Microsoft Project

27 MAY 2008

30 JUNE 2008

T.B.A.

$795

29 MAY 2008

2 JULY 2008

T.B.A.

$395

Introduction to Microsoft Project - 2 days
(Course PRJ-101)

The two-day introductory course is a detailed roadmap to successfully managing projects using Microsoft Project. You will learn the key elements of project management and how to apply that knowledge using the robust features of Microsoft Project. You will learn to schedule, baseline, manage, and complete a project using the features of Microsoft Project. Exercises reinforce your learning and there is time allotted for you to work on your own projects. This course does not attempt a comprehensive look at all of the hundreds of features but concentrates on examples of each feature set to set the course for Getting the Job Done with Microsoft Project.

Course Outline

• Defining a project
• Creating a project goal statement

Scheduling a Project

• Creating and editing base calendars
• Defining a task
• Creating, editing, and removing tasks
• Creating recurring tasks
• Using change highlighting
• Using task calendars
• Using the Task Drivers pane
• Estimating
• Outlining
• Baselining

Working with Resources

• Creating and editing work, material, and cost resources
• Editing resource calendars
• Assigning resources to tasks
• Identifying and solving resource overallocations

Working with the Critical Path

• Defining the critical path
• Identifying the critical path
• “Crashing” the critical path
• Using filters to drill down and/or identify problems

Managing the Project

• Tracking Progress
• Capturing actual information
• Assigning overtime
• Marking task completion
• Reporting progress with views and reports
• Identifying and solving slippage and variance
• Completing a project
• Analyzing completed projects

The one-day advanced course is intended for those already successfully using Microsoft Project to manage individual projects that now need to use some advanced techniques. You will learn the key elements of multiple project management using shared resources and how to apply that knowledge using the robust features of Microsoft Project. You will learn to create a resource pool contour resources use formulas in cells, link tasks across projects and more. Exercises reinforce your learning and there is time allotted for you to work on your own projects.

Course Outline

• Creating a shared resource pool
• Assigning shared resources to tasks
• Contouring resource usage and availability using both pre-defined and custom contours

Customizing Project Information

• Grouping tasks and resources
• Applying formulae to cells
• Using graphical indicators
• Using multiple critical paths
• Customizing views
• Using budget resources
• Using Visual Reports

Working with Multiple Projects

• Consolidating multiple projects
• Drilling down within multiple projects
• Cross-project task linking
• Reporting multiple task progress

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