Office 365 - Getting Started the Right Way Webinar

Jun 2
9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Online

2-Other
CPE Credits

Are you contemplating using Office 365 for yourself, your organization, or firm? Taking this course provides important information to help you deploy it successfully. Too often, Office 365 is prematurely deployed with limited understanding of how to go about the process, or even where to start. This course shows how to effectively plan your Office 365 deployment to maximize your ROI and get your team up and running as quickly and smoothly as possible. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.

Learning Objectives:

After attending the presentation you will be able to...

Select a plan to optimize the deployment of Office 365 in your organization
Recognize key decisions you will need to make about your Office 365 deployment
Recognize the unique attributes of the Office 365 Office desktop apps

Highlights

The major topics that will be covered in this course include:

Overview of the entire Office 365 ecosystem of applications
New features relative to the Office 365 version of the traditional desktop apps: Outlook, Excel, Word, etc.
Orientation to all of the cloud based and mobile Office 365 apps
Logging in and navigating the Office 365 portal
Customizing the portal to your preferences
Storing your files in the Office 365 cloud (SharePoint & OneDrive)

Registration

PICPA Member: $79
Nonmember: $104

More Information

Course No. CXO365108W2 Level: Basic

Prerequisites: None

Notes
This webinar is hosted by PICPA's partner, CPA Crossings, LLC. After registering, you will receive an email from messenger@webex.com with the log-in information.

Speaker(s)

John Higgins

John H. Higgins, CPA.CITP
Chief Partnership Officer
Strategic Advisor
CPA Crossings LLC

John serves as a strategic technology advisor to CPAs in the planning and deployment of effective technology solutions and workflow automation. As a co-founder of CPA Crossings, John specializes in facilitating the development of strategic technology plans, paperless workflows, client portal solutions and a comprehensive digital practice model. John recently co-authored "Ten Steps to a Digital Practice in the Cloud", published by the AICPA. This book provides CPAs with a strategic roadmap for taking their firms online by leveraging cloud computing. John also developed an innovative model for delivering live CPE courses that utilize the Apple iPad to provide electronic course materials and an interactive classroom environment. John’s primary qualification is his passion for helping CPAs achieve success by leveraging technology. He has extensive knowledge and experience working with CPAs throughout the country.

Qualifications and Experience:

Actively involved in working with local, regional and national CPA firms over the past 25 years in the implementation of technology to automate business processes.
Awarded for being one of the Top 25 Thought Leaders in the accounting profession by The CPA Practice Advisor (www.cpapracticeadvisor.com) in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
Co-author of "10 Steps to a Digital Practice in the Cloud," published by the American Institute of CPAs.
Facilitated hundreds of planning sessions and retreats to develop strategic plans, technology plans, workflow design, innovative client services and more.
Nationally recognized speaker and author on technology issues affecting the CPA profession, with an emphasis on transforming to a digital practice model.
Author of the annual Document Management Software Review for the CPA Practice Advisor magazine.
Former national consulting partner with a top 10 CPA firm.
Member of the AICPA Business & Industry Hall of Fame.
Past Chair of the Michigan Association of CPAs.
Past member of the AICPA Council and CPE Advisory Committee.
MACPA Innovative User of Technology award recipient.

Phone: 215-496-9272

Webinar Hotline: 267-705-4450

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