Microsoft Project Masterclass

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The Microsoft Project Masterclass course is designed to guide those who want to use MS Project for creating and managing the projects more efficiently. This course will provide delegates with a complete introduction to the MS Project application. Microsoft Project Masterclass course will enhance the existing skills of delegates and will teach them how to make the most of planning and managing projects using Microsoft Project. The course will provide assistance to project managers in designing a project plan and track the details of complex projects.

  • Developing a plan and assigning resources to tasks

  • Gain knowledge about advanced task scheduling techniques

  • The well- experienced trainers provide training

  • Learn how to manage the budget and analyse workloads

WHAT'S INCLUDED ?

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Includes

Tutor Support

A dedicated tutor will be at your disposal throughout the training to guide you through any issues.

Includes

Certificate

Delegates will get certification of completion at the end of the course.

Includes

Courseware

Courseware will also be provided to the delegates so that they can revise the course after the training.

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for attending this course.

TARGET AUDIENCE

The Microsoft Project Masterclass is for those who want to start work as a Project manager, Project coordinator or any other roles related to Project Management or are already in the field of project management. This course is beneficial for those who want to become familiar with project management tools.

WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?

  • Delegates will get to know the basics of MS Project
  • How to create a task-based schedule for each project
  • Candidates will learn about resourcing concepts
  • About constraints and deadlines
  • Gain knowledge about various types of costs
  • Delegates will learn how to share project information and create reports

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Microsoft Project Masterclass course will provide knowledge about how to manage project plans, advance task scheduling, tasks and resources and create customised reporting views. Delegates will get to know about the project management work. While attending this course, delegates will learn how to execute processes effortlessly and deliver projects on time.


PROGRAM CONTENT

Get started with Microsoft Project

  • How project 2016 works
  • Understanding the Project Start Screen
  • Working with Views and Split screens
  • Understanding Sheet Views
  • Working with Tables
  • Gantt Chart View
  • Understanding the QAT
  • Working with Project Files

Project Management

  • Understanding task and resources
  • Importance of Planning
  • Computers and Project Management

Creating a New Project

  • Steps in creating a project
  • Creating a new project file
  • Working with calendars
  • Modifying the Standard Calendar and entering public holidays
  • Creating a New Resource Calendar
  • Creating a New Task Calendar

Creating Tasks

  • Understanding Tasks and Scheduling Icons
  • Entering Tasks
  • Creating Summary Tasks
  • Working with Summary Tasks
  • Working with Task Durations
  • Assigning a calendar to a task

Scheduling

  • Understanding Task Dependencies
  • Creating dependencies in task entry, task information and a sheet view
  • Modify a schedule by using dependencies
  • Auto scheduling tasks
  • Critical Path and Project Slack
  • Viewing critical path and examining task slack
  • Understanding and entering lag time
  • Understanding and entering a lead time

Resourcing Concepts

  • Understanding resources
  • Entering work, material and cost resources
  • Assigning calendars to resources
  • Understanding and adjusting resource availability
  • The scheduling triangle
  • Task types and Resource work
  • Creating a simple assignment
  • Working with the fixed unit and fixed duration tasks
  • Adding additional resources
  • Understanding resource sharing
  • Working with shared resources
  • Assembling and working with a resource master

Assigning Resources and Levelling

  • Simple resource assignment
  • Assigning part-time resources
  • Assigning resources to task information and sheet
  • Understanding resource levelling
  • Creating resource problems
  • Checking resource usage
  • Working with overtime
  • Rescheduling tasks

Costs

  • Understanding project costs
  • Reviewing current cost
  • Entering variable cost
  • Assigning daily cost
  • Assigning per usage cost
  • Assigning fixed cost and material cost

Constraints and deadlines

  • Understanding the concept of constraints and deadlines
  • Adding a constraint
  • Using elapsed time
  • Rescheduling tasks
  • Creating a deadline

Project tracking and views

  • Creating a baseline
  • Automatically updating tasks
  • Manually updating tasks
  • Entering delayed tasks
  • Tracking actuals on a Gantt Chart
  • Using tracking box
  • Viewing task slippage
  • Understanding project views
  • Working with standard views
  • Creating split views, custom view, custom combination view
  • Saving an existing view
  • Deleting unwanted views

Controlling project data and formatting projects

  • Understanding data tools
  • Basic data highlighting
  • Applying filters
  • Creating and using a custom filter
  • Editing existing filter and deleting an unwanted filter
  • Grouping tasks
  • Using Autofilters
  • Changing text styles
  • Working with gridlines and progress lines
  • Changing layout
  • Modifying Gantt chart styles
  • Formatting bars

Reporting

  • Understanding graphical reports
  • Running a report
  • Manipulating and filtering report data
  • Cloning an existing report
  • Creating a new report
  • Understanding visual and excel visual reports
  • Creating a visual report
  • Filtering and formatting a visual report
  • Saving a visual report as a template

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