Microsoft Project

This Course is for users who are Project Managers and or persons wanting to gain a basic knowledge of Microsoft Project or users who will be creating and maintain Project plans. This course is also for existing Project users who wish to build on their existing knowledge and use Project advanced features to track progress and customize its environment to your specific needs.

Course Overview:

Instructor-led Microsoft Project training is more expensive compared to e-learning and video-based courses. However, it is by far the most effective when trying to learn Microsoft Project because you are able to ask questions from a live Microsoft Project instructor, interact with fellow students and perform hands-on exercises. The benefit of getting specific answers about Microsoft Project that you have cannot be matched when taking an e-learning or video-based class. Our Microsoft Project classes utilize lecture and hands-on exercises to reinforce lecture points and ensure you are really learning what is being taught.

Prerequisites

Delegates should have a good level of PC and windows skills, and a basic knowledge of Microsoft Office. No existing knowledge of Microsoft Project is required.

Course Objectives

This course is designed to teach you the essentials of Microsoft Project so that you can plan and manage project schedules. By the end of this course you will have a good working knowledge of the Microsoft Project basics, so that you can work confidently and efficiently to generate a plan, assign resources to tasks, track progress, manage budgets and analyze workloads.

Course Duration

2 Days Classroom Training or Online

Getting Started with Project

• The Role of Microsoft Project
• The Microsoft Project Environment
• Display an Existing Project Plan
• The Gantt Chart View
• The Network Diagram/PERT Chart View

Creating a Project Plan

• How to Create a New Project Plan
• Assign a Project Calendar
• Add Tasks to a Project Plan
• Edit the Task List
• Define the Activity List
• Create the Work Breakdown Structure
• Create Summary Stages

Creating the Project Schedule

• Understand Task Durations
• Define Milestones
• Understand and Create Task Relationships
• Link Dependent Tasks
• Add Tasks to the Timeline
• Identify the Critical Path
• Set Task Constraints and Deadlines
• Add Recurring Tasks
• Add Notes to a Task

Managing Resources in a Project Plan

• Understand Resource/Types
• Work with Resource Calendars and Availability
• Add Resource Costs
• Assign Resources to Tasks
• Resolve Resource Conflicts

Finishing a Project Plan

• Shorten a Project Using the Critical Path
• Set a Baseline
• Print a Project Summary Report

Review of the Microsoft Project Environment

• The Role of Microsoft Project
• The Microsoft Project Environment

Updating a Project Plan

• Enter Task Progress
• Split a Task
• Reschedule a Task
• Filter Tasks
• Set an Interim Plan
• Add Fixed Costs to Tasks

Fine Tuning Resources

• Applying Overtime Rates
• Using the Resource Graph
• The Resource Management Toolbar
• Levelling Resources

Managing Project Costs

• Update Cost Rate Tables
• Group Costs
• Link Documents to a Project Plan

Tracking a Project

• Setting the Baseline
• Changing the Status Date
• Tracking Changes
• Completion Percentages
• Entering Actuals
• Tracking Costs

Reporting Project Data Visually

• Create a Visual Report
• Customise a Visual Report
• Create a Visual Report Template

Integrating Project with Other Office Applications

• Import Project Information
• Export Project Plan Data into Excel
• Copy a Picture of the Project Plan

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