Getting Started With Microsoft Project

October 27, 2014 | 09:00 - October 31, 2014 | 18:00
Vacoas-Phoenix, 1st Floor, The Hub, Industrial Zone, Phoenix, Mauritius
Organized by: Nuclei
Contacts: (230) 601 28 28
This course is designed to allow users to work with resources, analyze resource utilization, and create project reports which analyze project, resource, and task data. It is also designed to allow users to manage multiple projects.

Duration: 5 half days (15 hours)

Level: Beginners

Target Audience: Experienced Project managers, schedulers

Prerequisite: A familiarity with key project management concepts

About this course

This course is designed to allow users to work with resources, analyze resource utilization, and create project reports which analyze project, resource, and task data. It is also designed to allow users to manage multiple projects.

Course Outline

Part 1: Getting Started with Microsoft Office Project

  • Understanding the Nature of Projects
  • Discovering Project
  • Understanding Project File Types
  • Navigating the Project Interface
  • Getting Help and Guidance
  • Configuring Options

Part 2: Creating and Defining Projects

  • Creating and Saving Projects
  • Defining Properties and Options
  • Creating and Organizing the Task List
  • Importing Data
  • Modifying and Applying Calendars
  • Setting Scheduling Options

Part 3: Working with Estimates and Dependencies

  • Entering Task Estimates
  • Using A PERT Analysis to Estimate Task Duration
  • Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Gantt Chart View
  • Linking and Unlinking Tasks by Using the Network Diagram View
  • Adding Lag or Lead Time to a Linked Task

Part 4: Working with Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars

  • Introducing Deadlines, Constraints, and Task Calendars
  • Creating and Modifying Deadlines
  • Creating and Modifying Constraints
  • Creating and Modifying Task Calendars
  • Identifying Critical Tasks
  • Working with Task Driver

Part 5: Working With Resources

  • Introducing Resources, Assignments, and Budgeting
  • Adding Resources to the Resource Sheet
  • Creating and Modifying Resource Assignments
  • Entering Project Budgets

Part 6: Predicting Behavior by Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula

  • Using Task Types and the Scheduling Formula
  • Changing Variables and Predicting Behavior
  • Applying Task Types to Produce Predictable Behavior
  • Special Situations with Effort-Driven Scheduling

Part 7: Customizing and Formatting

  • Formatting Screen Elements
  • Creating and Modifying Templates
  • Creating and Modifying Fields, Tables, and Formulas
  • Creating and Modifying Filters and Groups
  • Creating and Modifying Custom Views

Part 8: Analyzing Resource Utilization

  • Introducing Resource Utilization Concepts
  • Viewing Resource Assignments, Allocation, and Utilization
  • Managing Resource Availability
  • Optimizing and Leveling Resource Assignments

Part 9: Tracking Progress

  • Working With Baselines
  • Entering Duration Updates
  • Entering Work Updates
  • Entering Cost Updates
  • Discovering Variances
  • Troubleshooting and Getting Back on Track

Part 10: Creating Reports

  • Selecting, Editing, and Creating Basic Reports
  • Configuring Print and Page Setup Options
  • Setting Options to Correct Printing Issues
  • Exporting Reporting Data
  • Creating and Modifying Visual Reports

Lab 10: Creating Reports

  • Applying Solutions to Various Printing Scenarios
  • Running Basic Reports That Summarize Data by Project, by Resource, by Task, or by Cost
  • Developing a New Basic Report
  • 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

Part 11: Managing Multiple Projects

  • Introducing Management of Multiple Projects
  • Creating Master Projects
  • Creating Links Between Projects
  • Calculating Single or Multiple Critical Paths
  • Saving and Opening Multiple Projects
  • Sharing Resources and Analyzing Resource Utilization Across Multiple Projects