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Attaining Strategic Goals through Projects ... enterprise has strategic goals. Every enterprise invests resources in projects. It is generally understood that projects should support an organization's strategic goals and that every project should be a good investment, but is that always true? Are we funding the right projects at the right time? Does the executive team have clear guidance on how much each project will cost and what it will  more...

Seven Ways to Energize Project Portfolio Management ...resources (money; time) in projects and every enterprise has a process through which those projects are selected and funded. But where did that process come from? Does it serve the best interests of the enterprise? Are all funded projects fully aligned with current Business Strategies? Are the cost, return and risk known for every project? Is there a process for terminating projects that are  more...

Using Project Portfolio Management to Maximize Project Value ...resources (money; time) in projects. And everyone wants project success, but that success sometimes can prove to be elusive. Why do so many of our projects run into trouble? Are we really getting the value out of our projects that we intend? Are we even choosing to fund the right projects? Do all of our projects support the business strategies of the organization? Are we making the most of our  more...

How to Improve your Project Success Rate The Challenge When we commit money, materials and time to projects we expect to get a reasonable return on our investment. This simply cannot happen if the projects are not successful. Unfortunately, many of our projects (and especially Information Technology projects) fail to meet all of their objectives or even fail outright, leaving us with investments gone bad. Especially in these troubled  more...

SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) The course will give you a broad overview of SAP HCM / HR human resources management in 18 parts. You will learn the basic and advanced functions of the SAP HCM / HR module. The course is divided into Five main topics. You can get a complete list of other SAP classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesSAP.asp  more...

End to End Microsoft Business Intelligence (sql server) This five day course provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft End to-End business solutions using SQL Server 2008 R2 in an integrated environment with Sql 2010 and Office 2010. The course introduces the students to Microsoft Unified Data Model, SQL 2008 R2 Analysis Services, Integration Services, Re-porting Services, Report Builder 3. 0, Sql 2010 Integration, Reporting  more...

End to End Microsoft Business Intelligence This five day course provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft End to-End business solutions using SQL Server 2008 R2 in an integrated environment with SharePoint 2010 and Office 2010. The course introduces the students to Microsoft Unified Data Model, SQL 2008 R2 Analysis Services, Integration Services, Re-porting Services, Report Builder 3. 0, SharePoint 2010  more...

Windows Presentation Foundation Using C# ...s and new concepts such as XAML, flexible layout, logical resources, dependency properties, routed events, and the loosely-coupled command architecture of WPF. Data binding is discussed in detail, including visual data binding using Visual Studio 2010 and accessing databases using the Entity Data Model. The course also covers styles, templates, skins and themes. The course is hands-on with  more...

WebSphere Application Server V6 Overview for Managers This course provides an overview of IBM WebSphere Application Server v6 and is intended for managers with teams working on different areas of WebSphere Application Server. This course clears the air on the application server's functionality and its different features. Having understood the key features of the product and its capabilities, participants will be better able to allocate resources in  more...

WebSphere v6 Scripting and Automation Training ...WebSphere software, configuration of security and various resources, creation of Application Servers and Clusters, and packaging and installation of applications. After taking this course, students will be able to automate many common tasks to reduce chance of error and provide a more rapid distribution of applications to multiple environments. Note: This course uses Jython as the WebSphere  more...

WebSphere Application Server v7.0 Overview for Managers This course provides an overview of IBM WebSphere Application Server v7. 0 and is intended for managers with teams working on different areas of WebSphere Application Server. This course clears the air on the application server's functionality and its different features. Having understood the key features of the product and its capabilities, participants will be better able to allocate resources  more...

Silverlight 4 Using Visual Basic ...ynchronous data transfers, and downloading assemblies and resources on demand. The use of both SOAP and REST based Web services is discussed. Two chapters cover data controls, data binding and data access in detail, including the use of the Entity Data Model and WCF Data Services. The last chapter covers additional topics, such as the HTML Bridge, out-of-browser applications, the use of  more...

Silverlight 4 Using C# ...ynchronous data transfers, and downloading assemblies and resources on demand. The use of both SOAP and REST based Web services is discussed. Two chapters cover data controls, data binding and data access in detail, including the use of the Entity Data Model and WCF Data Services. The last chapter covers additional topics, such as the HTML Bridge, out-of-browser applications, the use of  more...

Windows Presentation Foundation Using C# ...s and new concepts such as XAML, flexible layout, logical resources, dependency properties, routed events, and the loosely-coupled command architecture of WPF. Data binding is discussed in detail, including visual data binding using Visual Studio 2010 and accessing databases using the Entity Data Model. The course also covers styles, templates, skins and themes. You can get a complete  more...

