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Austin MPUG Previous Speakers. Jim Spiller with Critical Technologies presented an MS Project add on productDr. Tim Pyron, Managing multiple projects in a master project planBrian Lacey and Lena Woods of MicroAssist on using MS Project Central. Austin MPUG Previous Speakers (Cont'd). John Winc
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1. Austin MPUG Austin Microsoft Project Users’ Group
http www.mpugaustin.org
Overview of Today’s Goals
Michael Bycura – Chapter President
Date : October 14, 2003
2. Austin MPUG Previous Speakers Jim Spiller with Critical Technologies presented an MS Project add on product
Dr. Tim Pyron, Managing multiple projects in a master project plan
Brian Lacey and Lena Woods of MicroAssist on using MS Project Central
3. Austin MPUG Previous Speakers (Cont’d) John Winchester, Winchester Group, Lessons learned in deploying MS Project 2002 in an Enterprise Resource Project
Greg Bailey, Quantum PM, a MS partners template to assist with the deployment of MS Project 2002
4. Austin MPUG Previous Speakers (Cont’d) Dr. Tim Pyron, MS Project 101 and my favorite tips & tricks
Kevin Gibson, Kidasa, Successfully Presenting Your Projects
5. Austin MPUG Today’s Sponsors Jerry VanValkenberg , Microsoft Government Sector
Dan Scheffler (MicrosoftVisio & Project Support, State Government providing software product prize drawings)
Joachim Strenk (MicroAssist.net) providing snacks
Sue Butler – Kidasa Software (Chapter Sponsor)
Greg Kastle - Austin Microsoft Office (Chapter Sponsor providing meeting place & product)
6. Austin MPUG Chapter officers
Michael Bycura, TCEQ, President
Sandra Crow, Vice President (need vote)
Tom Wyoming, CSC, Recording Secretary (vacant)
Sue Butler, Web Master and Communications
7. Austin MPUG Tonight's meeting
MPUG membership provides many benefits visit www.mpug.org site for the details
Accepting any volunteers – if you know of a good speaker or a good topic for future meetings, please send them to our website www.mpugaustin.org
8. Austin MPUG Tonight’s Agenda
Introduction of first time attendees (name and organization)
Sign Up Lists (Be sure to check the yes and no blocks)
Floor Announcements (Meetings, and Job Opportunities)
Focus of this Chapter is the User and their requirements
PDUs documentation for those needing credits (officers automatically receive)
9. Tonight’s Speaker -Dan Ross with Austin Energy Tonight Presentation Dan Ross will be providing us an update based on his personal experience with deploying the SQL Server application
Topic ------ Successfully Deploying MS SQL Server, installation without a MS Partner
Austin Energy was able to field this application and environment without a Microsoft Project Partner. This is not normally recommended, so this should be an excellent lessons learned
10. Tonight’s Speaker – Dan Ross with Austin Energy
The presentation will be followed by
Followed by Q & A period until our time expires for this evening
Scheduling of next meeting
Product drawings and door prizes at the end
11. Tonight’s Speaker – Dan Ross with Austin Energy Dan Ross is certified PMP with almost 30 years of Project Management and technology experience. Dan was a Project Manager for IBM for over 28 years. He has a BS in Industrial Engineering from the University of Tennessee and graduate work in Operations Research at the University of Alabama. Most recently, he has been working to with Austin Energy in the development and fielding of Microsoft Project 2002 in a fully integrate SQL server environment.
12. Austin MPUG Today’s Sponsors Dan Scheffler (Microsoft Visio & Project Support) (Product for drawings)
Bob Westerlund (Austin Microsoft Representative – providing meeting place)
Joachim Strenk (MicroAssist.net) providing snacks
Sue Butler – Kidasa Software (Chapter Sponsor)
Greg Kastle - Local Microsoft Office (Chapter Sponsor)
Please thank them for their support
13. Austin MPUG Membership has its rewards
Currently have 3 sponsors (Microsoft, Kidassa and Microassist)
Need to maintain 20 members (please consider the benefits and the continuation of this medium)
Visit MPUG.org for wealth of information and the benefits
Next Meeting November 11, 2003 Topic - TBD
14. Austin MPUG Contact Information
Web Sites
MPUGAustin.org
MPUG.org
Mike Bycura
Phone (512) 347-7677, leave message for return call.
Bycura@sbcglobal.net
Please fill out feedback forms….. For the topics that you want to see.
See Chapter officer for PDUs
Next Meeting November 11, 2003 Topic - TBD