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Microsoft Project Public Course

Microsoft ProjectThe Project Hub is pleased to announce another Microsoft Project Course available to the public.

Course outline and details: The course will comprise of both our Starting out Project Scheduling using Microsoft Office Project and our Stepping up Project Monitoring and Control using Microsoft Office ProjectDownload our full course outlines here.

Course Date: 2 – 4 May
Location: The Project Hub offices (click here for a map)
Price: Only R4850 (Ex Vat) for all 3 days.
We only have 3 seats left so don’t delay and sign up today

Giving Support In the Modern Age

SupportGood customer service is an essential element of a successful business.  It is important to know the features and benefits of your product or service and to be professional at all times.  Giving support is never easy, it needs you to be patient, attentive and always listen carefully to what your client is saying.  It requires you to act on your customer’s questions, comments, and concerns. Understanding the client’s expectations is the first step towards good customer service as they expect you to resolve the issues from their viewpoint. If you however know your client well, you will be able to assist and leave the client happy.

Good support service attracts new customers and keep current customers coming back for more. You need to constantly come up with new, easier and faster ways of solving your client’s problems and this can only be done through reading about your client industry and researching your product. Additional benefit can be reaped if you are able to measure your client’s knowledge about the application, plan on how to bridge the gaps and implement those plans.

Be customer focused, a team player and show empathy at all times and so  through your support service add value to the business.

Written By:  Daphne Phokoje

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IDT MSP Training Free State

IDT Fress State Staff

The Project Hub is currently assisting IDT (Independent Development Trust) to improve their programme and project efficiency through readjusting their PMIS(Project Management Information System), training their staff and ensuring integration between business requirements and project management practices.  The solution is based on software called Workengine (read more here:  EPMLive.com) that uses Microsoft Office Project as a scheduling backbone.

IDT seeks to increase the  value of reporting on project, programme, regional and portfolio level for approximately 4000 projects country wide. The implementation and alignment was kicked off in the Free State Region through training IDT staff on the correct use of Microsoft Project for Programme and Project Scheduling. Further implementations and training sessions have been scheduled and we look forward to keeping you updated on the progress.