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Recovering Troubled Projects: Virtual In-House Training Despite our best intentions, many of the projects that organizations undertake either don't achieve their intended business results or end in complete failure. Most seasoned project managers have had their share of experiences with difficult or troubled projects and unless they are careful, they will encounter more. This workshop does not focus on 'failed' projects but rather on those projects which without appropriate intervention would be headed for failure. Failed projects are those beyond help and which should be terminated. Here we focus on projects that are salvageable. It is an exercise-driven, no-nonsense, professional practice-focused workshop positioning the participant to immediately apply the tools and lessons learned in the classroom. The workshop employs the use of both illustrative and practical/working case studies. Illustrative case studies will examine insights from real-world troubled projects. Participants will be asked to bring descriptions of their own examples of troubled projects on which they're currently working or on which they have worked in the past. A number of these will be used as the basis for the practical/working case studies. The approach builds on and complements the disciplines addressed in Project Management Institute's PMBOK® Guide and also addresses issues that arise when managing projects in a complex environment. What You Will Learn You will learn to: Recognize the value of a structured project recovery process Explain the reasons most projects fail Analyze the causes of a project's troubles Construct a negotiation process to use with key stakeholders Apply an effective strategy to planning the recovery effort Manage, evaluate, and adjust the ongoing recovery effort Foundation Concepts Recognizing a troubled project Defining the project recovery process The Reasons Projects Fail Putting failure in perspective Reviewing management issues Analyzing planning issues Exploring complexity issues Assess the Project Stabilizing the project Determining preliminary Go / No-Go Conducting a detailed recovery assessment Negotiate the Recovery Reviewing the basics of negotiation Setting reasonable expectations Obtaining appropriate PM authority Securing key stakeholder support Plan the Recovery Planning for recoveries Rebuilding the project team Reshaping the project plan Managing parallel activities Planning for change management Implement and Adjust the Project Implementing project recoveries Facilitating change Enabling continuous learning Fostering the project team Sustaining stakeholder engagement

Project Requirements Management: Virtual In-House Training Poor requirements definition and lack of adequate change control procedures to requirements and scope are the primary contributors to project difficulty and failure. This workshop will provide you with the knowledge, tools, and techniques required to minimize or avoid these pitfalls.

Microsoft® Project Orange Belt 2016: On-Demand This workshop gives participants a full insight into creating effective schedules using Microsoft® Project 2016. Gain knowledge of how to estimate, coordinate, budget, staff, and control projects and support other users, and an understanding of where Project 2016 fits in the Microsoft® EPM solution. Course content is kept up to date with the framework of knowledge outlined by the Project Management Institute (PMI)® A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK® Guide) and the Practice Standard for Scheduling. What You Will Learn By attending this course, you will learn how to use Microsoft Project 2016 to: Initialize project planning Create a well-formed project schedule Understand task types and the schedule formula Assign resources and costs to tasks Analyze resource utilization and optimize the schedule Set a baseline and track progress Create and manage project reports Customize views and fields Apply Earned Value Management Understand the basics of managing multiple projects Updating the Schedule Optimizing the Schedule Entering Assignments Entering Resources and Costs Entering Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars Entering Dependencies Getting Started Concepts of Project Management Getting Started with Project 2016 Entering Tasks Entering Estimates Reporting Earned Value Management (EVM) Evaluating the Project Summary and Next steps

Project Estimating and Scheduling: Virtual In-House Training Establishing realistic estimates and goals for projects that support business objectives and meet client expectations is one of the most challenging aspects of project planning. Delivering those results within the agreed-upon time, cost, and quality constraints is also challenging. Attempting to meet impossible deadlines with limited budgets often leads to unplanned product shortfalls, causing long-term support and utilization problems. We have all anguished about this recurring problem, but without having the skills or knowledge to take action, we are unable to break the cycle! The goal of this course is for you to be able to support business objectives and meet client expectations by selecting the right planning approach for realistic and cost effective schedules, as well as project budgets. To achieve that, you will focus on gaining the necessary knowledge, skills, and techniques. What You Will Learn At the end of this program, you will be able to: Use the work breakdown structure (WBS) as the basis for effective estimating of project resources Estimate effort and duration using a variety of techniques Develop preliminary schedules using the critical path method Apply a variety of optimization techniques to refine preliminary schedules Establish realistic schedule and cost baselines, with appropriate contingency reserves Explain how earned value management (EVM) contributes to control time and cost performance Foundation Concepts Project management basic definitions and concepts PES Key driver: competing constraints PES Process and success factors Project Definition and the WBS Project definition overview Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Decomposition: WBS development technique Resource Planning Resource planning overview Identifying resource requirements Identifying and filling resource gaps Applying resource planning tools Effort and Duration Estimating Estimating overview Estimating perspectives and approaches Estimating techniques Effort and duration estimating best practices Project Scheduling Overview of project scheduling Dependencies and the project network diagram Critical path method (CPM) Optimizing the schedule Budget, Risk, and Contingency Planning Overview of budget, risk, and contingency planning Estimating costs Determining the budget Project risk management processes Planning contingency reserves Project Baseline and Control Overview of project baseline Negotiating and the project baseline Earned value management (EVM) Project variances and actions Project control

