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Dux Raymond Sy

http://www.twitter.com/meetdux

Washington, District Of Columbia

Project Management Professional, Dynamic Speaker, SharePoint Sensei

Areas of Expertise:

  • global entrepreneurship
  • project management
  • sharepoint
  • collaboration tools
  • consulting
  • speaking
  • training
  • writing

Biography

With over 15 years of experience in Information Technology, Dux Raymond Sy has earned a reputation as among the leading experts in leveraging technology to enhance project management. He is currently a managing partner and the chief evangelist of Innovative-e, Inc., a Microsoft-certified, business technology consulting and services company that serves startups to Global 50 clients focused on assisting organizations to effectively manage SharePoint projects and leverage SharePoint as a project management platform.

As a thought leader in maximizing project team collaboration, he is focused on empowering organizations on how to leverage the benefits of collaborative tools with quantifiable goals such as: Increasing productivity and efficiency, decreasing collaboration redundancies and streamlining electronic communications. A sought after speaker, Dux has presented in various Microsoft and Project Management Institute (PMI) events worldwide. He is very much involved in the greater SharePoint community and is an event chair for SharePoint Saturday, a free community driven conference that has been held worldwide.

In addition, he is a contract author and instructor for Learning Tree International, Bamboo Nation's resident project management expert and EPM Live's project management thought leader.

Dux regularly writes about project management, SharePoint and globalization at MeetDux.com.

Books

SharePoint for Project Management SharePoint for Project Management
by Dux Raymond Sy
October 2008
Print: $44.99
Ebook: $35.99

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Blog

Dux Raymond's blog posts are hosted at:
http://meetdux.com/

5 Reasons Why Executive SharePoint Ignorance is Not Bliss (Part 1)

November 24 2009

The job of how to implement SharePoint in an organization should not be in the hands of the IT department. It belongs with the business and the backing of executive decision makers. Here's why: "Our SharePoint implementation was unsuccessful because management just doesn't get it! Our CIO de... (More) read more

Mark Your Calendars: Dec 5, 2009 - SharePoint Saturday DC is Back!

October 29 2009

Thanks to Dan Usher and Gino Degregori, I'm very excited to tell you that SharePoint Saturday DC (SPSDC) is back! It will be held on Dec 5, 2009 at the Microsoft Technology Center in Reston, VA.   Sessions for SPSDC will focus on SharePoint solutions addressing business needs relevant in Washin... (More)… read more

Free Download: SharePoint Assessment WBS & Project Schedule

October 28 2009

I had a great time today presenting at the Richmond SharePoint User Group. One of the questions I had was:   "How can you assess the business needs of an organization and map it to a solution that SharePoint can provide?"   At Innovative-e, whenever we engage in a  SharePoint impleme... (More) read more

Screencast: SharePoint 2010 for Project Management Success

October 28 2009

I'm sure you've heard by now SharePoint 2010 is out of the bag. Thanks to Bamboo Solutions, I had the opportunity to showcase its' capabilities to support project management (PM) last week at SharePoint Conference 2009 in Las Vegas.   Along with Julie Auletta and Daisy Anand, we presented in a p... (More) read more

Free Webcast: How to Effectively Utilize Microsoft Project 2010 with SharePoint 2010

October 26 2009

Microsoft Project is a project management tool widely used by project managers today. Its' ability to support project managers to define a schedule, assign resources to tasks and track project status has been instrumental in contributing to project success. However, it can be a challenge for a proje... (More) read more

#spc09 The Future of SharePoint Project Management

October 26 2009

One of the immediate values SharePoint can deliver to an organization is the ability to address project management challenges, such as inefficient communication among stakeholders, poor information management practices and undefined project collaboration standards that compromises project success.... (More) read more

#spc09 ECM for the Masses: How SharePoint 2010 Delivers On The Promise

October 21 2009

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) has been a buzzword floating in the enterprise. Yet its promise of integrating proven methods and tools to capture, manage and deliver relevant information to an organization has yet to be realized.   Microsoft unveiled SharePoint 2010 at the SharePoint Conferen... (More) read more

I'll Give Away Signed Books + Mentoring Workshop Seats @ SharePoint Conference 2009

October 14 2009

I'm looking forward to meet you in Las Vegas next week for SharePoint Conference 2009. I'll be giving away signed copies of my book "SharePoint for Project Management" and seats to Innovative-e's mentoring workshop "Delivering SharePoint Success". Check out my schedule for the ... (More) read more

Operation ShareLove: Support Asian Flood Victims & Win!