Hack and Defend This 5-day course reveals the tools and techniques used in common by hackers to attack, and by system administrators to hack-proof their networks. Hundreds of hack tools and associated hands-on labs bring home the depth of vulnerability present in most networks. The ultimate guide to network security, the course walks through the process of assessing and then correcting the vulnerabilities  more...

Project Management Skills for Non-Project Managers ...and on budget. You will identify its requirements and the resources you have to work with, monitor the project's progress, and mitigate the related obstacles so that you can lead a team in bringing the project to a successful completion. This course will give you the basics on the project management process and the tools needed to manage small- to medium-size projects. You can get a complete  more...

z-OS Performance and Tuning ...opics will focus on the basics of performance management, resources components that are affected, and the workload manager definitions that will be used to assign resources according to priorities. In addition, exercises related to problem diagnosis and tuning adjustments will be used to illustrate the effects of various decisions. You can get a complete list of other Mainframe classes at  more...

Server Agents for Lotus Domino Designer R5 During this course you will create agents that run in memory of the Domino Server. These agents run on a scheduled or event-driven basis, and are written using Simple Actions, Formulas, or LotusScript. Emphasis is placed on understanding the security requirements and server resources required to safely and effectively run agents. You can get a complete list of other Lotus Notes/Domino  more...

Web Site Accessibility (management skills) Is your site accessible to persons with sensory and physical disabilitiesa Upgrading your site to be in full compliance with the World Wide Web Consortium's Accessibility Guidelines will make your company information available to everyone, no matter what their disability. Also, it is a legal requirement that all government agencies and contractors have Web sites that are accessible. In this  more...

Windows Forms Using VB DOTNET This course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to GUI development using Windows Forms and Visual Basic .NET. The course begins with a fundamental discussion of Windows programming using Windows Forms and the .NET Framework SDK. Then the use of Visual Studio .NET and the Form Designer is introduced, which is used throughout the remainder of the course. Simple controls are covered, such  more...

Windows XP Professional - Level 2 ...e using personal computers. Students will share files and resources with co-workers over a network. They will explore how Windows XP takes advantage of the Internet. Lastly, students will learn how to customize and maintain their computers to create the most efficient workspace possible. In general, this course may enable students to participate in conversations, make appropriate requests, and  more...

Windows Forms Using C# This course provides a practical, hands-on introduction to GUI development using Windows Forms and C#. The course begins with a fundamental discussion of Windows programming using Windows Forms and the .NET Framework SDK. Then the use of Visual Studio .NET and the Form Designer is introduced, which is used throughout the remainder of the course. Simple controls are covered, such as buttons,  more...

Windows Presentation Foundation Using Visual Basic This course introduces Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF (a Avalona ), the new .NET technology from Microsoft for building rich Windows applications. It was originally part of .NET 3. 0, previously called a WinFXa by Microsoft. WPF includes an XML-based markup language for defining program elements, Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML). WPF applications can be created using only  more...

Windows Presentation Foundation Using C# This course introduces Windows Presentation Foundation or WPF (a Avalona ), the new .NET technology from Microsoft for building rich Windows applications. It was originally part of .NET 3. 0, previously called a WinFXa by Microsoft. WPF includes an XML-based markup language for defining program elements, Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML). WPF applications can be created using only  more...

GroupWise 7.0 -Level 2 ... schedule appointments, access the calendar, and schedule resources. You may want to use the advanced features of GroupWise 7. 0 to share information and documents with other GroupWise users and access email and documents even when you are outside the GroupWise network. In this course, you will use the advanced features of GroupWise 7. 0 to share information and documents with other GroupWise  more...

Security 5- Security Fundamentals v1.0 ...possesses to achieve better efficiency in using computing resources. The certification is targeted towards today? s knowledge workers who use computing resources in their daily activities. It educates them on practical aspects of security and networking to give them an advantage over common users. Security 5 is also for the regular home user who uses online services and payment systems. The  more...

EC Council Security Analyst (ECSA) ...possesses to achieve better efficiency in using computing resources. The certification is targeted towards today? s knowledge workers who use computing resources in their daily activities. It educates them on practical aspects of security and networking to give them an advantage over common users. Security 5 is also for the regular home user who uses online services and payment systems. The  more...

Microsoft Project 2002 Level 1 Welcome to Microsoft Project 2002 Level 1. This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Project 2002 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments. You can get a complete list of  more...

