The training will set realistic expectations with project teams, management, and customers to build schedules, allocate resources, and manage budgets. It is a step by step guide to analyze and report project data in professional reports and charts. This training will be ideal for project management professionals to learn to assign resources to tasks and control finances by assigning budgets to projects and programs.
MS Project Course Content
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Module 1: Microsoft Project and the Project Management Domain
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Section 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project |
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Section 2: Creating Project Schedule
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Module 2: Organizing for Success - Project Initiations and Planning |
Section 3: Estimates and Defining Task Logic |
· Entering Task Estimates · Task Duration · Linking and Unlinking Tasks by 3 different ways. · Adding Lag or Lead Time to a Linked Task |
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Section 4: Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
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· Introducing Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars · Creating and Modifying Deadlines · Creating and Modifying Constraints · Identifying Critical Tasks and Displaying the Critical Path · Working with Task Driver |
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Section 5: Working with Single and Multiple Resource Assignments |
· Introducing Resources, Assignments, and Budgeting · Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet View · Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments · Entering Project Costs and · Project Budgets
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Section 6: Forecasting Project Behavior by Using Task Types |
· Using Task Types · Applying Task Types to Produce Predictable Behavior · Making Decisions about Task Type · and Effort-Driven Settings |
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Section 7: Analysis for Optimum Resource Utilization
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· Introducing Resource Utilization Concepts · Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation, · and Utilization · Managing Resource Availability and Interpreting Results · Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments
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Section 8: Customizing and Formatting Microsoft Project Views |
· Formatting Screen Elements · Creating and Modifying Fields, Tables, and Formulas · Creating and Modifying Filters and Groups · Creating and Modifying Custom Views |
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Module 3: Project Execution Through Completion |
Section 9: Tracking Project Schedule and Costs
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· Working With Baselines · Entering Duration Updates · Entering Work Updates · Controlling Projects by Finding Variance · Troubleshooting Schedule and Getting Back on Track |
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Section 10: Creating and Customizing Reports
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· Selecting, Editing, and Creating Basic Reports · Configuring Print and Page Setup Options · Setting Options to Correct Printing Issues · Applying Solutions to Various Printing Scenarios · Running Basic Reports That Summarize Data by Project, by Resource, by Task, or by Cost · Exporting Data by Using a Custom Map to Merge with Data in an Existing Excel Spreadsheet · Running Visual Reports That Summarize Data by Project, by Resource, by Task, or by Cost · Developing a New Visual Report Template
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Module 4: Microsoft Office Project Knowledge in Depth
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Section 11: Multiple Projects |
· Introducing Management of Multiple Projects · Creating Master Projects · Inserting Sub-projects into a Master Project · Creating Links Across Projects and Managing Changes to Linked Tasks · Calculating Single or Multiple Critical Paths · Saving and Opening Multiple Projects · Sharing Resources and Analyzing Resource Utilization Across Multiple Projects |
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