This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Microsoft Project and gives participants the skills necessary to develop, implement, and manage a project plan. You'll also learn some of the advanced features and functions of Microsoft Project so that you can use it effectively and efficiently in a real-world environment.
You'll gain the critical knowledge and skills a project manager needs to create a project plan with Microsoft Project during the planning phase of a project. This course will enable you to draft a project plan with Microsoft Project and share it with your supervisor (and others) for review and approval. You'll also learn about maintaining project plans, enabling you to update a project plan in Microsoft Project during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.
The course consists of formal instruction with plenty of opportunity for hands-on practice. There is also time allowed to cover specific areas of interest for the participants.
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What you’ll learn
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Discuss basic project management concepts and principles; identify project view options, interface components, and Gantt chart elements
Create a task list, using both manual and automatic scheduling modes; set durations; modify a task list; establish a Work Breakdown Structure; hide columns; set milestones; and format the Sheet pane and the Gantt chart
Link tasks to establish a project schedule; modify task predecessors; set lag time and lead time; add recurring tasks; work in Network Diagram view; modify task relationships; and set task constraints
Set a base calendar and edit the working time; create a resource pool and a resource calendar; assign resources to tasks; create and apply a task calendar; enter resource costs; and use the Cost table
Work in Calendar view and Resource Form view; add tasks to the Timeline view, work with tables and create tables
Display the critical path and slack; edit effort-driven schedules to fine-tune a project; and resolve resource conflicts by applying both automatic and manual resource levelling
Set baselines; manage a project and enter task progress
Apply and create project reports
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This course is for anyone who wants to learn the skills necessary to develop, implement, and manage a project plan in Microsoft Project, then update project plans during the execution, monitoring, and controlling phases of a project.
Course subjects
Getting Started with Microsoft Project
Identify Project Management Concepts
Navigate the Microsoft Project Environment
Defining a Project
Create a New Project Plan
Define a Project
Assign a Project Calendar
Creating and Organising Tasks
Add Tasks to a Project Plan
Import Tasks From Other Programs
Create a Work Breakdown Structure
Define Task Relationships
Schedule Tasks
Managing Project Plan Resources
Add Resources to a Project Plan
Create a Resource Calendar
Enter Costs for Resources
Assign Resources to Tasks
Resolve Resource Conflicts
Finalising a Project Plan
Optimise a Project Plan
Set a Baseline
Share a Project Plan
Executing a Project
Enter Task Progress
Update Task Progress with SharePoint
Update Work
Update Costs
Monitoring Project Progress
View Project Progress
Add Custom Fields
Create Custom Views
Create a Network Diagram
Analyse a Project Plan
Controlling a Project Plan
Edit the Task List
Reschedule Tasks
Update a Baseline
Reporting on Progress
Format and Share a Chart View
View Existing Reports
Create Custom Reports
Create a Visual Report
Customising the Application
Change Project Options
Create a Project Plan Template
Share Resources
Link Project Plans
Prerequisites
To maximise your success in this course, you should have basic project management knowledge and skills.
You should also have basic knowledge and skills for using a Microsoft Windows computer, preferably running Windows 10 or later.
End User Seminars
Seminar-style training is conducted in short sessions of 1-3 hours and is ideal for groups of up to 30 students.
The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.
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