This two-day course is designed to help delegates to apply project management concepts using the Microsoft Project software.
MS Windows & MS Excel (Introduction), as well as a basic understanding of Project Management.
English
Course is facilitated by a competent & experienced subject matter trainer, who utilises the following techniques to ensure that the session is practical and experiential:Â Questions; Discussion; Exercises & Assessments.
The course has been designed for delegates whose goal is to become proficient managers by using Microsoft Project as a tool to create efficient and cost-effective projects for their organisations.
2 Days
Module 1 | What are Projects? Assess your Project & Define a Goal Developing parts of a Project The Gantt Chart View The Network Diagram View Identifying Project Milestones |
Module 2 | Opening an existing Project Saving & Closing a Project Protect your Project with a Password Using the different Project Views Splitting the Screen Creating New Projects Setting the Start or Finish Dates Setting up Project Calendars Working with Organizer |
Module 3 | Entering Tasks in the Gantt Chart Entering & Estimating Task Durations Entering Milestones Creating Task Links Setting Task Deadlines & Constraints |
Module 4 | Understanding & Creating Summary Tasks Outlining a Task List Indenting & Outdenting Tasks Collapsing & Expanding Outlines |
Module 5 | Understanding Task Relationships Type of Relationships Change the Relationship type Understanding Lag & Lead Times How to enter Lag & Lead times |
Module 6 | Understanding Resources & Costs Setting-up the Resource Pool Setting up Work & Material Resources Understanding Resource Calendars Working with Inflation Sorting Resources |
Module 7 | Establishing a Scheduling Method Reviewing the Essential Components of Resource Assignments Assigning Resources to Tasks Adding additional Resources Understanding Effort Driven Entering Overtime Work |
Module 8 | Understanding the Resource Allocation View Identifying Resource Overallocations Working with the Resource Usage View Setting the Baseline Plan Viewing the Baseline Create Resource Templates |
Module 9 | Filtering Resources & Tasks Creating Custom Filters Enter Filter Criteria |
Module 10 | Tracking Actual Performance & Cost Using the Tracking Gantt Using the Task Form for Tracking Analysing Progress Identifying the Critical Path |
Module 11 | Working with Reports Changing the Page Setup Using Print Preview Printing |
Module 12 | Working with Multiple Projects Working with Subprojects Creating Links between two Projects Sharing Resources across different Projects Un-sharing Resources |