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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 management principles.
  • Project cycle/ sequence in project management.
  • Introduction to Computers:
    1. Use of Computer in Project Management.
    2. MS-Windows XP / Vista/ Windows 7
  • Project logical framework design.
  • Application of MS-Excel 2007:
    1. Project Cash flow projection .
    2. Project financial anzlysis.
    3. Project sensitivity analysis.
  • Application of MS-Project to project network analysis
  • Project report design.
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, including financial institution, oil and gas companies. NDDC, etc.
  DURATION: One Week DATE: July 12 - 16. 2010
  VENUE: Ilorin, Nigeria CHARGES: =N=34,000.00
 

 Updated 2010Agricultural & Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin, Nigeria