Business Classes Des Moines, IA

In this comprehensive nine-day program, participants will learn three levels of Excel, two levels of PowerPoint, two levels of Word, and two levels of Outlook classes. Participants will learn to analyze data and create visualization with Excel, manage email and contacts with Outlook, creating compelling presentations with PowerPoint, and edit, design, and collaborate on documents with Word. The program is open to beginners and has flexible scheduling options available on weekdays, weeknights, and weekends online or in NYC. Tuition includes hands-on training, a free retake, and training manuals for each course.

This 3-day Microsoft Excel Bootcamp consists of three courses and helps students with little to no prior Excel experience go from novice to pro in a couple of days. The first course, Excel for Business Fundamentals, covers the basics, including writing formulas, using absolute references, formatting, common charts and designs, as well as general workbook best practices. The second course, Intermediate Excel for Business, introduces students to more advanced topics, including advanced paste functions, working with text, VLOOKUP, PivotTables, statistical functions, and some advanced charts. The third and final course, Advanced Excel for Business, walks students through some common skills used primarily by more experienced Excel users, including cell management, nested IF statements, What If analysis, advanced analytical tools, INDEX-MATCH, and macros to help automate repetitive tasks. Each course concludes with a final project to help cement the skills students learn in each course.

This course covers the skills needed to become a Data Analyst or Business Analyst, including data analytics fundamentals, visualization with Tableau, using Python to clean and manipulate data, and how to work with relational databases. One-on-one mentoring is included.

The Marketing Strategy course covers marketing principles, market research techniques, digital marketing channels, and campaign measurement using KPIs. Students learn to develop comprehensive marketing plans, including setting objectives, defining strategies, and implementing actionable steps. The course emphasizes a customer-centric approach and explores tools like social media, email marketing, and SEO.

The Leadership & Management course teaches leadership skills, including different leadership styles, persuasive communication, team management, conflict resolution, and time management. The course provides practical tools to help participants become confident leaders capable of motivating high-performing teams and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Become familiar with Microsoft Office 365 Online with Teams in this one-day beginner course. Participants learn to collaborate through Teams and Outlook in a cloud-based environment. This course also shows participants how to use SharePoint as a central document storage point. Specific topics include shared file collaboration, team configuration and collaboration, using Outlook on the web, and advanced tools like Yammer, Delve, and Planner.

This course teaches the fundamentals of project management for beginners. Designed for professionals who need to use project management principles on the job, this 3-day program will teach students how to manage a project from planning to completion. Students will learn about project scheduling, budgeting, risk management, scope and sequence, procurements and change management strategies.

This course gives students a quick overview of project management. Students who take this 1-day course will learn about the project management life cycle, scheduling and sequencing, cost estimation, and change management. This program is also designed for candidates for the Master Mobile Application Developer certification exam, providing the essential project management skills needed for app development.

This one-day course teaches students how to seamlessly merge Skype for Business with Microsoft Office 365 Online. This combination allows team members to work together over great distances and access a central storage area. Participants become familiar with advanced tools, like Yammer, Planner, Teams, and Delve. Students with a basic familiarity with Microsoft Office platforms master areas like file collaboration, effective Skype for Business communication, Outlook Online, and other productivity apps.