Introduction to Microsoft Project ...soft Project is a leading tool for monitoring the flow of resources, projecting budget recommendations, and creating reports that may be compared against actual results. The software offers many possible solutions to make adjustments in order to control complex projects. This program is a hybrid of many other software types including: communication, database, spreadsheet, and scheduling tools.  more...

Stress Awareness This 1-day course will help students to understand the nature of 'stress', how it impacts us mentally and physically and how we can manage it for our benefit You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Facilitation Skills for IT Staff This 2-day course will provide individuals with the skills needed to facilitate group activities in the working environment. Increasingly these days IT staff are asked to facilitate or 'run' meetings and need to know the people handling skills involved in facilitation to enable the meeting participants come to an appropriate conclusion. This is particularly so where end-users and IT people are  more...

Effective Management Skills This 2-day course aims to discuss, understand and practice some of the essential management skills needed to operate in today's working environment. This course contains several consolidation exercises. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Team Building Techniques This 2-day course will introduce delegates to the activities and techniques that make for effective team building. This will focus on individual actions and team actions that help build effective teams. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Stress Management We are all aware of the dangers of stress in our lives, however, how many of us know the signs and symptoms in ourselves, and ways to prevent stress taking over our condition? It is important not only to recognize stress symptoms, but to know how to counteract the signs and regain balance in our lives. This 2-day course has been designed to help students to recognize stress, recognize how we place  more...

Recruitment and Interviewing Skills Successful managers and team leaders need the skills to find and recruit the best candidates for their team. The course is a two-day event which involves participants working on processes and procedures that result in successful selection and recruitment decisions through the use of group and individual activities, exercises, formal inputs, etc. You can get a complete list of other Professional  more...

Problem Solving and Decision Making Techniques This 1-day course will help students to learn a rational process for problem solving, learn and practice creative techniques for generating solutions to business problems and learn a rational process for making decisions. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Personal Influencing Techniques This 1-day course will introduce delegates to the meaning of 'personal influence', what it is and how it can be used to enable them to get what they want from situations where they need to be influential. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Management of change Individuals are suspicious of change since it inevitably involves different actions and practices than those which they are currently familiar with and used to. Change is a 'black box' that needs to be unlocked with care! The course is a two day event which involves participants working on their own specific change events and creating plans and procedures which will help smooth their change  more...

Leadership Skills This 1-day course will consider the principles of leadership and practice the personal skills involved in effective team leadership. This course contains consolidation exercises. You can get a complete list of other Professional Development classes at http://www.wintrac.com/courses/coursesProfDevlop.asp  more...

Digital Photography- An Introduction (Windows) ...n film and digital, and will learn important criteria and resources for choosing a camera and accessories. Next, you'll learn to improve the photos you take, by controlling both the composition and subject matter, and by fine-tuning your camera's settings. You'll then transfer images to your computer, and use strategies and tools for managing the ever-growing collection you build over time. To  more...

Digital Photography-An Introduction (Macintosh) ...n film and digital, and will learn important criteria and resources for choosing a camera and accessories. Next, you'll learn to improve the photos you take, by controlling both the composition and subject matter, and by fine-tuning your camera's settings. You'll then transfer images to your computer, and use strategies and tools for managing the ever-growing collection you build over time. To  more...

Digital Photography- Introduction (Second Edition for Windows) ...n film and digital, and will learn important criteria and resources for choosing a camera and accessories. Next, you'll learn to improve the photos you take, by controlling both the composition and subject matter, and by fine-tuning your camera's settings. You'll then transfer images to your computer, and use strategies and tools for managing the ever-growing collection you build over time. To  more...

Digital Photography -Introduction (Second Edition for Macintosh) ...n film and digital, and will learn important criteria and resources for choosing a camera and accessories. Next, you'll learn to improve the photos you take, by controlling both the composition and subject matter, and by fine-tuning your camera's settings. You'll then transfer images to your computer, and use strategies and tools for managing the ever-growing collection you build over time. To  more...

ADVANCED MICROSOFT PROJECT 2003 This advanced skill-level course is for individuals who are proficient in the basic functions, features and commands of Microsoft ® Project 2003 and wish to take their skills to the next level. Emphasis is placed on five major topics, including transferring information between other applications, working with multiple projects, sharing resources across projects, advanced resource assignments  more...

