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Dear
Project Manager, |
Volume 6, number
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Welcome to the
second newsletter of 2008. From the feedback we've received from
newsletter subscribers around the world, our 'new look' has been very well
received. We look to continue this revised theme with both our newsletters and
correspondence. As always, we welcome any suggestions you may have
regarding content as well as look and feel.
In our
next newsletter, we'll be starting a new feature: "Ask the expert". Over the
last couple of years, we've received questions related to using Microsoft
Project from users all around the world. We've endeavoured to answer these
questions directly, often attaching sample MS Project plans to illustrate ideas
or get key concepts across. We'd like to share this knowledge with all our
newsletter subscribers, so please do watch this space. |
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Sincerely
Andy Jessop
CEO and Founder
andyj@projectlearning.net |
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Technical Tips and Tricks
- Detailed Task Definitions |
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Many newsletter subscribers have told us that they like the new interactive lesson
format for tips and tricks, so we're keeping with this revised look.
This new format provides audio-video walkthroughs, step-by-step instructions,
together with detailed keyword definitions to help you get to grips with a
particular piece of Microsoft Project functionality. If you are short of
time, you can now just watch and listen to the audio/video walkthroughs that
show you how to use Microsoft Project better.
Taken from our critically-acclaimed
Project Mentor learning system,
this newsletter's interactive lesson
continues on from task outline creation as discussed in the last newsletter. This interactive lesson explains in detail how tasks are
defined and scheduled within Microsoft Project.
Although you may have plenty of experience in
defining and scheduling project tasks, do take a look at the lesson as there may be lots of useful new techniques to learn or plenty of ways to do more with less effort. Just go to:
Take the Interactive Lesson |
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Project Learning New Zealand -
1st anniversary training deals |
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Having
had 12 successful years in the UK, Project Learning took the bold step of
relocating and setting up 12,000 miles away in the southern hemisphere back in April
2007. Now, one year on from that monumental move, we're pleased to report
that the Project Learning brand is growing from strength to strength and our
customer base is growing, not just in New Zealand and Australia, but in the rest
of the world as well.
To
celebrate this, we've got some special deals on classroom-based training for
companies and individuals based in New Zealand. To find out how you can
save up to 20% on training, just
click on this link.
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Sales partner for India |
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We're delighted to announce that Project
Learning has partnered up with one of India's premier knowledge
solutions
organizations to position Project Mentor as
the Microsoft-Project CBT of choice for its clients. |
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With a team comprised of senior industry
professionals, each with an average of 10-20 yrs of management and delivery
experience at companies like Infosys, SAP, Cambridge Technology Partners, Itron,
HSBC, First Consulting Group and others, Celtem (http://www.celtem.com)
has pioneered innovations for skills transformation for critical roles within
the IT and ITeS workforce.
Celtem has integrated Project Mentor into its flagship and highly acclaimed PM
certification program that covers the PM framework end to end. Celtem has
offices in Bangalore and Pune, and delivery capabilities in all key IT hubs in
India. |
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"Celtem is delighted to partner with Project
Learning to bring this high impact e-learning solution, Project Mentor, to the
Indian market. It is a great testimony to Project Mentor’s effectiveness
that it is even used by the Microsoft Project team itself as a reference guide
and tutorial. In fact, today’s busy Project Manager could not ask for a
more powerful and time-saving learning aid for MS Project! Celtem's
holistic approach of integrating Project Mentor as a self-learning tool for MS
Project, along with our PM learning framework – brings a very powerful PM
knowledge solution to our clients."
Subrata Ghosh, CEO of Celtem |
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Microsoft Project certifications |
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Prize draw winners |
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As some
of you may know, Microsoft has released a new series of certifications geared
around Microsoft Project competencies.
Referred
to as "the software equivalent of the PMPTM",
these courses provide a thorough test of Microsoft Project knowledge and
application.
In a
forthcoming newsletter, we'll explain more about how to take (and pass) a course - as
we've been in the examination room ourselves. For now, do follow the links
below to find out more about the examinations available:
Microsoft Office Project 2007, Managing Projects
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects
Microsoft Office Project Server 2007, Managing Projects and Programs
Do,
please
contact us if you have any questions regarding these competencies and exams. |
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The winners of the draw of new newsletter subscribers are:
January
2008
February
2008
Each of them will receive a $10 Amazon voucher with the compliments of Project Learning. |
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