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Microsoft Project Introduction (live online classes)

Small groups max 4 attendees, Trainer led Live online classes and 1 year email support


MS Office Training Ltd

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Price
£275 inc VAT
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Live online classes - £225 for 1 day training

Classroom training - £275 for 1 day...

Study method
Online + live classes
Duration
2 days · Part-time
Qualification
No formal qualification
Additional info
  • Tutor is available to students

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Overview

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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Description

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

Who is this course for?

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.

Requirements

General knowledge of the Windows OS

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