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Learn the essentials of digital photography, master camera operation, and advance your editing skills with the Ultimate Photography course. Discover composition principles, lighting techniques, and storytelling through photography. Suitable for enthusiasts, beginners, or anyone seeking to enhance their photography skills. No prerequisites required

Our Forensic Accounting Course is designed to help investment analysts detect earnings manipulation. It focuses on creative accounting rather than conducting detailed forensic analysis but we explain the tools short sellers employ to detect fraud and some of the techniques we used at hedge funds to identify short opportunities.

Understand the Terminology of Modern Project Management with this Handy Guide and Glossary

Project Management Template Kit and Checklists

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Este curso est  dise¤ado para cualquier persona que quiere convertirse en unSCRUM Master. Overview El curso de formaci¢n asegura que el candidato obtendr  los conocimientosnecesarios de la metodolog¡a SCRUM con el fin de aplicar y adaptarlos a unescenario espec¡fico. SCRUM es una metodolog¡a adaptativa, iterativa, r pida, flexible y efectiva dise¤ada para entregar valor significativo de una manera r pida a lo largo de todo el proyecto. INFORMACI¢N GENERAL ÂΜGIL Y SCRUM * Informaci¢n general: µgil * Manifiesto µgil * Principios de µgil * Metodolog¡a µgil * Informaci¢n general SCRUM * Ventajas SCRUM ROLES DE SCRUM * Roles centrales * Roles no-centrales * Propietario de producto * Master SCRUM * Equipo SCRUM FASES DE PROYECTO SCRUM * Iniciar * Planificar y Estimaci¢n * Implementar * Revisi¢n y Retrospecci¢n * Lanzamiento * Entradas, Herramientas, y Salidas para cada proceso en cada fase ESCALA DE SCRUM * Escalabilidad de Scrum * Scrum en Programas y Portfolios (Carteras) * Reuni¢n Scrum de Scrums (SoS) * Transici¢n a Scrum * Mapeo de los Roles tradicionales a Scrum * Manteniendo el envolvimiento de las partes interesadas (stakeholders) * Importancia de Apoyo Ejecutivo ADDITIONAL COURSE DETAILS: Nexus Humans SCRUM Master Certified training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the SCRUM Master Certified course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

The aim of this programme is to provide current / prospective senior project managers with an in-depth review of the role and importance of project management in the organisation. It focuses on the strategic role of the project manager and aims to draw out the full scope of the role and how it impacts on project performance. The five key objectives of this programme are to enable the participants to: * Identify the characteristics and attributes needed by project managers in ensuring the organisation is recognised as an industry leader in delivering successful projects * Understand the full scope and impact of the project manager / leader's role in managing projects or programmes to maximise benefit to the business * Define the hallmarks and skills required to manage significant business projects or project portfolios * Develop an understanding of the skills required and their impact on the project through case study work and syndicate exercises * Benefit from an effective forum for exchanging experience and fostering a sense of team spirit and mutual support between senior project managers DAY ONE 1 INTRODUCTION (COURSE SPONSOR) * A vision of future opportunities and challenges * The impact of project managers / leaders on future success 2 THE DETERMINANTS OF SUCCESS * The contractor's perspective * The client's perspective * Success and failure: factors that determine the project outcome * The impact of the project manager 3 CASE STUDY: PROJECT GIOTTO * How successful was this project? * What were the primary factors that influenced the outcome? * How relevant are these factors to current projects? * Feedback and review 4 PROJECT TEAM EXERCISE * A practical exercise demonstrating the role of the project manager in managing the interfaces between the client, the project team and suppliers * Review - what skills are required to be a 'world class' project manager? 5 THE ROLE OF THE PROJECT MANAGER * The role and skills of the 'world class' project manager * The three key dimensions of effective project leadership * Managing influential stakeholders * Managing project performance * Managing the project team * Project leadership skills appraisal (individual review) DAY TWO 6 MANAGING INFLUENTIAL STAKEHOLDERS * Project management and the art of leadership * Who are the influential stakeholders and how do they affect the project? * What we need to do / not do, to build successful working relationships 7 CASE STUDY: UNDERSTANDING THE CUSTOMER * What are the likely problems the project manager will encounter? * What should the project manager do to ensure an effective partnership? 8 MANAGING PROJECT PERFORMANCE * Issues affecting commercial performance * Joining up the project life-cycle: getting performance from inception to closure * The roles of project manager, line manager and project sponsor 9 PROJECT TEAM EXERCISE: MAKING THE PROMISE / DELIVERING THE PROMISE * An exercise demonstrating the commercial and team leadership skills needed by the project manager * Review - what must the project manager do to optimise project performance? 10 MANAGING MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PROJECT TEAMS * The challenges of building effective, multi-functional project teams * Co-ordinating work across functional and organisational boundaries * Maintaining strategic focus and balancing priorities 11 MAKING IT HAPPEN * Individual action planning * Syndicate discussion 12 COURSE REVIEW AND TRANSFER PLANNING (COURSE SPONSOR PRESENT) * What will we do differently? * How will we make it happen? * Conclusion

