By dcrampton on March 23, 2009
I remember how I felt the day I climbed onto the ledge six feet above the concrete pavement and looked down at my colleagues.
We were enrolled at a Project Adventure facilitator’s boot camp and I was getting ready to turn away from the group, cross my arms over my chest and free fall backward [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 23, 2009
If you or your organisation are still making use of a paper filing system to keep track of your critical information, it might be high time that you looked into converting a forest worth of paper into one of the most simple and flexible Database Management Systems (DBMS) available today.
If you currently make use [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 20, 2009
Microsoft Project can be used in a variety of situations. The most obvious scenarios are where it is used as a tool to aid in the management of a project, resources or risk. This means that it can be of value to various industries including construction, government, retail, healthcare and pharmaceuticals.
Project [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 20, 2009
Every business decision needs to be weighed up carefully. IT systems such as Microsoft are a significant investment for many businesses and such valuable resources need to be used in the best possible manner. Let us consider some of the reasons to make Microsoft training a top priority.
Increased efficiency
By offering training in the [...]
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By dominicdonaldson on March 20, 2009
Training in the workplace is an important part of any job; it allows a person to identify and hone their skills and apply a new way of thinking and operating in the workplace. Management training is a much sought after service, as the job markets are shifting, and people are using this type of [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 19, 2009
A web search for database courses in London will reveal a countless array of training providers. What is the best way for organizations to evaluate who the right provider is for their needs?
Certified Instructors
With many training subjects, it can be difficult to evaluate the experience and ability of an instructor. However, with Access database courses [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 19, 2009
In order to use their project planning software more effectively, many companies send their teams to Microsoft Projects courses. Sometimes employees don’t seem to learn much and that’s not always the fault of the course. Proper planning can avoid three of the major pitfalls that lead to bad training.
Training is Work – Schedule Appropriately
Let’s say [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 19, 2009
Some managers resist Excel training because they feel it isn’t effective. They point to past examples where money was “wasted” on Excel training advanced courses and yet the department productivity didn’t improve.
Effective training is more than finding a course and sending people to it. In Excel training, advanced courses are specialized and can be [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 19, 2009
People take Microsoft PowerPoint training to learn how to use the software, but using PowerPoint is not the same as making a good presentation. You need skills beyond what you learn in Microsoft PowerPoint training. There are three elements in a good PowerPoint talk: the speech, the report, and the slides.
The Most Important Component – [...]
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By microsofttraining on March 19, 2009
If you need to train a new employee on spreadsheets, do you choose an Excel 2003 training course or train internally? How would your answer change if you were a business with fewer than ten employees?
Many small businesses choose internal training because their budgets are small enough that they think they can’t afford an Excel [...]
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