Dot NET Overview for Managers ...e on this robust platform, and they have put considerable resources into its architecture and tools. The course is designed for managers and other decision makers who need to understand the principals and concepts behind this technology, without diving into the technical details or writing code. WestLake's vendor-neutral approach allows us to provide a fair and balanced look at this framework.  more...

Microsoft Project 2003 - Professional ...ne desktop environment. But to analyze projects, optimize resources, and prioritize work in a way that meets an organization's overall business objectives, you need to use a more encompassing project management solution. In this course, you will use Microsoft Project Professional 2003 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within the  more...

Microsoft Project 2003- Level 1 Welcome to Microsoft Project 2003: Level 1. This course is the first in a series of two courses designed for individuals who will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2003 as a tool to assist them in managing projects. The topics in this course cover the critical skills necessary to create and modify a project plan file that contains tasks, resources, and resource assignments. You can get  more...

Microsoft Office Project 2007-Level 1 ...d to gather information about the various tasks involved, resources required to accomplish the tasks, and the overall cost in order to plan a project. Microsoft ® Office Project Professional 2007 acts as a tool that assists you in managing your projects. In this course, you will create and modify a project plan. You can get a complete list of other Project Management and Business  more...

Microsoft Office Project 2007- Professional ...ne desktop environment. But to analyze projects, optimize resources, and prioritize work in a way that meets an organization's overall business objectives, you need to use a more encompassing project management solution. In this course, you will use Microsoft Office Project Professional 2007 to create, coordinate, and communicate project information in a consistent and efficient manner within  more...

An Overview of XML This seminar will introduce XML and explain its implications for IT. You will: Learn what XML is and where it is useful Understand the parts of an XML document and what makes it well formed Understand how schemas impose structure on an XML document Understand how Style Sheets can transform an XML document Be introduced to certain core XML languages, such as  more...

A+ Certification - Complete kit This bundle package is a three-volume set that includes the following titles. Purchasing courseware in a "bundle" saves an additional 30% off from the purchase of these titles individually. A special accelerated timetable for experienced students is available from instructor resources when you purchase the courseware. Optional Toolkits You can get a complete list of other A+ classes at  more...

A+ Certification Essentials Support Skills - Accelerated This bundle package is a two-volume set that includes the following titles. Purchasing courseware in a "bundle" saves an additional 30% off from the purchase of these titles individually. A special accelerated timetable for experienced students is available from instructor resources when you purchase the courseware. Optional Toolkits You can get a complete list of other A+ classes at  more...

Microsoft ASPNET Using Visual C #2008 ...ications, to authenticate users and limit their access to resources, manage state, direct users using Site Navigation tools, debug .NET and JavaScript code, and to display and edit data using ASP. NET and ADO. NET. In addition, you'll learn about new ASP. NET 3. 5 features, such as support for LINQ (Language Integrated Query), CSS tools, nested master pages, and more. You can get a complete  more...

Lotus Domino Web Access 7 User Essentials ...to see who is available. You can reserve a room and other resources so that everything is in place when the meeting starts. You will learn to how to keep track of your To Doa ™s and to view your To Doa ™s in Gantt chart form so you can more easily visualize your tasks. You will create contacts and groups to help manage your relationships, as well as to assist in mail  more...

Lotus Notes 7 Meetings and Resource Management ...eetings that involve multiple people as well as rooms and resources. You will learn the skills necessary to define and manage rooms and resources and how to reserve them either from Meetings or in the Resource Reservations database. You will also learn how to schedule on-line meetings as well as group To Doa ™s to complete your understanding of how to bring people together.  more...

Lotus Domino Web Access 8 User Essentials ...to see who is available. You can reserve a room and other resources so that everything is in place when the meeting starts. You will learn to how to keep track of your To Doa ™s and to view your To Doa ™s in Gantt chart form so you can more easily visualize your tasks. You will create contacts and groups to help manage your relationships, as well as to assist in mail  more...

Lotus Domino and Notes 8 Administrator Courses Update to Release 8-5 ...ance while at the same time reduces its demands on system resources, due to the support for additional 64 bit platforms and the reduction of I/ O and CPU overhead for tasks such as the router, transaction logging, schedule, and design. Other new features are related to Notes and iNotes clients, including some that reduce your administrative overhead. This course isna ™t your typical  more...

User Essentials for Microsoft Outlook Web Access 2007 ...to see who is available. You can reserve a room and other resources so that everything is in place when the meeting starts. You will learn to how to keep track of your Tasks and record your progress in meeting your objectives. You will create Contacts and Distribution Lists to help manage your relationships, as well as to assist in e-mail addressing. You can get a complete list of  more...