Introduction / Intermediate Microsoft Project

Objectives: After completing this course the delegate will be able to use Microsoft Project to manage project schedules, resources, and perform critical path analysis.

Pre Requisites: Attendees need no prior knowledge of Microsoft Project however familiarity of a Windows environment is helpful.

Duration: 2 days

The topics covered are as follows:

Introduction

1 Getting Started
• Controlling Microsoft Project
• Setting Options & Public Holidays

2 Project Management Concepts
• Project Lifecycle
• Outlining the Project

3 Starting a New Project
• Entering and Outlining Tasks
• Entering Durations
• Saving a Project Plan

4 Scheduling a Plan
• Scheduling with Dependencies
• Using Date Constraints
• Delaying / Overlapping Tasks

5 Customising Microsoft Project
• Customising Bar/Text Styles
• Customising Individual Entries

6 Printing Options
• Printing a View
• Using the Reports Gallery

7 Critical Path Analysis
• Precedence Network
• GANTT Chart Wizard

8 Working with Resources
• Defining Resources
• Assigning Resources to Tasks
• Resolving Conflicts

Intermediate

9 Using Standard Views
• Changing to Different Views
• Using Tables / Filters

10 Designing Views
• Designing Views/Tables/Filters
• Using the Organiser

11 Resource Conflicts
• Tracking Down Conflicts
• Resolving Conflicts

12 More About Scheduling
• Calculating Work
• Fixed Units or Fixed Duration

13 Costs
• Adding Fixed Costs to a Task
• Using Material Resources
• Varying Rates over Time
• Varying Rates over Tasks

14 Monitoring the Plan
• Saving a Baseline
• Recording Progress on schedule
• Recording Progress manually
• Reviewing against the Baseline

15 Working with Multiple Projects
• Consolidating Existing Projects
• Using a Resource Pool
• Cross Project Links
• Linking without Consolidation

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