Microsoft Project - Where can I do a course?

Gunnersonny · 13-03-2009 11:02am #1

I'm involved in construction and I'd like to do a course on Microsoft Project. Any recommendations?

jblack · 29-04-2010 5:24pm

Having the same problem myself at the moment but I've been in touch with the head of engineering in trinity and the guy who teaches programming on the masters course in project management there. He told me best way to learn is for myself with the help of a book, I don't have the name of it to hand but I can get it if you like?

Most courses, and there are very few in the country are very expensive and you can save yourself a fair bit of cash by doing it yourself up until you reach a level of competence that to become more advamced you will need professional help.

I asked him about Primavera as well- told me only 10% of the biggest firms in the country use it and they're the likes of IBM and Pfizer. €5,000 to buy the licence for the software so I think I'll stick with MSProject for the moment.

If you want to see something very impreesive have a look at Synchro- 5Dimensional programming- looks awesome.

Gunnersonny · 30-04-2010 10:48am

I know there was a course provider in Dublin providing a course through the CIF, but it's not on at the moment. If you got a name of the book that would be great. Cheers

CreepingDeath · 30-04-2010 11:21am

Do you know project management already ?

It's just, depending on what course you do they might just teach you how to use Ms Project but not the basics of project management.

Open Workbench is free if you wanted to play around with a similar project management application at home.

Open Workbench

jblack · 05-05-2010 2:27pm

Gunnersonny wrote: »

I know there was a course provider in Dublin providing a course through the CIF, but it's not on at the moment. If you got a name of the book that would be great. Cheers

http://pmbook.ce.cmu.edu/