Clarity

  • 1.  A Wealth of Training is Available!

    Posted Mar 31, 2015 08:55 AM

    Contributed by Kevin Mah, Program Manager, Global Product Education at CA Technologies

    CA Education knows an enabled and educated customer is a satisfied customer. With this in mind, we are pleased to announce that the following Self-Directed and Instructor Led Training (ILT) and Virtual Learning (VL) learning opportunities are available on the Education Portal.

    Note: Public schedules are subject to change anytime without notice. Please be sure to visit the CA Education Portal for up-to-date course schedules.  For more information, please contact your CA Technologies Education representative.

    CA Clarity PPM 14.2: Differences 200 (33CLR23480)

    This course covers the enhancements and changes since CA Clarity PPM 14.1. You will learn about enhancements to the Portfolio management functionality and Microsoft Project integration, the new reporting functionality, and the new, updated, and discontinued support for third party applications.

    OnDemand CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Resource Management 200 (33CLR23180)

    This new course, delivered as an OnDemand WBT, is for the user who is responsible for capacity planning in CA Clarity PPM. It will show how to create and manage resource and role profiles and capture and define data elements. After the resources are established, the staffing methods (formal and informal), the Resource Finder function, and the resource requisition tools will be demonstrated. In addition, there will be a review of the Allocations screens and Capacity Planning functionality.

    CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Project and Investment Management 200 (33CLR2313S)

    This new course, offered as an Dynamic Lab consisting of 19.5 hours of self-directed learning, is for users who will manage projects using CA Clarity PPM. Project management procedures from start to finish are taught, including project setup, assembling a project team, managing project risks, issues, and change requests, and closing out a project. Procedures pertinent to controlling the progression of a project are demonstrated. Setting project baselines, identifying dependencies, and the use of Gantt charts are demonstrated.

    CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Resource Management 200 (33CLR2314S)

    This new course, offered as an Dynamic Lab consisting of 6.5 hours of self-directed learning, is for the user who is responsible for capacity planning in CA Clarity PPM. It will show how to create and manage resource and role profiles and capture and define data elements. After the resources are established, the staffing methods (formal and informal), the Resource Finder function, and the resource requisition tools will be demonstrated. In addition, there will be a review of the Allocations screens and Capacity Planning functionality.

    CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Financial Management 200 (33CLR2315S)

    This new course, offered as an Dynamic Lab consisting of 19.5 hours of self-directed learning, teaches how to use CA Clarity PPM to define your OBS and plan, allocate, and record project costs according to this defined structure. The creation of cost- and rate-related matrices; the establishment, approval, and adjustment of cost plans; and the posting of financial transactions are also demonstrated.

    CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Portfolio Management 200 (33CLR2316S)

    This new course, offered as an Dynamic Lab consisting of 13 hours of self-directed learning, shows you how to create, maintain, and analyze the true cost and benefit of organizational initiatives using the performance analysis and scorecard features of CA Clarity PPM.

    CA PPM ILT/VL Courses Scheduled for 2015 Q2

    The following CA PPM Instructor Led Training (ILT)/Virtual Learning (VL) courses are listed on the public Education Portal schedules for 2015 Q2:

    CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Project and Investment Management 200 (33CLR23091)

    CA Clarity PPM 14x: Resource Management 200 (33CLR23101)

    CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Financial Management 200 (33CLR23111)

    CA Clarity PPM 14x: Portfolio Management 200 (33CLR23121)

    CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle (33CLR2275B)

    • 4/6/15 9:00 AM America/Sao Paulo                              426A – LA BRAZIL, Sao Paulo

    CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Project, Resource and Portfolio Management 200 Bundle (33CLR2265B)

    • 4/14/15 10:00 AM America/New York                         NA-USA-Virtual Learning-Quest

    CA Clarity PPM r13.2: Business Administration 200 (33CLR22461)

    CA Clarity PPM r13.2: Data and Reporting 200 (33CLR21981)

    CA Clarity PPM v13: Integration 300 (33CLR30021)

    CA Clarity PPM 13x: Studio Configuration 300 (33CLR30061)

     

    See this article on the CA Clarity PPM Cookbook



  • 2.  Re: A Wealth of Training is Available!

    Posted Mar 31, 2015 09:15 AM

    Hi John, thanks for the links.

     

    Is there a means for sorting/filtering courses by PMI PDU credits available?  We have a number of project managers working to obtain or maintain there PMI certifications - courses with PDU credits would help them out, and may help us generate better participation/use of CA PPM from these project managers.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Dale



  • 3.  Re: A Wealth of Training is Available!

    Posted Mar 31, 2015 09:42 AM

    Hi Dale.

     

    Thanks for asking.

     

    Upon completion of these courses, you (or your team) may submit the following as a Category A PDU.  Input the course code as the PMI PDU Activity Code in the PMI site area, CCRS:

     

    • OnDemand CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Resource Management 200 (33CLR23180):  PDU Category A value is 4;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Project and Investment Management 200 (33CLR2313S):  PDU Category A value is 19.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Resource Management 200 (33CLR2314S): PDU Category A value is 6.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Financial Management 200 (33CLR2315S): PDU Category A value is 19.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Portfolio Management 200 (33CLR2316S): PDU Category A value is 13;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Project and Investment Management 200 (33CLR23091):  PDU Category A value is 19.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Resource Management 200 (33CLR23101): PDU Category A value is 6.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Financial Management 200 (33CLR23111): PDU Category A value is 19.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 14.x: Portfolio Management 200 (33CLRWh23121): PDU Category A value is 13;
    • CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Foundations II 200 Bundle (33CLR2275B): PDU Category A value is 33.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 13.3: Project, Resource and Portfolio 200 Bundle (33CLR2265B): PDU Category A value is 29;
    • CA Clarity PPM 13.2: Business Administration 200 (33CLR22461): PDU Category A value is 32.5;
    • CA Clarity PPM 13.2: Data and Reporting 200 (33CLR21981): PDU Category A value is 26;
    • CA Clarity PPM 13.x: Integration 300 (33CLR30021): PDU Category A value is 26;
    • CA Clarity PPM 13.x: Studio Configuration 300 (33CLR30061): PDU Category A value is 32.5.

     

    Upon conpletion of CA Clarity PPM 14.2: Differences 200 (33CLR23480), you may submit this as a Category B PDU.  Value is 0.5.

     

    I hope this helps out.

     

    All the best,

    Kevin



  • 4.  Re: A Wealth of Training is Available!

    Posted Mar 31, 2015 11:18 AM

    Thank you, Kevin - yes, this is helpful.

     

    I've tried looking/filtering course list by "PDU" - if there's a way to do so, its not obvious to me.  If I'm not missing something, could be a useful addition to help those seek PDUs find those that qualify.  I'd like to supply a link to project managers, and have them be able to search/find such courses on their own and not have to ask for listings when course offerings change.

     

    For now, the list you provided will get me started - thanks, again!  I'll forward this list with a link to the course website.

     

    Dale



  • 5.  Re: A Wealth of Training is Available!

    Posted Apr 01, 2015 06:44 AM

    Thanks for the info Kevin

     

    Quick question on the below -

     

    "Upon conpletion of CA Clarity PPM 14.2: Differences 200 (33CLR23480), you may submit this as a Category B PDU.  Value is 0.5."

     

    I just completed this course. When I apply for the PDU, what is the URL link that I need to put in ?

     

    NJ



  • 6.  Re: A Wealth of Training is Available!

    Posted Apr 01, 2015 10:28 AM

    Thanks for asking.

     

    Since it's an optional field, you can input www.ca.com, or you can leave blank.