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Welcome to the

New Madison Chapter of MPUG!

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Agenda

• Welcome• Review Survey Feedback & Recommendations

• View Draft Madison MPUG Website • Determine Next Steps• Socialize

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Member Survey

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Respondents

Madison MPUG Members: 62

Survey Respondents: 43

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Meeting Frequency

QUESTIONPreferred frequency of chapter meetings?

RESPONSEQuarterly: 35Monthly: 8Other: 0

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WebinarsQUESTIONWould you like the chapter to conductlearning Webinars?

RESPONSEYes – in addition to chapter meetings: 30Yes – in place of chapter meetings: 9Either in place of or in addition to: 4No: 0

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Webinar Topics

QUESTIONWhat Webinar topics are of interest to you?

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Microsoft Project Tips & Tricks: 40

Microsoft Project Reporting Tools: 38

Project Server Implementation/Upgrade Best Practices: 20

Other: (see next slide)

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Webinar Topics (continued)Additional Recommendations:• How users are pushing the envelope with MS

Project (e.g. custom dashboards, etc.)

• How to use MS Project as more than a static schedule – making it a day to day dynamic project management tool that replaces Visio diagrams, Excel spreadsheets, SharePoint lists

• Project Portfolio

• Managing programs vs. projects

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Webinar Topics (continued)• Using Sharepoint for project management /

Integration with SharePoint

• 3rd Party add-on tools, “freeware" examples, and even some alternative solutions

• Integration with other Microsoft and non-Microsoft applications and environments

• Executive through "timesheet" user training

• MS Project-based dashboard configurations & tools

• Local vendor expertise

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Webinar Topics (continued)• Microsoft regional and global strategy and support

• “Case studies”: examples of plans for different types of projects, how they are created, managed, etc.

• Usage guidelines and standards

• A natural progression of webinars taking people from beginner level to advance would be great, and very reusable within a library of webinars. I would also like to see one or more sessions on using MSP to manage multiple projects using shared resources possibly from multiple perspectives: how to maximize resource utilization, or how to minimize the impact of schedule changes.

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Website Content

QUESTIONFor the chapter’s website, what content Topics would you like to see?

RESPONSEInformation on upcoming meetings & events: 41Microsoft Project Q&A Forum: 40Links to other helpful web sites: 40 Chapter Members List: 33*

Other: (see next slide)

* Comment – “Access should be limited to members only”

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Website Content (continued)Additional Recommendations:• Tips, Instructions, etc.

• A Wiki site with information on issues that people have encountered and solutions to fix them.

• Tip of the week

• Information on how to obtain Microsoft Project certification

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Website Content (continued)

• Event (including webinars) registration & payment

• List of Microsoft-sponsored or other events

• Online access to a library of webinars and code downloads (from webinar demos)

• Articles similar to the main MPUG site

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Other Suggestions

• I REALLY like the idea of online meetings – this way we can actually look at MS Project and try out what we are talking about. Or if we want a face-to-face networking opportunity, have MS Project available in the meeting room via projector with screen shot handouts to take notes on.

• Meetings should not start before 5:00 p.m.

• Consider having an occasional breakfast meeting

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Other Suggestions (continued)

• Periodically include guest speaker learning sessions and demonstrations as part of the chapter meetings

• Offer Student and Corporate Memberships

• Organize Special Interest Groups

• Lets see if we can add a little fun to the meetings

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Other Suggestions (continued)

• ROI: Suggestions on convincing your company to support group membership.

• Lessons from the trenches: What not to do with MSP and why.

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Madison MPUG Website

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MPUG Global URL:http://www.mpug.com

Madison MPUG URL:http://www.mpug.com/chapter

sites/US-Madison

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Navigating to Madison chapter website from MPUG Global

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Madison MPUG Website Demo

Additional Feedback

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Madison MPUG Website

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Chapter Governance

Proposal:1-year termNo term limit

Officers (through April, 2011):Wendy AndersonAlan DeckerTodd Peterson

Ratification Vote to elect current officers

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Next Meeting Date & Topic• Date

– Wednesday, July 21st or July 28th – preference?

• Topic – CREATING CUSTOM REPORTS WITH MS PROJECT

SERVER

• Presenter– PHIL BRAUN, Project Management Consultant,

Alliant Energy

• Location– TBD

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Fall Meeting

• Date– Wednesday, October 27th?

• Topic – Gather Ideas

• Presenter– Volunteers?

• Location– TBD

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Next Steps• Spread the word

Invite others you know in the PM community to join Madison MPUG Chapter

• Volunteer to share at a future chapter meeting or webinar Email Madison MPUG Chapter officers:

MadisonMPUG@gmail.com

• Sharing with other Madison MPUG members Use signup sheet

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