Microsoft Project Introduction - In-company / Bespoke

Course

Inhouse

£ 750 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Level

    Intermediate

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Duration

    2 Days

  • Start date

    Different dates available

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

Facilities

Location

Start date

Inhouse

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

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.

General knowledge of the Windows OS

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Subjects

  • Microsoft Project
  • Database
  • Project
  • Project Plan
  • Formatting
  • Resources
  • Filtering
  • Assignments
  • Identifying
  • Project Baseline
  • Automatic Scheduling
  • Grouping Tasks

Course programme

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

Additional information

£400 per day for one-to-one training £550 per day for groups of up to 8 people Course tailoring at no extra cost. Discounts for Nonprofits/Charities and Governmental Organizations

Microsoft Project Introduction - In-company / Bespoke

£ 750 VAT inc.