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Computer Applications for Project Management
 
PREMISE:The capability of Project Managers to improve their performance can depend on how much data they can generate, collate, analyze, interpret, store and disseminate each time, to enable the projects achieve their set objectives, especially in a changing information technological environment. Project Managers' performance can therefore be improved if they can take advantage of the micro-computer as an important tool for effective and efficient project management.

OBJECTIVES: This course is designed to introduce project managers to use micro-computers as an essential tool for effective and efficient management. At the end of the course, participants should be able to:
 
  • discuss the role of the micro-computer in efficient project management; and
  • operate and use micro-computer for project management.
    CONTENT:
  • Overview of Project Management:
    1. Project cycle and sequence.
    2. Operational feasibility analysis of project.
  • Introduction to Computers.
  • MS-Windows XP.
  • Use of micro-computer in project management:
    1. Cash flow projection using MS-Excel XP.
    2. Measurement of project worth using MS-Excel XP.
    3. Network analysis of project using MS-Project.
TRAINING METHODS: Lecturettes, demonstrations, individual group exercises, hands-on computer exercises

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Project planners, analysts, accountants, farm managers and others responsible for managing projects in both the public and private sectors
  DURATION: One Week DATE: July 14 - 18. 2008
  VENUE: Ilorin, Nigeria CHARGES: =N=33,000.00
 

 Updated 2008 Agricultural & Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin, Nigeria