Creating a Project with Microsoft® Project

This course is designed for delegates who are looking for assistance with project planning. Delegates will learn how to break projects down into manageable parts and customise the features of Microsoft Project. Objectives How will you and your organisation benefit… Upon completion of this course you will be able to:¨ Identify the steps involved in project planning¨ Build a project work breakdown structure by entering tasks, creating an outline, and entering task durations¨ Create and modify task relationships by linking tasks and attaching constraints¨ Modify the MS Project environment¨ Staff a project by creating a company calendar, entering the resource pool, assigning resources to tasks, and entering resource costs using the cost table¨ Work with different views and tables¨ Format Gantt charts¨ Resolve time and resource conflicts by shortening the length of a project’s critical path¨ Sort and filter project data effectively Course Outline Introduction to Project Management

¨ Concepts of a project¨ Project planning Customising and Setting Project Preferences ¨ Exploring screen layouts¨ Setting project defaults¨ Customising calendars and working hours Creating the Work Breakdown Structure¨ Entering tasks¨ Building the work breakdown structure outline¨ Determining the duration of work Sequencing Tasks

¨ Sequencing and linking of tasks¨ Assigning predecessors ¨ Modifying predecessor-successor relationships¨ Applying constraints Assigning Resources to Tasks

¨ Creating a base calendar for your organisation¨ Creating a resource pool¨ Assigning resources to the project¨ Working with costs Working With Views and Tables

¨ The calendar view¨ Customising views Finalizing the Schedule

¨ Adjusting task schedules¨ Resolving resource conflicts