General Training Courses for On Site Education
Typically offered to a company’s employees to learn or refresh their skills. General training courses should include Microsoft SharePoint, as well as Microsoft Project Online, Microsoft Project Server, and Microsoft Dynamics, among others. Online courses are typically divided by departments, provided with a syllabus, and are one to several days duration. Training solutions should be practical. Training should result in measurable performance improvement and greater project success related to budget constraints. Employees should be able to apply what they learn immediately.
General training courses offer the tools to help companies get their employees on track with company goals. An example of one consulting company’s general training courses lists the following technical and functional courses.
Microsoft Project (2010 to Current): Introduction to Microsoft Project, 4 hours; Microsoft Project: The Essentials, 1 day; Microsoft Project for Project Managers, 2 days; Microsoft Project 2013 for Project Managers, 2 days; Microsoft Project 2010 for Project Managers, 2 days.
Microsoft Project (2013 to Current): Microsoft Project Online and Server for Project Managers, 2 days; Microsoft Project Online and Server for Resource Managers, 6 hours; Microsoft Project Online and Server for Portfolio Managers, 1 day; Microsoft Project Online and Server for Team Members, 4 hours; Microsoft Project Online and Server for Administrators, 2 days; Microsoft Project Online and Server Configuration Essentials, 1 day.
Microsoft Dynamics 365: Working with Dynamics 365 for Sales; Working with Dynamics 365 Project Operations.
Business Intelligence: Creating Excel Reports for Microsoft Project Online and Server, 1 day; Creating Power BI Reports for Microsoft Project Online and Server, 1 day; and
Self-Paced and Quick-Topic Training Videos: Main Page for Self-Paced Videos.
The courses offer essential skills training within a reasonable amount of time. New techniques are taught through lecture, demonstrations, and hands-on exercises. Some courses are viewed as short refreshers on the key functionalities of the products. Some of the new techniques may include starting a new plan, entering work tasks and duration, creating milestone tasks, setting up and assigning resources, and using baselines to track progress.
Real-world scenarios solidify understanding of different scheduling situations and how to handle them. Courses are specifically designed to instruct on the use of the technology, as well as best-practice schedule development. The courses are also a great way to jump-start skills when they have ceased to progress.
It is important to be presented with options for training services ranging from general training courses to custom solutions. If a company’s employees need to refresh their skills, general training courses should include a large variety focused on their utilization by specific departments and managerial levels. Online courses are typically divided by departments, provided with a syllabus, and are one to several days duration.
When entire teams need training, onsite training engagement is a great option. Of course, customized training solutions are always an option when a company’s employees are struggling to implement a Microsoft application. Onsite training and custom solutions training involves initial consultations to decide training strategy and scheduling.