Preparing for Digital Transformation (On-Demand) The goal of this course is to enable you to become knowledgeable about the technologies behind a digital transformation in your organization and the driving forces compelling such a transformation. You will learn how to become engaged in the processes of transforming your organization digitally to meet with the growing demands of customers and clients. Organizations today must keep pace with changing technology to stay abreast of the market demand. Keeping pace means a transformation of the entire organization into the digital age. This workshop presents the challenges, benefits, and pitfalls of digital transformation and how it will affect you, and how you can be better prepared and positioned for the upcoming digital transformation. You will learn how to become engaged in the processes of transforming your organization digitally to meet with the growing demands of customers and clients. What you will Learn Describe the impact that digital is making on the economy and on customer expectations Examine the nature and drivers of the digital transformation Evaluate new technologies such as Blockchain, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and other technologies and see how they work to bring about digital transformation Assess the impact of digital technologies on the current roles and positions in the organization Discuss both the demand that customers have for digital technologies and the impact the digital technologies have on the customer and its relationship with the organization Recognize the new technology trends in the digital transformation and what they mean to the future of the organization Identify how digital transformation will affect all roles and how to be prepared for the upcoming and continuing digital transformation Getting Started Foundation Concepts Digital transformation versus automation Driving forces behind the digital transformation Learning from digital transformation successes Digital Transformation and Customer Orientation The Digital Customer Customer touch points and the customer journey Omnichannel concept Transform to the customer Digital Technologies and the Organization Relationship Management Big Data: The Basis for it All The Human Factor in Digital Transformations Risks of Digital Transformation Technology Trends Data and Business Analytics Other Major Trends Preview of Coming Attractions Pathway to Digital Transformation Summary and Next Steps

Agile PM vs. Waterfall PM (Virtual) The concept of Agile project management refers to the use of a number of tools and techniques that are based on enabling project teams to deliver products to a predetermined and agreed timeline. The concept of Waterfall project management refers to the use of a number of tools and techniques that are based on enabling project teams to deliver products to a pre-determined and agreed specification. The selection of the most appropriate project management method has, historically, been a choice of 'either/or' when it comes to these two approaches. It is now becoming clear that for many projects, the selection of a single project management method does not satisfy the professionalism of the project team nor does it optimize the return on investment for the sponsoring organization. A radically different approach is needed. This course presents an approach to project management which capitalizes on the most appropriate elements of each method tailored to the specific project being undertaken. In this course, the Waterfall approach will be based on the PRINCE2 model. Each method will be presented to highlight its particular strategy and strengths. The course will then propose project scenarios which will require the project team to use a hybrid method which brings together aspects of both methods. The overall goal of the course is threefold: · To introduce the Waterfall approach to product development. · To introduce the Agile approach to product development. · To explore how a combination of both approaches can bring added value to the sponsoring organization and their customers.

Project Management Office: Virtual In-House Training The goal of this course is to equip the participant with the necessary knowledge and skills to establish, improve, and support a project management office (PMO) that is the catalyst for portfolio and delivery management excellence. This course addresses the complexities of both understanding and choosing the correct PMO framework from among several alternatives. Additionally, the typical PMO supporting elements: domains of work, maturity level, and performance metrics, are elaborated. These elements position a PMO to realize and sustain the business value anticipated by the organization.

