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Microsoft Project 2010 & Project Management Training

The three-day instructor-led hands-on course provides student with the knowledge and skills to plan and manage projects using Microsoft Project 2010. The course begins with the basic concepts and leads students through all the functions they’ll need to plan and manage a small to medium-sized project, including how to level resources and capture both cost and schedule progress. (course #50413). In this course, the students will create a project plan with task, resources, timeline and cost estimation. The students will also learn to modify calendar, update project plans, integrate & manage multiple projects and generate various format of management reports such as Gantt chart, percentage completion chart and resource utilization chart. Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course. For more information, click here. This course is also recommended to anyone preparing for Exam 70-178: Microsoft Project 2010, Managing Projects

Training	Start Date	End Date	Time	Early Registration	Regular Registration	Classroom Training
Microsoft Project 2010 (3 Day)	11/29/11	12/1/11	9 AM-4 PM	$799	$899
Microsoft Project 2010 (3 Day)	1/23/12	1/25/11	9 AM-4 PM	$799	$899
Microsoft Project 2010 (3 Day)	4/16/12	4/18/12	9 AM-4 PM	$799	$899
Microsoft Project 2010 (3 Day)	9/17/12	9/19/12	9 AM-4 PM	$799	$899

The course provides the theory and core methodology that is required to manage projects or participate on project teams. This course does not make use of any project management software application, but instead focuses on the conceptual underpinnings that students must know in order to use any project management software application effectively.

Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• identify the phases of the Project Management Life Cycle and a project manager's role in each phase.
• Identify project success criteria and common reasons for project failure.
• Techniques for setting up a strong project team.
• List and discuss elements of a Risk Management Plan.
• Discuss techniques for planning and sequencing project activities, including the Work Breakdown Structure and the Network Logic Diagram.
• Identify the Critical Path for completing a project on schedule.
• List the cost elements that should be included in a project budget.
• Discuss techniques for controlling for deviation from budgets and schedules.
• Discuss key elements of project management communications and reporting tools.
• Discuss key activities of project close-out

Scope, Requirements and Integration (1 Day)
Over 70 percent of projects either fail, due to the fact that they are unable to meet the delivery schedule or exceed the project budget. Not a good track record,poor scope and requirements definition are some of the primary contributors to this condition. Failed project, in the past, have resulted in job loses. A properly identified, planned, and controlled project is critical to business success. This course addresses the most difficult and critical part of a project - getting the project started correctly. Planning the project based on the scope provides the project team with defined objectives to achieve. Managing the scope and requirements to prevent "scope creep" and maintaining good project records ensures a well controlled project. This course will help you eliminate waste and confusion on your projects. More>>

Project Planning & Scheduling (1 Day)
Very few people like to plan or develop schedules. These are not easy skills to master. However, these are required critical element for success in today’s environment. These skills are not taught in high schools or colleges. We learn these skills on projects based on making mistakes. Not a good learning model approach. Building a plan and a schedule is a group technique that requires leadership skills and attention to the big picture as wells as the details. This hands-on course has participants develop a plan and set up a schedule using simplified techniques that do not require a software tool. Be ready to work when you sign up for this class! This course will help you eliminate waste and confusion on your projects. More>>

Business Process Mapping (1 Day)
Poor customer service, poor product reliability, poor warranty repair - we have all experienced these and have the scars and war stories to prove it. A significant majority of problems are directly related to processes. Eighty-five percent (85%) of an organization's quality and efficiency problems are built into its systems. There are numerous companies, small and large, that have not even defined the processes to clearly understand how their company really operates. Learn how to identify and eliminate unnecessary costs and nightmares and add value to a business through mapping processes. More>>

Building Indispensable Teams (0.5 Day)
I know what you are saying - There is nothing indispensable! The synergy within an indispensable team generates greater performance and payback than several dysfunctional teams. Indispensable teams generate an inspiring degree of internal power and energy, exceeding expectations to deliver value ahead of schedule, under cost, and with minimal scope changes. There is no good leader on the face of this earth who would let go or layoff members of an indispensable team. More>>

Organize, Prioritize, and Control Your Time (0.5 Day)
Getting organized, prioritizing your work, and controlling your time are skills that may benefit anyone at work and at home. The critical element of this course is that controlling your time means that no one else can. When you think back to just the past week and truly look at what transpired you will recall that you were pulled and tugged in numerous directions by other people. They essentially took control of the one element in your life that you can’t get back - time. The skills to organize, priorities and control are normally acquired as we find out what works for us and what doesn’t at the expense of tough challenges, failures and several years of frustration. Prioritizing your work is normally a to-do list disaster which allows others to prioritize what you do. Learn time-tested approaches and tips to enhance your organizing and prioritization skills, free up time in your day, accomplish more, and complete your work on your terms.This course will help you eliminate waste and confusion on your projects. More>>

