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SUMMARY:Project Management Principles – 2-day Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 2 days \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow \nProject Management is a discipline that has evolved in order to coordinate and control resources and activities to achieve specific goals and objectives. It involves decision making\, common sense\, organization\, time management and assertiveness to deliver these goals and objectives within constraints – the primary ones being cope\, time\, and budget. \nCourse Overview: \nThis 2 day course is aimed at individuals who manage small projects\, along with their other everyday tasks and need a broad understanding of the principles of project management. The course provides an overview of project management and introduces areas where other\, more specific training may be beneficial. \nCourse Objectives: \nBy the end of the course\, you will be able to: \n\nIdentify the various stages of the Project Lifecycle\nUnderstand how projects start – the Business Case\nSet objectives\nWrite a ‘Terms of Reference’ for a project\nRecognise the roles and responsibilities within a project\nUnderstand the role of the Project Manager when managing individuals and teams\nUnderstand the importance of a communication plan for a project\nPlan a project using project management techniques: Work Breakdown Structures\, Estimating\, Resource Loading\, Budgeting\nIdentify the critical path through a project\nUnderstand basic elements of risk analysis and management as well as change management\nUnderstand the importance of tracking project progress and project review.\n\n\n\n\nDay 2: \nWork Breakdown Structure \nEstimating Task Durations \nThe Project Planning Process: \nScheduling – PERT Charts \nIdentifying the critical path \nAssigning Resources \nCalculating the Budget \nGantt Chart Overview \n  \nCase Study Part 2 \nRisk Analysis Management: \nIdentification\, Assessment\, Tolerance and Management \nTracking Progress \nChange Management \nPost Completion Review \nCourse Summary & Close\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCourse Program: \nDay 1: \nCourse Introduction & Overview \nProject Management Overview: \nDefinition of Project Management \nThe Project Lifecycle \nThe Devil’s Triangle \nHow Project’s Start – \nThe Business Case \nTerms of Reference and the PID \nSetting SMART Objectives \n  \nProject Teams: \nØ  Matrix Management \nØ  The role of the Project Management \n  \nProject Manager – Skills & Attributes \nv  Team Selection & Team Building \nProject Communication: \nØ  Oral & Verbal communication \nØ  Projects Meetings \nØ  Communication Plans and Projects \nØ  Case Study – Part 1 \n \n\n\n\n  \nDuration: 2 days \nAvailable on our open schedule timetables in Edinburgh and Glasgow
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/project-management-principles-2-day-workshop/2026-08-25/
LOCATION:Edinburgh\, 4 Queen Street\, Edinburgh\, EH2 1JE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Edinburgh,Personal Development Workshops,Project Management Principles,Seminar Courses
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SUMMARY:Microsoft Power BI Introduction -Tutor Led
DESCRIPTION:Duration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred. \nLearn how to leverage Power BI to easily build reports and dashboards with interactive visualisations. Connect to and visualise multiple data sources and deliver scalable\, enterprise-level business intelligence (BI) that’s easy to use and helps promote deeper insights into corporate data. \n  \nAttending this workshop will provide: \n\nA history of Microsoft’s BI Development\nAn understanding of licensing and sharing implications\nA description of Microsoft’s Power Tools Ecosystem\nAn understanding of BI Terminology and Architecture\nAn introduction to data modelling\nDate and Time – based analysis using calendars\nA comparison between Excel and Power BI Desktop\nDetails on the importance of Power Query\nAn overview of Power Query\nA working knowledge of Power BI Desktop\nThe means to produce your first report and dashboard\nDetails on the various security mechanisms available\n\nPlease note: \n\nIn this course\, participants will perform practical use-case learning exercises to to confidently develop and style their own Power BI dashboards and manage\, analyse and transform data\nAttending this course will require learners to have a basic knowledge of Microsoft Power BI and an understanding of Microsoft Office 365 is recommended. Corporate use of Microsoft Power BI requires additional licences for Microsoft 365. Learners will require at least a Power BI Pro license to perform the exercises on their own computers\nA stable Internet connection is required and having a second display is beneficial but not essential\n\nDuration: 1 Day \nWe can deliver training onsite at your workplace or via virtual classrooms if preferred.
URL:https://pitmantrainingscotland.co.uk/event/microsoft-power-bi-introduction-tutor-led-2/2026-08-26/
LOCATION:Glasgow\, 3rd Floor\, Tontine House 8 Gordon Street\, Glasgow\, G1 3PL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Glasgow,Power BI Introduction,Seminar Courses
ORGANIZER;CN="Pitman Training Centre %E2%80%93 Glasgow":MAILTO:glasgow@pitman-training.com
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