ADVANCED MICROSOFT® PROJECT 2010

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Course Duration: 1 Day

Course Description:

Microsoft® Project is one of the world’s most popular project management software applications. This course introduces the delegate to the primary functions, features, tools and techniques of this dynamic and value-adding application.

The course has been structured in such a way, so as to allow the delegate to link the practise of project scope, time, cost and communications management, with the automated MSProject® application.

The course progresses from a high-level orientation of the toolset, into the physical navigation, use and manipulation of many of the functions and features of the application. This process of delivery, gives the delegate a beneficial appreciation of the use of the toolset, in aid of their duties in various project management roles.

Course Outcomes:  

  • Being able to plan and capture project using various methods
  • Being able to understand and identify task dependency relationships
  • Being able to identify the critical path of the project as well as float on tasks
  • Being able to allocate resources to tasks and identify and resolve over allocations by levelling resources
  • Being able to track projects against original baselines
  • Being able to generate numerous reports, both standard and customised

Topics Covered in this Course:   

  • Recap on the components of MSProject®
  • Review of topics covered in the Introductory Course
  • Resourcing, estimating resource requirements and assignment of resources to tasks
  • Creating resource calendars
  • Resolving resource overallocation and resource levelling
  • Baselining and re-baselining your project
  • Working with multiple baselines
  • Tracking and monitoring your project
  • Working with views
  • Creating customised views
  • Creating project templates
  • Working with consilidated projects and having inter project dependencies
  • Working with views for reporting purposes and creating customised reports

Participant Profile:   

  • Project Administrators
  • Project Planners
  • Project Office Staff
  • Project Coordinator
  • Project Leader
  • Junior Project Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Program Manager