Microsoft Project Course - The Leading Global Excel Training Platform **Limited Time Only**
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Summary
- Certificate of completion - Free
Overview
Work smarter, not harder. Microsoft Project is a feature rich tool that will help a project manager plan, track, and control a project and facilitate communication.
This Microsoft Project course follows a project management process of Initiation, Planning, Executing, Monitoring/Controlling and Closing. The intent of this structure is to help make the correlation of how and when you use Microsoft Project in the various phases of a project's life.
We take a hands on approach to train you in effective use of Microsoft Project. Through practical demonstration and a project to work through, the course will help you build confidence and capability. After all, the user must know how to make the most of a tool in order to realize its true value.
Employing a combination of written material, videos, images, screenshots, and exercises, the course is divided into six core sections that will help you:
Description
By the end of this course you will know how to:
- The preparatory activities require to create and configure a project
- Prepare your project plan in the software from work breakdown to resource levelling
- Execute your project and keeping it up to date through baselining and performance data
- Monitor project performance and identify where corrective actions may be needed
- Carry out the tasks required to close out your project
MS Projects Syllabus:
Section 1: Orientation
Unit 1.1 - Introduction
An introduction to Microsoft Project
Unit 1.2 - Course Structure
An overview of the course structure and objectives
Section 2: Initiation
Unit 2.1 - Navigating Microsoft Project
How to navigate in the tool and understand the default views you have chosen to choose from.
Unit 2.2 - Defining your Project
Discover how to turn on and manage projects, calendars, and task mode
Unit 2.3 - Section 2: Plenary
Summary of how to use the software and set up a project
Section 3: Planning
Unit 3.1 - Creating a Work Breakdown Structure
Understand what a Work Breakdown Structure is and how to input them into Project
Unit 3.2 - Milestones
Appreciate the significance and impact of milestones and be able to set them in the tool
Unit 3.3 - Task Duration
Differentiate between Duration and Work and be able to enter the durations into the tool
Unit 3.4 - Task Dependencies
Know what task dependencies are and be able to establish links between tasks. This includes coverage of constraints and the critical path.
Unit 3.5 - Assigning Resources
The process of assigning resources and how to level resource assignments are covered.
Unit 3.6 - Section 3: Plenary
Summary of the planning phase and the relationships with work breakdown, dependencies and resources.
Section 4: Executing
Unit 4.1 - Project Baseline
Understand what the baseline is, why it is important to the project manager. Use Project to create and update the project baseline.
Unit 4.2 - Updating progress
Update project progress in the tool in terms of percentage as well as actual duration values for tasks.
Unit 4.3 - Section 4: Plenary
Summary explaining the value of setting up baselines and keeping project progress up to date
Section 5: Monitoring and Controlling
Unit 5.1 - Project Variances
Understand what project variances mean for the project and steps to use the earned value reporting capability to monitor them.
Unit 5.2 - Reports
How to create reports in the tool and best practice in terms of project reporting
Unit 5.3 - Section 5: Plenary
Summary of how using project variances and reporting support the monitoring and control phase of a project
Section 6: Closing
Unit 6.1 - Closing the project
Steps to make sure work is reflected as complete in the schedule and no planned tasks are incomplete
Unit 6.2 - Section 6: Plenary
Summary of how to close off a project
Who is this course for?
To get the most from this course, it is expected that you have an understanding of project management processes and techniques. This could be from having done previous training or hands on involved in projects.
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