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• Microsoft Project Server 2010 Bootcamp

  Project Server 2010 is the biggest release of Project in a decade! With an integration of Portfolio Server into Project Server 2010, demand management flows through to project management on a single platform. Business can create workflows that start with... Posted Apr 19 2011, 01:28 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Project Management, project 2010, Project server 2010, bootcamp

• Brian Cameron: Professor and Executive Director, Center for Enterprise Architecture, Founder FEAPO – Part 1 of 2 interview series

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Brian Cameron: Professor and Executive Director, Center for Enterprise Architecture Pennsylvania State University, Founder... Posted Apr 18 2011, 04:38 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: announcements, Interviews, Management, Architecture, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, IT Alignment, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Certifications, Enterprise Architecture, Project Management, IT Governance, interview, ifip, Leadership, Business Productivity, EA, Industry Trends, Business Development, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Business of IT, Computing Science, Certification Course, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard, Computing Education, Computing Profession, Management of Technology, IT Man, Career Success, c-level executives, World CIO Forum, IFIP World CIO Forum, FEAPO

• Husin Ahmad Vice-President ACS (a Xerox Company): Profound Insights from an Internationally Renowned Innovator and Senior Executive

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Husin Ahmad Vice-President ACS (a Xerox Company): Profound Insights from an Internationally Renowned Innovator and Senior... Posted Feb 14 2011, 09:06 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Interviews, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Project Management, interview, China, ifip, Leadership, customer satisfaction, Industry Trends, Ignite Your Career, Business Development, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard, Computing Profession, IT Man, Career Success, Human Resources Management, HR

• Kumar R. Parakala, Invitations by President Clinton, Jet Li Foundation; KPMG Head of IT Advisory EMA & India and COO Advisory India: Unique Insights from Internationally Renowned Innovator, Senior Executive

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Kumar R. Parakala, KPMG Head of IT Advisory Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMA) and India; Chief Operating Officer (COO)... Posted Jan 17 2011, 07:32 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Management, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Interviews, IT Alignment, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Project Management, IT Governance, interview, ACS, ifip, Inspiration, Leadership, Business Productivity, Cloud computing, Industry Trends, Cloud, CIO, Business Development, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard, Computing Profession, Management of Technology, Career Success, World Computer Congress, KPMG, Chief Innovation Officer, Butler Lampson, President Clinton, Australian Computer Society

• New Year's resolutions you can resolve with Office and Windows

  It's 2011, and if you're like me, you know there are some things you should have mastered last year that you didn't get to - so you resolve to tackle them when the calendar rolls over. Here are 65 popular tasks we frequently hear that customers... Posted Jan 04 2011, 08:01 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SharePoint, Office 2007, Outlook, email, Twitter, excel, Images, powerpoint, OneNote, Word, Productivity, Project Management, Rules, Access, Windows 7, Inbox, Formatting, find documents, organize, Office 2010, PivotTable, Productivity Hub

• George Phipps, Change-Mentorship-Project Expert, Career Coach on maximizing performance

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview George Phipps . George Phipps is a seasoned professional and founder of Phipps Training Services, a company dedicated to... Posted Nov 08 2010, 05:34 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Collaboration, Training, Management, Community, Podcasts, Podcast, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Interviews, Communications, IT Alignment, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Certifications, Project Management, interview, ifip, Leadership, Business Productivity, Industry Trends, Business Development, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard

• IT Release Management. Don’t just throw it over the fence!

  If you’re in IT operations, you’ve most likely experienced the following situation: a large scale integration project with several developers, business analysts, testers, UAT leads, project managers, program managers, executive steering committees... Posted Oct 21 2010, 07:33 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Operations, Release Management, ITIL, Project Management, Information Technology Management, microsoft solutions framework, release management process

• Adam Cole: Internationally Awarded Technology Executive and Serial Innovator Shares His Success Factors

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Adam Cole : Internationally Awarded Technology Executive and Serial Innovator who speaks on entrepreneurship, global industry... Posted Jul 19 2010, 11:22 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Business Intelligence, Interviews, Management, Community, Architecture, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Software Development, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, Adam Cole, Project Management, interview, Software Deployment, healthcare, ifip, Inspiration, CIPS, Leadership, customer satisfaction, Industry Trends, Ignite Your Career, Business Development, Team Building, IP3, PMI, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Awards, ACM, Business of IT, Teaching, Volunteer, Skills and Careers, Industry Standard, Software Engineering, Personal Health Records, Health Informatics, Electronic Medial Records

