Microsoft Project Introduction - In-company

Course Objectives

At the end of this course you will be able to:

• Identify the components of the Microsoft Project environment
• Create a new project plan
• Create the project schedule
• Use different views to analyse the project plan
• Create, allocate and manage resources in a project plan
• Finalise a project plan
• Track progress
• View and report project plan information

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Introduction to Microsoft Project

• Recap on project management concepts
• Project environment overview
• The 3 databases: Tasks, Resources and Assignments
• Different ways of displaying the Project Plan
• Access Help

Creating a Project Plan

• Create a New Project Plan
• Project Information
• Create and apply the project calendar
• Defining recurring exceptions to the calendar
• Defining the calendar's work weeks
• Create the Summary tasks
• Create the Work Breakdown Structure

Task creation and scheduling

• Exploring the Entry Table and its fields
• Task editing and the Task Information window
• Task Durations
• Defining Milestones
• Manual Scheduling vs Automatic Scheduling
• Changing the Task's Calendar
• Create a split in a Task
• Create Task Relationships
• Adding Lag or Lead to a Relationship
• Identifying the Critical Path
• Adding Constraints and Deadlines to Tasks
• Create Recurring Activities
• Adding Notes and links to Tasks

Managing Resources

• Exploring the Entry Table and its fields
• Resource editing and the Resource Information window
• Resource Types
• Fixed Costs vs Variable Costs
• Adding Resource Costs
• Defining when costs accrue
• Changing the Resource Calendar and Availability
• Project calendar vs Resource and Task Calendar
• Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Effort Driven Scheduling
• Resolving Resource Overallocation

Tracking the Project Progress

• Setting a Project Baseline
• Entering Actuals
• Different ways of viewing the Progress
• Checking if the Project is on track

Viewing and Reporting Project Detail

• Adding Tasks to the Timeline and sharing it
• Modifying the Timescale and Zoom level
• Formatting the Gantt View
• Filtering and Grouping Tasks
• Print and Troubleshoot the Gantt View
• Using built-in Reports in Microsoft Project

This course is designed for a person who has an understanding of project management concepts, who is responsible for creating and modifying project plans, and who needs a tool to manage these project plans.

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Certificate of completion

Digital certificate - Included