TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 3

Microsoft Excel for Office 365/2021: Data Analysis with Power Pivot

We are now living in the age of big data. Data is being collected all the time and for increasingly detailed transactions. This can lead to an overwhelming amount of data, which brings about a need for people who can analyze large amounts of data quickly. Fortunately, Microsoft® Excel® provides Power Pivot to help you organize, manipulate, and report on your data in the best way possible. Since a tool is only as good as the person using it, it is important to gain a solid understanding of Power Pivot to maximize your effectiveness when analyzing data.

This course presents information and skills that are appropriate for users of Office 365™ applications.

Completion of this course will earn 0.3 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 6.5

Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 1

Organizations the world over rely on information to make sound decisions regarding all manner of affairs. But with the amount of available data growing on a daily basis, the ability to make sense of all of that data is becoming more and more challenging. Fortunately, this is where the power of Microsoft® Office Excel® 2019 can help. Excel can help you organize, calculate, analyze, revise, update, and present your data in ways that will help the decision makers in your organization steer you in the right direction. It will also make these tasks much easier for you to accomplish, and in much less time, than if you used traditional pen-and-paper methods or non-specialized software. This course aims to provide you with a foundation for Excel knowledge and skills, which you can build upon to eventually become an expert in data manipulation.

This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the Excel Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-200 and Excel Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-201 certifications.

This course is the first part of a three-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of Excel.
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 1 (this course)
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 2
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 3

Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 6.5

Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 2

This course builds upon the foundational knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2019: Part 1 course and will help start you down the road to creating advanced workbooks and worksheets that can help deepen your understanding of organizational intelligence. The ability to analyze massive amounts of data, extract actionable information from it, and present that information to decision makers is at the foundation of a successful organization that is able to compete at a high level.

This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the Excel Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-200 and Excel Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-201 certifications.

This course is the second part of a three-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of Excel.
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 1
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 2 (this course)
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 3

Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 6.5

Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 3

This course builds upon the foundational and intermediate knowledge presented in the Microsoft® Office Excel® 2019: Part 1 and Microsoft® Office Excel® 2019: Part 2 courses to help you get the most of your Excel experience. The ability to collaborate with colleagues, automate complex or repetitive tasks, and use conditional logic to construct and apply elaborate formulas and functions will put the full power of Excel right at your fingertips. The more you learn about how to get Excel to do the hard work for you, the more you’ll be able to focus on getting the answers you need from the vast amounts of data your organization generates.

This course covers Microsoft Office Specialist Program exam objectives to help you prepare for the Excel Associate (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-200 and Excel Expert (Office 365 and Office 2019): Exam MO-201 certifications.

This course is the third part of a three-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of Excel.
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 1
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 2
– Microsoft Office Excel 2019: Part 3 (this course)

Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 6.5

Microsoft Project 2019/2021/365: Part 1

Welcome to Microsoft® Project® 2019/2021/365: Part 1. This course is designed to familiarize you with the basic features and functions of Microsoft Project so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

This course covers the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Project during the planning phase of a project. In other words, if your supervisor assigns you to lead a project, this course will enable you to draft a project plan with Project and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval.

Note: This course is for anyone who has Project on the desktop, regardless of whether they purchased an “on-premise” edition or subscribed to a “cloud-based” (online) edition. Most project managers and project team members use the desktop application, so that is the main focus of this course. The main features of the online app are presented in an appendix.

This material will benefit users of any current version of Microsoft Office, and of the Microsoft Project desktop software. The classroom environment setup uses the Project 2019 desktop software.

This course is the first part of a two-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of Project.
– Microsoft Project 2019/2021/365: Part 1 (this course)
– Microsoft Project 2019/2021/365: Part 2

Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 6.5

Microsoft Project 2019/2021/365: Part 2

Welcome to Microsoft Project 2019/2021/365: Part 2. This course is designed to familiarize you with some of the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project so you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.

In Microsoft® Project® 2019/2021/365: Part 1, you learned the basic features of Microsoft Project during the planning phase of a project. This course covers the advanced knowledge and skills a project manager needs to update a project plan in Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project. In other words, once your project plan is approved by the project sponsor, this course will enable you to manage the project so that it is completed on time, within budget, and according to scope.

Note: This course is for anyone who has Project on the desktop, regardless of whether they purchased an “on-premise” edition or subscribed to a “cloud-based” (online) edition. Most project managers and project team members use the desktop application, so that is the main focus of this course. The main features of the online app are presented in an appendix. This material will benefit users of any current version of Microsoft Office, and of the Microsoft Project desktop software. The classroom environment setup uses the Project 2019 desktop software.

This course is the second part of a two-course series that covers the skills needed to gain a foundational understanding of Project.
– Microsoft Project 2019/2021/365: Part 1
– Microsoft Project 2019/2021/365: Part 2 (this course)

Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 2

PivotTables

This is a 2-hour virtual class, and in celebration of our 30th Anniversary, it will be held for $30!

TOTAL DAYS: 3 | TOTAL HOURS: 19.5

Programming and Data Wrangling with VBA and Excel

VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) enables you to enhance and extend the capabilities of Microsoft® Excel® and other applications in the Microsoft® 365 application suite. You can use VBA to perform tasks that would be difficult or impossible to do using only worksheet functions, and you can automate a wide range of tasks involving the collection, processing, analysis, and visualization of data. This course will give you a good foundation for understanding, creating, and using VBA in your own Excel workbooks, show you how to work with data across different applications, and how to package the macros and functions you create so you can back them up, move them to other computers, and share them with other users.

Completion of this course will earn 1.8 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 3 | TOTAL HOURS: 19.5

Project Management Essentials

If you are taking this course, you probably have some exposure to managing projects, or you may be considering embarking on a career as a professional project manager. Your ability as a project manager to demonstrate best practices in project management on the job is becoming the standard to compete in today’s fast-paced and highly technical workplace. In this course, you will apply the generally recognized practices of project management to successfully manage projects.

Project managers are always under severe pressure to complete projects on time and within budget. However, most projects fail to meet these demands, and, as a result, many projects are terminated early. Successful project management requires knowledge and experience. This course is designed to provide you with the skills needed to be a successful project manager in today’s rapidly changing world. The skills and knowledge you gain in this course will help you avoid making costly mistakes and increase your competitive edge in the project management profession.

Completion of this course will earn 1.8 CEUs.

TOTAL DAYS: 1 | TOTAL HOURS: 6.5

Project Management Fundamentals (Third Edition)

Successfully managing a project requires effective planning and adherence to the industry’s best practices in every step of the process. By understanding the fundamentals of project management, you will be better prepared to initiate a project in your organization and position it for success. In this course, you will identify effective project management practices and their related processes.

At this point in your professional development, you are ready to take on the responsibility for managing projects. You can manage a project by developing a solid understanding of the fundamentals of project management and its underlying structure and elements, including project phases, project life cycles, stakeholders, and areas of expertise. These, coupled with the ability to identify the project management processes that are recognized industry-wide as good practice, will help you to apply effective project management techniques to improve the efficiency of your projects and ensure their success.

Completion of this course will earn 0.6 CEUs.