12:00pm – 1:00pm EST Earn 1 PDU: 1 Ways of Working Click to register now and join us live! Create a new Power Platform solution to store your bot. Give the bot a name and main website.

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MPUG’s NEW Website

MPUG

AUGUST 10, 2020

Here at MPUG, we are excited to announce that we’ll be launching a newly designed website this month! The new site will improve usability and make learning about project management easier than ever for you across all platforms. Figure 1: Preview of new homepage. Our new site will be mobile friendly. My Account.

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July 1, 2020’s PMP® Exam Changes

MPUG

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

The new exam, which goes live on July 1, 2020, contains the biggest changes the exam has ever experienced. While many of these firms are using the new Exam Content Outline to update their resources, they are responding to the biggest change in the exam’s history, so it will be more difficult to get it right. What if you wait?

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MPUG’s NEW Website

MPUG

AUGUST 10, 2020

Here at MPUG, we are excited to announce that we’ll be launching a newly designed website this month! The new site will improve usability and make learning about project management easier than ever for you across all platforms. Figure 1: Preview of new homepage. Our new site will be mobile friendly. My Account.

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What You Need to Know About Calendars in Project for the web

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

When you create a new schedule through the website, [link] , you will be presented with a default, but what does that default calendar contain? In Microsoft Project, any scheduler could alter the default calendar or create new calendars through the “Change Working Time” menu located on the Project tab of the ribbon.

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MPUG’s New Website is Live

MPUG

AUGUST 24, 2020

The new MPUG.com is live! If you missed it, check out our previous article on the topic for a preview of our website’s new design. Now that we’re live, let’s take a deeper look at a couple new features that are now available. Figure 1: MPUG Courses. View MPUG’s courses here.

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Three Features to Love about Project for the Web

MPUG

JULY 6, 2020

Since that time, Microsoft has added new features to the application on a regular basis. In this article, I’d like to share two NEW features and one additional feature that is sure to make every Project Server/Project Online project manager want to switch to using Project for the Web today! Read Only Access for All Office 365 Users.

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3 Tips to Power Automate your Project Management Work Transcription

MPUG

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Erik van Hurck’s webinar, 3 Tips to Power Automate your Project Management Work, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Melanie: Hello, and welcome Melanie here with team MPUG. So please be sure I have your current address in your MPUG account.

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Benefits Realization Management for Projects

MPUG

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Let’s say an organization is taking initiative to build a Smart Website for its internal and external stakeholders which employs artificial intelligence (AI). The other project manager informs that with the Smart Website the following will occur: A 50% reduction in response time for prospective buyers. But, why so?

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Webinar Recap: How to Run Scrum Projects with Project for the Web

MPUG

JUNE 26, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Nenad Trajkovski’s How to Run Scrum Projects with Project for the Web webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. The MPUG activity for claiming that with PMI is on the screen now.

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Webinar Recap: Project Management, Critical Event Management and COVID-19: Reflections

MPUG

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jigs Gaton’s session, Project Management, Critical Event Management, and COVID-19: Reflections, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. My name is Kyle and I’ll be the moderator today.

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Can Project Duration Estimation be done without Assumptions?

MPUG

JULY 8, 2019

One of the most frequently asked questions when someone is about to start a new task is likely, “how much time will it take?”. Our lives are limited, and unfortunately, we just cannot wish away time limitations. You’ve provided a proposal for a new project and are at the stage of hashing out the finer details. Time is limited.

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Webinar Recap: Transformative Leadership: How to Elevate your Impact with Less Effort and None of the Stress

MPUG

MARCH 11, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ravi Raman’s session, Transformative Leadership: How to Elevate your Impact with Less Effort and None of the Stress, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Kyle: All right.

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Vendor Showcase Recap: Using WBS Schedule Pro – By Critical Tools

MPUG

JULY 17, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jim Spiller’s showcase session, Using WBS Schedule Pro, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Kyle: Hello everyone and welcome to today’s MPUG Vendor Showcase session.

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Webinar Recap: Project Managers are Change Managers

MPUG

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Walter Stinnett’s Project Managers are Change Managers webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Kyle: Hello everyone and welcome to today’s MPUG webinar.

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Webinar Recap: Beyond Macros Revisited: Automating Microsoft Project for Non-Techies Part 2

MPUG

MAY 6, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ira Brown’s Beyond Macros Revisited: Automating Microsoft Project for Non-Techies Part 2 webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Ira is the Founder and President of Project Widgets.

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Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 1 Transcription

MPUG

APRIL 15, 2022

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Jeff Bongiovani’s webinar, Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 1, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Melanie, here with team MPUG. We will automatically add that into your MPUG transcript today since you’re attending live.

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Stories about Stories in Agile Development

MPUG

JULY 15, 2019

“The most powerful person in the world is the story teller.”. Attributed to Steve Jobs, Co-founder Apple Inc. Nearly three decades ago, I remember my father taking me to a tailor’s shop for a pair of shorts to be worn as a high-school uniform. The tailor measured and made notes, and then he finally asked if they are alright with me.

