Introduction to MS Project (2003, 2007 or 2010) 2 day course
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An Introduction to Microsoft Project
What can Microsoft Project do for you?
Microsoft Project will help you define, schedule, monitor tasks and manage your resources and associated costs using a variety of tool.
When your project is under way, you will be able to analyse valuable project information and track progress so that you can make necessary adjustments to keep your project on target and within budget. You will understand the basics of Earned Value and also find the built in reports very useful they will help you to communicate the plan and keep everyone informed regarding the current status of the project.
This two day course is designed to familiarise you with Microsoft Project .
We offer a wide range of Microsoft Microsoft Office open courses (2003, 2007 or 2010), which will be carried out on a rolling programme throughout the coming year at our well equipped training room in Llandudno or if you prefer we can come to you.
Prior Knowledge: No previous knowledge of Microsoft Project is needed
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Aims and Objectives:
By the end of the course you will be able to:
Understand Project Basics
Successfully define your project
Start Microsoft Project, use the interface, save, open and close a project
Change working hours and add non-working days
Work with Tasks - Work with tasks and durations
Make Adjustments to Tasks - Link and unlink tasks
Insert, delete and move tasks
Change relationships
Apply constraints
Add lead or lag time
Outline Tasks - indent, and outdent tasks
View the WBS codes
Work with and change views
Work with resources
Create resources
Assign resources to tasks
Work with Calendars
Change resources working hours
Add non working days
Adjust resources
Address resource over allocation
Assign Costs
Define costs, assign standard and overtime rates
Work with the Critical Path - view and shorten the critical path
Work with Baselines - use baseline tables and save a project baseline
Track Progress - update tasks on and not on schedule
View slippage and summary information
Work with Reports - create and preview reports
Change page set-up options
Print reports
Finalise a Project - mark tasks as complete,
Correct actual data
The Basics of Earned Value Analysis
Evaluate final data - view earned value
Benefits: At the end of this course you will have a good working knowledge of Project basics. You will feel confident using Project and be able to define, schedule and monitor tasks using a variety of tools and views.