Develop your Project Management skills and fully understand the entire project lifecycle and key activities that need to be done to deliver a successful project outcome. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COURSE OVERVIEW Duration: 2 days (13 hours) The ability to run a successful project professionally is a valuable transferrable life skill that can enhance your career and opportunities in any industry. Our Principles of Project Management course takes a pragmatic approach to managing a project successfully.  It looks at the entire project lifecycle and key activities that must be done to give a successful project outcome. This course is suitable for anyone who is involved in or about to run a project – either as a full-time project leader/manager or as a part of their role. OBJECTIVES  By the end of the course you will be able to: * Identify 10 key principles for managing a project successfully * Apply a common sense project lifecycle to a project regardless of its size or magnitude * Develop robust project documentation throughout the lifecycle whilst keeping the documents to a minimum * Identify the expectations of key stakeholders and develop a clear communication plan to engage with them * Apply a range of planning and scheduling techniques to help manage the project timeline * Produce realistic estimates to help monitor and control the project costs * Manage key risks and issues associated throughout the project lifecycle * Manage changes through a robust change control process * Manage the Project team through the use of clearly defined Work Packages * Identify and manage key areas of conflict throughout the lifecycle CONTENT INTRODUCTION * Key characteristics of projects v Business as Usual * Definition of Programmes and Portfolios * Project Lifecycles – A structured approach using phases * Reasons why projects fail * 10 principles of successful project management THE CONCEPT (FEASIBILITY) PHASE * Analysing the project context / environment * Stakeholder needs and requirements * Content of a Business Case * Differences between Benefits, Success Criteria, Success Factors and Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) * Purpose of the Project Brief THE DEFINITION (PLANNING) PHASE * Defining the Scope of a project * Assigning Project roles and responsibilities * Product Breakdown structures and Work Breakdown Structures * Approaches to estimating * Detailed planning using Gantt charts * Critical path analysis * Using project management software – an overview * Constructing a realistic project budgets * Resource allocation and optimisation * Producing a Communication Plan THE IMPLEMENTING (EXECUTION) PHASE * Delegating using a Work Package * Project tracking and reporting * Managing contractors * Controlling changes to the project * Risk and Issues management * Managing conflict between stakeholders THE HANDOVER / CLOSURE PHASE * Measuring project success * Capturing Lessons * Post project review and evaluation * Benefits Realisation * Transferring the deliverable into Business as Usual

Learn how create and structure enterprise projects and programmes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COURSE OVERVIEW Duration: 2 days (13 hours) Our P6 Project Planning and Controls Fundamentals course is an intensive two day course aimed at experienced planners and project controllers who need to use Primavera to create and manage detailed plans. It includes creating EPS levels, projects, WBS levels and detailed activity and resource planning. Experience of project planning and scheduling techniques is essential. OBJECTIVES  By the end of the course you will be able to: * Create a programme structure * Create projects and set project properties * Create programme milestones * Create a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) * Create detailed plans including activities, links and resources * Progress the schedule * Manage actuals * Customise layouts * Use the reporting tools in Primavera CONTENT PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT   * Creating EPS elements * Defining the programme structure * Navigating the EPS structure * Finding programmes PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND WBS   * Creating projects * Setting project properties * Validating projects * Assigning project codes * Building a work breakdown structure * Creating a WBS structure * Creating WBS elements * Work package management TOP DOWN BUDGETS   * Allocating top down budgets * Budget change PROGRAMMING MILESTONES AND ACTIVITY PLANNING    * Creating programme milestones * Setting constraints * Linking milestones * Scheduling * Using the schedule function * Detailed activity planning * Creating activities * Relationship types * Creating relationships * Adding milestones * Assigning activity codes RESOURCING, WORKLOADS AND BASELINING   * Resource types * Creating resources * Resource attributes * Assigning resources * Switching resources * Split load resource assignment * Reduced hours resource assignment * Checking workload * Reviewing workload * Dealing with resource conflicts * Assignments view * Baselining * Creating baselines * Assigning baselines WORKING WITH LAYOUTS   * Creating layouts * Customising columns * Setting filters * Sorting and grouping * Changing the timescale * Customising the Gantt * Creating activity code breakdown structures PROGRESSING THE SCHEDULES   * Updating task status and remaining duration * Setting the data date MONITORING AND REPORTING   * Exporting and importing information * Primavera standard reports * Creating custom reports * Creating portfolios PRINTING   * Printing your schedule * Printing to other packages