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7 Common Misconceptions about MS Project that People Get Wrong – Transcription

MPUG

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Tim Runcie’s open panel discussion on MS Project misconceptions, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Melanie: Okay, Melanie here with Team MPUG. Again, once again, we’ll be sending out the always adorable MPUG to those of you who get involved.

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Webinar Recap: Microsoft Project Do’s, Don’ts, and Cool Customizations

MPUG

JULY 1, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Sam Huffman’s Microsoft Project Do’s, Don’ts, and Cool Customizations webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Yeah, hopefully everybody can see that MPUG. There we go.

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The Project Communication Plan

MPUG

MARCH 28, 2021

Project File: A sample communication plan, Communication_Plan.docx, is available in the Chapter 11 folder on the companion website. By planning your approach for communication in advance, you can provide the right information to the right people, at the right time, in the right format, and with the right emphasis. See below for instructions.

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Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project: Lesson 3 – Leveling and Resolving Resource Conflicts Transcription

MPUG

JANUARY 27, 2022

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Sam Bell’s course, Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project (Lesson 3: Leveling and Resolving Resource Conflicts), being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Melanie here with team MPUG. Welcome to Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project, part three.

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99 Reasons to Love (and Join) MPUG Now!

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Live weekly training webinars on project management using Microsoft applications. Over 50 new expert articles published annually and sent to your inbox in our weekly newsletter. MPUG community members are the nicest people we know. Brand new sessions on project management and how you to integrate your software with Excel.

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Webinar Highlights: Project for the web – Using Project Accelerator as an Extension for Project Management (3 of 3)

MPUG

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Please find below highlights from Nenad Trajkovski’s session “Project Management with Project for the web – Project Accelerator Application and how to use it as an extension for Project for the web” being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. What is the Project Accelerator Application? Is it cloud computing?

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Webinar Recap: Introduction to the Power BI Suite

MPUG

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ben Howard’s session, Power BI for Business Users and Project Managers – Part 1: Introduction to the Power BI Suite, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Ben Howard: Hey.

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Webinar Recap: Using WBS Schedule Pro – By Critical Tools

MPUG

AUGUST 22, 2019

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Critical Tool’s Using WBS Schedule Pro showcase session being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this showcase session at your convenience. There may be exclusions, such as those steps included in product demonstrations.

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Webinar recap: Agile Project Management with Microsoft Teams and Planner

MPUG

JUNE 5, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Dux Raymond Sy’s Agile Project Management with Microsoft Teams and Planner webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Kyle: Hello, everyone, and welcome to today’s MPUG webinar.

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Vendor Showcase Recap: Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance

MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. My name is Kyle, and I’ll be the moderator today. Rich: Okay, Kyle.

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Webinar Recap: How to get and see Project Information in Power BI

MPUG

JANUARY 2, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Collin Quiring’s How to get and see Project Information in Power BI webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. The MPUG activity code for claiming the session is on the screen now.

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Use Agile Project Management with MS Project – Transcription

MPUG

MAY 18, 2022

s webinar, Use Agile Project Management with MS Project, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Melanie here with team MPUG. For those of you attending live today, we’ll add this session to your MPUG transcript automatically. Cindy, a big MPUG welcome back. Lewis’ and James Mills JR.’s

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Webinar Recap: Understanding Dependencies, Leads, and Lags with MS Project

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Satya Narayan Dash’s session, Understanding Dependencies, Leads and Lags with MS Project, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. My name is Kyle, and I’ll be the moderator today.

Software Review

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Webinar Recap: Using Custom Fields and Graphical Indicators to Analyze the Quality of Your Schedule

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ira Brown’s session, Using Custom Fields and Graphical Indicators to Analyze the Quality of Your Schedule, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Thank you very much, Kyle.

Software Review

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Vendor Showcase Recap: Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance

MPUG

JULY 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Rich Murphy’s showcase session, Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. My name is Kyle, and I’ll be the moderator today. Rich: Okay, Kyle.

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Excel Data Visualization – Lesson 2 Transcription

MPUG

JUNE 9, 2022

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Mike Thomas’ course, Excel Data Visualization – Lesson 2, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. For those of you attending live today, we’ll add this session to your MPUG transcript automatically. Melanie: Welcome, hello. Mike: Okay.

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Webinar Recap – Fixing the Problem: Making Changes in how you Deal with Challenges

MPUG

JANUARY 20, 2021

Lynette Reed’s session, Fixing the Problem: Making Changes in how you Deal with Challenges, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. And the MPUG activity code for claiming the session with PMI is on the screen now.

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Webinar Recap: Best of Microsoft Inspire 2019

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Leonardo Nogueira and Larry Mead’s Best of Microsoft Inspire 2019 webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. Watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. There may be exclusions, such as those steps included in product demonstrations.

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Vendor Showcase Recap: Where There’s a Widget, There’s a Way: Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Project! – By Project Widgets

MPUG

JULY 9, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ira Brown’s showcase session, Where There’s a Widget, There’s a Way: Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Project, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. We’ll go ahead and begin.

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Webinar Recap: Risk Management Life Cycle in the Context of Project, Program, and Portfolio

MPUG

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Satya N Dash’ session, Risk Management Life Cycle in the Context of Project, Program, and Portfolio, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience.