• Things I Learned at ITIL Training – Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

  A large part of any effective IT organization is communication – especially communication within your organization. And although you may be presenting the same or a similar message to everyone, it’s important to consider your audience and tailor... Posted Jul 09 2010, 07:16 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Ruth Morton, Communications, ITIL, Project Management

• Risk Mitigation vs Risk Contingency

  Technorati Tags: Project Server 2010 , Risk Planning Glen Alleman has an interesting post here on his thoughts about how risks are handled. He talks about Risk Retirement as the process of taking steps to stop a risk from happening. He references a post... Posted Jun 24 2010, 09:56 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Project Management, Project server 2010, Risk Planning

• Align IT: IT Manager Podcast #34 – The Importance of Project Management

  Think that centralized project management systems are only important for large enterprises? Think again - even small companies can have many projects on the go . The question is, can you manage your projects better and be more efficient while saving money... Posted Jun 22 2010, 07:00 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Podcasts, IT Manager Podcast Series, Project Management, interview, AlignIT

• Dr. Kishore Swaminathan, Chief Scientist Accenture, provocative insights on effective leadership, developing talent, rethinking business systems, essential global trends, drivers for organizational success

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview distinguished executive, scientist, engineer, Dr. Kishore Swaminathan , Chief Scientist Accenture. Kishore shares his insights... Posted May 17 2010, 09:12 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Mobile, Business Intelligence, Interviews, Collaboration, Community, Architecture, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, Software Development, IT Manager Podcast Series, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Wikipedia, Academia, Social Media, resources, IT Alignment, Industry Perspectives, Social Networking, Career Tips, Certifications, Project Management, interview, Software Deployment, software+services, Inspiration, Leadership, Business Productivity, Cloud computing, Industry Trends, Azure, Business Development, Team Building, IP3, Career Lessons, Professionalism, Scientist, Business of IT, Skills and Careers, Technology Review, Industry Standard, Accenture

• Live Webcast: Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step 2010 – Step Up Now!

  Register Here! Presented By: Aditya Mohan, Director, Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Webcast Date: 25 th May, 2010 Webcast Time: 1pm – 5pm (AEST) Overview: Have you ever been frustrated because your team, vendors and ISVs are not on the same page during... Posted May 11 2010, 06:59 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Dynamics, Technical, ISV, Dynamics AX, Project Management, Online, Dynamics NAV, Sure Step, Readiness, Architect, Dynamics CRM, bdm, Dynamics GP, Live Academy, Dynamics Partner Academy

• Cross-Canada Q & A with Local Partners

  Even though Office and SharePoint 2010 haven’t been released yet, there are a number of Canadian companies piloting early adopter projects using the beta applications to enhance corporate collaboration, enable management of content and use business intelligence... Posted Apr 09 2010, 05:00 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SharePoint, Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Podcasts, Software Development, Ruth Morton, IT Alignment, Partners, content management, Project Management, Business Productivity, Cloud computing, BPOS, AlignIT

• Project Management e cambiamento in azienda

  :: Iscriviti al seminario online gratuito :: Data e ora di inizio: 31 marzo 2010 - ore 16 :: Durata del corso: 1 - 1,30 ore Il corso online fornisce una panoramica dello stato dell'arte e illustra sinteticamente le best practice disponibili per una... Posted Mar 25 2010, 08:50 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Project Management, Webinar, gestione impresa

• Dr. Maggie Johnson: Distinguished Researcher, Educator, Executive, and Top Thought Leader shares her insights into trends, IT benchmarking, computing education, teaching, and corporate training

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with top-echelon and renowned professionals. In this blog, I interview Dr. Maggie Johnson : Distinguished Researcher, Educator, Executive, and Top Thought Leader shares her insights into trends... Posted Mar 23 2010, 04:45 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Business Intelligence, Interviews, Collaboration, Training, Management, Community, Architecture, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Podcast Series, Research, IT Manager Interviews, Academia, IT Alignment, Education, Industry Perspectives, Tools & Utilities, Career Tips, Benchmarks, Women in Technology, Project Management, interview, ifip, Inspiration, CIPS, Leadership, stanford, Cloud computing, Industry Trends, Ignite Your Career, AlignIT, Youth in Technology, IP3, Diversity, Career Lessons, Professionalism, ACM, Scientist, STEM

