Further Details
Key Learning Points
Fundamentals of Project Management
Define a project
List three elements of a project
Describe the two phases of project management
Start P3 and open a project
Display a Bar chart and PERT view
Create layouts
Establishing the Project & Coding Structures
Determine when to use project groups vs. projects
Add a project to an existing project group
Develop the coding structure
Define Project codes
Create and assign project values
Define activity codes
Create an Activity Code Dictionary
Defining Calendars
Identify calendar characteristics
Establish project calendars
Distinguish between global and base calendars
Assign calendars to activities
Adding and Organising Activities
Define an activity
Add activities
Define activity types
Modify calendar assignments
Enter activity data on the Activity detail forms
Organise activities into groups
Defining Activity Relationships
Explain a network logic diagram
Differentiate relationship types
Add new relationships
Modify existing relationships
Calculating the Schedule
Perform a forward and a backward pass
Define float and its impact on a schedule
Identify driving relationships
Trace network logic
Identify loops and open ends
Calculate a schedule by hand
Analyse schedule dates
Calculate a schedule using P3
Applying Constraints to a Schedule
Define constraints
Describe applications of constraints
Assign constraints to individual activities
Explain the impact of constraints on a schedule Customising the Layout
Copy the project group for what-if analysis
Format and edit activity data in columns
Display multiple data items in one cell
Filter activities according to specific criteria
Managing Resources & Costs
Explain the relationship of schedule, resources and costs
Define resources and cost accounts
Create the Resource and Cost Accounts Dictionaries
Assign resources and costs to activities
Organise a layout by resource or cost account
Analyse resource and cost use with profiles
Creating the Target Plan
Analyse a schedule
List alternatives for shortening a schedule
Shorten the APAC schedule
Define and create a target schedule
Format activity bars
Back up and restore project files
Updating the Current Schedule
Define updating
List methods of updating
Identify and enter update data
Update a schedule with progress
Use Progress Spotlight to update activities
Apply suspend and resume dates to a schedule
Reschedule the project
Store period performance data
Producing Effective Output
Customise layouts
Display multiple activity codes in a single band
Summarise activities
Create a Timescaled PERT view
Use page set-up option
Format headers and footer
Print output
Workshops/Project Discussions
Establishing the Project Structure
Creating the Activity Codes Dictionary
Defining Project Calendars
Adding Activities and Assigning Activity Codes
Adding Relationships
Calculating a Scheduling
Applying Constraints to a Schedule
Customising the Layout
Defining Resources and Cost Accounts
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