Project Management
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An Overview of IT Project Management
In this learning activity, you’ll be introduced to the many responsibilities of being an IT project manager.
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AGILE, IT Project management, project manager responsibilities, What is project management
Basic Quality Principles: Process for Achieving Quality in an Organization (Screencast)
In this learning activity you'll define and explain the broad steps in achieving quality in an organization.
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ansi, customer, quality, requirements
Calculating Board Feet (Screencast)
Learners review the process for calculating board feet and use virtual samples to practice the process.
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board, calculations, feet, lumber, math, measurement, quantity, volumetric, wood
Four Steps for Setting and Achieving Your Goals
You will learn four steps for good goal setting.
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better goal setting, goal setting, how do i achieve my goals?, how do i set goals?, learn goal setting
Four Steps for Setting and Achieving Your Goals
You will learn four steps for good goal setting.
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better goal setting, goal setting, how do i achieve my goals?, how do i set goals?, learn goal setting
GO TEAM Problem-Solving Method for Teams
The learner will apply the GO TEAM method in a team environment to solve a problem.
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Critical Core, Team
IT Project Management: Agile Scrum
In this learning activity, you’ll be introduced to how the Agile software development methodology uses the scrum framework.
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agile, agile scrum, pm, project management, SDLC
IT Project Management: Combined Methodologies
Explore how to combine Waterfall and Agile methodologies for your next software development project.
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Agile, development, How do I combine waterfall and agile, project management, systems analysis, Waterfall
IT Project Management: Methodologies
You'll explore two unique project management methodologies for developing software.
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agile methodology, Agile vs Waterfall, how does Agile differ from waterfall, IT project management methodologies, what is Agile
IT Project Management: Waterfall Methodology
In this learning activity, you’ll explore the Waterfall model and its application to software development.
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agile, IT project management models, pm, SDLC, waterfall methodology, waterfall vs agile, what are project management methodologies
Negative Roles: How They Affect Teamwork (Video)
Learners identify negative roles, match statements characteristic of each role, and relate how they have handled negative teams.
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aggressor, blocker, dominator, jokester, withdrawer
SIPOC
In this module, we'll be introducing you to SIPOC, a powerful tool that can help you improve your business processes. It's a high-level process mapping tool that helps you identify the key components of a process and how they relate to each other. SIPOC diagrams are often used in Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, but they can be useful for any process improvement initiative. We’ll explain the key SIPOC components and demonstrate how to build one. Then, we’ll walk through a few scenarios and let you build your own.
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Solving Trade Discount Problems (Screencast)
In this screencast, learners follow a step-by-step process to solve trade discount problems.
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business, discount, trade
Task Roles in Effective Teams
The learner will identify individual roles that help teams accomplish goals.
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attitudes matter, enrich the ideas, make adjustments, opportunities to improve, take a second look, team dynamics, team performance, teamwork, work team dynamics, work team relationships
The 8 Wastes of the Lean Production System
The learner identifies ways to eliminate or minimize wastes found in business processes. A quiz completes the activity.
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3 rs, defects, downtime, excess processing, inventory, lean, motion, non-utilized skills, overproduction, transportation waste, waiting
The SMART Principle
Learners will examine how to use the SMART principle to make sure a goal is simple, measurable, realistic, timely, and holds people accountable.
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accountable, breakdown of goal, complex goal, goal, measuring goals, realistic goals, simple goal, soft skills, timely goals
Three Tips for Better Conflict Resolution
In this learning object, you will learn the three tips to better resolve conflict with others.
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, conflict resolution, How do I resolve conflict, interpersonal communication
Time Management
The learner will assess his or her time management strategies and study habits.
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deadlines, homework strategies, procrastination, productive study habits, project deadlines, soft skills, study time, time management, time management strategies
User Experience Design: Prototyping
In this learning activity, you'll explore the basics of prototyping for user experience design.
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how is prototyping used, prototying and UX design, what is prototyping
User Experience Design: What is Usability?
In this learning activity you'll explain how how Usability fits into User Experience Design.
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design, ISO, ISO 9241, ISO/TR 16982:2002, ux, web design
Value-Added vs. Non-Value-Added Activities
In this interactive object, learners read a description of value-added and non-value-added activities and then place various work duties into these two categories.
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activities, added, customer, lean, manufacturing, non, nva, value
Visual Studio: Creating a New VSTS Repository
In this learning activity, you'll practice creating a new repository in Visual Studio Online, a cloud-based version control system.
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source control, tfs, version control, Visual Studio, VSTS
What is Supply Chain Management?
In this learning activity, you will learn what supply chain management is, four main links that make up the supply chain, and explore examples of how effective supply chain management works.
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How does the supply chain work?, Management, Supply Chain, What is Supply Chain
Writing Effective Goals for Employee Motivation
In this learning activity you'll review how to write effective goal statements.
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goal, goals, leadership, motivation, objectives, setting