Microsoft Project Orange Belt ® 2013 - Español: On-Demand This course is intended for both novice and experienced project managers, or any user of Project 2013. Participants must be involved in or be responsible for scheduling, estimating, budgeting, coordinating, controlling, and staffing projects and supporting projects. Project 2013 users. This course is intended for both new and experienced project managers, or any user of Project 2013. Participants must be involved in or responsible for scheduling, estimating, budgeting, coordinating, controlling, and staffing projects and supporting Project 2013 users. What You Will Learn Understand what's new in the Project 2013 release. Initialize Project to start flattening. Create a good project schedule, including WBS, estimates, dependencies, constraints, deadlines, and calendar usage. Assign resources and costs to tasks. Understand the types of tasks and the scheduling formula. Analyze the use of resources and optimize the schedule. Establish a baseline and a progress monitoring strategy. Use Earned Value Explain the potential of managing multiple projects. Ready to Go with Project 2013 Summary of Project 2013 Establish a new Project Schedule (Options, templates, files, etc.) Set the Project Schedule Enter Tasks The Planning Process Importar Tareas (Word, Excel, SharePoint) Create and manage a WBS (includes tasks, manual tasks, summary tasks, milestones, and WBS coding) Enter Estimates Trends in estimates The Gradual Planning Approach Enter Estimates on Duration and Effort Task types Enter Dependencies The principles of Dynamic Programming Types of Dependencies Selecting the right type of dependency Enter Dependencies in Project 2013 Understanding Due Dates, Restrictions and Task Calendar Use Deadlines and Restrictions Enter Deadlines and Restrictions in Project 2013 Enter Resources and Costs Resource Types Enter Resources in Project 2013 Calendars and Resources Enter Costs in Project 2013 Enter Assignments Assignments on a Schedule Assignments and Task Types Enter Assignments in Project 2013 Allocations and Costs Optimize the Schedule The Critical Path Method and the Resource Critical Path Resource Leveling Optimize Time, Cost and Resources in Project 2013 Update Schedule the baseline Strategies and Update Situations Prepare the Status and Forecast Report in Project 2013 Reports Using reports and dashboards Using visual reports Format and print reports Customize fields and views Earned Value Management (EVM) Earned Value Summary Applying Earned Value in Project 2013 Evaluate the Project Why evaluate? Compare results against baselines Generate templates for future projects Consolidated Schedules Creating a Consolidated Schedule Use a resource group Links between projects Solving common problems Baseline and follow-up

Project Management Fundamentals - Español: On-Demand What Are You Going To Learn Upon completion of this course, you will be able to: Use standard project management terminology Describe the benefits and importance of strong project management Identify the characteristics of a project manager and successful projects Recognize how current agile/adaptive practices are incorporated into project management Explore project management processes, including Initiation, Planning, Execution, Monitoring and Control, and Closing Use project management processes and tools, based on case studies and real world situations Create an initial project plan Fundamental concepts People and Projects Initiation and Definition of Requirements Using the Work Breakdown Structure Project Risk Management Estimate Timeline Execution, Communication and Team Development Monitoring and Control Project Closing

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for The audience for this course includes professionals who are new to Looker who are interested in leveraging Looker for data analysis, visualization, and reporting. The course is designed for individuals seeking to gain a comprehensive understanding of Looker's functionalities and apply these skills in their organizations to drive data-driven decision-making. Overview Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert facilitator, you'll explore and gain: Solid foundation in Looker's platform: Acquire a comprehensive understanding of Looker's key features, functionality, and interface, enabling you to effectively utilize the platform for your data analysis and visualization needs. Proficiency in LookML and data modeling: Develop essential skills in Looker's unique data modeling language, LookML, to create efficient and customized data models tailored to your organization's specific requirements. Expertise in creating Explores: Learn how to build, customize, and save Explores with dimensions, measures, filters, and calculated fields, empowering you to analyze your data and uncover valuable insights in a short amount of time. Mastery of dashboard design and visualization: Gain the skills to design visually appealing and informative dashboards, create various types of visualizations, and customize them to effectively communicate your data story. Improved content organization with folders and boards: Understand how to effectively use folders and boards in Looker to organize, manage, and discover content, making your data insights easily accessible for you and your team. Looker Basics: Quick Start to Analyzing and Visualizing Data using Looker is a one day, hands-on course designed to equip professionals from a variety of backgrounds with the knowledge and skills needed to harness the full potential of their data using Looker's powerful platform. With the guidance of our expert trainers, you will gain a basic understanding of Looker's features, enabling you to create visually engaging, interactive, and insightful reports and dashboards to drive informed decision-making. Throughout this interactive workshop, you will explore Looker's key functionalities, including connecting to data sources, mastering LookML, building custom Explores, and designing captivating dashboards. With about 40% of the course dedicated to hands-on labs and a guided project, you will have ample opportunity to apply the skills you've learned in real world scenarios. Don't miss this opportunity to elevate your data analysis and visualization capabilities, enhance your professional skill set, and unlock the power of data-driven decision making. Getting Started with Looker Overview of Looker and its key features Navigating the Looker interface Connecting to Data Sources and LookML Basics Setting up and managing data connections Exploring database schemas Understanding LookML: Looker's data modeling language Creating and Customizing Explores Building and customizing Explores Adding dimensions, measures, and filters Creating calculated fields Data Visualization and Dashboard Design Creating visualizations using Looker's visualization library Customizing chart types, colors, and labels Displaying visualizations in dashboards Organizing Content with Folders and Boards Introduction to folders and boards in Looker Creating and managing folders for organizing content Setting up boards for easy content discovery Hands-on Workshop and Project Participants work on a guided project to apply the skills learned Wrap-up and Q&A Additional course details: Nexus Humans Looker Basics: Quick Start to Analyzing and Visualizing Data using Looker (TTDVLK01) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Looker Basics: Quick Start to Analyzing and Visualizing Data using Looker (TTDVLK01) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.