• CIPS scholarship recipient's pathway to success--Lynette Wallach: IT Leader, Senior Analyst Shares her best practices in Health Care IT

  This is the next blog in the continuing series of interviews with working IT professionals who are making their mark on industry. In this blog, I interview Lynette Wallach : IT Leader, Senior Analyst who shares her best practices in Health Care IT. Enjoy... Posted Mar 01 2010, 04:14 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Interviews, Training, Management, Community, Architecture, Podcasts, Stephen Ibaraki, IT Manager Podcast Series, IT Manager Interviews, IT Alignment, Education, Industry Perspectives, Career Tips, ITIL, Women in Technology, Project Management, interview, Inspiration, CIPS, Leadership, Industry Trends, AlignIT, Team Building, Youth in Technology, Diversity, PMI

• Free Second Shot at Microsoft Certification

  If you are about to take a Microsoft Certification exam, please make sure you register to acquire a Second Shot voucher first. If you need to retake the exam with the second shot voucher, you  must retake exam before 30 June, 2010.  More Share... Posted Feb 21 2010, 09:21 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Security, Exchange, Webcast, Unified Communications, Dynamics, SQL Server, Technical, Virtualization, ISV, Small Business Server, IT Pro, ForeFront, Biztalk, Certification, Developer, Dynamics AX, BPIO, Project Management, tech.ed, Online, System Centre, Windows 7, Dynamics NAV, Sure Step, Readiness, Architect, Dynamics CRM, Windows Server 2008 R2, bdm, Sales and PreSales, Implementer, Dynamics GP, Live Academy, Dynamics Partner Academy

• Microsoft Project Development Group Uses Project 2010 to Manage Development – Read How!

  Tad tells me: The Project Marketing Team is currently creating evidence taken from the 2010 Technical Adoption Program and are very enthusiastic about an early case study that has been published: Microsoft Project Development Group Uses Its Own Product... Posted Feb 18 2010, 12:47 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: marketing, case study, Project Management, 2010, Microsoft Project 2010, Microsoft Project Server 2010, Microsoft Project Server

• Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step is compatible with Windows 7

  Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step is now compatible with Windows 7. The latest maintenance release can be found at PartnerSource . Share this post: Read More... Posted Aug 05 2009, 07:57 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Dynamics, ISV, Developer, Dynamics AX, Project Management, Dynamics NAV, Readiness, Architect, Dynamics CRM, bdm, Implementer, Dynamics GP

• PMBlvd Blog Guest Post

  I guest posted over on the PMBlvd blog “PM Bistro” about keeping processes and PM tools simple. Check it out. Share this post: Read More... Posted Jul 15 2009, 08:43 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Project Management, Deployment Practices

• Sure Step - Now Available to ALL Dynamics Partners, No Partner Service Plan Required!

  Implementation methodologies like Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step help improve your services delivery efficiency and profitability. Many partners today are already enjoying the benefits Sure Step provides. In order to help you be more successful and enjoy... Posted Jul 13 2009, 08:23 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Dynamics, Technical, ISV, Certification, Developer, Dynamics AX, BPIO, Project Management, Online, Dynamics NAV, Sure Step, Readiness, Architect, Dynamics CRM, bdm, Sales and PreSales, Implementer, Dynamics GP

• How to successfully deliver on-time, on-budget, and on-spec implementations for Dynamics customers

  It‘s time for you to take a second look at the Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology. The latest release of Sure Step has new project types that can help partners make implementations more efficient, which is crucial in winning customers in the down... Posted Jun 30 2009, 06:55 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Dynamics, ISV, Developer, Dynamics AX, Project Management, Online, Dynamics NAV, Sure Step, Architect, Dynamics CRM, bdm, Implementer, Dynamics GP

• Pcubed post a great new MICROSOFT SPONSORED case study

  As environmental engineering firm Malcolm Pirnie grew, teams were more geographically diverse and project durations were decreasing due to faster delivery methods. The firm realized that it needed more consistent project delivery processes. It also sought... Posted May 29 2009, 10:27 AM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: SharePoint, case study, Project Server, Project Management, Public Sector

• Twitter and Project Management

  Christophe dug out some interesting examples of the use of Twitter for Project Management       Tony Zink (msProjectExperts): Use Twitter to Track Tasks and Time in Project Server 2007 . Social networking as a tool for managing projects... Posted May 27 2009, 02:39 PM by TechNet Blogs Filed under: Twitter, Project Management, Microsoft Project Server