October 01 2009

During the weekend of September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ketsana ravaged Southeast Asian countries like the Philippines, Vietnam and Cambodia.A lot of people perished and were displaced.     To understand how grave the situation is, watch this video taken in Manila, Philippines a few hours after Typho... (More) read more

Display a SharePoint list on Another Site in 3 minutes

September 30 2009

Sarah Haase sent a tweet: "Need to display a SharePoint list data on another site in my site collection. I can do this with a DVWP, right? Anyone have an easy how-to?"   I responded to her and said I'll create a quick screencast for her in 30 minutes. Using SharePoint Designer, here's ho...… read more

How Can Microsoft Project Work with SharePoint?

September 30 2009

In every project management or SharePoint speaking event I participate in, I ALWAYS get the question "How can Microsoft Project work with SharePoint?". Before I answer the question, let me first explain what Microsoft Project and SharePoint is for those that aren't familiar.   Microso... (More) read more

Screencast: Understanding Task Dependencies, Lead and Lag

September 21 2009

Whenever I'm planning for a project and developing a schedule, I review the relationships of tasks and make sure that they are realistic and practical. These relationships are also known as task dependencies. A task dependency is the logical relationship between project tasks. For example, if ther... (More) read more

Free Webcast: 8 Steps to Microsoft Project Success

September 14 2009

If you're a project manager like me, I'm sure you work within tight schedules, changing scope and limited resources. Having a reliable tool to support you can definitely make things more efficient. If utilized appropriately, Microsoft Project is a powerful tool that can help you break a project do... (More)… read more

Podcast: Are You Doing What It Takes to Succeed at Implementing SharePoint?

September 11 2009

I had the great pleasure of speaking with Mitchell Ashley of Network World's Converging on Microsoft last week and discussed what it takes to successfully plan for implementing SharePoint projects.   We had a very similar view of starting off SharePoint projects by identifying tangible business ... (More) read more

Screencast: Project Planning 101

September 09 2009

Almost all of us have been involved in projects throughout our professional career. We know what makes or brakes a project is proper planning. In this screencast, I'd like to share a practical way of planning for your project by stepping through the fundamental elements of project planning:   - De... (More) read more

Multimedia

Webcast - How to Effectively Utilize Microsoft Project 2010 with SharePoint 2010
November 03, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free Microsoft Project is a project management tool widely used by project managers today. Its' ability to support project managers to define a schedule, assign resources to tasks and track project status has...

Webcast: 8 Steps to Microsoft Project Success
September 25, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free Project managers today must work within tight schedules, changing scope and limited resources. If utilized appropriately, Microsoft Project is a powerful tool that can help you break a project down into...

Webcast: 5 Ways to Enhance SharePoint Site Usability
August 13, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free SharePoint is unlike existing technologies users are familiar with. In certain cases, out of the box SharePoint site interface and layout is not as intuitive to the greater user community. In this interactive...

Webcast: Leveraging SharePoint for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Transparency
May 12, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, the US House of Representatives and Senate approved the conference report for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. A key component of this program...

Webcast: How to Build a Project Management Dashboard with SharePoint
April 10, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free Microsoft SharePoint technologies provide a collaborative framework to enhance project management processes, team collaboration, and information management. The ability to deliver relevant project reports...

Webcast: 7 Ways to Leverage SharePoint for Project Management Success
February 27, 2009
Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cost: Free In this presentation, you acquire the practical knowledge of how SharePoint can address common project management challenges such as Inefficient communication among stakeholders, poor document managementpractices...

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