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Webinar Recap – Finding a Perfect Match: A Look at Both Sides of the Interviewing Process

MPUG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Lynette Reed’s session, Finding a Perfect Match: A Look at Both Sides of the Interviewing Process, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Kyle: All right. Hey, sorry about that.

Process

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Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 1

MPUG

JANUARY 4, 2021

As you can see, a whole new cottage industry grew out of the ‘Agile’ movement. I’d like to begin by sharing a brilliant quote that puts the latest project management fashion, Agile, into humbling perspective: “ A Waterfall project is just an Agile (Scrum) project with one huge sprint! Waterfall ’ is not the same as Critical Path.

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Webinar Recap: Tips, Tricks, and Clicks on Effective Project Management Using MS Teams

MPUG

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Dharmesh Patel’s session, Tips, Tricks and Clicks on Effective Project Management Using MS Teams, being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. I’m very excited to be presenting for MPUG.

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Webinar Recap: How Should a Project Manager Organize their Workday and Where does MS Project Fit into this?

MPUG

APRIL 23, 2021

being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Kyle: Hello and welcome to today’s MPUG webinar, How Should a Project Manager Organize their Workday Every Day and Where Does Microsoft Project Fit Into This? Nenad: Hello, everyone.

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Webinar Recap: Understanding Calendars and Scheduling in Microsoft Project

MPUG

MARCH 19, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Dale Howard’s Understanding Calendars and Scheduling in Microsoft Project webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. Kyle: Hello everyone and welcome to today’s MPUG webinar.

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Webinar Recap: Beyond Macros Revisited: Automating Microsoft Project for Non-Techies

MPUG

MARCH 12, 2020

Please find below a transcription of the audio portion of Ira Brown’s Beyond Macros Revisited: Automating Microsoft Project for Non-Techies webinar being provided by MPUG for the convenience of our members. You may watch the live recording of this webinar at your convenience. My name is Kyle and I’ll be the moderator today.

Software Review

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Copilot Studio and the PMO: Creating a Capable and Useful AI Assistant

MPUG’s NEW Website

Trending Sources

July 1, 2020’s PMP® Exam Changes

MPUG’s NEW Website

What You Need to Know About Calendars in Project for the web

MPUG’s New Website is Live

Three Features to Love about Project for the Web

3 Tips to Power Automate your Project Management Work Transcription

Benefits Realization Management for Projects

Webinar Recap: How to Run Scrum Projects with Project for the Web

Webinar Recap: Project Management, Critical Event Management and COVID-19: Reflections

Can Project Duration Estimation be done without Assumptions?

Webinar Recap: Transformative Leadership: How to Elevate your Impact with Less Effort and None of the Stress

Vendor Showcase Recap: Using WBS Schedule Pro – By Critical Tools

Webinar Recap: Project Managers are Change Managers

Webinar Recap: Beyond Macros Revisited: Automating Microsoft Project for Non-Techies Part 2

Overview of the PMBOK® Guide Seventh Edition – Lesson 1 Transcription

Stories about Stories in Agile Development

7 Common Misconceptions about MS Project that People Get Wrong – Transcription

Webinar Recap: Microsoft Project Do’s, Don’ts, and Cool Customizations

The Project Communication Plan

Critical Path Modeling Using Microsoft Project: Lesson 3 – Leveling and Resolving Resource Conflicts Transcription

99 Reasons to Love (and Join) MPUG Now!

Webinar Highlights: Project for the web – Using Project Accelerator as an Extension for Project Management (3 of 3)

Webinar Recap: Introduction to the Power BI Suite

Webinar Recap: Using WBS Schedule Pro – By Critical Tools

Webinar recap: Agile Project Management with Microsoft Teams and Planner

Vendor Showcase Recap: Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance

Webinar Recap: How to get and see Project Information in Power BI

Use Agile Project Management with MS Project – Transcription

Webinar Recap: Understanding Dependencies, Leads, and Lags with MS Project

Webinar Recap: Using Custom Fields and Graphical Indicators to Analyze the Quality of Your Schedule

Vendor Showcase Recap: Triskell Software for Enterprise Governance

Excel Data Visualization – Lesson 2 Transcription

Webinar Recap – Fixing the Problem: Making Changes in how you Deal with Challenges

Webinar Recap: Best of Microsoft Inspire 2019

Vendor Showcase Recap: Where There’s a Widget, There’s a Way: Unleashing the Power of Microsoft Project! – By Project Widgets

Webinar Recap: Risk Management Life Cycle in the Context of Project, Program, and Portfolio

Webinar Recap – Finding a Perfect Match: A Look at Both Sides of the Interviewing Process

Waterfall Should Have Never Existed: Part 1

Webinar Recap: Tips, Tricks, and Clicks on Effective Project Management Using MS Teams

Webinar Recap: How Should a Project Manager Organize their Workday and Where does MS Project Fit into this?

Webinar Recap: Understanding Calendars and Scheduling in Microsoft Project

Webinar Recap: Beyond Macros Revisited: Automating Microsoft Project for Non-Techies

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