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PowerPoint Training Oxfordshire | Live Online or Onsite

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PowerPoint Training Options During the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19: Whilst the COVID-19, Coronavirus emergency lasts, online, remote PowerPoint training provides a safe way for businesses to train their staff. Whether you are employed, self-employed or an individual looking to update your skills, we are here to help.

Furloughed employees may still take part in training – please see government guidance.

Closed, Private PowerPoint Training for Businesses

If you are a business enquiring about private, tailored PowerPoint training for your staff, please see our Microsoft Office remote training information page which will explain all you need to know about our virtual PowerPoint classroom.

Open, Scheduled PowerPoint Courses for Individuals 

If you are an individual looking to join a remote scheduled PowerPoint course, please see our scheduled PowerPoint training page here.

Established in 2005, Blue Pecan provides tailored / bespoke in house PowerPoint training courses.

Live Online Courses - PowerPoint courses can be delivered online with a live tutor via Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Webex virtual classroom software.

Onsite Courses - PowerPoint courses can be delivered onsite at your business premises.

We deliver in-house PowerPoint training to businesses across Oxfordshire including Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Chipping Norton, Didcot, Faringdon, Henley-on-Thames, Oxford, Thame, Wallingford, Wantage, Witney, Berinsfield, Bessels Leigh, Blewbury, Bodicote, Botley, Burford, Carterton, Charlbury, Chinnor, Cholsey, Coombe, Cowley, Cuxham, Deddington, Eaton, Freeland, Grove, Harwell, Kidlington, Kidmore End, Long Hanborough, Milcombe, Milton, North Leigh,…

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Excel ConsultingOxfordshire

Excel Consulting Oxfordshire

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Excel Consulting for Businesses in Oxfordshire

Looking for an Excel developer? We can help with custom Excel spreadsheet development, either through redesign of existing spreadsheets or design from scratch. Although our main expertise at Blue Pecan is onsite training, we are often asked to act in a consulting role to develop, design, customise and improve our client's spreadsheets. 

Here are the aspects of Excel's functionality we can help you with.  

Bespoke Spreadsheet Development

  • Automate frequent and repetitive tasks to free up your time
  • Probe deeper into and more effectively analyse your data
  • Create professional looking, automated dashboards
  • VBA development to push the boundaries of Excel’s capabilities
  • Complex formula
  • Interrogate your data with Power Pivot and Power Query.

Need Help from an Excel Specialist?

If we can help, please email us at info@bluepecan.co.uk providing as much information as you can about the project you would like help with and the timescale in which you need it to be done. We can then provide you with a quote.

We are happy to offer our Excel consulting services to you wherever you are based in Oxfordshire including Abingdon, Banbury, Bicester, Chipping Norton, Didcot, Faringdon, Henley-on-Thames, Oxford, Thame, Wallingford, Wantage, Witney, Berinsfield, Bessels Leigh, Blewbury, Bodicote, Botley, Burford, Carterton, Charlbury, Chinnor, Cholsey, Coombe, Cowley,…

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Microsoft Project Training CoursesOxfordshire

MS Project Training Oxford | Live Online or Onsite

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Microsoft Project Training Options 

Business Enquiries – Closed, Private Courses

For closed, private courses suitable for businesses with one or members of staff who need training, please see our Microsoft Office remote training information page which will explain all you need to know about our virtual Microsoft Project classroom.

Individual Enquires – Public, Scheduled Courses

For open, publically scheduled courses, please see our scheduled remote Microsoft Project training courses.

Established in 2005, Blue Pecan delivers Microsoft Project training live online (virtual classroom) or at customers’ business premises. Our one day Microsoft Project training course will enable delegates to effectively schedule tasks, assign resources and track the progress of project.

Live Online Courses – Microsoft Project courses can be delivered online with a live tutor via Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Webex virtual classroom software.

Onsite Courses – Microsoft Project courses can be delivered onsite at your business premises.

