Microsoft is offering free online course on Managing Projects & Portfolios with Microsoft PPM. In this management course, you will learn industry-standard best practices for project and portfolio management, using Microsoft PPM, a cloud-delivered solution.
By the end of this course, you will know how to perform optimal resource capacity planning and tracking, how to take advantage of the built-in Microsoft Office 365 collaboration capabilities and how to set up and customize solutions to meet your business needs.
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( votes)Course At A Glance
Length: 6 weeks
Effort: 2-4 hours pw
Subject: Computer Science
Institution: Microsoft and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $ 49.00
Session: Self-Paced
Providers’ Details
“Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don’t learn.” – Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft
We live in a mobile-first and cloud-first world. Computing is ubiquitous, and experiences span devices and exhibit ambient intelligence. Billions of sensors, screens, and devices – in conference rooms, living rooms, cities, cars, phones, PCs – are forming a vast network and streams of data that simply disappear into the background of our lives.
About This Course
Do you have a portfolio of projects to manage? Are you trying to optimize resource capacity planning across projects? Do you wish to drive alignment of your project portfolio with the business strategy?
In this management course, you will learn industry standard best practices for project and portfolio management, using Microsoft PPM, a cloud-delivered solution. With over 20 million users, Microsoft PPM has become the go to solution for Portfolio Managers, PMOs (Project Management Office), Project Managers, Resource Managers and Project Team Members This course offers relevant capabilities for a diverse audience.
Why Take This Course?
By the end of this course, you will know how to perform optimal resource capacity planning and tracking, how to take advantage of the built-in Microsoft Office 365 collaboration capabilities and how to set up and customize solutions to meet your business needs.
Learning Outcomes
- Portfolio development from a business strategy perspective
- How to manage complex schedules
- Methods for addressing issues and risks using Microsoft PPM
Instructors
Tom Allen
Tom is a Microsoft Certified Trainer with almost two decades of experience in the technology training industry. He has taught and consulted for a wide range of organizations throughout the eastern US and has experience in traditional classroom training, virtual classroom training, and content development.
Thomas Sacco
Thomas Sacco is a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 20 years of project management experience working in the banking, publishing and consumer products industries.
Lindsay Bachman
Lindsay Bachman has been working in the education sector in one capacity or another for almost 15 years. Since starting out as an Instructional Designer over ten years ago, Lindsay has worked for a wide range of companies and has developed a multitude of instructional deliverables for various modalities—including corporation-specific training, college-level course instruction, IT certifications, soft skills development, and desktop application training via eLearning, instructor-led training, and as-needed training documents.
Jeanie Sanders
Jeanie is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, CompTIA Technical Trainer, and an Epic Credentialed Trainer with over 20 years of experience. Her passion for understanding how people learn fuels her desire to be in the classroom. Jeanie’s comprehensive approach to teaching incorporates both digital and traditional learning tools.
Requirements
- Strong project management knowledge and skills
- Basic program or portfolio management knowledge and skills
- Basic knowledge and skill using Microsoft® Project® (2010 or later, preferably Project 2016)
- Competency in using other Microsoft® Office® applications (preferably Office 2016)
How To Join This Course
- Go to the course website link
- Create an edX account to SignUp
- Choose “Register Now” to get started.
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