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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Live online classes - £225 for 1 day training
Classroom training - £275 for 1 day...
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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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