Critical Success Factors for Project Managers (0.5 Day)
Let’s not kid ourselves, being a project manager is a very tough and difficult job. Nobody really likes to Herd Chickens their entire corporate life and be blamed for everything that goes wrong on a project. There just has to be a better way to be successful. Project managers need to be performing Damage Control all the time, be able to see the future to prevent problems from occurring, and take a proactive approach within the enterprise. In this course, a number of Critical Success Factors for project manager will be explored. Benjamin Franklin said “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results”. Doing things different will make you as a project manager more successful and allow you to get more sleep at night. This course will help you eliminate waste and confusion on your projects. More>>

Succession Planning - The Risk of the Centurys (0.5 Day)
If a critical resource departed your organization, who would replace them with that has similar motivation, confidence and skills? Ask yourself, who in the company can replace you on a moments notice. For either situation you may have a difficult time deciding. A large majority of organizations do not know the answer. A recent survey indicated many companies aren’t paying enough attention to succession planning. There is not a designated successor for the highest-level positions in 50 percent of the large companies surveyed. The lack of a successor is simply poor planning and a sign of the lack of risk management. The lack of a successor leads to: a steep learning curve for the replacement; decrease in people productivity; confusion at all levels. These may result in unanticipated culture shifts that may have long term negative impacts to a company. Having a plan means you are prepared for the risk of unexpected change. Unexpected change to resources can set back or ruin a business. This course will help you eliminate waste and confusion on your projects. More>>

Integrated Operational Auditing (0.5 Day)
One increasingly important audit approach that adds value to the enterprise is Integrated Operational Auditing. The auditing function in an enterprise is in a unique position to influence the integration of the enterprise from a top-down and bottom-up perspective. Improved operational and project performance are two areas that can significantly contribute to the enterprise bottom line. Integrated Operational Auditing examines the infrastructure of functions within the enterprise and their ability to achieve strategic objectives based on established metrics. The operational audit evaluates the maturity level of each department and its ability to integrate across the enterprise. The higher the maturity level the greater the enterprise performance. This course will help you eliminate waste and confusion on your projects. More>>

Outsourcing and Managing Global Projects (0.5 day)
Some recent data indicates nearly 50 percent of outsourced projects totally fail or fail to meet expectations. 30 percent reported ongoing issues with outsource management processes. Outsourcing in both the private and public sectors faces a number of significant challenges, including understanding and managing international business environments, ensuring alignment between business processes and the outsourcing contract, and handling diverse expectations from the client and outsourcer's organizations. At first glance, this means that many project managers who take on an outsourced project have a high probability of a tough ride and potential failure. This dictates that personnel acquire a refined set of business, service-level manage­ment and contract governance skills to effectively support the organization's requirements. This course will help you eliminate waste and confusion on your projects. More>>

Mike Beard builds corporate sustainability, efficiency, transparency and accountability through sound operations, program portfolio management principles and team development. As the Deputy Director of the Program Office at McDonnell Douglas his practical approach to integrated solutions resulted in savings of over $500 million dollars. Since consulting, he has saved Small to Mid-sized Enterprises (SMEs) over $50 million dollars.

Mike has over 30 years of diverse experience from tactical, management and leadership positions in Fortune 100 corporations. His career and consulting work have spanned Program Management, Manufacturing, Product Support & Logistics, Information Technology, Outsourcing, Procurement and Contracting, and 15 years of Operations in Southeast Asian countries. He provides expert advice in program/project turnarounds, program/project audit-assessments, human resource capacity planning, enterprise risk management, Lean operations, integrated project portfolio management and Program Management Office (PMO) infrastructure.

Vazi has over 20 years of experience in managing, architecture, designing and implementing information technology projects for both small and large-size enterprises such as the United Nations, Toyota, General Motors and Mitsubishi.. Her expertise includes online application development and project management for various industries including, manufacturing, financial, healthcare, and automotive. Vazi has been awarded as "Excellence in Development" for an Electronic Billing System by Mitsubishi's telecommunication division, "Excellence in Development" of the Product Data Management System at Electronic Data Systems (EDS).

NR Computer Learning Center offers practice test for PMP. It maps directly to certification exam objectives and employs similar “live application” technology used in the certification exams.

180 days Online
Practice Test for
PMI-Project Management Professional
(620 Questions)

$119