Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE) Training Course Alert

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  January 20, 2016  /  KnowledgeWave Courses   —   No Comments ↓

KnowledgeWave is pleased to provide this class alert for VEEAM training. KnowledgeWave is excited to offer a remote option for the certified and authorized course for Veeam Certified Engineer (VMCE).

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Take the Guess Work out of Charting in Excel 2013

Posted by David Thibault  /  January 19, 2016  /  Excel   —   No Comments ↓

Microsoft Excel 2013 has a button called Recommended Charts that helps users select from a list of customized charts that will best fit your data. You can have beautiful, easy charts in just a few clicks. Users can hover over the choices to view a live preview of the chart before deciding on which style works. Follow the steps below to view and select one of the available chart options.

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Analyzing Earned Value in Microsoft Project 2013

Posted by Jon Hood  /  January 14, 2016  /    —   1 Comments ↓

Earned value is a powerful tool for monitoring project scope, time and cost, and it can help give you a picture of the total project performance.

Microsoft Project 2013 allows you to analyze and manage earned value, and in this video, I'll show you how!

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Should All Employees Develop Business Management Skills?

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  January 11, 2016  /    —   No Comments ↓

You want to make sure that your employees have the drive and the skills to help your business succeed, right? You might be wondering if a training program focused on business management skills will help. Let’s dive in and take a look at some reasons you might want to invest in this type of training for your peeps.

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How to Conduct a Training Needs Analysis in 3 Steps

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  January 5, 2016  /  Human Resources Management, Training   —   4 Comments ↓

So, you’ve identified a problem in your organization, and you think training is part of the solution. Or maybe you have a strategic goal where training can play a key role. Time for a training needs analysis!

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Top 5 Benefits of Training and Development at the Entry Level

Posted by Kurt Liebegott  /  December 29, 2015  /  Training   —   No Comments ↓

If you are thinking of investing in a training program for entry-level employees, all I want to say is, "Do it."

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How Does Remote Training Work?

Posted by Dan St. Hilaire  /  December 21, 2015  /  Training   —   2 Comments ↓

Update 3/19/2020:
If you are here due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you've come to the right place. We have years of experience delivering training in remote modalities. Read on.

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How to Identify the Widest Gaps in Business Efficiency

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  December 16, 2015  /  Productivity   —   No Comments ↓

We all get the high-level theory: the organization's vision and mission act as the guiding force. Various teams across the organization perform different functions, all in service to the larger vision and goals of the organization.

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How to Keep KLS in Front of Employees

Posted by Jennifer Patterson  /  December 15, 2015  /  KLS   —   No Comments ↓

If employees don’t know about the KnowledgeWave Learning Site (KLS), then they won’t use it.

If employees aren’t using KnowledgeWave, then your organization is missing out on learning opportunities and ROI.

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The Managed Service Provider's Responsibility to the Cloud End-User

Posted by Eric Sokolowski  /  December 15, 2015  /  MSP   —   No Comments ↓

As a partner with many MSPs, I often have a chance to speak with industry IT leaders and understand how they are seeing the world. Lately, our conversations always seem to touch on the spectrum that exists within an organization regarding the gap between user productivity needs and IT’s obligation to protect organizational data. Nowhere is this more evident than with Office 365.

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Using the Days Function in Excel 2013

Posted by David Thibault  /  December 14, 2015  /  Excel   —   No Comments ↓

Microsoft Excel 2013 has a new useful function called Days. It is pretty easy to use and only requires two arguments: an end date and a start date. The results will be displayed as the total number of days between the two dates. Follow the steps below to create the function.

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10 Productivity Hacks Using Office 365

Posted by Jon Hood  /  December 10, 2015  /  Microsoft 365   —   No Comments ↓

You may be asking, "How can I make my team as productive and efficient as they can be and make the most of Microsoft Office 365?" Ultimately, you want to learn ways to maximize functionality to increase efficiency. Well, that's exactly what Office 365 is built to do!

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Hiding Columns and Rows in Excel the Easy Way

Posted by David Thibault  /  December 8, 2015  /  Excel   —   2 Comments ↓

There are several ways to hide and unhide columns and rows in Excel. One thing you might not be aware of: you can hide and unhide more than one column or row, at the same time, even if they are non-contiguous. Better yet, if they are contiguous you can use Excel's Grouping tool. Below I have outlined a couple of time-saving ways to hide and unhide your Excel columns and rows.

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Improving Employee Motivation in 5 Weeks

Posted by Jennifer Patterson  /  December 4, 2015  /  Workplace Culture, Training   —   No Comments ↓

For years I have been a big fan of First, Break All the Rules by Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. I love that they started with data from more than 1 million Gallup surveys and worked intently to find what the data would reveal.

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How to Recover an Unsaved Word Document

Posted by David Thibault  /  November 30, 2015  /  Word   —   122 Comments ↓

Many of us have experienced a situation where we have created a Word document and then accidentally closed it out without saving it. Is it lost forever? Do I have to recreate the entire document over? Those are just a few of the questions that will be flying around in your head. Take a deep breath, and follow the steps below to recover your document.

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