Excel specialist and project management IPMA® Level D

The course covers basic and advanced spreadsheet topics. You will be able to work confidently with formulas and functions, use pivot tables and make sensible use of references. You will also acquire the strategic, technical and social skills required in project management.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Excel Specialist"
    Certificate "IPMA® Level D - Certified Project Management Associate from PM-ZERT"
  • Additional Certificates: Microsoft Excel" certificate
    Certificate "Microsoft Excel for advanced users"
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    Module examination Microsoft Excel
    Certification by PM-ZERT, certification body of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 12 Weeks

Spreadsheet calculation with Microsoft Excel

Spreadsheet calculation with Excel (full-time 10 days/part-time 20 days)

Basics of table editing

Working with formulas and functions

Formatting cells, editing and printing tables

Filling, moving and copying

Calculating with date and time

Creating and editing diagrams

Using individual print settings

Manage workbooks

Using chart templates and chart layouts

Using Excel templates

Sorting and filtering data

Microsoft Excel for advanced users

Spreadsheet calculation with Excel (approx. 8 days)

Using Excel as a database: Selecting (auto and special filters), sorting, evaluating lists (tables)

Using functions, performing calculations with functions, getting to know references

Matrix functions: SREFERENCE, WREFERENCE, XREFERENCE

Working with names or named ranges

Creating, editing and evaluating pivot tables

Special functionalities such as conditional formats, validity rules, user-defined formats

Calculations with cell ranges (matrices)

Creating different chart types

Macro recording


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Project work (approx. 2 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Project Management IPMA® Level D

Technical competencies (approx. 8 days)

Project design

Requirements and objectives

Scope of services and delivery objects

Procurement

Opportunities and risks

Agile project management

Stakeholders

Change and transformation


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Presentation options for project management using MS Project (approx. 10 days)

Introduction to MS Project

Process and deadlines

Organization, information and documentation

Project quality

Costs and financing

Resources

Planning and control


Competence area Personal and social skills (approx. 9 days)

Self-reflection and self-management

Personal integrity and reliability

Personal communication

Relationships and commitment

leadership

Teamwork

Conflicts and crises

Versatility

Negotiations

Result orientation


Competence area Context skills (approx. 3 days)

Strategy

Governance, structures and processes

Compliance, standards and regulations

Power and interests

Culture and values


Project work, certification preparations and certification exams in project management (approx. 10 days)

By PM-ZERT, certification body of the GPM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Projektmanagement e. V.



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

Initial knowledge of project management is recommended.

Once you have completed the course, you will understand the concept of spreadsheets and be able to use Excel quickly and confidently. You will also be able to work confidently with formulas and functions and create, edit and evaluate large tables. You will also be able to use pivot tables and make good use of references.

You also have solid knowledge of project management - strategic, technical, personal and social skills, e.g. in communication, teamwork and feedback. You are also familiar with MS Project software.

Persons from the technical, design and/or commercial or office sector who are familiar with the planning, implementation and evaluation of projects or who aspire to such an activity.

In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Excel is in demand across all sectors, for example in banking and insurance, accounting and controlling, purchasing and supply chain management, logistics, production planning and control, and administration.

If you successfully complete the course, you will also receive the "Certified Project Management Associate (IPMA® Level D)" certificate from PM-ZERT. The certification is based on the ICB® (IPMA Competence Baseline®). This provides a detailed insight into your newly acquired qualifications in the field of project management.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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