Pcubed, BPA Launch MPUG-Global Chapter in Portland, OR.Business Editors ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2002 Program Planning Professionals, Inc. (Pcubed), the world's pre-eminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae project-management solutions company, today announced the launch of the Portland-Cascade (OR) Chapter of the Microsoft Project (product) Microsoft Project - A Microsoft Windows program offering various project management tools. http://microsoft.com/office/project/. Users Group (MPUG-Global), a worldwide organization that provides education, support and expertise to those in the Project Management industry who utilize Microsoft Project. The new chapter's inaugural event, which will be free to the public, will be a free symposium on Wednesday at 6 p.m., May 1, 2002, at the Microsoft Portland Office, Lincoln Tower Building, 10260 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 600 in Portland, OR. Nicole Herskowitz, MS Project Product Manager of Microsoft Corp., will present a demonstration on "Microsoft Project 2002/Project Server." The Portland-Cascade Chapter was brought about as the result of a partnership between Pcubed, MPUG-Global's founder and co-sponsor, and its client, the Bonneville Power Administration The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) is a U.S. self-financed federal agency which transmits and sells wholesale electricity in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and western Montana. The BPA is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, and is headquartered in Portland, Oregon. (BPA BPA British Paediatric Association. ). Chapter president John Weaver
John Weaver (July 21, 1673 – September 24, 1760) was a dancer and choreographer and is commonly known as the father of English , Manager, IS Projects Management Office of BPA, began the chartering process, engaging the support and participation of other Microsoft Project users in the greater Portland area, including an existing grassroots user group. The effort resulted in a surge in MPUG-Global membership in the area, as participants in that grassroots group and other local project managers recognized the benefits of belonging to the worldwide MPUG MPUG Microsoft Project Users Group community. "Our colleagues at Pcubed suggested that we look into MPUG-Global," Mr. Weaver said. "They said that MPUG would give vital support to the Microsoft Project users within our organization. We at BPA realized that there are many individuals and organizations in this area that would also benefit from a forum to share expertise, exchange knowledge, and network, so we decided we had to start the Portland-Cascade Chapter. The response has been overwhelming, and we haven't even launched yet." Registration and refreshments start at 5:30 PM, and the program runs from 6:00 - 8:00 PM. To reserve a seat, please register at http://msevents.microsoft.com/events/USA/ or email John Weaver, jwweaver@bpa.gov. Visit www.mpug.org for more information and directions. About Pcubed Pcubed, the world's pre-eminent project-management solutions company, provides a range of products, applications and customized services for Fortune 500 companies and other global leaders. Pcubed's industry-standard Portfolio Dashboard, consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" and global distribution provide enterprise customers unrivaled productivity, cost-effectiveness and return on investment in all aspects of extended project management. The company's unique standards-based package of solutions features applications for strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , project and resource management, and portfolio administration, integrated seamlessly on either client-server or Internet platforms. Pcubed, which is the preferred provider for all Microsoft customers and partners, counts among its customers a wide range of global leaders in the Fortune 500. Based in Ann Arbor, MI, Pcubed has offices in four continents. For more information, please visit www.pcubed.com. About Bonneville Power Administration If you live in the Northwest, some or all of your electricity probably comes from the Bonneville Power Administration or is transmitted over BPA power lines. Your electric bill helps pay for BPA, which provides power at cost and funds public purposes such as fish and wildlife protection. BPA, based in Portland, OR, is a federal agency that serves the 10 million people of the Pacific Northwest. It is part of the U.S. Department of Energy. BPA supplies roughly half of the electricity used in the Northwest. The power comes primarily from 29 federal dams Federal Dam has the following meanings:
River, southwestern Canada and northwestern U.S. Rising in the Canadian Rockies, it flows through Washington state, entering the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Ore.; it has a total length of 1,240 mi (2,000 km). for multiple purposes. More information may be obtained at www.bpa.gov. About MPUG-Global Pcubed is the founder and co-sponsor of MPUG-Global (Microsoft Project Users Group). Pcubed President, Adrian Balfour, conceived the group as a way to provide education, support and expertise to those in the Project Management industry who utilize Microsoft Project. In 1997, Pcubed launched the first MPUG chapter with the support and recognition of co-sponsor Microsoft. Since then, MPUG has grown to a dedicated global community with 23 chapters and 2,000 members worldwide. The official user group of Microsoft Project, MPUG-Global provides members with a host of benefits including a quarterly newsletter, monthly e-zine, members-only website, chapter meetings, beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the , special offers from Microsoft and more! MPUG-Global is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich. and has a European office in London, England. For more information, go to www.mpug.org or call 734.741.0841. |
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