Introductory

In response to many requests from our customers, SOMOS has created Planning and Scheduling Using MS Project. This course is ideal for new project managers who are looking for practical, hands-on training on building and maintaining MS Project schedules for their projects.

We took the planning and scheduling essentials from our flagship course Managing Projects Across the Organization and combined this with the hands-on scheduling tool training from our popular Introduction to MS Project course.

Attendees are taken through the entire process of developing a Work Breakdown Structure, building a Schedule, adding and leveling Resources, and producing a Budget. The course outline alternates between theory and practical implementation throughout the two days.

PRINCE2® (Projects in Controlled Environments) is a widely used international standard for Project Management that navigates you through all the essentials for running a successful project. It builds on the definitions and structure of PM knowledge and defines a series of processes, components, and techniques that can be applied managing any size or subject of project.

It provides project managers with a practical road map from conception to close for all types of projects and a framework to deliver projects that benefit stakeholders, the business, and the bottom line.

The PRINCE2® Foundation course is a 3-day course that provides participants with a general understanding of the key components and processes of PRINCE2® in order to work as part of a PRINCE2® project team. It is a necessary building block for the PRINCE2® Practitioner course and the two courses are typically taken together.

SOMOS ' Introduction to Management for Technical Professionals course is a 2-day training course that introduces the topics of personal time management, personal productivity management, management of others, and basic interpersonal skills for front line managers who need to deliver consistent results on a daily basis.

Understanding and Thriving with Projects is an introduction to project management, focusing on how projects fit into organizations. This course is a first introduction to projects, primarily for non-managers. You will participate in a number of exercises designed to highlight your roles and responsibilities with regard to projects within your own organization. If you contribute to projects but are not responsible for project planning or management, then this course will answer key questions about the emerging profession of project management. 

The Introduction to MS Project workshop provides attendees the basic skills to succeed using the industry-standard scheduling tool Microsoft Project. Using Microsoft Project to Manage Projects (Introduction) is an ideal follow-on to the SOMOS introductory project management course Managing Projects Across the Organization. The workshop uses Microsoft Project as a tool to develop a project schedule according to the methodology presented in Managing Projects Across the Organization. Each attendee applies the principles and structure from the knowledge course to develop a Microsoft Project schedule for a project relevant to their work environment. Participants will take away project scheduling tools and templates that can be applied to their own projects.

Managing Projects Across the Organization is a course to help you manage without a full-time team. The focus of this course is on getting the job done while juggling technology, management demands, multiple stakeholders, and customer requirements. You will learn essential project management concepts and practical skills, and become familiar with immediately applicable tools through the extensive exercises in this course. If managing projects is only one of your many hats, then this course is for you.