COVID-19: Whilst the COVID-19, Coronavirus emergency lasts, online, remote training provides a safe way for businesses to train their staff. Whether you are employed, self-employed or just looking to update your skills, we are here to help.

Furloughed employees may still take part in training – please see government guidance.

We deliver in-house Microsoft Project training at your business premises in Oxford.

Our Microsoft Project training course is compatible with Project 2016, 2013, 2010, & 2007.

Pricing

Publicly scheduled courses 

From £175 inc vat – price per person / delegate per day course

In-house training prices

Half-day session: 09:30 to 16:00 or 13:00 to 16:00 or to suit

Full-day session: 09:30 to 16:00 or to suit

No. of DelegatesOnsite Full-dayOnline Half-day Online Full-day
1£360£195£350
2 - 4£495£295£485
5 - 8£595£450£575
9 - 10£650£495£625
Additional delegates+£35+£20+£30

All prices are excluding VAT. 

Onsite training travel expenses included for Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Kent, Oxfordshire, London and most Essex, Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and Hertfordshire locations.  Please enquire.

Project Course Outline

Our one day Microsoft Project training course gives you a great overview of this popular project management software.  The course aims to give delegates the knowledge needed to set and and link tasks; assign resources to tasks; set baselines and track progress and then create useful reports and outputs based on the values that have been gathered. Download our Microsoft Project outline in pdf format here.

Customising the Project Interface

  • Customising the Quick Access Toolbar
  • Customising the Ribbon
  • Exporting/importing your customisations

Configuring Your Project

  • Setting the project start date
  • Setting up working times for the project
  • Adding bank holidays and other shut-down periods
  • Saving customisations to the global template
  • Auto scheduling vs Manual scheduling tasks
Entering Tasks

  • Task durations
  • Setting the default unit for durations
  • Deleting tasks
  • Inserting tasks
  • Moving tasks
  • Creating milestone tasks
Linking Tasks

  • Creating links using the predecessors column
  • Creating links using the Task Information dialogue box
  • Creating links using the “link tasks” button
  • Dragging and dropping links in the Gantt chart
  • Relationship types
    • Finish to start relationships
    • Start to start relationships
    • Finish to finish relationships
    • Start to finish relationships
  • Applying lag and lead to task relationships
  • Task Path Highlighter
Task Constraints

  • Constraint types
  • Understanding the Planning Wizard in relation to constraints
Subtasks

  • Indenting tasks to create subtasks
  • Collapsing and Expanding Summary Tasks
  • Outline numbering
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • The Project Summary Task
The Critical Path

  • Formatting your Gantt chart to show the critical path
  • Understanding the critical path
Navigation

  • Using the “Go to” dialogue box
  • Scroll to task
  • Zoom options
  • Formatting the Gantt chart timescale
Resources

  • Resource types
    • Work resources
    • Material resources
    • Cost resources
  • Understanding the resource sheet columns – material, max units, rate, accrue at, base calendar
  • Editing resource calendars – adding holidays, customising work times
  • Assigning resources to tasks
  • Understanding the “Work” value
  • Levelling resources
  • Budget resources
Setting a baseline

  • How to set a baseline
  • Viewing the baseline in the Tracking Gantt
  • Viewing baseline values in tables
Tracking Progress on Your Project

  • Marking a task as on track
  • Moving incomplete parts of a task to a new date
  • Updating task start and finish dates as well as percentage complete
  • Setting a Status Date
  • Tracking progress in the Resource Usage view
More on Project

  • Hyperlinking to supporting documents
  • Using text styles format your task list
  • Formatting the Gantt chart with bar styles
  • Formatting Gantt chart gridlines
  • Sorting the task list
  • Filtering data in different Project view
  • Grouping data
  • Creating reports
  • Printing the Gantt chart
  • Sharing resources across multiple projects
  • Combing multiple projects into one Gantt chart

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